characterterms.htm

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>Matrices.net - Character Permission Terms</title>
<meta content="" name="description">
<meta content="Sara 'Matrices' Howard" name="author">
<meta content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" name="viewport">
<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Raleway:400,300,600" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">
<link href="css/normalize.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="css/skeleton.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" sizes="57x57" href="https://www.Matrices.net/apple-touch-icon-57x57.png" />
<link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" sizes="114x114" href="https://www.Matrices.net/apple-touch-icon-114x114.png" />
<link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" sizes="72x72" href="https://www.Matrices.net/apple-touch-icon-72x72.png" />
<link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" sizes="144x144" href="https://www.Matrices.net/apple-touch-icon-144x144.png" />
<link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" sizes="60x60" href="https://www.Matrices.net/apple-touch-icon-60x60.png" />
<link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" sizes="120x120" href="https://www.Matrices.net/apple-touch-icon-120x120.png" />
<link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" sizes="76x76" href="https://www.Matrices.net/apple-touch-icon-76x76.png" />
<link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" sizes="152x152" href="https://www.Matrices.net/apple-touch-icon-152x152.png" />
<link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="https://www.Matrices.net/favicon-196x196.png" sizes="196x196" />
<link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="https://www.Matrices.net/favicon-96x96.png" sizes="96x96" />
<link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="https://www.Matrices.net/favicon-32x32.png" sizes="32x32" />
<link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="https://www.Matrices.net/favicon-16x16.png" sizes="16x16" />
<link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="https://www.Matrices.net/favicon-128.png" sizes="128x128" />
<meta name="application-name" content="Matrices.net"/>
<meta name="msapplication-TileColor" content="#76E798" />
<meta name="msapplication-TileImage" content="https://www.Matrices.net/mstile-144x144.png" />
<meta name="msapplication-square70x70logo" content="https://www.Matrices.net/mstile-70x70.png" />
<meta name="msapplication-square150x150logo" content="https://www.Matrices.net/mstile-150x150.png" />
<meta name="msapplication-wide310x150logo" content="https://www.Matrices.net/mstile-310x150.png" />
<meta name="msapplication-square310x310logo" content="https://www.Matrices.net/mstile-310x310.png" />

