# List of artists who created paintings and drawings for use in films

In order for artwork to appear in film or television, filmmakers must go through a process of acquiring permission from artists, their estates or whoever the owner of the photographic rights may be, lest they become embroiled in a potential lawsuit, such as was the case for Warner Bros. with sculptor Frederick Hart following the reproduction of his piece Ex Nihilo in Devil's Advocate, as well as with the designer of Mike Tyson's face tattoo following its reproduction in The Hangover Part II. For this reason, more often than not, actors portraying artists are shown with work created by a professional painter, comics artist or sculptor specifically for a film or series, and galleries may frequently display artwork created for the project or otherwise in the public domain.
The following is a list of notable artists who contributed artwork specifically for feature films and television.
| Name | Artwork | Film | Note(s) |
| Ivan Albright | The Picture of Dorian Gray | The Picture of Dorian Gray | the painting is now part of the art collection of the Art Institute of Chicago |
| Ari Aster | drawing of Paimon and roughly half of Charlie's drawings | Hereditary | Aster also wrote and directed the film |
| Juliette Binoche | Dina's paintings | Words and Pictures | Binoche stars in the film as Dina Delsanto |
| Greg Bogan | paintings in the style of Jean-Michel Basquiat | Basquiat | |
| Robert Brackman | portrait of Jennifer Jones | Portrait of Jennie | |
| John Bratby | paintings | The Horse's Mouth | |
| John Bratby | paintings and drawings | Mistral's Daughter | |
| James Cameron | Jack's drawing of Rose | Titanic | Cameron also served as the film's writer, director and producer |
| Francesco Clemente | Finn's paintings and drawings | Great Expectations | |
| Daniel Clowes | Jonah's paintings | Art School Confidential | Clowes also served as the film's screenwriter and co-producer, and had created the short comic on which the film was based |
| Chuck Connelly | paintings for "Life Lessons" segment | New York Stories | |
| Sophie Crumb | Enid's sketchbook art | Ghost World | Sophie, the daughter of R. Crumb and Aline Kominsky, was only 19 at the time she contributed her art, as artist/co-writer Daniel Clowes didn't believe he could "draw like a girl." |
| Salvador Dalí | dream sequence | Spellbound | |
| Hélène Delmaire | paintings and sketches | Portrait of a Lady on Fire | Delmaire's hands were featured in the film |
| Sam Demke | roughly half of Charlie's drawings | Hereditary | Demke also designed all of Charlie's toys |
| Sam Demke | Chevalier's paintings | Gentlemen Broncos | |
| Bridget Duffy | Pawnee City Hall murals | Parks and Recreation | |
| John Ferren | Sam Marlowe's paintings | The Trouble with Harry | |
| John Ferren | Portrait of Carlotta | Vertigo | the location of this artwork is currently unknown |
| Carole Feuerman | Nancy Miller's sculptures and artwork | Compromising Positions | |
| Ed Harris | Pollock's paintings | Pollock | Harris trained himself to paint for his role as Jackson Pollock in the film |
| Dean Haspiel | comics page with a character yelling "Give It up!" | American Splendor | |
| Jon Heder | Napoleon's drawings | Napoleon Dynamite | Heder stars in the film as Napoleon Dynamite |
| John McDermott | paintings | Loving | the film was based on McDermott's novel |
| Shawn McManus | comic book cover | Tales from the Crypt | |
| Henrique Medina | Portrait of Hurd Hatfield as Dorian Gray | The Picture of Dorian Gray | sold at Christie's for $149,000 in 2015 |
| Caitlin Mitchell-Dayton | Jerome's paintings and drawings | Art School Confidential | |
| Viggo Mortensen | David's paintings | A Perfect Murder | Mortensen stars in the film as David Shaw |
| Mark Mothersbaugh | Marvin's paintings | Art School Confidential | |
| Zoë Mozert | pinup artwork | Never Say Goodbye | |
| Zoë Mozert | painting of Jane Frazee | Calendar Girl | |
| Stan Olexiewicz | Pawnee City Hall murals | Parks and Recreation | |
| Sherwin Ovid | Anthony's paintings | Candyman | |
| Dan Panosian | Uncanny X-Men comic book covers and pages | Logan | comics were created after Marvel permitted James Mangold to use X-Men comics in the film as long as they weren't real issues |
| Robert Andrew Parker | Vincent van Gogh paintings | Lust for Life | |
| Joe Quesada | Uncanny X-Men comic pages | Logan | did the pencil work on four pages that were subsequently inked/colored/lettered by Dan Panosian |
| Man Ray | portraits | Pandora and the Flying Dutchman | |
| Tom Richmond | Bounty Law Mad and TV Guide covers in the style of Jack Davis | Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | Mad would later use this cover for their October 2019 issue that included a full parody comic illustrated by Richmond, while a "Collector's Edition" Blu-ray release of the film would contain a "Mini-Mad" with an entirely new cover and comic illustrated by Richmond |
| Jean-Marc Rochette | portraits of life on the last railcar | Snowpiercer | Rochette was the artist for the graphic novel the film was based on |
| John Romita Jr. | "Wall of Villains" portraits | Kick-Ass | Romita Jr. was one of the creators of the Kick-Ass comic series the film was based on |
| Julian Schnabel | paintings in the style of Jean-Michel Basquiat | Basquiat | Schnabel also wrote, directed and composed music for the film |
| Mike Sekowsky | Woody's art | Condorman | |
| Billy Sullivan | paintings and drawings | As Good as It Gets | |
| Mike Vosburg | comic book covers | Tales from the Crypt | |
| Richard Williams | Gordy's Home parody Mad magazine cover | Nope | Williams had been a prolific cover artist for Mad for several decades |
| Richard Williams | Barbara Novak parody Mad magazine cover | Down with Love | Williams had been a prolific cover artist for Mad for several decades |
| Bodhi Wind | paintings | 3 Women | |
| Ann Wood | Wark's artwork | Junebug | |
| Jaroslav Gebr | Joan Crawford Portrait | Night Gallery | Premiere Episode: 1969 'Eyes' |