using other resources

[bluesguyjon]

I have been using skins made here for a while, and I just decided to attempt to make a skin on my own, being that I'm pretty handy with photoshop and whatnot myself , and I just have one question.

I was planning on making a skin based on Gandalf, and I was wondering if it would be against some rule or guideline to use either screens taken by myself or screens released by Turbine to add to my skin. Another idea I had came to me when looking at some paintings done by John Howe and Alan Lee, and I thought to use those as well, but I'm pretty sure some copyright law somewhere would prohibit that, but I'm just covering my bases here.

Thanks.