<style type="text/css">
.auto-style1 {
	text-align: center;
}
</style>
</head>

<body>

<div class="container">
<div align="center">
<a class="button button-primary" href="about.htm">About Me</a>&nbsp;
<a class="button button-primary" href="tutorials.htm">Tutorials</a>&nbsp;
<a class="button button-primary" href="hire.htm">Services</a>&nbsp;
<a class="button button-primary" href="https://matrices.etsy.com">Pattern Shop</a>&nbsp;
<a class="button button-primary" href="https://matrices.bigcartel.com/">Online Store</a>
</div>
<br>
	<h1>Character Permissions</h1>
	<p>Thank you for your interest in my characters! I 
	have a few important terms and conditions that will be listed here. Covering 
	such things as permission, how I limit my characters' depiction in 
	advertising, and what sort of themes are apropriate for my characters. I 
	tried my best to be specific, but this information below is by no 
	means definitive, since each piece of art and situation is unique. This page may 
	be revised without advance notice. Please check back for any updates.</p>
	<h3>Character Use Terms</h3>
	<p>I enjoy commissioning artists and recieving art! Here are the permissions 
	I openly grant for my characters if someone decides to surprise me or if I 
	give artistic freedom for a project!!</p>
	<ul>
		<li>&nbsp;<strong>All characters pretty generally fall under "Safe For Work"</strong>
		<ul>
			<li>Since this can be subjective, to me think of it like something 
			you would show in a public setting. Would the type of content shown 
			or the subject matter involved be something you would see on a magazine cover at the checkout stand 
			at a grocery store, would it be apropriate to show to the person 
			checking you out or a person in line behind you? (not necessarily 
			that <em>you would</em> show your art in that situation but the 
			<em>content</em> or 
			<em>subject matter involved could be</em>, that's the type of SFW I am talking 
			about here.)</li>
		</ul>
		</li>
		<li><strong>Positive themes are encouraged.</strong></li>
		<li><strong>No sexual or kink-related theming is allowed for my characters!</strong>
		<ul>
			<li><em>Note:</em>&nbsp; This is something <em>I require unambiguous 
			and explicit consent for</em>&nbsp; so this is plainly not condusive 
			to the purpose of this permission list. And certainly not suitable 
			for a surprise, gift art, open-ended trade, or artistic freedom.
			</li>
		</ul>
		</li>
		<li>Pride, lgbtqia+ and gender identity themes are ok. 🌈 </li>
		<li>Rapid flashing, bright colors, eye strain, or content that may require a warning to accomodate 
		viewers with Epilepsy is ok. (I prefer when the art is posted to include 
		that type of content warning when sharing, though. To be considerate!!)</li>
		<li>Moderate gore ok (i.e. fake gore, zombie, halloween-type themes, candy gore, 
		etc)! Please no extreme gore or body horror for my characters.</li>
		<li>Cartoon violence is ok. Stuff like <em>Tom &amp; Jerry, Wiley Coyote,</em> 
		or <em>Bugs Bunny</em> skits with mallets, sight gags, anvils, silly 
		things of that nature.</li>
	</ul>
	<p>Feel free to 
		explore, I love seeing an artist's own take on any of my characters! If 
	you are not sure about anything I've written, or if you have a specific idea 
	you think is fun, contact me with your idea and we can talk! I tend to give 
	permission if it is close to the content of things mentioned above but still 
	wish to reserve my rights for my characters! </p>
	<ul>
		<li>If some day I recind my permission with an individual to display my 
		character(s), please be respectful. <strong>I will always do my best to be respectful</strong> about it in 
		return.</li>
		<li>Please do not breach my privacy by "showing off" that I asked you, 
		or a 3rd party, not to do something with my characters. Thats pretty 
		unfair to anyone -- since it is between us.</li>
	</ul>
	<p><h3>Advertising Permissions</h3>Its pretty important to address 
	permission to use my characters or their likenesses in cases of advertising! 
	By that I mean an individual artist using the art they made of my 
	character(s) to advertise for more client work using that character 
	depiction that they made as an example, to show off their printing or other 
	creative services, or other small business fandom goodies that they make! 
	The furry fandom is full of visuals and its backbone is creative individuals and 
	small businesses, so showing examples is SUCH an important thing!</p>
	<p>I tend to be very supportive of artists who would like to use the 
	artwork they did for me as an example to show others what they can do! Its 
	hard enough to be an artist these days, having examples to obtain future 
	commission work from other paying clients is really essential! So I want to make it easy and 
	possible!</p>
	<p>&nbsp;However I do have some conditions:</p>
	<ul>
		<li><strong>If you make art for me and insist on including my characters as an 
		example in future commission advertisement, do not embarrass me</strong>. I 
		also politely but firmly request if your work advertisement you plan to 
		include my characters in represents something outside the scope of "safe 
		for work" that you please do not include me as an example in that advertisement.<ul>
			<li>This aligns with what I mentioned above about kink or sexual 
			theming as something <em>I require unambiguous and explicit consent 
			for. </em>It is <em>"no"</em> when it comes to advertising art 
			featuring my characters alongside nsfw, since I wish to maintain my 
			characters as intended for a public-setting audience.</li>
		</ul>
		</li>
		<li>I want you to be proud of the work you have created for me, especially 
		if you like it enough to use it as an example to obtain future 
		commission work from paying clients! But <strong>be mindful because I 
		ALSO do not want my characters be associated with ANY "not safe for work" concepts or 
		sexual theming or associations beyond. That kind of thing does not 
		represent me. :(</strong><ul>
			<li>If your advertisement itself is generally safe for work, this 
			unfortunately may still apply if the meaning behind the artwork or 
			advertisement has gained a nsfw connotation.</li>
		</ul>
		</li>
	</ul>
	<p>
	<h3>Thank you for understanding!</h3>
	<p>
Please know <strong>other artists and their behaivor do not represent me 
	or my characters</strong>. Typically this is a total <em>given</em> 
	in most interactions, but it is worth being clear and outlining that detail 
	plainly on my character permissions page. </p>
	<p>
	While I do commission <em>many</em> pieces of art of my characters, and I 
	have been doing so for <strong>many many years</strong>, choosing an artist 
	and commissioning them to obtain art is <em>not</em> the only way I have recieved art. I also enjoy playing art games 
	in public settings <em>which means interactions with strangers</em>. Such as 
	<a href="https://www.artfight.net">Art Fight</a>, and 
	commonly doing trades, trade games, and recieving gift art. So a page like 
	this is a good way to easily convey to many people I may not ever talk to 1 
	on 1 beforehand about what permission they have with my characters! <strong>And my art 
	for others also does 
	not make me a representitive to those people or characters which I have drawn 
	on 
	commission, as trade recipients, or to strangers 
	either.</strong></p>
	<p>
	Read about how I allow people to use my art as a client or recipient here:</p>
	<p class="auto-style1"><a class="button button-primary" href="artwork.htm">Artwork</a></p>
	<p>
	Your understanding and respect is appreciated!! </p>
&nbsp;<p>&nbsp;</p>

<div align="center">
<a class="button" href="https://www.patreon.com/matrices">Support Matrices.net</a>&nbsp;
<a class="button" href="sponsors.htm">Sponsors</a>&nbsp;
<a class="button" href="contact.htm">Contact Me</a>
</div></div>
<p class="auto-style1">&copy; Sara Howard.</p>

</body>

</html>