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iconmod (iconmod) wrote in 100icons,
@ 2007-08-24 14:14:00

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FAQ

Got any questions? Then just take a look at this post. If it still hasn't been answered then please feel free to ask them here.

Q. When you claim a couple, does all 100 icons have to include both of them (or three or what-ever-how-many-there-is), or is it enough to imply the other person/-s? If so - do you have a preferred percentage of the icons that has to include the whole couple?
A. If you pick a couple not all 100 icons have to include the both of them together. This is mainly because a lot of the couples that may be chosen are not cannon so sometimes it's going to be very hard to get good shots where the the both of them are together without having to resort to some very good manipulations.

You can do how many couple icons you want and how many single icons you want. How you split them is entirely up to you. The only rule is that if you decide it's easier to do icons with only one half of the couple in it at a time you have to split the icons 50/50 between the two. For example if your claim is Naruto and Sasuke and you decide not to do any of them together then you must have at least 50 Naruto icons and 50 Sasuke icons.

Although this is permitted I do not expect it to happen since it would defeat the purpose of choosing a couple if you're going to split them completely anyway.

Q.What policy is there (if any) on doujin images and fanart?
A. If it is the doujins that are by other mangakas, which are usually treated as mangas (ie. you can buy it from stores or from conventions) I guess you can treat them as you would if you took the images from the original manga. However, I do suggest you put down from where you got it from and who it was by as well as a general disclaimer.

However, if the doujins are made by fans and is being posted on their websites or deviantart accounts or something you should get permission from the artist to use it. The same goes with fanart. Some people may be fine with it but some might not be. So email them and ask. It's better to be safe than sorry. If you have no idea who the artist is and/or cannot get in contact with them my suggestion is to not use it since I've seen cases where an artist saw a picture of theirs as an icon and told the person who was using it to take it down.

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	zaipixie 2007-08-24 10:42 am UTC (link)
	Hi! I guess this is the FAQ post? The link in the user info was a bit dodgy. I wonder: When you claim a couple, does all 100 icons have to include both of them (or three or what-ever-how-many-there-is), or is it enough to imply the other person/-s? If so - do you have a preferred percentage of the icons that has to include the whole couple? (Reply to this) (Thread)

iconmod
2007-08-24 12:53 pm UTC (link)

No, not all 100 icons have to include the both of them. This is mainly because a lot of the couples that might be chosen are not cannon and it's hard to get good shots of the both together without having to resort to some very good manips. Although I don't think that's hardly a problem in QAF :)

As you said it's simply enough to imply the other person, like having one in an icon and having the words 'missing you' or something *shrugs*

As for if there has to be a preferred percentage of the whole couple in the icons, I'm going to have to say no. Mainly because of the reason stated earlier. If you can, go for it, but there will be couples in some other fandoms where this will be nearly impossible for.

I hope that answers all your questions and thanks for telling me about the link *goes to fix*

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	zaipixie 2007-08-24 01:00 pm UTC (link)
	Although I don't think that's hardly a problem in QAF :) :P No, they're pretty much all over eachother for the most part. But it's nice to have options just the same. Thanks for the quick reply! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	iconmod 2007-08-24 01:32 pm UTC (link)
	Hee. Yes, they are! Oh and no problem at all :D (Reply to this) (Parent)

	I had to get it out of the way for ya ~ sakura 2007-08-25 05:19 am UTC (link)
	What policy is there (if any) on doujin images and fanart? (Reply to this) (Thread)

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Re: I had to get it out of the way for ya ~
sakura
2007-08-25 06:32 am UTC (link)
Thank you for clarifying this for me. I know a few other comms on LJ were anti-doujin/fanart, which made it difficult for a lot of the series I like that have very few images available.
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Re: I had to get it out of the way for ya ~
iconmod
2007-08-25 09:42 am UTC (link)
I accidentally deleted my old reply *head desk* but at least I already put what I wrote up there in the post.

I seriously had to think about this a lot and I know what you mean. And I do think that if you can get the artist's permission then go for it. And I do suggest that you do get their permission.

I added this to my answer up top just to make it more clear:
If you have no idea who the artist is and/or cannot get in contact with them my suggestion is to not use it since I've seen cases where an artist saw a picture of theirs as an icon and told the person who was using it to take it down.
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