General Rules of OekakiCentral
NO COMPLAINING ABOUT THE RULES. IF YOU DRAW HERE, YOU AGREE TO ALL OF THEM WITHOUT DISCUSSION.
In general, if you're new to OekakiCentral, start in the Training Grounds or another of the 1-star rooms. Unless you are familiar with the oekaki tools, and have experience at drawing, you run the risk of having your pictures deleted in the higher level rooms. If you want to get rated, access the Star Rating page and send a message to the mods, including in your message a link to one (or more) of your oekaki pictures. Please use any of the 1-star rooms to draw your submission pictures.
[!] Please take a moment to read our FAQ, before you continue: http://www.oekakicentral.com/faq.php. All the general questions about the board are explained there.
[!] Examples of what is considered 3-stars artwork at OekakiCentral: http://www.oekakicentral.com/advanced/
[!] If you have any issues or questions, please contact a moderator before you start drawing! Be aware that any image that doesn't meet the rules of the room will be deleted without warning.
Rules of the 3-Stars Rooms
- 3-stars images must display EXPERT KNOWLEDGE of proportions, shading and penciling techniques. We do acknowledge there are different styles (e.g. manga/anime, photorealism, cartoony etc.), but please make sure to be consistant. This means that the flaws in your picture cannot be hidden behind the "style" excuse (e.g. "anatomy seems odd because it's my style" or "the shading is plain because it's my style" etc.). Our moderators are able to distinguish between style and lack of skill.
- Please DO NOT comment or ask for comments if your picture is not finished, unless it's to point out something that need to be fixed. It's more appropriate to comment on things when they're actually done, and give the artist a chance to show what they've got.
- Use of thumbnails and JPG compression are our way to preserve bandwidth. You can see the full-size, better quality JPG image when leaving a comment on it, so please refrain from posting links to "better" versions of the images, in your comments.
- Rudeness is not tolerated ANYWHERE. Please keep in mind that this board is a gallery of pictures, not an art school. Critiques are welcomed only if they're constructive and polite. There is no need to be harsh or rude in order to express yourself, or to give a fair, honest critique.
- Contests and prizes: contests are not allowed in the 3-stars rooms.
Even in the general rooms, some types of pictures are not allowed at OekakiCentral. If you want your picture to stay, DO NOT:
- Post images or comments that depict or suggest excessive violence, self-harm, excessive gore (subject to the moderator's discretion), defecation, or a vulgar nature. This will also extend to anything promoting hate, intolerance and discrimination of all types.
- Mark as "Finished" images that are still incomplete. All unfinished images marked as "Finished" will be deleted without exception.
- Post safety saves if the lineart is not 100% done or the lineless picture is not 50% done.This is valid for all the general rooms. In the Coloring Book room you can post your safety save is the image looks 50% done; in the Tennis Court room there are no limitations.
You have 96 hours from the first sending (120 hours in the Tennis Court) to complete the image and mark it as "Finished".
- Submit images that lacks something required for 3-stars work, such as shading or background. Please keep sketches and doodles in the 1-star rooms only.
- Submit images of explicit (sexual) nudity—use the Bedroom (2-stars room) to draw that kind of pictures. Artistic (non-sexual) nudity is fine everywhere.
- Submit off-theme images.
Themes of the 3-Stars Rooms
Please note that "virtual pets" (such as Neopets, Subeta and AfterMathZone characters) are allowed ONLY in the Farm (1-star room) and in the Main Hall (3-stars room).
- Main Hall
- General
- Scratching Post
- Cat girls
- Tennis Court
- General collaborations
- Coloring Book
- Hybrid room (lineart 3-stars—coloring 2-stars) Fill'em up drawing board
Finally, if you feel that an unjust decision has been made, you may appeal it to one of the superadmins or to the management, in that order. (Check the list of the staff members on the main page of the site)