A few short rules that keep Diurnal a place worth coming back to. Read them once and you’ll have the whole picture.
Images generated, in part or in whole, by AI tools (Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, DALL-E, Sora, Adobe Firefly, Stable Doodle, and their cousins) are not in the spirit of what we’re doing here, and will be removed when found.
That includes AI-touched-up sketches, AI-traced photographs, and AI-generated imagery you’ve drawn over. We’re not chasing polished output — we’re chasing the small daily practice of you and a pen.
Repeated violations end in account suspension. If you’re ever unsure whether something counts, it probably does — leave it off, draw something else.
What you upload should be your own sketch, made in response to today's prompt. Don't repost old work, don't copy others, don't trace photographs without saying so.
Critique is welcome when it's asked for. Otherwise, a kind word costs nothing. We expect grown-up disagreement, not put-downs. Cruelty, harassment, slurs, and pile-ons are removed on sight.
No nudity, gore, hate symbols, or sexual content. This is a daily creative space, not an adult one. If you're not sure, err safer.
Drawing from a photo, a still, or another artist's piece? Mention it in the caption. Inspiration is fine; uncredited copying isn't.
Every sketch has a report option. We read every flag. Moderation is human and tries to be quick — usually within a few hours, sometimes longer on weekends.
We’d rather lose a borderline post than chase its replies for a week.
Removals are usually a quiet email and the post being taken down. Repeated breaches escalate to a temporary suspension, then a permanent one. We don’t announce removals publicly. If you think we got it wrong, reply to the email and we’ll take another look.
Now go draw something.
Last updated 2 August 2026 · Questions? Read the about page.