Rule Reminder: Tracing Is Not Tolerated!
This is a friendly reminder to all users on Subeta that tracing has always been and will always be against the rules, whether it is in regard to custom items, overlays, or original art and items for sale.
While we do understand that tracing is a great way for beginner artists to learn, it does not have a place on Subeta when it comes to making a profit off your work, whether digital money or real life currency is involved. This is in the rules that you, as a user, agree to every time you play Subeta:
There are also parts of our Terms and Conditions that refer to this as well - once again, something you agree to every time you play Subeta:
Please note, tracing differs from using a reference! We allow and even encourage the use of references, especially for anatomy issues, but tracing any part of a photograph, comic, movie, or original piece of art is against Subeta's rules. Tracing can and will end up with your account getting frozen.
There has been confusion lately over what qualifies as a 'reference' and what qualifies as 'tracing'. In the simplest of terms - the moment you take another person's work and literally draw over it, it is tracing and therefor a freezable offense. There is no 'middle ground' with this rule: whether a few clouds are traced or an entire background, it is still against the rules.
Also, on another note - we always encourage artists, especially those doing custom wearables, to be respectful of other peoples' original art! If you see a design for clothing, creatures, or worlds on someone's personal DeviantArt, website, Etsy, or tumblr, we highly discourage using this for your own custom items. In cases like this, the 'four changes' rule should definitely still apply, but again, we discourage this altogether. Many of these types of pictures or outfits were created by someone who put a lot of their heart, soul, and personal creative energy into the item, and that should be respected! Please use common sense and your best judgement when it comes to this sort of thing.
We always enjoy looking at your custom submissions, so please take care in making sure everything you submit is original and not traced! Thanks for your understanding on these issues.
While we do understand that tracing is a great way for beginner artists to learn, it does not have a place on Subeta when it comes to making a profit off your work, whether digital money or real life currency is involved. This is in the rules that you, as a user, agree to every time you play Subeta:
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Do Not Steal Or Redistribute Coding Or Art
Do not steal coding, art, or other copyrighted/trademarked content from any source, or attempt to redistribute such content. This can include, but is not limited to, manipulations or derivations of art, images, coding, literary works, etc. not wholly created by you.
There are also parts of our Terms and Conditions that refer to this as well - once again, something you agree to every time you play Subeta:
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The laws that apply in the off-line world must be obeyed online as well. We have zero tolerance for illegal behavior on Subeta. We terminate use of the Service and cooperate with law enforcement on such matters.
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You may not upload or submit any software or Content that you do not own or have permission to freely distribute
Please note, tracing differs from using a reference! We allow and even encourage the use of references, especially for anatomy issues, but tracing any part of a photograph, comic, movie, or original piece of art is against Subeta's rules. Tracing can and will end up with your account getting frozen.
There has been confusion lately over what qualifies as a 'reference' and what qualifies as 'tracing'. In the simplest of terms - the moment you take another person's work and literally draw over it, it is tracing and therefor a freezable offense. There is no 'middle ground' with this rule: whether a few clouds are traced or an entire background, it is still against the rules.
Also, on another note - we always encourage artists, especially those doing custom wearables, to be respectful of other peoples' original art! If you see a design for clothing, creatures, or worlds on someone's personal DeviantArt, website, Etsy, or tumblr, we highly discourage using this for your own custom items. In cases like this, the 'four changes' rule should definitely still apply, but again, we discourage this altogether. Many of these types of pictures or outfits were created by someone who put a lot of their heart, soul, and personal creative energy into the item, and that should be respected! Please use common sense and your best judgement when it comes to this sort of thing.
We always enjoy looking at your custom submissions, so please take care in making sure everything you submit is original and not traced! Thanks for your understanding on these issues.
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Jessi