Okay To Post
✅ Artwork you've created and coloured.
✅ Pictures you created for everyone to colour.**
✅ Images for which you have explicitly stated permission to use from the artist / copyright holder.*
✅ Images that you created with an AI tool (app, website, etc.) using your own original cues..*
✅ Images that you purchased.**
✅ Images that are in the public domain.*
✅ Images covered by Creative Commons.*
Do NOT Post
🚫 Memes, screen grabs, typed notes, handwritten notes, uncoloured images (including photos), and drawings that aren’t coloured.
🚫 Images from other colouring book apps.
🚫 Images found on the Internet (including, but not limited to, Pinterest, Tumblr, DeviantArt, etc.).***
🚫 Images that you did not create unless public domain, Creative Commons, bought, or permission given from the artist/copyright holder specifically to you.
* Attribution required, please utilise the attribution feature – see below
** State “anyone can colour” in caption.
*** Write to us to request similar images.
Is it a colouring?
If it is not a colouring, you should NOT post it to the Pigment Gallery. Posts that are non-colourings — such as screenshots, typed notes, memes, handwritten notes, uncoloured photographs, and so forth — are often removed by the Moderators because they do not conform to the Gallery terms of use.
Some non-colouring posts align well with the Gallery’s purpose, and Moderators may pass non-colouring posts that are:
✅ good examples of what you can do in Pigment, and
✅ positive/fun/feel-good, and
✅ community-building for the Gallery, and
✅ Pigment-oriented or -themed, or
✅ colouring-oriented or -themed, such as
✅ colouring activities or games,
✅ colouring tips or tutorials, or
✅ colouring challenges,
✅ if the post does not result in disruption.
What is attribution?
Attribution is information YOU supply with any image that you import and publish in the Pigment Gallery, providing:
- artist's name
- where you found the picture, and
- what gives you the right to post it. The preferred format is Artist, Source, Licence/Permission.
What requires attribution?
Any picture that is not your original artwork should include attribution. Copyright aside, attribution is a common courtesy that should always be extended to artists.
Examples
For artwork shared by members of the Pigment Gallery, attribution should display the artist’s name and that you have permission to post. Here’s what that looks like:
@Username, allowed
For photos you've taken, simply state that it belongs to you. Your attribution would be:
My Photo
Other artwork should include the artist’s name, where you acquired it, and why it’s acceptable for you to post it. Try something like this:
Johnny C. Recently, Etsy, purchased
For public domain images, state the artist name if known, where you sourced the picture, and that it’s a public domain picture. These would work perfectly:
van Gogh, artsandculture.google.co.uk, public domain
Unknown, Unsplash.com, Public Domain
Attribution for your AI generated artwork should include yourself as the creator, the name of the AI App, and the name of the app used to modify or enhance the AI creation (if applicable). Have a gander below:
Me, AI-app
Me, AI-App, my-arteditor-app
Examples of Attribution:
✅ This image is used with permission. Found in Pigment Gallery. Designed by NotARandomUser.
✅ This image was bought on Etsy.com. Artwork by FluffyMcPurr.
✅ AI artwork created by Your_UserName using RandomAIApp; modified using RandomApp (if applicable).
❌ Found on Pinterest.
❌ Signed by artiste.
❌ [No attribution whatsoever]
What if it's Public Domain?
Artwork in the “public domain” is free to use and share as you wish. It belongs to the public. Just be sure to write that in the attribution field when publishing to the Gallery.
How do I know if something is in the Public Domain?
Creative works typically enter the public domain 70 years following the creator's death. The creator also has the option to declare their work as public domain. As stated previously, the artist’s signature, a watermark, or the presence of the work on the Internet do NOT suggest that the artwork is in the public domain. Artdex.com describes it in this way:
When a piece of creative work is no longer protected by copyright, it’s considered “public domain” art. Artists can lose copyright protection or the right to profit from a piece of art by surrendering or transferring it. Alternatively, copyright owners can “dedicate” or deliberately place work in the public domain. Copyright can also expire or be taken away due to ineligibility. In the US and in countries of the European Union, copyright protection lasts the lifetime of the artist plus 70 years after their death. So once artwork no longer has copyright protection and is “in the public domain,” those who access it can use it freely without having to seek permission from the artist or last owner (Artdex.co.uk).
What about stock photos?
If you're interested in colouring stock images that are more likely to be properly licensed for use in the Pigment app, try the sites listed below. Always read all applicable terms and conditions on any website to assure that you are in compliance.
Pixabay.co.uk, Picjumbo.co.uk, Libreshot.co.uk, Stocksnap.io, Pexels.co.uk, Isorepublic.co.uk, splitshire.co.uk, foodiesfeed.co.uk, unsplash.co.uk, gratisography.co.uk, kaboompics.co.uk, fancycrave.co.uk, stockphotos.io, lifeofpix.co.uk, startupstockphotos.co.uk, nos.twnsnd.co, jaymantri.co.uk, travelcoffeebook.co.uk, picography.co, albumarium.co.uk, stokpic.co.uk, goodfreephotos.co.uk, 4freephotos.co.uk, adigitaldreamer.co.uk/gallery, freeimages.co.uk, freenaturestock.co.uk, animalphotos.info
⚠️ Should I report images that appear to be infringing upon copyright?
Copyright reports are expected to come from the original artist or copyright holder. If you are NOT the artist or copyright holder, bear in mind that Gallery users have already signed an agreement that their imports do not infringe or violate the rights of any other party. They are not obligated by terms of use to provide any further claims or proof. If you are the original artist or copyright holder, our DMCA report form is available here: DMCA
Have a look at our Guidelines for Proper Attribution.