#gaiaonline

[belle-kieran]

miscellaneous picmixes i've made through the years

account is bellekieran

#puyo puyo #puyo quest #picmix #gif #blingee #utau #kasane teto #teto #kawaii #serilly #frutiger aero #blue #deco #gaia online #pixel #gaiaonline #gumi #gumi megpoid #vocaloid #green #rainbow

[webdec]

#deer #butterfly #spring #gaiaonline

[beru-m]

art trade with sweet_plvto

i’ve ascended from their ML kayron look at him i’m dead 😌

#ensemble stars #enstars #rei sakuma #kaoru hakaze #koga oogami #adonis otogari #fanart #berum #gaiaonline #art trade

[doll-lashes]

#gothic lolita #cute #Gaia online #pixel art #lolita art #gaiaonline #y2k #old school gothic lolita #oldschool lolita #old school lolita #posted by me #character creator #character creation #pixel character #avatar #nostalgia #kawaii #goth #pixel #character #gaia avatar #gaia avi

[r-gie]

I did a thing! A simple choppy animation of my recent drawing :^)

Not impressive but I had fun :_D

#gaiaonline #gaia online #object head #terrarium #simple animation #loop animation #plants #i love frogs #frogcore #plantcore #plantblr #gif #animated #animation #leaf #rgieart

[abomnibus]

#we're going back to gaia #gaia online #gaiaonline #therian #therianthropy #xenogender #theriagender #web graphics

[mikufanclub]

old gaia merch <3

#ANCIENT #the left was from an eraser #circa 2011 #bought the keychain on ebay idk #gaiaonline #my scan #god i wish i still had a gaia giftcard

[gaiatan]

#cringetober #oc #gaia online #gaiaonline #this does mean the last two days will be their own post

[moefang]

#twinsssss #gaiaonline #mine

[g00]

#idk lol #gaia #gaiaonline

[rosekettles]

Dove & her monster

A Gaiaonline commission for a lovely commissioner of her (potential) book characters!

The story she has so far of them and their relationship was so sweet, I truly wanted to capture that within this painting. As always, I was heavily influenced by romanticism and pre raphaelite paintings.

#fantasy portrait #romance art #couple art #gaiaonline #fantasy painting #fantasy #portrait #painting #character art #character painting #digital painting #fantasy character #cute couple #commission #art commission #artists on tumblr #art #digital art #classical painting #classical mythology

[unluckyxse7en]

So I've been sitting on this thought for a bit but. I want to make an informal propaganda post for Gaiaonline! It's a site that's got its pros and its cons, but I feel like it'd really appeal to some of the tumblr crowd, and also I just like to gush about things I like and Gaia is one of those things

So: What is Gaiaonline?

Gaiaonline is essentially a social/avi dressup site, with a lot of love poured into the site's setting! The big draw of course is having an avatar to personalize and plenty of items to dress them up in, but there's other features as well:

Such as numerous minigames (more on one of those later), and even manga featuring backstory and escapades of the site's npcs (don't let the cool panel crops fool you though - a lot of it is silly gag bits lol)

There's also a few options for socializing, as well - you can of course dm people, but there's also forums, profile comments, and statuses. The forum even has semi-recently gained the option for night mode! The site also has their own selection of emojis, some standard and some... not so much xD

Speaking of profile - you can have a decently customizable profile! Gaia provides options in-site, but if none of those are your cup of tea then you can use an external url (or photobucket, but they both watermark nowadays and also are switching to pay-only accounts so I don't recommend that option) - you can add images on the profile, and a background, and have multiple text boxes that can be customized for various uses! Gaia also has aquariums that can display on your profile, but I don't use those anymore so I can't say much on them.

So your avi isn't the only thing you can stylize! Speaking of which... How about those avis?

You can get a wide array of items, and with the right inventory the world is your oyster! There's even a slew of franchise/fandom-inspired items, either from old promotions or just designs made as homages!

(Example Adventure Time-inspired item on the marketplace - Many users sell their items there, so it's wise to check in from time to time!)

Gaia also historically turns to its userbase for item inspiration, and sells the winning designs from the contests it hosts in the shops, so you could show off your own design tastes if you feel like they're lacking your dream item.

^ Example store - complete with a storefront where you can see other user's avatars out front if they're shopping there! The screencap of Moira the NPC is from the middle of the Halloween event they host yearly, hence her dialogue box and Harley Quinn Cosplay.

Don't have money? Not to worry! Gaia offers "Daily Chance" items and money, sometimes including random chance mini-events that can give you some sweet loot AND a fun time.

