How a non-artist can help OpenGameArt.org
Greets! A number of people have been asking how someone who isn't an artist might help OpenGameArt.org expand their archive. As you may or may not know, we only archive media from projects that have specifically given us permission to do so, regardless of the license used. At the moment, we have permission to archive art from three projects:
- Widelands ( http://wl.widelands.org/ )
- OpenArena ( http://www.openarena.ws/ )
- Spring 1944 ( http://s44.koshi.homelinux.net/ )
So if you're up to it, download the artwork from these projects (generally included in the source distributions), package it up an an organized fashion (being sure to preserve licensing information), and submit it to the site. Do as much or as little as you want, even if it's only one piece of art -- every little bit helps! Edit: The reason I've only named a few projects here is that some artists and developers would prefer that their work not be used elsewhere. While it might be legal to archive work in those cases, I would prefer to respect their wishes. If you'd like to archive work here that's from another project, please get permission from that project first.
Thanks!
Bart
P.S. The pixel art contest ends in 10 days!
Comments
What do you need permission for? The license of a lot of projects allows you to archive their images so why just name those three?
Courtesy. Some artists doesn't want their things to end up in other projects, even if they've agreed to the GPL. Technically, they can't really complain. We feel that it's better to not alienate those artists if possible though, That said, if it's clearly licensed under a permissive license and the author/creator can't be reached, we will still likely archive it. The artists can, however, contact us if they object and we will remove it from the site.