Whether you can get away with making a figure look like a celebrity depends in large part on what you do with it. Since many celebrities are celebrities in part because of their looks (e.g., Cindy Crawford), their looks are considered to be their property, and only THEY are allowed to market their faces and figures for financial gain, and they can sue anybody who uses their likeness to sell anything, be it posters, T-shirts, or whatever. For instance, if you drew a picture of Cindy Crawford and made copies and GAVE them away, no problem. However, if you tried to sell them, and if Cindy heard about it, you would be hearing from her lawyers in short order. The same applies to many dead celebrities as well, since their heirs and/or estates retain rights to their likenesses. Bottom line, if you want to use a celebrity's image on anything you plan to sell, or to use it in conjunction with anything you're selling (such as having a picture of a celebrity on the website you're using to sell your hand-made Christmas ornaments or whatnot, thereby implying that the celebrity endorses your product), GET PERMISSION IN WRITING FIRST. Otherwise, you're asking for trouble. Celebrities can and do sue people for that sort of thing. Another area in which you can get into trouble is if you use a celebrity's image in a libelious manner. Political cartoons and other such things are considered OPINION and thus covered under "freedom of the press." Satire is considered a variety of literature and thus likewise covered under freedom of the press. Hope that helps.