Louisa ([info]askamar_journal) wrote in [info]elfwoodrules,
@ 2007-01-23 12:19:00
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Solutions for Borderline Art
This has been puzzling me for some time, so I finally thought I ought to ask. I like to draw my characters, but unfortunately pictures of my immortal-mages-who-dwell-in-a-magical-dimension are considered borderline. This is because, although they dress in flowing robes, my characters basically look human. Since only 50% of my gallery is allowed to be borderline, I've been trying to think up ways to make as many of my pictures as possible 'clear'. Also, I want to be sure which of my pictures are borderline, and which aren't.

Here are my questions:

1) If I draw a portrait of a character, and include a dragon/monster/imaginary creature in the border, does that stop the picture from being borderline? For example, is this picture considered 'clear' because the dragon is an obvious fantasy element, or borderline because the dragon is just decorative, rather than 'real'?

2) If I have a statue of a dragon/monster/imaginary creature in the picture, does that count as an obvious fantasy element, or is the picture still borderline, because statues of dragons etc can exist in real life?

3) Do red/gold/purple eyes count as an obvious fantasy element (like in this picture, for example)? I'd guess that red eyes would, but I'm not sure about gold and purple eyes, and also, since eye-colour might be something that's easy to miss, it might not be considered an obvious fantasy element.

Thanks!

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snowlynx
2007-01-24 06:20 pm UTC (link)
I am not a moderator for the images. For #3 though, I would guess that odd colored eyes do not qualify a person for fantasy according to the following definition: http://ew-mods.livejournal.com/2175.html which suggests blue hair on an anime character does not qualify them as fantasy. If blue hair is not fantasy in Elfwood, gold eyes probably do not count either.

Unfortunately, that ruling is rather old and I do not know if it is still in effect.

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[info]askamar_journal
2007-01-25 08:20 am UTC (link)
Thank you very much for your reply and the helpful link! :)

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(Anonymous)
2007-02-02 03:23 am UTC (link)
I agree with the other post on eye color. Anything with a dragon *should* be let in just because there's a dragon. But as always it seems a good clear description is the best way to a non borderline pic. :(

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[info]askamar_journal
2007-02-02 09:03 am UTC (link)
I hope you're right - even if the dragon is only a statue or a decoration, it's still a dragon, and I still drew it. As far as I can tell from the rules, a good clear description is the only thing that stops a borderline pic from being rejected outright... which is fair enough, I guess.

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