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In terms of renderings created by drawing software, Chinese law defines a work as “an intellectual achievement with original creation in the fields of literature, art, and science and can be reproduced in some tangible form”.The work created with a certain tool is still the intellectual result of the author, showing the author’s unique creation and selection of his/her own work.(https://www.daowen.com)
Therefore, “art works” in the sense of Copyright Law include not only works created directly by the authors by hand, but also works created by the authors using drawing software.As long as the renderings created by drawing software meet the legal requirements for original creation of the work,they should be protected as fine art works by the Copyright Law of China.