Still, maybe you want something more... Interactive? Not to worry!!

Allow me to introduce.... zOMG! A flash game - yes you heard that right, FLASH game - where you can run around and kill things, take on quests from npcs, and earn more gold, make friends and more! As stated, it's a flash game, so they had to come up with some workarounds - but they offer suggestions on-site that work with some success in my experience! The drawback is it can be a bit laggy, but sometimes it's just fun having an excuse to see your avatar run around and shoot things. Or slash things. or fling flaming meteors at things. You know how it is.

All in all, it's a very silly site, but one that I find holds a lot of charm and a place in my heart even now. I can't recommend it enough, and hope this appeals to someone reading. :)

P.S. : CONS OF GAIA

This post is already too long so I put cons (and some general disclaimers) under the cut, feel free to read at your discretion:

So as much as I like to gush, there are some notable cons to Gaia, which feel noteworthy to share. I only spend my time in the areas of the site covered above, so apologies if there's anything I fail to mention:

The economy. Good Lord, the Economy. It got so bad Gaia literally had to change from Gaia gold to Gaia platinum because the inflation got so bad - and then they never properly addressed the setup that led to this in the first place. If you buy from the Gcash stores or from the regular storefronts, it's nbd - but the marketplace with its auctions and its user-established prices can get downright brutal. Gaia has also taken recently to flooding the daily chance items with high-quality items from days past - which may not be the worst (especially not for new users) but I do strongly suspect it isn't helping the economy front much.

GCash - Personally I find this a drawback, but a lot of Gaia's push, especially of late, is GCash. This makes sense - there aren't a lot of users left atm, so no point in hosting events, but it does get a little old removing announcements for items only available for real money sometimes. This is something I hope would see a change though, if enough people decide to join.

Filters - there are unfortunately some curses and the like banned to keep the site 'friendly' to younger ages which. Sometimes backfires on their own announcements or npc dialogue. You can type and send the word, iirc, but it will get automatically filtered accordingly. That said, avatar items can get exceedingly raunchy, or have curse words in their displays even, so the bar is.... Nebulous, here.

Flash Player - Gaia has been around for a long time, since 2003. A lot of functions are defunct or buggy, or in the case of zOMG! as mentioned above, require an outside party tool to help it run smoothly. They do what they can do address it but it has impacted things and probably will continue to do so.

Social media - I would say this site doesn't quite qualify as such, as the ability to share media is middling at best. You can post writing, or art, using the forums or the journal function, but it's far from ideal. Other aspects, like profile comments, can be clunky for communication purposes, so while Gaia has some decent options, it's not up to speed with the big giants in social sites nowadays.

Mobile app? - there IS an app for phones. But at the moment, it's only for dressing up your avatar - none of the other functions are available. If you use this site for avi dressup, this is no big deal, but it could be better.

There's other cons, but these feel like the big ones to mention.

Lastly, unrelated but disclaimer: Most of these pictures are my own screenshots, avis, etc, with some minor exceptions - I tried to stick to my own content and accounts (yes I have Several accounts) for showcasing here, when not using official resources. If anyone recognizes themselves or a friend in here and wants it removed/changed/blacked out/etc just give me a shout.

Also, shoutout to @shyyren who features in a few of the screenshots, edited the economy meme, and is my current gaia buddy who encouraged me to make this post lmao

#long post #social media #gaiaonline #gaia online #websites #avatar maker #blablablah

[l4wlii]

Lynna♡

#digital art #digital sketch #manga art #artists on tumblr #character art #character design #monster girl #original character art #mothgirl #luna moth #mishe #gaiaonline #gaia online art #kawaii art #fae art #faerie

[dankwebofficial]

Gaia Towns Circa ??

#gaiaonline #gaia online #gaia #old web #old internet #2000s internet #internet nostalgia #flash games #flash #early internet #mmo

[jettsecret]

So for those who don't know, I got this old gaia character creator working on my neocities. Well, now it actually completes the registration and registers an account into my database. I might use this for some other projects like games and what not in the future and make it possible so you can log in to that site and see your character that you make with this flash creator. But for now, that's all that it does. Error messages are weird but I know how to fix them. Shoot me a message if you notice anything else that behaves weirdly.

https://jettsecret.neocities.org/pages/shrines/oldweb/gaia/

#gaia #gaiaonline #gaia online #flash #flash player #animation #old internet #internet nostalgia #neocities #classic internet #2000s core #2000s internet #old web

[junhardt]

reposting these gaia avis from a while ago! i just wanted them all in one post

#gaia online #gaiaonline #webcore #2000s web #pixel #cute #avis used #avis for fun