Site Rules

As a member of Sheezy.Art, you are required to abide by the following rules. Breaking these rules may result in moderator action taken at staff discretion.

• You must be at least 13 years old to sign up and use the site.
• You must be at least 18 years old to post or interact with content in the Mature and Explicit categories.
• You must correctly categorise and tag all content in accordance with our Ratings and Tagging Policy guides.
• You must not post anything to the site that instigates bullying or harassment. Callouts, witch hunts, etc are strictly not allowed.
• You must not impersonate another user or person, account or company, or user's character(s) without consent to do so.
• You must not upload content that has been traced or not made by you without permission from the original artist(s).
• Persona accounts are subject to the same moderation measures as User accounts.

Please also read our Terms & Conditions

Ratings Guide

'Content' is defined as a user's uploaded artwork, description, tags, journals, and profile layout information.

The following guide is intended to help users rate their content appropriately. The Sheezy staff reserve the right to act with moderator discretion if there is content found to be outside the scope of the guide as it is currently written. This includes the altering of ratings, tags, post visibility, and the deletion of content that violates our policies.

Our moderation team makes decisions based on a post's artwork, description, and tags! We do not seek further context from any source outside of the individual post, so we ask that users include all pertinent information that may be otherwise unclear in the description and tags! If we find that a post is unclear in areas that affect our ratings and tag requirements, we will temporarily hide the post and reach out for clarification!

As a general rule, if you are unsure if the content you are submitting belongs in one of two tiers, the staff recommends you upload it to the higher of the two. While we wish that we could answer every question about every aspect of creative content in this guide, we simply do not have the resources to do so. Always use your best judgement, and make sure to refer to our Tagging Policy at the end of this page for required and recommended content tags.

Sheezy.Art has three tiers for rating content: General (G), Mature (M), and Explicit (X).

General (G) contains content suitable for all ages 13 and older.

Mature (M) contains content suitable for 18+ audiences.

Explicit (X) contains explicit graphic content for 18+ audiences.

Users aged 13 to 17 are prohibited from interacting with 18+ content on Sheezy.Art.

While our ratings are largely user-chosen, there are some types of content that must be strictly allocated to Mature or Explicit. Please review our below guidelines.

Nudity | Guidelines for nudity tagging.

1.1 General

Can contain non-sexual nudity but must not contain genitalia of any kind.

• #Nudity includes all characters with exposed or unclothed humanoid nipples.

Non-sapient ("feral") animals that are not depicted in suggestive, sexual, or otherwise disallowed contexts are exempt from needing the "nudity" tag. This means that any animals photographed or drawn with the intent of anatomical accuracy do not need to be tagged when containing nipples or genitalia. Content must not focus on the animal’s genitals or depict the animal in any sexual context. All content must still adhere to Disallowed Content Rule 5.3.

Spoiled images contain examples of nudity that must be tagged

Artwork by Exlimixia

1.2 Mature

Can contain all nudity, but must not indicate or otherwise depict genital arousal. Must still be tagged #nudity.

• All depictions of unclothed genitals must be tagged #genitalia.
• All depictions of unclothed non-human genitals must be tagged #nonhumangenitalia.

Non-sapient ("feral") animals that are not depicted in suggestive, sexual, or otherwise disallowed contexts are exempt from needing the "nudity" and "genitalia" tags. This means that any animals photographed or drawn with the intent of anatomical accuracy do not need to be tagged when containing nipples or genitalia. Content must not focus on the animal’s genitals or depict the animal in any sexual context. All content must still adhere to Disallowed Content Rule 5.3.

1.3 Explicit

Can contain all forms of nudity. Must still be tagged #nudity.

• All depictions of unclothed genitals must be tagged #genitalia.
• All depictions of unclothed non-human genitals must be tagged #nonhumangenitalia.

Non-sapient ("feral") animals that are not depicted in suggestive, sexual, or otherwise disallowed contexts are exempt from needing the "nudity" and "genitalia" tags. This means that any animals photographed or drawn with the intent of anatomical accuracy do not need to be tagged when containing nipples or genitalia. Content must not focus on the animal’s genitals or depict the animal in any sexual context. All content must still adhere to Disallowed Content Rule 5.3.

Sexual Content | Guidelines for tagging suggestive and sexual content.

2.1 General

Content that contains mild innuendo or loose references to sexually themed humor must be tagged #suggestive.

