Fan Art Wall Browser Source for Viewer Upload Rewards

A fan art wall is a live publishing surface

Fan art walls are great because they make viewers feel visible without forcing the streamer to stop everything. The risky part is that a browser-source gallery is public. If viewers can upload images, stickers, memes, or drawings, moderators are effectively publishing visual content to the stream.

OBS Browser Source can render web pages, custom layouts, images, animation, and even audio inside OBS. That makes it perfect for a fan art wall, but it also means the source needs strict rules. A bad upload can be clipped before the streamer notices. A too-large image can cover gameplay. A private name in a file can leak information. A sponsor segment can suddenly include unapproved art.

StreamableBot is a good place to run this because Upload Corner-style rewards, paid submissions, browser-source overlays, and mod queues already need approval states. Treat the fan art wall as a small gallery with a curator, not a folder that dumps straight into OBS.

Pick the wall format first

There are three common formats: rotating gallery, sticker board, and segment showcase. A rotating gallery shows one approved image at a time. A sticker board adds small approved images around the scene. A segment showcase pauses the stream for fan art review. Each format needs different moderation and layout.

The rotating gallery is safest for most streamers because it gives each upload a clear slot and can be hidden quickly. The sticker board is fun but needs strict size limits because clutter builds fast. The segment showcase creates stronger reactions but takes more time and needs the streamer ready to respond.

Do not combine all three on the first stream. Start with one format, learn what viewers submit, then add more modes later. The first version should be easy for mods to approve and easy for viewers to understand.

• Rotating gallery: one approved image at a time, good for clean scenes.
• Sticker board: many small approved images, good for chaotic community nights if limits are strict.
• Segment showcase: streamer reviews selected art during a planned break.
• Sponsor-safe wall: approved assets only, no surprise user-generated content.
• Archive wall: best uploads return in later streams after extra review.

Write upload rules in viewer language

The rules should be short enough for viewers to remember. Upload your own art or art you have permission to share. No personal information. No hateful, sexual, violent, or harassing content. No copyrighted character mashups if the streamer does not want that risk. No QR codes, phone numbers, addresses, or hidden text. Mods can reject anything that does not fit the stream.

If the wall is paid, say what the viewer is buying. They are buying a moderated submission, not guaranteed display of anything. Approved uploads appear when the scene is safe. Rejected uploads follow the creator's credit or refund-review policy. Held uploads may appear later.

Use file requirements too. Image type, maximum size, aspect ratio, transparent background rules, and whether animation is allowed. The more the tool normalizes before OBS, the less the mod has to fix live.

• Allowed: original fan art, approved memes, safe stickers, stream-themed drawings.
• Not allowed: private information, hate, sexual content, threats, harassment, gore, scams, QR codes.
• Needs extra review: copyrighted characters, sponsor logos, political messages, medical claims, and minors.
• File rules: size limit, format limit, no hidden text, no surprise animation unless enabled.
• Display rules: mods can crop, resize, hold, or reject.

Moderation needs preview and crop

Mods should see the upload before it reaches OBS, exactly as it will appear. A tiny preview in the dashboard is not enough if the image becomes huge on stream. The moderation view should show crop, scale, background, username label, and current scene mode.

Give mods fast buttons: approve, hold, reject, crop, hide now, clear wall, mark favorite, and flag payment review. A rejected image should use a category reason. A hidden image should stay logged so the creator can review what happened later.

For fan art, credit is tricky. Some artists want their name shown. Some viewers submit under a platform handle. Some uploads may include real names. Let viewers choose a display name and keep private account data off the wall. If the mod sees personal information in the image or filename, reject or edit before display.

• Preview final display size before approval.
• Crop away empty space, private details, or bad framing.
• Use viewer-approved display names only.
• Keep moderation notes private.
• Let mods hide an already approved image immediately.

Scene modes keep the wall from taking over

The fan art wall should not be active in every scene. Main Just Chatting can show it. Gameplay may need a compact version. IRL may need a tiny corner or no wall at all. Sponsor scenes should use approved assets only. Privacy and reconnecting scenes should hide viewer uploads completely.

Use modes: open, slow, showcase, sponsor-safe, held, and closed. Open accepts new submissions. Slow accepts submissions but displays fewer. Showcase saves uploads for a planned segment. Sponsor-safe displays only pre-approved assets. Held keeps the queue but hides public display. Closed stops new submissions.

The public browser source should show mode clearly. If uploads are closed, say closed. If the queue is held, say held. Do not let viewers pay into a reward that cannot be fulfilled for the rest of the stream.

• Open: casual segment, mods available, wall visible.
• Slow: busy chat, long queue, or gameplay focus.
• Showcase: save the best uploads for streamer reaction.
• Sponsor-safe: only approved art pack or curated favorites.
• Held: privacy, reconnecting, serious topic, or mod shortage.
• Closed: stream cannot fairly review or display more uploads.

Layout rules for OBS

A fan art wall should have fixed dimensions. Do not let one huge image resize the whole source. Use safe zones so the wall does not cover face cam, subtitles, gameplay UI, sponsor marks, or chat. Test mobile viewing because small art can become unreadable after stream compression.

For sticker boards, cap the number of visible stickers. A wall that starts cute can become visual noise after twenty uploads. Rotate older stickers out, fade them, or move them to an archive scene. For galleries, use consistent timing so images do not flicker too fast.

Keep a clear-wall button. If something looks wrong, the mod should be able to clear the public source without deleting the moderation log. Emergency hide matters more than perfect animation.

• Use fixed source width and height.
• Limit visible items by scene mode.
• Keep text labels short and optional.
• Use margins around face cam and important game UI.
• Test long display names and transparent images.
• Add emergency hide and clear-wall actions.

Use fan art after the stream

The best uploads should not disappear forever. With permission, save favorites for a recap, Discord post, starting-soon scene, or future fan art segment. Be careful with credit. Use the display name the viewer approved. Do not expose emails, payment names, or filenames.

After-stream review also improves moderation. Which rules were unclear? Which images got the best reaction? Which format worked: gallery, sticker board, or showcase? Did the wall help the stream, or did it become a distraction? Update the rules before the next upload night.

A fan art wall works when viewers feel invited and mods feel in control. If either side feels confused, simplify. Fewer accepted formats, clearer rules, and slower display often make the feature better.

Protect artists and recurring submitters

Fan art rewards can accidentally pressure artists if the stream treats every upload like disposable content. Make credit optional, not forced. Some viewers want a handle shown. Some want to stay quiet. Some may submit under one platform name while paying under another. The public wall should use only the display name the viewer approved.

Do not let the browser source expose filenames, emails, payment names, or upload metadata. Those details are useful to nobody watching. If an image contains a watermark, signature, or social handle, the mod should check whether it matches the submitted display name and whether it reveals anything the viewer did not mean to show.

For recurring artists, create a favorite or archive lane with extra review. That lets good art return later without making the live mod re-approve it from scratch. It also gives the creator a cleaner way to celebrate the community without letting the wall become a permanent pile of old uploads.

• Use viewer-approved display names only.
• Strip or hide filenames and payment names from public output.
• Let artists opt out of archive use.
• Review watermarks and signatures before display.
• Keep favorite art in a curated lane separate from live uploads.

Other resources

Use these references when designing viewer-upload walls, browser-source layouts, platform-safe moderation rules, and StreamableBot queue controls.

• OBS Browser Source.
• Twitch Community Guidelines.
• YouTube Community Guidelines.
• YouTube Help: moderate live chat.
• StreamableBot features.