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This forum is meant for asking for a particular tutorial, piece of art, script, brush or other resource to be created for you. In short, things you need but haven't found and can't do yourself.

This forum is not the place for art-related questions ("how do I" questions)! Go to the [Help forum] for those. Normal GIMPtalk posting guidelines apply.

See below (and the following post) for help with making a sucessful request. Also note that there is no guarantee your request will be done. It is of course up to the individual members of GIMPtalk if they feel they have the time and skill to do what you ask for.

Title Your Request Appropriately

Skimming across threads titled "pls help" or "can you..?" is not very helpful. Thus it is necessary to put in appropriate titles that sum up the request in a nutshell, so that members don't waste time going into threads they cannot do anything in. An example of a good title might be:

[Signature] Anime

Seeing this title a member immediately knows two things - that it is a request for a signature graphic and that is must be themed anime.

Further Description

Now that you've summed up the request it's time to go into detail. The actual details needed depends on the type of request.

For graphic requests you may need to declare requirements such as theme, style, text, size, colours etc. If you have specific renders, brushes, C4Ds etc that you want used be sure to try to link to them (be sure they are linked to somewhere that does not require registration). Be aware that the size limits for GIMPtalk signature graphics are 400 (width) by 150 (height) in pixel measurement.

For render requests it is best to have an actual image to link to in order to get it cut out. Bigger is better. If you can't find a suitable image be sure to be as descriptive as possible in your request.

For tutorial requests either show an example of what you want to achieve (in the case of wanting to emulate an effect/result) or link to the tutorial in question (in the case of requesting a tutorial conversion). In either case be sure to follow all possible routes to find out methods beforehand (this can involve asking the original artist or searching for an existing GIMP tutorial that achieves the same effect). In addition, in the case of tutorial conversions, permission from the original author must be obtained.

If you are requesting a brush set either be as descriptive as possible to show what you are after or, in the case of a conversion, link to the brush set. Make sure permission is gotten for brush conversion requests from the original artist.

Exercise Patience

We all would like our requests done quickly but you must remember that people do requests for nothing. Such generosity must be appreciated. Do not repeatedly bump any request. It's annoying and unnecessary.

Accepting Requests

If you wish to take a request be sure to post in the relevant thread declaring this. By doing this others will not waste their time working on something somebody else is already doing. If you find a request thread where there has already been an acceptance make sure to contact the person in private to ask if they want help if you still wish to work on it.

When you do accept a request make sure you can complete it within an appropriate timeframe. This depends on the type of requests (eg a tutorial request will usually take longer than a signature request).

Given "Rights"

When an artist completes a request the requestee receives full rights to use the graphic as they see fit (whether this is as a forum signature, guestbook stamp, web template etc). If an agreement to give credit to the original artist had been made beforehand then the requestee is obligated to comply with said agreement. Giving of the base file (XCF/PSD) is entirely optional and the decision of whether to do so or not is down to the artist only. "Full Rights" is also down to the decision of the artist but does not include the right to claim having created the work yourself. If the artist does not specify then the default is no full rights.

No member is to be charged in any way or form for use of a requested graphic.

Things here are to be considered opensource, meaning that GimpTalk.com in no way participates in or takes any responsibility for agreements between individuals on agreements of paid jobs, those are to be considered private and of your own arrangement.

What to Post and What not to Post

Posting new threads within the forum must only be for the purpose of requesting. Posting a new thread to declare that you're "taking requests" is unhelpful. If you wish to take requests keep an eye on the forum for actual requests and take those.

When posting in request threads keeps your posts relevant. Irrelevant posts (example: nice choice of theme, hope you get it done) will be deleted. It gives false hope that a requests has been accepted.

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Here are request templates if you want to use them.

GFX (For sigs and everything else besides tuts)

[b]Text on Image:[/b]

[b]Specific Images:[/b]

[b]Color Scheme:[/b]

[b]Style (Grunge,Retro,Vector etc.):[/b]

[b]Size (Be sure to specify if it is exact, min, max etc):[/b]

[b]Type of Graphic (Logo, button, pip, etc):[/b]

[b]Any Preference on how the image is constructed/made? (If yes, say what):[/b]

[b]What you don't want on your image:[/b]

[b]Other Comments:[/b]

New Tut Request

[b]Level (Beginner, Advanced):[/b]

[b]Type of Graphic (Logo, button, pip, etc):[/b]

[b]What kind of style you want for your requested tut (Vector, Retro etc.):[/b]

[b]How Detailed You Want It To Be (Just a little, etc.):[/b]

[b]What you don't want on your tut:[/b]

Requesting Renders

Basic Rendering Information

First off, you may be wondering, hey, what are these renders of which you speak?

Renders are pictures taken out of a backround. You get an image. You may not want all the background, so you cut it out and make the image stand there by itself.

[b]Link to Image:[/b]

[b]What needs cutting out:[/b]