User talk:Paint3r2003

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Hi -- Wikipedia was never intended as a personal art gallery. To display your paintings on the Web, you should start a blog. It's easy to do; see Blogspot or Wordpress, for example. -- Elphion (talk) 17:06, 19 May 2017 (UTC)

Added: You can also post them on your user page; many editors have personal images on their user pages. -- Elphion (talk) 18:12, 19 May 2017 (UTC)


 * Thuis is not true, I looked at the other pages for Tolkien people and there are TWO pictures that don't come from a book. I also think it is rude to tell someone to go start a blog. -Paint3r2003


 * I also found one on the page for the Balrogs.


 * Why do you think it rude to suggest a blog as an appropriate place for an unknown artist to gain exposure? That's what Markus Röncke did (the artist of the Balrog image).  His images have been picked up by several websites as a result.  I did not say that images must come from books, though that's a good indication that they have notability and relevance.  The key is that the artist should be fairly well known.  (On both counts, I would say Röncke is only borderline appropriate for the Balrog article.) -- Elphion (talk) 06:28, 21 May 2017 (UTC)

I read all the pages for pictures here and none of them say anything about "Personal Images" not being allowed on regular pages, or anything about how the artist needs to be "Well Known." It is not also not fair to suggest that I am trying to "Gain Exposure", I am not using my real name or linking to anything.