I often have people asking me if they can use my artwork for certain purposes. However, my opinions on certain usages differ. If you want to use my art for something, but are unsure as to whether or not I will condone it or not; I made this page for you.

Reposting
Reposting my artwork is only okay as long as...
My image is not altered.
My copyright remains.
You do not claim it as yours.
You do not link directly from my website (save it to your own image gallery.)
For instance, reposting my artwork on imageboards such as good ol' 4chan and fchan is perfectly fine with me. So is posting my art on myspace and your own website as long as you don't do what I highlighted.

Referencing
I understand that to become better artists, many like to copy the style and aspects of other artists. I like to honor this and let people do it. However, you must honor me in return by...
Giving me proper credit by stating something along the lines of, "Original image © IJ Nakano or silverbobcat" or "refferenced from an image by silverbobcat."

Reselling
You may NOT resell any of my images or merchandise in any way, shape or form whatsoever.
The only way I would let anyone do this, if you are your own business, you may e-mail me and we might make a deal, depending on what it is you wish to sell.
I will not, under any circumstances, let someone else besides me, DeviantART, and Cafepress sell prints.

Saving to harddrive
Saving my art to your personal harddrive is perfectly okay. Even without asking ;)

Avatars, signatures, etc.
This is fine with me, as long as somewhere on the image you have "© silverbobcat" "© IJ Nakano" or "© www.silverbobcat.com." However, if you want to use one of my images that was intended for someone else, then you must ask that person themselves. If you are not sure, you may e-mail me and I'll tell you.

Using my character for roleplays, Furcadia, etc.
I don't mind if you roleplay as my characters, as long as...
You remember that my characters are NOT YOURS.
Please do not claim my characters are yours, and/or roleplay them in Furcadia. I've had problems with people in Furcadia in the past, and I really would not like to see the same problems arise again.

Projects
If you wish to use my artwork for a personal project, such as a craft, a report, or tattoo; you may. If possible, please include my copyright somewhere on the project (aside from tattoos obviously) and do not mass produce this project for profit.
Also, please send me a picture of the project, as it makes me very gleeful and I would love to post it on my site! :)



If you wish to use my art for something that was not covered here, please send me and e-mail and we will discuss the usage :)