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== Images for Creator pages ==
* The most common picture for a works page is a photo (or painting or sketch) of the creator. This is relatively easy to find when the creator is a single person, but even large groups sometimes have promotional images of themselves available somewhere.
* A picture of the creator doing some creating or with a creation is better than a simple profile shot of the creator. For example, which tells you more about this writer: [[c:File:Clarke sm.jpg|Arthur C. Clarke]] in profile, or [[media:Arthur C. Clarke 1965.jpg|Arthur C. Clarke on the set of ''2001: A Space Odyssey'']]?
== [[Images in Wiki Pages|Using images on the wiki]] ==
:''Main article: [[All The Tropes:Uploading and Adding an Image to a Page]]''
* Pages with quotes should have the image on the right side (you can learn how to do this on [[Help:Formatting]]).
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* If the image is rather tall, move it to the right as well. ''Note:'' This is the default in MediaWiki wikis such as ours, so there's no need to explicitly say it.
* Modifying images to work better or building a collage are allowed and sometimes preferred over individual, unmodified pictures.
** Newspaper comic strips and web comic strips in particular are frequently modified to fit within the 350-400 pixel width. If a comic is too wide, a common solution is to stack the panels vertically.
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=== Quality of image ===
* Some images simply have bad image quality (compression artifacts, pixelation, and so on). This detracts from what the image is showing, and simple quality upgrades are something you don't even need to ask to replace. For example: [[Giant Enemy Crab]] had [[media:giant-giant-enemy-crab.jpg|this image]] that was replaced with [[media:giantcrabcw_resized_7685.jpg|this higher-resolution copy of the same image]]. No fanfare, just a quick replacement, and on your way.
* While there are no size limits, sizes more than 350 or 400 pixels wide will crowd out text, especially on smaller screens. Either resize the image before uploading it, or use the image width parameter for the File markup (with the Thumb parameter).
* If you need to resize an image (which you shouldn't need to unless it's huge - you can set the image width parameter for the File markup in most cases) and don't like working with MS paint or other programs, you can use [http://www.picresize.com/ pic resize] to do it.
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