moved my AP walls from Manga/Anime to Customization>Wallpapers>Anime(fanart) (except it shows Movies/TV) as this article seems to indicate [link] (see the Kuroshitsuji one in particular)

recently there have been quite a lot of reports going around in the wallpaper community, specifically AP walls and such. According to AnimePaper policy we cannot draw the characters we use in our wallpapers unless it is for original anime art, because AP's policy only allows 'established' doujinshi artists; i.e artists with a fanbase and published works such as KEI, Studio SDT, and huke.

However, dA's policy would clearly prefer us to draw our own. Use of scans is permitted but only under these circumstances: (quoting the hail-glory FAQ) FAQ #304: Do you remove copies and trace-over art?

# Usually Tolerated

• The reproduction contains new elements which show a departure from the original. • The reproduction obviously copies an existing work but possesses noticeable and substantial differences.
• The reproduction obviously copies an existing work but is noticeably deficient in quality.
• The reproduction and the original bare only vague or broad resemblances to each other (i.e. poses, etc).
• The reproduction has been posted into a Fan Art Gallery.
• The reproduction has been posted into the Scrapbook area.
• The reproduction targets an element of pop culture (i.e. Anime screenshots or official video game content).
• The reproduction properly credits the original.

Given that my AP works now clear most of the requirements above (well, I hope mine aren't that deficient in quality xD) I hope that this issue can lie quietly. If you have any issues with my work, please inform me beforehand instead of reporting right out of hand, and I will see what I can do.

Please note that I never upload paintover wallpapers to dA. Everything I uploaded so far contains backgrounds I made from scratch, or vectored from royalty-free stock. It should be indicated in the description for each work.

and, in other news...

I got a job. ._. So I'm going to be rather busy, especially with the first semester about to begin.

and other stuff

All set for the ToyCon 2009! See you there.