Cannot contain interaction that depicts, suggests the escalation to, or otherwise alludes to sexual arousal, gratification, sex acts, or kink/fetish of any variety.

2.2 Mature

Content that alludes to, references, or discusses sexual topics, implies mild arousal, contains sexually-themed flirtation, or depicts explicit/lewd humour must be tagged #sexualthemes.

Permissible content in this tag includes but is not limited to: the presence of sex objects that are not in use, conversations referencing sexual topics, and implications of sexual attraction.

Content in this tag must not contain the sexual arousal of genitalia, sexual gratification or touching, sex acts, or depictions of kink/fetish content. Any content containing these themes must be tagged as #sexualcontent and be rated Explicit.

All content that appears to be kink/fetish content will be Tag and Rating adjusted at moderator discretion.

2.3 Explicit

Content that is created with the intent to be sexually gratifying must be tagged #sexualcontent.

All depictions of sexually aroused genitalia, sexual gratification and touching, sex acts, and all kink/fetish both explicit and "safe for work" must be tagged and allocated to the Explicit rating.

Non-consensual sexual content is strictly banned from Sheezy. If content does not depict or otherwise imply consent, or if it displays behaviour that denotes non-consent, we will not host it on Sheezy. Content of this form may be removed at moderator discretion.

Users can discuss non-consensual sexual content but cannot depict it in any way.

Refer to the below Disallowed Content section for more information.

Gore & Violence | Guidelines for tagging Gore & Violence.

3.1 General

Gore & Violence in this rating can be mild or moderate and must be tagged accordingly.

3.1a Mild Violence & Gore

Mild violence and gore must be tagged #Gore.

Pieces that fall within this tag can contain the violence that leads to and the depiction of mild amounts of blood and injury, including but not limited to: bloody noses, cuts, split lips, bruises, black eyes, and undetailed limb cross-sections that do not depict internal musculature or organs. Scarring does not require tagging in any capacity.

Artwork that contains cartoon depictions of gore falling under the above definition may use #CartoonGore instead.

Spoiled image contains examples of gore allowed in this tag

Artwork by Shei

3.1b Moderate Violence & Gore

Moderate violence and gore must be tagged #Moderategore.

Pieces that fall within this tag can contain the violence that leads to and the depiction of moderate blood and injury, including but not limited to: heavily bloody wounds, "chopped up" characters, and non-defined internal musculature or organs.

Artwork that contains cartoon depictions of gore falling under the above definition may use #ModerateCartoonGore instead.

Spoiled image contains examples of gore allowed in this tag

Artwork by Shei

3.2 Mature & Explicit

Extreme violence and gore must be tagged #Heavygore.

Pieces in this tag can contain the violence that leads to and the depiction of extreme amounts of blood and injury, including but not limited to: excessive blood, the violent loss of flesh and limbs, the violent loss of life, cannibalism, and defined internal musculature and organs.

Artwork that contains cartoon depictions of gore falling under the above definition may use #HeavyCartoonGore instead.

Substances | Guidelines for tagging substances.

4.1 General

Content that includes the presence and casual consumption of alcohol and tobacco products must be tagged #substances or the specific substance being used.

Content must not depict the abuse of recreational substances in this rating. Substance abuse is defined as the overindulgence of a substance to where a character is inebriated or otherwise compromised (eg. being drunk or high). Works that contain abuse of these substances must be tagged accordingly with #inebriation, #drunk, or #high and will automatically be marked Mature.

Users can reference or allude to substances and the consumption of substances. Content of this variety must be tagged #impliedsubstances.

• Alcohol and Tobacco Products: Users can post content containing the presence and consumption of alcohol and tobacco products, provided that the use of such substances is not abused and does not depict inebriation or otherwise compromise the characters consuming said substances.

• Recreational Drug Use: Users must not post content depicting the use of recreational substances in this rating apart from the aforementioned alcohol and tobacco products. All depictions of the consumption or presence of recreational substances are to be rated Mature.

• Medicine or Medicinal Drugs: Users can post content that depicts medicine or medicinal drugs being present and/or used for their intended purpose: for the medical treatment of diseases and/or health needs. The willful consumption or administration of medication that results in inebriating side effects is permissible when used for medically intended purposes. Users must not post content depicting medicinal drug abuse in this rating.

In summary, users can post content that contains the use of tobacco products as well as alcohol consumption that does not cause the character to become drunk.

