Hello!

So recently I’ve encountered several different who are at a struggle to properly use reverse-search engines when trying to find the artist to a piece of artwork. They either don’t know how to use them, or are unsure of how to input that information into their post.

Therefore, I wanted to share with you all an example of how to use SauceNao, a popular reverse-search engine that will correctly find a majority of Yuri!!! on ICE artworks.

Today I will be using this piece of artwork, which was found by a simple image search on Google:

Adorable, right? I’m sure many of you will be dying to use it! Unfortunately, it will take just a few more minutes before you can... So let’s begin!

Step 1: Visit SauceNao

All you need to type into your browser (Safari or Chrome) is www.saucenao.com! It will bring you to this home screen:

Step 2: Plug your image in

From here, click the “Choose File” button (circled below), and select the image from your photo gallery, as you can see in the following images.

It should then look like this:

Step 3: Finding the artist

Great! Now click “Get Sauce” (circled below), and a similar image to the second one down should appear.

Step 4: Obtaining the profile link

We’re almost done! Now, click the member’s name (circled below), and it should bring you to their profile on either Pixiv or DeviantArt. In this case, it was Pixiv.

Step 5: Linking them on your post

Doing great so far! So now that you’re on their profile, copy the browser link.

Then, open your post, and simply paste the link so you can get back to it.

Step 6: Can you use it?

Now comes the slightly more difficult part: Translating the Japanese characters that define whether or not you can use their art.

Luckily, the Google Translate app can help with that! So go ahead and that from either the App Store or Google Play Store.

Now that that’s done, go back to the artist’s profile, and take a screenshot, and crop it so only the desired text shows:

Then on the app, make sure it’s set from Japanese to English. Click the circled camera icon.

Now select that image.

Highlight the text with your finger as it asks, then something like the following should pop up. Click the blue arrow.

And now you know what it says!

Of course, Google Translate isn’t perfect, but you get the general idea. And as you can see above, unless there’s a specific statement that does not excuse reposting of their art (such as Blau678), you should be good to go!

But if you can’t use the artwork, don’t fret—there are several out there you can use, so just go find another one!

So don’t simply ignore the message; please respect these artists.

Step 7: Translating their name

One of the last steps! So if you can use the artwork, on the same Google Translate app, follow the same steps as above, and you should see a screen similar to this:

Now compare that to your screenshot, and make some changes.

For example, I had to delete the last character. Then, simply copy paste the text, and open back up your post.

Write “[Background] Art by” in front of your link, then add the copied name text in front, and format it so it looks like this, and the characters become hyperlinked.

Finally, add the “on Pixiv.” you can see at the end, or perhaps “on DeviantArt.” and you have your final product!

Example art by 沢次利 勇哉 on Pixiv.

Thank you for reading, and I hope this helps!