Commons:Illustration

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As a repository of libre educational media, Commons is not limited to photographic and videographic files. If you have artistic ability, you can contribute to the sum of all knowledge by creating illustrations! This page collects information and links pertaining to doing so in the most useful way.

Selecting subjects edit

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Research, verisimilitude and accuracy edit

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Techniques edit

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Ethics edit

Although the style of this depiction of the members of the band Fall Out Boy is cartoony, it does not demean those shown.

See also: commons:personality rights.

While for educational purposes it is not necessary to excessively flatter the subject (after all, many of our subject areas are upsetting to various people), neither should the depiction be unduly exaggerated or objectionable.^[1]^[2] Instead, an even-handed style should be sought to best inform the viewer (see previous section).

[1] Ethics of Caricature — The New York Times

[2] A caricature of public discourse: On the ethics of political cartoons — Australian Broadcasting Company (Religion & Ethics section)

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