Users can also post content that contains the use of medicinal drugs for their intended purposes as health aids. Medical drug abuse is not allowed and must be rated Mature.

Users cannot post content that contains the presence or consumption of recreational drugs including but not limited to: recreational marijuana, methamphetamines, LSD, and others.

4.2 Mature

Can contain all depictions of recreational substances and substance abuse provided that the substances are not sexual in nature (eg. aphrodisiacs).

Content of this variety must be tagged with #substances, the specific substance being used, or #inebriation, #drunk, or #high.

4.3 Explicit

Can contain all recreational substances and substance abuse. If presented in a sexual setting, substance abuse must not inebriate or otherwise compromise a character beyond the ability to provide consent.

Content of this variety must be tagged with #substances, the specific substance being used, or #inebriation, #drunk, or #high.

Disallowed Content

5.1 Any sexual and/or suggestive content of minors. This includes fictional characters, "cub" art, and characters designed with the intent to appear anatomically child-like. A character appearing anatomically child-like will be removed regardless of actual age.
5.2 Any sexually explicit work depicting characters or people in a non-consensual context or setting. Non-consent can look like, but is not limited to:

• Character is depicted in clear distress
• Character has expressed disinterest or refused advances
• Character is asleep, knocked out, or otherwise unconscious.
• Character is unable to speak, sign, or provide an affirmative

If content does not depict or otherwise imply consent, or if it displays behaviour that denotes non-consent, we will not host it on Sheezy. Content of this form may be removed at moderator discretion.

Users can discuss non-consensual sexual content but cannot depict it in any way.

5.3 Any suggestive or sexually explicit work depicting "feral" / non-sapient animals or creatures. Suggestive or sexual content of characters who are physically or psychologically indistinguishable from real or fictional animals is classified as feral pornography and is banned from Sheezy.
5.3a All animal-based characters must appear anthropomorphised, sapient, and able to provide consent.
5.3b Any and all non-humanoid creatures, mythical or otherwise, or with animal features must adhere to 5.3a. Sexual content of mythological creatures is permitted only if said creatures are shown to have equal intelligence to a human, are fully capable of communicating and providing consent, and do not closely resemble real animals. Conversely, sexual content of mythological creatures shown to have below-human intelligence, an inability to communicate, or resembling real animals is banned from Sheezy.

5.4 The depiction or endorsement of predatory content including but not limited to: pedophilia, incest, and zoophilia. Users can discuss these themes in their content but must not depict, endorse, or promote them in any way.

5.5 The endorsement and positive representation of themes including, but not limited to: homophobia, transphobia, racism, ableism, or otherwise hateful speech or content. Users can discuss these themes in their work but cannot promote or endorse them in any way, shape, or form. The staff reserves the right to remove such content under moderator discretion.

5.6 Any live-action photos or videos that include any variety of personal or confidential information including but not limited to; vehicle licence plates, home address information, identifiable public locations, email addresses, full names, payment information, or private web addresses.
5.6a Photography of real people can be uploaded as long as the photography is being used for artistic or art-related purposes. Photography of minors is not allowed under any circumstance. Photography of real people (including the user) may be used as assets on user profile pages. Real criminal mugshots are not allowed.
5.6b Uploaded imagery of real people may be removed upon request from the individuals depicted in the uploads.

5.7 Photo and video content that contains injury, gore, or sexually explicit material depicting real people and/or animals.
5.7a Gore makeup must be rated according to our gore rating guidelines.

5.8 Any live-action photos or videos that depict animal abuse of any variety. This includes photography of recently-dead animals. Photos of skeletons and taxidermy are permissible. Refer to our Tagging Policy below for required and recommended content tags.

5.9 Any screenshot or screen recording of a game, movie, or broadcast show wherein said game, movie, or show was not completely made by you.

• User uploads can contain assets made by individuals other than the user only if full permission for the use of these assets is provided.
• Users can upload their own game assets (textures, models, etc) for games they have not made and do not have permission to use if said user-made assets are removed from the game and presented in an isolated setting.
• Reference rule 5.11 for screenshot redraws and draw-over content

5.10 Any content generated by AI or ML (artificial intelligence or machine learning), or by a 'character builder' service.
5.10a Character builder services are defined as services wherein a user can customise the resulting image with artwork not created by them, eg. picrews and dollmakers, etc.

