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Unwritten Rules Revealed

We have a pretty good rule set for every image type already, but sometimes they just don’t cover every possible scenario.Hopefully this will clear up a few things. First and foremost the site mo...
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How to Delete an Uploaded Image Before it is Moderated

You can use the dashboard link under the gauge logo at the top left of every page. Navigate to the proper section on the left menu, (Movie Fanart / Music Fanart / TV Fanart) then select the the R...
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Image Cleaning and Prep x6

Description: Image cleaning is a subject that covers many tools and techniques. This page will show some possibilities of what can be achieved, and the tools used to get there. All images here were pu...
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Checking Image Edges x7

Description: Quick tutorial on how to check image edges before submitting to the site. Checking the edges of your images is both quick and easy and should be done on every single submission. The trick...
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Scanning cover art – better source images for better covers x57

Are you struggling to fix scans you found on the net? Why bother touching up source images of questionable quality when you could easily create better ones? As a music or movie enthusiast you probably...
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Templates for Images x12

Description: Here are the templates to create images for the site. They have several layers with different colored backgrounds (the same we use to inspect images in the pending queues) They also have ...
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Identify a Font x16

Description: This tutorial will cover a few ways to identify and track down a font. This is essential if you want to create logos from scratch. Especially when there is no high quality source availabl...
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How to Search for Images x37

Description: This tutorial will cover some searching techniques for finding high quality artwork to use for fanart sources. By far the most common way to search for an image is to use Google, but ther...
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Add album to the database x47

Description: Sometimes when browsing through the Music Section of fanart.tv, you will notice that the site is missing an album you want to upload your great looking album covers for. Adding albums to ...
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How to Calibrate your Monitor x7

Description: If you plan on contributing to the site, it is imperative that your monitor is calibrated so you will be able to distinguish between subtle differences in colors and levels. This will no...
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