Hey! here to stop by and see if this is okay, I'm not sure if the "painterly" style of the quiche is alright or if I should define it more (also wanted to make sure it's okay to send you a copy cause you sponsored)

I am confused on to how Yin-Yang imagery would be too religious but we have a Shimenawa apparel?

It's me again! Applied some of the feeback received for wolf.exe and got something like this:

Applied changes:

-desaturated the cyan and red

-moved lines closer

-removed black outline

-made black paws and neck more transparent

(with wolf background)

(without wolf, submission image)

Would these edits get through if I did it for every pose like this?

@Quiche

hi! first of all thanks for taking a look at our entries

I sketched a CA inspired by Sorcerer Rogier from Elden ring, and I wanted to know if I need to change, and how much I need to change in order to not have troubles with copyright

here is my sketch

and this is the character its based on

thanks again for taking a look!

As another Asian individual, I'd like to add to the comment from @Ambulocetus and also state that Yin/Yang is a philosophical / cosmological / Chinese medicinal concept rather than a religious one. While it has been used in religious imagery, it's not wholly tied to any one religion, and is in fact a concept that spans across multiple different cultures, and it's indeed incorrect to actually say it's religious by nature. It's actually a very large part of Chinese and Asian culture as a whole.

(For instance, as a whole, the Yin-Yang symbol can be referred to as "Taiji" - and you can even see this concept on South Korea's flag, known as Taegeuk (Taegeukgi), showcasing that it's not just from one specific religion.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taegeuk)

Basically, it's cultural content, not religious content. I agree with the sentiment above that if this isn't allowed, then wings shouldn't be either because of their potential to be equated to a religious concept, despite the fact that wings aren't inherently religious imagery themselves, either. Or it's like saying you can't use stars in your designs, just because a religion might have star imagery or something. This decision seems out of place to me.

Hi! I'm curious to know: Would making a CA that compliments an existing marking be against the rules? I'm thinking about making rainbow flame stripes that can go hand in hand with the stripes accent gene, but I have no idea if that would pass or not

@Quiche

Here to ask about my idea for a Starry Night inspired CA ! Markings inspired by the painting by Van Gogh (which is in the public domain and is not under any copy right law)

This is my current mock-up for the idea

Hello, I haven't seen any staff reply in here for a bit, although the questions in the Discord seem to be answered faster. Just wanted to check back in and make sure my question on the site forums hasn't been missed.

Hello! Just popping in to say that questions will be answered from Friday and over the weekend.