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<div style="background-color:yellow;"><big>'''''If you last read this page before January 2022, please re-read the section "Copyright, Fair Use, and Everything In-Between". We have added a mention of a new wiki policy.'''''</big></div>
So, you want to find a good image for a page. The image is a great attention-grabber; it's likely to be the first thing a person sees when the page loads. In a page about the work, a good image will introduce the work; in a trope page, it will illustrate the trope and help the reader understand it. Just like a good name, a good image follows the mantra "clear, concise, and witty" (in descending order of importance: clarity is key, the other two are merely [[Bonus Points]]). There are a lot of good ways to go about making sure our images are clear, concise, and witty... let's look at them.
== Page Images ==
* [[Forum:Page Images|There is an entire forum section dedicated to finding good images.]] If you're not sure an image is good, think you've found a better one than what's on an article, or just want to open the door for discussion, stop by and start a thread.
*
* When you make a thread, be sure to use the ''actual'' location of the trope or work. The wiki won't tag the article if you use a redirect or don't spell it correctly.
* When multiple good images are proposed for a trope with no consensus on which one should be used, polling users in a thread in the [[Forum:Page Images|Page Images forum]] is really the only option.
* The most common picture for a works page is a title screen or box art. It's what most people will see when they look in the store for a copy, and images are fairly easy to come across.▼
* The purpose of the
* Official promotional art such as movie posters are common, including cast pictures. This is particularly common when the actual cover is a flat color and a logo or something similarly minimalist.▼
*
* Unlike many other types of work, [[Fan Fiction]], [[Web Comic|Webcomics]], and [[Web Original]] have relatively easy-to-access creators. If you want to know what they'd prefer, send them a simple email with links to both the site and the page in question. For instance, this was how the page images for [[Xkcd (Webcomic)|Xkcd]] and [[Darths and Droids]] were chosen.▼
=== Quality of image ===▼
* Some images simply have bad image quality (compression artifacts, pixelation, and so on). This detracts from what the image is showing, and simple quality upgrades are something you don't even need to ask to replace. For example: [[Giant Enemy Crab]] had [[media:giant-giant-enemy-crab.jpg|this image]] that was replaced with [[media:giantcrabcw_resized_7685.jpg|this image]]. No fanfare, just a quick replacement, and on your way.▼
* If you need to resize an image and don't like working with MS paint or other programs, you can use [http://www.picresize.com/ pic resize] to do it.▼
=== [[Images in Wiki Pages|Images on the wiki]] ===▼
* Pages with quotes should have the image on the right side (you can learn how to do this on [[Text Formatting Rules]]).▼
* Modifying images to work better or building a collage are allowed and sometimes preferred over individual, unmodified pictures.▼
** Comics (i.e. newspaper comic strips) in particular are frequently modified to fit within the 350 pixel width. If a comic is too wide, a common solution is to stack the panels vertically.▼
** Single images are usually sufficient; however, with some tropes, especially those that deal with changes or comparisons, it may be necessary to have a multipart image.▼
* Troper-made images are fine. If you have artistic skills and would like to make an image for a page, go for it; just look at the [[List of Pages Artists Can Illustrate]] to get started. [[Dug Too Deep]] is one such example.▼
* If there's more than one good image, feel free to start an [[Image Links Wiki]] for the page.▼
=== Safe For Work ===
* The wiki aims to be safe for work in its images. Avoid [[Gorn]], nudity, and [[Squick]]. (This means that pages about pornographic works might end up with no images at all.)
=== [[All The Tropes:Copyrights|Copyright
▲** Note that "station bugs" (watermark-like logos in the corner, added by a broadcasting TV station) are not the same as an artist/owner's watermark, though pictures look nicer without them.
* "Artist scribbles" and signatures are fine.
* Taking screenshots or scans of [[All The Tropes|this wiki]] for illustrative purposes
* [[Real Life]] pictures: although [[This Wiki]] documents devices in fiction, sometimes a real life picture is the best available. ([[Schmuck Bait]] is an example
* Artist permission is always nice to have. If you want to use an artist's work as a page image, it is common courtesy to send an email to the artist and ask for their permission. Here is an example that was sent and responded to with permission:
* Original art (from [[
* [[TV Tropes]] added NC to their CC license in 2012, which is why we can't use something copied from The Other Tropes Wiki after they changed their license to include it. If you really want to use an image on TV Tropes that was added after 2012, you'll have to find the original image and use it instead.
Speaking of TV Tropes, their version of this page as of the fork included the phrases "If an image has a little copyright stamp (©) on it, we can't use it" and "The same goes for watermarks of ownership". These statements are [[Artistic License Law]] (of the type "'we didn't ''know'' it was copyrighted' is a legal defense"<ref>It isn't.</ref>) that bear no relation to actual copyright law. It is the opinion of All The Tropes that we have the same "fair dealing" and "fair use" rights that other encyclopedic wikis (such as Wikipedia) have to use limited excerpts from copyrighted works for the purpose of review and analysis, as long as we identify that we are using images under fair use. (This "encyclopedic" usage, by the way, is why we [[All The Tropes:How We Do Bans Around Here|come down hard]] on people who add false information to the wiki - allowing one feeble joke is not worth us needing to delete tens of thousands of images.)
▲{{quote| Hello Dalgarra,}}
Also, as per [[Special:WikiForum/Policy_request:_use_Public_Domain_or_Creative_Commons_licensed_images_wherever_we_have_the_option|this forum discussion]], All The Tropes prefers using Public Domain and Creative Commons licensed images when they exist. ''Please use copyrighted images only where there is no other alternative.''
