by Equid Phantasm » Sun Jun 23, 2013 5:46 am
Thank you everyone for your kind words. Since I've reviewed the art, I feel it is time to re-iterate some of the rules. I've seen my rules being broken on various occasions even though they are very clear.
First, no one may use my colored in eyes on contests. You can use the lines, but if you use the color layer, it must be your own coloring. Contest entries should be the person creating their own art inside my lines, not taking my colored in and presenting it to someone as their own. The colored in version took me some time to make perfect (In my point of view) and although it is ok to use it for your own character sheet references, it is not ok to use it in contests.
This goes for the jewelry as well. If it's the color in jewelry, using your own colors and it's fine, but if I see my jewelry used again in a contest without the entrant actually coloring it, I will remove the jewelry as an option. The same goes for the eyes. I catch it again, the color layer will be removed and the front page eyes will look very blah.
I hate to get strict here, but it's a copy rights thing. I have the right to limit the use of my art however I'd like and I'd like it to be used in contest, sure, but not the coloring, just the lines.
Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
Equid Phantasm