Template:Art
Artist | unknown |
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Source | unknown |
File type | {{{type}}} |
The art template is used to assign metadata to pieces of visual art, both official and fan-made.
Template
Category: Character images and Category: Art are the two most common types, so they are prefilled here; delete the one (or both) that's not applicable.
{{art |#artist= |tracer= |book= |series= |source= |type={{cat tag|Character images|Art}} }}
Parameters
Highlighted lines indicate mandatory parameters.
Parameter | Description | Examples |
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#artist or artist
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Use #artist to automatically link to the artist's Coppermind page (under Coppermind:Artists ) by just supplying their name. If necessary, artist can be used to manually link to their page.
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These two are equivalent: |
source
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Use this to link to a publicly viewable webpage where the image can be found, preferably the artist's website or social media. If the file is a cropped/traced version of another piece of art already uploaded to the Coppermind, that file can be used as the source. |
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modified
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When the image has been changed from the original, either by cropping or coloring or tracing into a vector graphic, this parameter shoud link to the editor's Coppermind user page. |
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tracer
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When the image is a traced vector graphic this parameter should link to the tracer's Coppermind user page. |
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book
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Use this to associate the art piece with a specific book. This is mostly used when uploading interior art from the book in question. Note: The value here is forwarded to the |
All of these are equivalent: |
series
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Use this to associate the art piece with a book series. Note: The value here is forwarded to the |
All of these are equivalent: |
type
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This parameter can be used to assign a category tag to the art piece. See the #Type Tags section below for more details. |
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official
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Use this to indicate that the piece of art is "official" in some way - e.g. it appears on the cover or inside a published book. |
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Type Tags
The type
parameter provides a row for tags which categorize the file in different ways:
{{cat tag|character images}}
is placed on any image depicting a character{{cat tag|interior art}}
is used to indicate when a file is from inside one of the published books{{cat tag|art}}
is used on artist depictions of scenes and other more complex images{{cat tag|maps}}
categorize any cartographic images{{cat tag|symbols}}
&{{cat tag|diagrams}}
indicate symbols & diagrams{{cat tag|chapter icons}}
collect all the images used in books with icons in the chapter headings
It also allows for any other kind of tagging for images when it makes sense