Considering that a lot of people still don't get how to send their drawings correctly on the site, I've created this guide to help you.
Don't be afraid if this seems long, because it's really not once you're used to it. It's simple but I wanted to make a very detailed help guide.
Please make the effort of sending them that way instead than sending them by email, it will make me win some precious time...I may even stop sending them myself one day or another if it's the only way to get people to use it.
Instructions on how to send fan arts (or wallpapers) on the site :
1/ The drawings need to be files on your computer.
* If you drew your drawings with the mouse, just save them on your hard drive.
* If they are paper drawings, you need to scan them. Use a scanner or a digital camera to get the file on your hard drive.
2/ The drawings need to be in JPEG format (.JPG extension) and must have a resolution below 1000 * 1000 pixels. (width * height)
If they are not jpg or if the resolution is too big, you need to do transformations.
For this reason, click the link below to access a tutorial which will explain you how to do this.
http://www.ibdhost.com/help/optimize/
If you don't succeed downloading or using the software used in this tutorial, there's another one similar here :
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/favern/tuts1/embwin.zip
3/ On the site : go to the fan arts page, and scroll down the page. You'll see : "Maybe you'd like to add your drawings?" Click on the link below it.
4/ If you want to send drawings, tick the second option and click on the OK button. (If you want to send wallpapers, tick the third option and click on the OK button.)
5/ If you already have a gallery, select your name in the list and click on the OK button.
If it's not the case, click on "If you haven't got a gallery yet : CLICK HERE.", then enter the pseudo/name you want, click ok and the gallery will be created. Then select it in the list and click OK.
6/ Click on the "Browse" button, and choose the drawing you want to send. Click once on "Generate the miniature", and wait until the page refresh and the miniature picture appears. If it doesn't appear after a long time, then it means the resolution of your picture is still too big : go back to 2/.
If the miniature appeared, click on send "Send the picture and continue" (if more picture to send) or "Send the picture and exit".
7/ Repeat the 6/ process for every drawing you want to send. The pictures are finally sent!
IMPORTANT : The fan arts will NOT appear on the site until I've checked them. I only update the fan arts with every site update, which means more or less every week.
So don't be surprised if your drawings do not appear immediately.
If you have more questions, ask them here.
