What is Membership to Artalyst?
Membership is an additional role that you can voluntarily sign up for that grants you even more features on the site. Features like, image statistics, personal customizable portfolio page, access to the storyline, ability to increase in rank and aquire badges and titles, personal blogs, and more. The normal fee for a subscription membership is $3 per month. However, until all of the features are added, that will not be the price you pay right now.


Why do you need to charge me to use these features?
Artalyst maintains a "advertising free" experience. We have no annoying flashing banner ads, google ads, pop-ups or the infamous pop-unders. This site is about artist expression, not advertising weight loss miracle drugs or home loans. However, costs of running the servers, back up servers, and the accompanying bandwith that is ever so precious, needs to be addressed somehow. Previously it was paid for by the site owner and various other donations, but as we grow, that becomes increasingly more expensive.

What are groups?
On Artalyst, Groups are set up by Members as a themed micro-community that create or communicate internally and may or may not be viewed by the rest of the Artalyst community. Only a Member of Artalyst may create a Group, although any user may join and participate in a Group.

What are Groups used for?
Some Members may use their Group to create a private blog area that only other users invited to their group may see or comment on. The site uses a Group of authors that collaborate to create the storyline of Artalyst in private, then release the story to the public when ready. Some Members may also create Groups that are open to anyone, that sponsor a particular theme like B&W landscape photography for example.

What is a blog?
There are many definitions. For the purposes of blogs on Artalyst, we will define them as personal diaries. Blogs are becoming the "trendy" thing on the internet now. I'm sure you've probably heard of blogs by now, if not really knowing what it was about.

What is the purpose of a blog on Artalyst?
It's there for you the artist, to keep a record of your musings and activities if you like. Believe it or not, some people are interested in what makes you tick. They may see your artwork on the site, and think to themselves, "that seems like it was created by a really interesting person". But generally, people use them as personal journals and/or diaries.

What is the largest image I may post to the gallery?
The image my be no bigger than 1200 pixels in any dimension and no larger in size than 500kb.

What size does the system shrink my image too for viewing on the webpage?
Artalyst will resize your image to a maximum of 640 pixels in any dimension for display on the gallery page, and will resize and re-preportion your thumbnail to 80 pixels in both dimensions.

Where can I or someone see my original sized image?
There is a function coming that will allow registered users to view the full original sized image.

Is there a maximum number of images I may upload per day?
Currently there is no limit. However, remember that if you space your images out, you will get more exposure to the main page of recent images over a longer period of time.

What is allowed for upload to the PhotoArt Albums?
This category is the site's main focus. We are looking for the best images you can create, with any and all techniques you can utilize. There are no rules or requirements on what is allowed except that they must be of a photographic origin of course, and you must be the creator of all sources used. Images are subject to removal from the gallery to eliminate mistakes or sub-par images.

How do I register to Artalyst as a user?
In the top left corner under the login boxes, click the link called "create account". You will be taken to a page where you can enter your desired username or "nickname" and your valid email address. Nothing else is required to register, other information like real name, bio, website, etc. can be filled in later if you want. Then check your email account. Within a few minutes, you should get an automatically-generated email confirming your registration and giving you an initial password to use. Now you're ready to log in.

How do I change my account settings?