▲{{quote| I am seeking permission to use [[FridayTheThirteenth this picture]] of yours for the page image of the trope, [[Villain Decay]]. If this is alright, please respond to the email or [https://allthetropes.orain.org/wiki/Forum:Page_Images comment in the discussion here]. If you wish us to not use your image, it will be changed, if you give permission but want a specific link please respond.}}
== Images for Trope pages ==
▲{{quote| -Deboss}}
▲* Original art (from [[Deviant ART]], Flickr, etc.) may be Creative Commons licensed. If you see that, go ahead and use the picture but be sure to follow the CC terms, especially BY (give the artist credit -- a link back to their website in the caption generally suffices and is a good thing to do anyway) and Remix (if it doesn't have this it means you aren't supposed to alter the image; resizing is probably OK). NC (non-commercial) and SA (share-alike) are covered by the wiki's CC license.
* '''Visual Aid''': Unlike Works, page images for trope pages are there to help explain the trope, not provide an example above the example line.
* '''Why are [[
* '''The image is not an example entry''': the part of the page above the "examples" line is for explanation and related tropes, the part below is for examples. The image is above this line, unless it's too tall. Being an example, or even the greatest/[[Most Triumphant Example (Sugar Wiki)|most triumphant]]/
* '''Captions can help''': A picture can need a caption to make the final leap, as long as it tells the story right up to the point where the caption closes the gap.
* '''[[
** In particular, avoid the temptation to post [[Demotivator
* '''How can I tell if it's a good picture if I'm very familiar with the work?''' Ask yourself "If I had no exposure to the source work, would this image still make sense to me?" If you're not sure about the answer, go ask in
* '''A composite picture''': Sometimes an image consisting of several examples of this trope shows how a common trope manifests in different works. This works better with tropes that are in [[Spectacle]] category and some of the video game tropes. [[
* '''What makes a good image (and caption)?'''
** [[Show, Don't Tell]]. Visual aids are great to help explain the trope.
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** Snark, while not discouraged, is a good second to a meaningful quote.
** "If you read the example, this makes perfect sense" is not a good way to explain the trope.
▲** "If you read the example, this makes perfect sense" is not a good way to explain the trope (see the first point).
== Images for Work pages ==
▲* The most common picture for a works page is a title screen or box art. It's what most people will see when they look in the store for a copy, and images are fairly easy to come across.
▲* Official promotional art such as [[Lobby Card|movie posters]] are common, including cast pictures. This is particularly common when the actual cover is a flat color and a logo or something similarly minimalist.
▲* Unlike many other types of work, [[Fan Fiction]], [[Web Comic|
== Images for Creator pages ==
* The most common picture for a works page is a photo (or painting or sketch) of the creator. This is relatively easy to find when the creator is a single person, but even large groups sometimes have promotional images of themselves available somewhere.
* A picture of the creator doing some creating or with a creation is better than a simple profile shot of the creator. For example, which tells you more about this writer: [[c:File:Clarke sm.jpg|Arthur C. Clarke]] in profile, or [[media:Arthur C. Clarke 1965.jpg|Arthur C. Clarke on the set of ''2001: A Space Odyssey'']]?
:''Main article: [[All The Tropes:Uploading and Adding an Image to a Page]]''
▲* Pages with quotes should have the image on the right side (you can learn how to do this on [[
** Pages without quotes should have the image on the right side, too.
* If the image is rather tall, move it to the right as well. ''Note:'' This is the default in MediaWiki wikis such as ours, so there's no need to explicitly say it.
▲* Modifying images to work better or building a collage are allowed and sometimes preferred over individual, unmodified pictures.
▲**
▲** Single images are usually sufficient; however, with some tropes, especially those that deal with changes or comparisons, it may be necessary to have a [[All The Tropes:Multi-Part Picture|multipart image]].
▲* Troper-made images are fine. If you have artistic skills and would like to make an image for a page, go for it; just look at the [[List of Pages Artists Can Illustrate]] to get started. [[Dug Too Deep]] is one such example.
▲* If there's more than one good image, feel free to start an [[Image Links
▲=== Quality of image ===
▲* Some images simply have bad image quality (compression artifacts, pixelation, and so on). This detracts from what the image is showing, and simple quality upgrades are something you don't even need to ask to replace. For example: [[Giant Enemy Crab]] had [[media:giant-giant-enemy-crab.jpg|this image]] that was replaced with [[media:giantcrabcw_resized_7685.jpg|this higher-resolution copy of the same image]]. No fanfare, just a quick replacement, and on your way.
* While there are no size limits, sizes more than 350 or 400 pixels wide will crowd out text, especially on smaller screens. Either resize the image before uploading it, or use the image width parameter for the File markup (with the Thumb parameter).
▲* If you need to resize an image (which you shouldn't need to unless it's huge - you can set the image width parameter for the File markup in most cases) and don't like working with MS paint or other programs, you can use [http://www.picresize.com/ pic resize] to do it.
=== [[Pothole|Potholing]] ===
* Most images don't have the title of the work in them -- which is a problem, since people will likely want to know what work an image is from. Fortunately, we have ways of getting around this. The most common method is to simply make the image clickable. See [[
* Multisource works
* Non-potholed images that you've found can be potholed to the appropriate work if you know it.
* If a [[Real Life]] image is chosen, you can either pothole to [[Real Life]] or don't pothole it at all.
* If an image is not potholed or sourced in some way, bring it up in the [[
▲* The purpose of the crowner is to decide between multiple images that are all ''equally illustrative of the trope''. If an image has been determined not to illustrate the trope (or to illustrate the ''wrong'' trope), don't put it on the crowner.
▲* Crowners are generally left open until voting slows down. All crowners must be open for voting for at least three "business days" -- e.g. if the third day falls during a weekend, the crowner is left open until Monday, as forum traffic tends to slow during the weekend.
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