Do not upload art that is not your own or upload photographs of yourself. The only reason to use the upload feature would be to load lineart that you intend to color using the oekaki program.

No prolific swearing in your comments or in your images.

No images that display genetalia or excessive gore may be posted to the main oekaki boards, no matter the time spent on them. Images of violence that could fall under a "PG-13" rating are fine: Ie: Blood is okay, but if you're getting into exposed organs and graphic dismemberment are not. If you wish to post nudes that display the genetalia or violence in excess of "PG-13" please read the rules on the Elder Wyrm - Mature Artwork board.

The mature artwork boards are the only board in which you may post images that would earn an above PG-13 Rating. You may use the mature art board to draw nudes that express the beauty of the human form or are studies in anatomy. You may not use the board to draw individuals engaged in graphic sexual acts or nudes that appear to be under the age of 18. You may use the boards to draw artwork that has violence in excess of what you'd find in a PG-13 movie. You may not use the boards to draw violence or hate artwork against a particular race/relgion/sexual preference, or to depict violence against figures that appear under the age of 18.

To post to the mature artwork board, you'll need to be over 18 and contact a moderator to tag your account with posting privilages. Do not create a mature image and post it to one of the general boards, with the comment "move this please". This will result in the deletion of your image, and repeated instances will result in the suspension of your account.

After creating an image you are given a choice of what board to upload to. Choose the correct board based upon time, effort, rating and intent of image. The timed boards require the minimum amount of time put into the image to qualify. The contest boards are for contest entries only. The critique boards are for images and comments that work towards the betterment of the art only. The mature artwork board is the only board that nudes or violence may be posted.

Do not create artwork that is purely text intended to start a discussion thread. If you need a discussion thread, start one on the forums, not the oekaki. The exceptions to this rule are posting contests to the contest board, or posting a text image because your oekaki submitted incorrectly and you want to link to the actual escrow artwork via the comment next to it.

This is not so much a rule as a courtesy. You recieve what you give. Please comment on the work of others. They put a lot of time into their work and deserve to hear what you think about it!

There's a lot of people on the oekaki boards. This can create confusion and a lot of emotional misunderstandings if left unattended. Do not harass other users. There is a difference between criticism that is constructive and a pure insult; KNOW the difference. Insults are never okay.

An example of a contructive crit: The head on your figure is a touch too large for the body. You may want to watch for that in future images, as having good proportions will definitely improve your artwork.

An example of an insult: This looks awful.

The former is intended to instruct and offer helpful suggestions. The latter contains no useful information and can have no intention but to upset the artist.

You can ask for critique on any of the boards, but the Sage Advice - Critique Board is where you should post if you want the majority of the feedback you get to relate to constructive criticism of your image. If you post a comment in the Sage Advice board, please make sure that it is helpful and constructive.