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Kelsier
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This page will teach you how to upload images and insert them into articles.

A.I. Policy

As laid out on the Guidelines page, the use of Artificial Intelligence to generate or modify images is strictly prohibited. Images generated by A.I. will be removed and a warning issued to the User(s) that uploaded them. Continued violations of this policy will result in a ban.

Artist's Permission

The first and foremost rule for images is: You must have the artist's permission. Please contact the artist(s) and obtain written permission before uploading any images. Please forward all permissions to the Admins.

Finding images

One of the main benefits of using an existing image is you are ensured permission has already been obtained from the artist, and the proper artists page has been created, saving time.

Simple search

Start by searching through Category:Images. There are thousands of images spread across several categories.

Select a subcategory. Character images and art have great content.
Search the document for your subject (for instance "Skyeel")
Pick the image that best suits your needs

Detailed search

If you have a specific subject, you may wish to find all files (usually images) associated with it/them.

Navigate to your subjects wiki page (for instance Skyeel)
In the left hand pane, under tools, select "What links here"
Change the Namespace dropdown to "File" and select "Go"
Pick the image that best suits your needs

Uploading Files

Images must be uploaded to Coppermind before they can be used in articles. Use the Upload file link under the Tools section of the sidebar. Select Browse..., choose the file you wish to upload, and select Open.

Next you need to fill in the file description. The "filename" box should be automatically filled after the file is uploaded; please change it to the following format: [subject] by [artist]. Use the Summary field of the File description section to provide details about the image. Typically, the summary should contain links to relevant pages, a short description of the image, and either the {{art}} or {{cover}} infobox template and any relevant categories.

Don't worry about getting this all right first time--the wiki staff will most definitely review all files uploaded and their respective information. If you don't understand how to use the {{art}} template, please at least add a brief description including the artist's name and a link to where you found the image.

File Pages

After uploading an image, a page will be created for it named File:FILENAME.EXT, where FILENAME.EXT is the filename (and extension) you provided. You can find a searchable list of all uploaded files at Special:ListFiles (there's also a link to it on the upload page). The file page is where people will usually land when they click on your image in an article.

If not added when the file is uploaded, please include one of the above infoboxes beneath the file description any relevant categories. Just look for a similar file if you need some guidance on this.

Using Files

To insert an imagine into a page use the {{image}} template. To use the template, use {{image|FILENAME.EXT|caption}}

FILENAME.EXT is the filename (and extension) of the image you want; it does not include the File: prefix. caption should be replaced with a caption describing the image; is not required, but it is highly encouraged.

Additionally, the {{image}} template provides you parameters like side, height, width to adjust the placement of the image (remember to separate parameters with a |).

Non-Template Image Insertion

If you wish for more control over the image formats, you can use [[File:FILENAME.EXT]], however please note that this is not the preferred method for inclusion of images on the Coppermind.

FILENAME.EXT is the filename (and extension) of the image. This adds a full size image into the article. Additional parameters may be included, separated by vertical bars (|), to adjust to how the image appears. Some important parameters include:

Format

border Will provide a simple border but will not provide space for a caption or resize the image.
frameless Presents image with no frame but allows user preference for image sizing.
frame Adds a frame and space for captioning.
thumb Provides frame, space for caption, and option to resize.

Location: Use right, left, center, or none to adjust the default horizontal alignment of the image.

Width: Enter a number followed by "px" to specify the width of the image in pixels. Height will adjust accordingly. (Example: 200px rescales the image to a width of 200px)

Height: Enter xHHpxwhere HH is the desired height of the image in pixels. Width will adjust accordingly. (Example: x200px rescales the image to a height of 200px)

Caption: This is a good place for a simple description and/or giving credit to the artist. The {{a}} template is used for artist attribution. (Example: {{a|Ben McSweeney}} will create a link to Ben McSweeney)

Link: The image will link to the file page by default. To link elsewhere, use link= followed by a Coppermind page or URL.

Galleries

Use sub-galleries to add a series of related images. Galleries should be created once a page is no longer able to reasonably hold more art. See link above for in depth explanation of subpage galleries.

Infoboxes

Most articles begin with an infobox, positioned in the top right corner. To insert an image into the infobox, simply provide an image= parameter and input the filename (and extension) of the image you want.

Examples

{{Image}} Example

The cosmere symbol

{{image|Pen.png|The [[cosmere]] symbol|side=right|width=200px}}

A simple thumbnail generated by {{Image}}, aligned right and with a 200px width. The template automatically provides the artist attribution and the caption is added underneath that.

Resized and realigned Example

[[File:Pen.png|left|200px|the [[cosmere]] symbol|link=Cosmere]]

the cosmere symbol

The image is aligned to the left and resized; no border or room for the caption (supplying one like I did here was pointless). This image links to the "Cosmere" article.

Thumbnail Example

[[File:Pen.png|thumb|the [[cosmere]] symbol]]

the cosmere symbol

A simple thumbnail with a caption, using the default thumbnail size and position (right).

Resized and realigned Example

[[File:Pen.png|left|200px|the [[cosmere]] symbol|link=Cosmere]]

the cosmere symbol

The image is aligned to the left and resized; no border or room for the caption (supplying one like I did here was pointless). This image links to the "Cosmere" article.

Centered with Border Example

[[File:Pen.png|border|center|the [[cosmere]] symbol|link=https://coppermind.net]]

Given a border and centered. No width specified means the image will be full size. Again, no room for a caption as is. This image links to the Coppermind home page.

the cosmere symbol

Resized and line break Example

[[File:Pen.png|none|50px]]

Using none (or center)will break the text for the image...

the cosmere symbol

... like this.

Gallery Example

<gallery widths=75px caption="Lots of cosmere symbols!">
File:Pen.png | 1
File:Pen.png | 2
File:Pen.png | 3
File:Pen.png | 4
File:Pen.png | 5
File:Pen.png | 6
File:Pen.png | 7
File:Pen.png | 8
</gallery>

Lots of cosmere symbols!
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Infobox Example

To produce a basic {{character}} infobox for the "Kelsier" article using the "Kelsier.jpg" file:

{{character
|image=Kelsier.jpg
|world=Scadrial
|universe=[[Cosmere]]
|introduced=[[Mistborn: The Final Empire]]
}}

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