“…The worth of souls is great in the sight of God.” ~Doctrine and Covenants 18:10
Right now I am going to focus on what I can say and do to help and serve others. I will do what I can to help you while I am still able. So I dub myself Big Sister of O. Here you can reach me as a big sister if I am needed and do not find a post that answers question.
***You may leave your questions in the comments for on my first post***
I have recently recieved many questions of posting fanarts here on TheOtaku, so here is the basics of doing such! This can be applied to submitting other works like wallpapers and ecards as well 
STEP 1 : Finding the Submission Page
(presuming you already have your work ready to go and you just need to put it up) You can either go to any Fan Art page (or the page for what kind of work you would like to submit) like clicking on the Fan Art tab or your fan arts or the fan art section of your fav anime etc. then select the link that says "Submit" OR you can go to your backroom, and highlight the "Quick Submit" link on top of the page and click on "Fan Art" or whichever fandom you wish to share.
NOTE ~ If you are submitting a work for a challenge then go to the Challenge you are submitting it for and submit it from there!
STEP 2 : Filling out the Details
{order and fields slightly vary for other works}
TITLE ~ Required ~ It can be simple like the name of the character, or you can make it enticing so subscribers see the title and want to see it ^^
CATEGORY ~ Required ~ Is it from an anime, which one? Crossover? Original? Is it a book/movie/music etc. Choose where it is from, if you cannot find where it is from, then select "Other" Categories are seperated in alphebetical order in Anime/Manga, Video Games, TV, Movies, Books/Comics, Music, Internet, and Personal
"Is this a Fan Character" checkbox ~ Kinda Required ~ Check it if there is an OC (someone you made up for an already existing series) in it or leave it be if all the characters are cannon
TAGS ~ Optional, but very useful ~ Good tags are the characters' names, if it's a crossover then the series they're from, theme or action in the art
CAPTION ~ Optional ~ Describe what is in the work and/or your reflections on the piece or any insights you would like to share with your viewers
MEMBER DEDICATION ~ Optional ~ If you would like to dedicate this to anyone on TheOtaku, make sure their name is spelled correctly or you'll have to do it over again if you put in a user that does not exist. Just leave blank if there is no dedication
UPLOAD WORK ~ Required ~ Hit the browse button and locate the fanwork from your computer
SUBMISSION OPTIONS ~ Kinda Required ~ Default it submits is for publication which means you'll be able to see it on your profile. If it's a sketch or something you are still working on, you may change it to "store as a draft/sketch"
NOTE ~ Other than FanArts, for Fan Comics, you will create a series page first or choose a stand alone. In a series, you chose where the new page is going in Insert Page After. Wallpapers have different sizes that you can submit for one page, the widescreen dimensions are optional, but you must at least have one 4:3 ratio of the Standard size to submit (must be at least 1024x768). E-cards have the same format as the Fan Arts and have a strict size requirement of 350x350. Quizzes are in their own ballpark, so I made a tutorial to help through that.
Step 3 : Submit!
When you are all ready, hit the "Share Your Masterpiece" button. You should get a green Success box to show it went through. If it's red then it did not go through and should point out why it didn't (ie size requirements or not filling out a reqired part of the form)
NOTE ~ New members' submissions go through moderators to make sure you're not posting plagerized or inappropriate stuffs to the sight, so at first it will take about 24 hours to show up. After you have proven yourself to follow the rules for posting, your works will show up imediately after submitting
Hope that helps ^_^ HAPPY FANDOM!
I have been asked a few times about some of the features TheOtaku has to offer, so whether you are completely new to the site and trying to figure out how the society works, or recently returning after mourning the death of MyOtaku, here are some FAQs about the new stuff!
"I was just wondering if you know what the deal is with the trophis displayed on our portfolio pages are - like, what do they stand for, how do you get them, etc." ~KuboRocks
The trophies have only been around for a month or so. There is one for pretty much any activity you can have on TheO and the more you submit of something, the higher the trophy.