5.11 All Copyrighted Content not made by the user and/or that is not significantly transformative must not be hosted on Sheezy. The use of all copyrighted music, videos, or images is not allowed. Users can seek staff advice if unsure of the transformative status of their content.

Significantly transformative edits include but are not limited to:

• Re-animated episode clips wherein the original audio is also replaced
• Covers of music that do not utilize the original copyrighted audio or recordings of said music
• Audio samples from existing copyrighted media that have been incorporated into a piece with significant editing or alteration. Pieces containing copyrighted audio with the intent to be sold for monetary gain must not be hosted on Sheezy,
• Screenshot "redraws"
• "Draw-over" content where a user draws characters over a copyrighted image is permissible, but it is preferred that the user redraws the background as well.
• Artwork or designs made from another artist's published "bases" are allowed, but must always include credit to the original artist.
• "Stamps" using copyrighted materials are allowed. Please note that users cannot directly download uploaded pieces. All stamps uploaded with intent to share with other users should link to an external download location.

Content that is NOT significantly transformative and must not be hosted on Sheezy:

• Clips taken from copyrighted works with "minimal" editing, such as reorganising clips, adding music, adding overlays or text, or other general "fan-cam" editing styles
• Music not made by the user that is sped up, slowed down, or otherwise utilises original copyrighted audio with minimal change.
• Works made with unedited copyrighted video game assets that do not belong to the user.

Comparison images can be included in uploads but they must not be the focal point of the piece and the source of the original image must be credited and/or linked to in the upload description.

The use of royalty-free stock photos in uploads is permitted, but a link back to the stock image on its host website must be included in the upload. Users must not reupload unaltered stock images (downloading the image and reuploading it as-is to Sheezy) not created by the user. Users can use these stock images in their works with credit.

5.11a Hosting Alternatives

In hopes of not stifling these creative outlets, Sheezy offers embedded content as an alternative. Embedded content is hosted on a non-Sheezy platform and linked in some way to Sheezy.

Embedding possibilities include:

• Embedding or posting links to images, videos, and music in Journals.
• Embed and Custom Content Profile Blocks: links can be posted into these profile blocks to showcase work containing copyrighted assets.
• Adding links to artwork descriptions: users can use a Sheezy post as a "custom thumbnail" and link to outside hosting platforms for copyrighted content. The artwork utilised in the upload must belong to the user or be otherwise copyright-free.
• Note that the ability to upload embedded third-party content as artwork is a planned feature for a future update.

5.11b Profile Cosmetics and Pinboards

The use of copyrighted images/gifs is permissible for use as profile cosmetics (profile pictures, banners, backgrounds, page dolls, etc.) and pinboard profile blocks.

Users can upload page cosmetics such as stamps as an artwork. Keep in mind, however, that pieces uploaded as an artwork are not able to be downloaded by other users. If a user's intent is to share assets, it is recommended to link to a location where the asset is downloadable.

Tagging Policy

Sheezy.Art currently uses a tagging feature that allows users to search, categorize, and block specific content. There is a limit of 2000 characters that a user can add to the tags field of a submission, and all submissions require at least three tags. As a user of Sheezy, you are required to correctly tag any uploaded content.

As such, we ask that user content always be tagged appropriately. Listed below are both required and recommended tags.

Content Categorization Tags

Content Categorization tags work alongside our rating guidelines! These are required tags that allow each individual user to create their own viewing experience on Sheezy! Don't stress about memorizing all of them, though! These tags and their definitions are built into our art uploader.

