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THE SHELLY COMMONS

Art, brushes & templates, shared by Shelly artists

Every piece carries the licence its artist chose — free, with credit, non-commercial, Ripple only, as-is, or just to look at. The guide below explains each one.

Opening the Commons…

Where is it?

In ShellyOpen any design, then the Commons button in the bar on the left (Library ▸ Commons). Search, filter by licence, and choose Add to design. Templates open as a new design, and brushes go into My brushes.
On the webEverything shared appears in the public gallery at quilltides.com/ripple/commons. Anyone can look; using a piece happens in Shelly (free, with a Ripple account).
Your own shelfCommons ▸ Shared by me lists everything you've shared, even pieces you've hidden. Each artist also has a gallery link: quilltides.com/ripple/commons?creator=@yourhandle.

Share your own in three steps

  1. Pick what to share. Select a sticker, frame or doodle (or nothing, for the whole artboard). You can also share a whole design as a template, or a brush from the Brush Maker.
  2. Choose File ▸ Share to the Commons… (or the Commons button at the top). Give it a title, a line about it and a few tags.
  3. Choose a licence and tick the box to say you made it or may share it. It appears for everyone straight away, and you can change the licence, hide it or remove it whenever you like.

The six licences

LicenceOn a book cover or merch I sell?In posts and graphics I share?Can I change its colours or cut it up?Do I need to credit the artist?Can I re-share the art by itself?
Free to useAnyone can use and change it, for anything. No credit needed.✓✓✓No (still kind)✓
Free with creditUse and change it for anything, as long as you credit the artist.✓✓✓Yes — Shelly adds it✓
Personal & non-commercialUse and change it with credit, but not to sell anything or in paid ads.—✓✓Yes — Shelly adds it—
Ripple onlyUse it with credit in designs you share on Ripple. Don't re-share the art on its own.—✓✓Yes — Shelly adds it—
Use as-isPlace it with credit, but don't recolour, edit or cut it up.✓✓—Yes — Shelly adds it—
Look, don't useShared to admire. It can't be added to designs.—————

Not sure? Free with credit is the friendliest choice for most art. Pick Personal & non-commercial if you don't want it on things people sell, and Look, don't use for portfolio pieces.

Credit, done for you

When you use a Commons piece, Shelly remembers who made it and under which licence. The Export window lists the credits ready to copy, Post to Ripple adds them to your caption, and Pexels photos and art you may not re-share are left out of templates automatically.

Limits & safety

Shelly Free shares up to 12 pieces; Shelly+ (with Ripple Extra) shares up to 200. Three reports from different people hold a piece until a moderator looks. Removing a piece deletes its files; designs that already used it keep their own copy under the licence they took it with.