Terms of use and requests

FAQ ellaine.deviantart.com/journal…

Because I recieve many mails and notes with these questions lately, I think it might be helpful to put it here together.

1. Can I use your art to make blog layout/avatar/signature/can I cut it, change colours etc.

No, sadly you can't. I don't like to see my art cut and changed. I don't like to see some out of place quote on my drawings, like I don't like to see people, who are strangers to me, to rant about how much their life sucks under a blog layout done of my picture. That goes especially for my original art and pictures done as gifts.

2. OMG, one of your characters so resembles a chara from my rpg/story/whatever! Can I use your art to illustrate it?

No, you can't. Absolutely not. My characters are...mine. They are already a part of a story and kinda like my "childern". I don't want them to become schizophrene, you know, so they better stay who they are^^

3. Can I use your fanart?

Yes, you can use my fanart if you are an owner of a site that is about the book/movie/anime/manga/game/whatever. With proper credits (like the link to my Deviantart account and my name under it). If you need, you can change the size of the picture (but nothing else!).

And on a side note: I've got some mails from people who wanted to use my fanarts on their yaoi/slash sites. No, please, I appreciate the fact that you write me and tell me how much you like my art and stuff, it's really nice. If you like slash pairings form certain book/game/anime, it's fine, but please don't get me and my art involved in it, since I'm not a fan of it and I don't even draw anything like that. So, no yaoi/slash sites, please.

4. Can you draw a picture of X/Y/Z for me?

First of all I guess, it would be more polite to ask, if I do requests at all... And I don't do them. I have my regular job and since I have started to work for the publishing house, I really don't have enough time (not even to comment and reply to everytning on DA, I almost don't sleep when I want to draw something of my own ideas). So, I'm very sorry, but I don't do requests, only collabs and gifts for my friends.

5. Do you do commissions?

It's quite hard to answer this. I would say yes, I do, but it depends on the free time, I have (or have not). You can always ask. But remember that I will not be able to draw everything. Keep the things I usually do in mind. Like I have no idea about doing tatoo designs (I still have to reply to two people who asked about it, sorry it takes so long-_-" ).

Thank you for reading, I hope it was helpful. If you have more question, check out my FAQ (the link at the top of my every journal). If you don't find the answer you need, just ask me.