• Gore - Content containing mild amounts of blood and injury, including but not limited to: bloody noses, cuts, split lips, bruises, black eyes, and undetailed limb cross-sections that do not depict internal musculature or organs.
  • CartoonGore - Content containing mild amounts of cartoon (eg. "Candy" gore) blood and injury, following the above limitations of the "Gore" tag.
• ModerateGore - Content containing moderate amounts of blood and injury, including but not limited to: heavily bloody wounds, "chopped up" characters, and non-defined musculature or organs.
  • ModerateCartoonGore - Content containing moderate amounts of cartoon (eg. "Candy" gore) blood and injury, following the above limitations of the "ModerateGore" tag.
• HeavyGore - Content containing extreme amounts of blood and injury, including but not limited to: excessive blood, the violent loss of flesh and limbs, the violent loss of life, and defined internal musculature and organs.
  • HeavyCartoonGore - Content containing extreme amounts of cartoon (eg. "Candy" gore) blood and injury, following the above limitations of the "HeavyGore" tag.
• Blood - Content containing blood without open injury must be tagged with either #gore or #blood
• Substances - Content containing the use of tobacco products, alcohol, and/or recreational drugs.
  • Content containing substances must either be tagged with #substances or the specific substance being used. E.g. #alcohol, #smoking, or #drugs.
  • Content depicting inebriation must either be tagged with #inebriation, #drunk, or high.
• HardDrugs - Content containing the recreational use of hard drugs such as methamphetamines, LSD, and others.
• Nudity - Content containing exposed or unclothed humanoid nipples.
• Genitalia - Content containing unclothed genitalia of any kind.
  • Nonhumangenitalia - Content containing genitalia that does not closely resemble human genitalia.
  • Non-sapient ("feral") animals that are not depicted in suggestive, sexual, or otherwise disallowed contexts are exempt from needing the "Genitalia" tag.
• Suggestive - Content containing suggestive themes. This includes mild comedic innuendo and loose references to sexual humour.
• Sexualthemes - Content containing referencing or discussing sexual topics, such as implying mild arousal, containing sexually-themed flirtation, or depicting explicit/lewd humor.
• Sexualcontent - Content created with the intent to be sexually gratifying. Content may contain sexual arousal, gratification, sex acts, and kink/fetish.

Accessibility tags

These are tags that allow users to avoid content that may cause harm to them, such as seizures or motion sickness. Accessibility tags are required.

• eyestrain - Contains colors that may be straining to view. These could be very vibrant, saturated colors or low-contrast colors that may strain a user to differentiate between. This also includes the use of chromatic aberration! See our "What is Eyestrain?" news post for additional information!
• epilepsywarning - Contains quick, bright flashes or quick movements of an image (for example, an image shaking rapidly) that may induce seizures in some users.
• loudsound - Contains loud sounds that may bring discomfort to a user's hearing, such as high-pitch static, boosted volume, and popping of volume.
• quietsound - Contains quiet sounds such as whispering voices and low hums.
• suddensound - Contains sudden sounds, especially after long periods of silence.

Recommended Tags

Recommended tags concern content that is not required, but recommended to be tagged for community comfort. They will not be added to your uploads by Sheezy staff. We've provided several examples here of what you could tag when uploading your content, and strongly encourage tagging anything else you may feel is right for your work!

• Subtitles - Video or flash content that has user-created subtitles!
• Horror - Content meant to elicit a fear response.
• Bodyhorror
  Body horror is defined as artwork that depicts a character's body in a non-standard manner that is meant to express or elicit feelings of fright, disgust, or disturbance. All depictions of disabilities and medical disfigurements that can occur in real-life bodies are not body horror, provided that the artwork is not meant to frighten the viewer with its representation.
• Specific Weaponry - Content containing any sort of weaponry, such as #swords, #knives, or #guns.
• Specific Injuries - While it is required to tag #gore, it is recommended to have additional tags such as #bruising, #cuts, or #unusualgrowths
• Specific Medical - Content containing anything related to medicine or medical equipment such as #pills or #needles
• Specific Substances - While it is required to tag #substances, it is recommended to have additional tags such as #weed, #vaping, or #alcohol
• Specific Fetishes - All sexual content is required to be tagged, however it is recommended to provide additional tags such as #unsanitary, #bdsm, or #feet
• SensitiveTopics - Content that contains potentially upsetting or distressing topics. E.g. Themes of death, self harm, suicide, or taxidermy.
  • Politics - Content that discusses, depicts, or otherwise includes themes of politics.
  • Suicide - Content that discusses, depicts, or otherwise includes themes of suicide.
  • Selfharm - Content that discusses, depicts, or otherwise includes themes of self harm.
  • Death - Content that discusses, depicts, or otherwise includes themes of death.
  • Discrimination - Content that discusses, depicts, or otherwise includes themes of discrimination. Please note that Sheezy does not allow content that positively endorses or promotes discrimination.
  • Abuse - Content that discusses, depicts, or otherwise includes themes of abuse.
  • Trauma - Content that discusses, depicts, or otherwise includes themes of trauma.
• Common Phobias - Content containing any common phobias can be tagged respectively such as #emetophobia (vomit), #trypophobia (clusters), or #entomophobia (insects)

Content Warning Tags

These tags will trigger an intermediary page before you view an artwork, journal or profile that contains them.

You can manage the Content Warning feature from your Account Settings page.