Forum:CT:Concept art galleries

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The result of the debate was Support. —spookywillowwtalk 04:33, 24 December 2024 (UTC)

It's finally time! Galleries have been a no-no here on the Wook since near the beginning, but I'm looking to change that in a way that I think will be a huge benefit to our readers. Per discussion here, I'm proposing the following changes to policy.:

In the IU Layout Guide within the "Behind the scenes (notice the capitalization)" section, I propose we add a section titled "Concept art galleries" that includes the following:

"Concept art galleries may be used exclusively within the "Behind the scenes" section to visually depict the conception and development of the article's topic. Such galleries must adhere to the following:

  • Only create a concept art gallery if all the available images are not already present within the "Behind the scenes" section.
  • All concept art galleries must use the {{Gallery}} template.
  • Only conceptual artwork images are to be used in the galleries.
  • All images should be organized to the best of the editor's ability in the order in which the art was created during development. This is to best capture the process of development.
  • If some of the artwork can fit within the prose of the "Behind the scenes section," but not all, then some images should still be used to illustrate the prose, but all conceptual artwork images, including the ones already in the prose, should also be used in the gallery. This allows the prose to be illustrated while still allowing for the full development process to be shown in the gallery.
  • All info in the image captions should be properly cited per the sourcing policy, as there may be captions that contain information not included in the prose (e.g., several storyboards by a single artist that are only collectively referenced in the prose).

Concept art galleries can either be placed within an existing section that details the development of the piece of media the artwork was created for or within a separate section titled "Concept art gallery" or "Concept art galleries," depending on the number of galleries."

In Wookieepedia:Files, the following bolded text would be added/changed:

"Images may not be uploaded for use in an image gallery, with the exceptions of media galleries on articles for individual out-of-universe works or in concept art galleries in the 'Behind the scenes' sections of in-universe articles, as outlined in the 'Published narrative works' and 'Concept art galleries' subsections of the Layout Guide."

If you want to see examples of the two different styles of concept art gallery sections permitted in this proposal, see here and here. Master FredceriqueCommerce Guild(talk) (he/him) 01:29, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

Support

  1. Let's gooooooo! Master FredceriqueCommerce Guild(talk) (he/him) 01:29, 17 December 2024 (UTC)
  2. YEAHHH!! Mor9347 ForPipadaLogo-UserImage (Talk) 01:36, 17 December 2024 (UTC)
  3. CometSmudge (talk) 01:38, 17 December 2024 (UTC)
  4. JMAS Jolly Trooper Hey, it's me! 01:56, 17 December 2024 (UTC)
  5. I think this is a cool thing to add DaRealDarkLord (talk) 01:58, 17 December 2024 (UTC)
  6. Cade GalacticRepublicEmblem-Traced-TORkit Calrayn 02:18, 17 December 2024 (UTC)
  7. —spookywillowwtalk 02:26, 17 December 2024 (UTC)
  8. WOOOOOOO Bonzane10 Bonzane10-Sig 03:15, 17 December 2024 (UTC)
  9. Fan26 (Talk) 03:28, 17 December 2024 (UTC)
  10. Been waiting for this alsmot exclusively for the OI-CT page! MTrac1000 (talk) 04:10, 17 December 2024 (UTC)
  11. HYPE Wok142 (talk) 05:46, 17 December 2024 (UTC)
  12. Imperators II(Talk) 07:13, 17 December 2024 (UTC)
  13. OOM 224 (he/him/they) 10:15, 17 December 2024 (UTC)
  14. Zed42 Wolfpack emblem (talk) 10:57, 17 December 2024 (UTC)
  15. My concept gallery would consist of various ways to be loud. NBDani TeamFireballLogo-Collider(they/them)Yeager's Repairs 11:45, 17 December 2024 (UTC)
  16. December is Gallery Month. NanoLuukeCloning Facility 14:58, 17 December 2024 (UTC)
  17. Ayrehead02 (talk) 18:35, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
  18. Tommy-Macaroni (he/they) 20:08, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
  19. Lewisr (talk) 00:30, 24 December 2024 (UTC)

Oppose

  1. I like the idea, but I just don’t think it should be its own section. I believe that the Behind the scenes section on various pages could be drastically expanded to include all concept art. I dislike galleries unless there is prose in between each image.Drour1234 (talk) 11:06, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

Discuss

Would "digital render" section also cover images of concept maquettes? Some of the OT making of books have images of actual clay maquettes, like the reptilian concept of the tauntaun. - JMAS Jolly Trooper Hey, it's me! 02:00, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

  • Not currently, but the template can be expanded. It's parameters aren't dictated by policy. Master FredceriqueCommerce Guild(talk) (he/him) 02:12, 17 December 2024 (UTC)