The ranks are (can you start with the blank N/A one? XD) bronze, silver, gold, and ruby
The trophies in order that they are on your page are: fanwords, fanart, wallpapers, fancomics, ecards, quizzes, and comments
Another new feature I don't know if you know about is the chatroom. There is TheOtaku chat now and when you visit there, you can chat with other TheO members that are on (there are some restrictions like you have to have had your account for 30 days and after you've been around for 6 months(?), you can host your own room on it) So it may be a place for you to explore if you feel like conversing with other anime fans ^^
*EDIT~ Thank you Kastom, for discovering that being on for only a month you can get onto chat after a month and not 3 even if the faq offical stuffs hasn't been updated on that yet!*
"I haven't figured out the gifts though...just seen them and realized that those [...] were new since my last visit" ~KuboRocks
With gifts, you are allowed to give up to 6 in a 30-day period. You can access them by highlighting "profile" from your backroom and then selectings "gifts"
There, if people have given you gifts, you can choose which ones to display on your profile page (you will get a PM notification whenever you receive one) and select gifts you would like to give to others and put their username in to send ^^
"What are the requirements to go up from otakuite to otakuite+ and so on? Also, what are the other names for the different levels?" ~Angelic Song
For the rankings, every month they give out 'status promotions' like the otakuite++, otaku legend, etc. They give these promotions to members that are active on the site, so you earn these promotions by submitting fanstuff, posting, and commenting, as well as logging in practically every day. I'm not sure on the exact amount of activity qualifies for a promotion, but as long as you keep doing stuff on the site, you'll climb that ladder on your way up to Otaku Legend! :D
The rankings from beginner to veteran are as follows~
Otakuite; Otakuite+; Otakuite++; Senior Otaku; Senior Otaku+; Senior Otaku++; and Otaku Legend
Aside from those rankings, I don't know if this flew because I haven't seen anyone with the status of it, but they did have a trial of "Otaku Angels" for those who wanted to help others, either by saying they wanted to apply for it or be nominated for it. They likewise have a + and a ++ for Angelites and Angels with the top being an Archangel. I considered trying for it myself...but I didn't want to keep a diary to report all my good deeds XD I rather just my good deeds be recorded in heaven; the only reason I would switch my title over would be so others would know they could come to me for help ^-^
{Or other pictures as well!}
"Can you teach me how to make wallpaper from manga?" ~Darien94
There are many ways to go about it. First, I would use a program with layers if possible (ie Paint doesn't have layers, but if that is all you have, work carefully with it) like Adobe Photoshop or something like it. I learned many years ago that layers are our friends ^^
Then I would either A) open a new document that is the pixel size requirement for a wallpaper or B) resize the picture I'm using for the base to fit the pixel size requirement (which is 1024x768 or bigger according to a 4:3 ratio. You can also change up things for additional copies for widescreen tall and widescreen, but don't worry about that until you are done. This is another reason why layers are our friends!)
Now if you went with A, you'll want to choose which picture(s) you want to use. Then decide on a color scheme for the background (ie what colors, or keep it white, or make it negative so it's majorly black with white lines, etc.) You can use a paint bucket tool to make the bg all one color, or you can use a gradient tool for multiple colors. With multiple colors, you can keep it like that or use a smudge tool and change the brush shape for fun effects and/or explore what filters and effects will do. Again layers are great here because you can change the visibility (ie Layer Style visibility 'ghosted' or where your layers are listed change the opacity %) of the filter or effect to change how the background looks.
Now you've got your background and your pictures, it's time to copy/paste! Either the whole picture or lasso a selected portion or even the clone tool can provide ways to do this. If cloning, be sure to create a new layer to clone to incase you want to move it around later.
Now arrange the picture(s) so they look nice (text phrases can be added here too, but they are not a requirement to have), and bear in mind that as a wallpaper, you'll want to leave room for desktop items and the navigation bar. When you have them where you want them you can keep them like such or play aroun with the filters and effects again.
Don't forget to add your signature/logo.
Flatten the image, save as a .jpeg and you're ready to go! You may also want to save it as layers before flattening as a .pds or a format like that if you want to go back on it to make adjustments for either sizing or personal touches.
If you went with option B) then copy/paste any other pictures you want with the base (if you want others) and play with filters and effects to make the wallpaper special.
There are other ways to make them, which you can explore to find the style and results that appeal to you.
