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The Art Guidelines is a set of guidelines for drawing polcompballs and icons, and are the official means of drawing them.

Drawing Polcompballs

Steps

1. Draw a ball; don't use the circle tool, the ball looks bland when used. Draw a triangle or cube if it is represented as such.
2. Draw on what's represented on the ball. If it predominantly uses black, don't use pure black; instead, use a slightly lighter shade.
3. Draw two eyes on the balls. The eyes should be purely white. Use a singular eye, differently colored eyes, etc. it it is represented as such.

You're done!

Do NOT

Do NOT use them on polcompballs unless it is represented on the ball.

1. Do NOT use pupils on balls. If you use both circle tool and pupils, you made it more like Quarkism. The only exception is Ingsoc.
2. Do NOT use hair on balls, especially facial hair. The only exception is Apoliticism.
3. When drawing the ball, Do NOT use anti aliasing on the ball, as it leaves anti-aliasing artifacts on the ball.
4. When drawing the eyes, do NOT use eyelashes or eyebrows on the ball.
5. Do NOT add limbs to the ball. The only exception is Senatorialism.
6. When drawing what's represented on the ball, do NOT use black lines in-between colors.
7. Do NOT use mouths on the ball. In Polandball, there's no balls with a mouth.

Optional

Optional features that can be used on polcompballs, but are not required.

1. Draw shading features on the ball. You can also use shadows.
2. You can add accessories to the balls, like headwear and facial gear.

Drawing Icons/Flairs

Steps

1. Get one of these templates listed in the List of ideology icons, so you wont draw it by hand.
2. Draw on what's represented on the icon pixel by pixel. Don't get an existing flag and scale it down, or it will look pixelated or blurry.
3. If the ball has accessories, add them to the ball.