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Alright! Black Friday it is! My entire Etsy shop is 30% off now and through Cyber Monday. This is for colorists who'd like to support small businesses and human-made art! No AI-generated images :)

#illustration #artists on tumblr #coloring pages for adults #coloring book #digital and printable coloring pages #not ai generated #etsyseller #estyshop #black friday

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Water Lily – the fourth digital and printable coloring page from my Mesmerizing Mermaids 1 coloring book :)

Black Friday is coming up very soon, and I'll be having a huge discount on all my coloring books/pages in my Etsy shop: IngunnDesignShop

To be notified about when the sale starts (and to get an even better discount) you can sign up for my newsletter here: ingunn.design/newsletter

#artists on tumblr #fantasy illustration #mermaid coloring book #mermaid coloring page #mermaid drawing #etsyseller #etsyshop #adult coloring book #adult coloring pages

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Undine – the third digital and printable coloring page from my Mesmerizing Mermaids 1 coloring book :)

Black Friday is coming up very soon, and I'll be having a huge discount on all my coloring books/pages in my Etsy shop: IngunnDesignShop

To be notified about when the sale starts (and to get an even better discount) you can sign up for my newsletter here: ingunn.design/newsletter

#mermaid coloring book #mermaid coloring page #mermaid drawing #fantasy illustration #etsyseller #etsyshop #adult coloring book #adult coloring pages #adult coloring therapy #artists on tumblr

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Siren's Song – another one of my digital and printable coloring pages from the Mesmerizing Mermaids 1 coloring book :)

Black Friday is coming up very soon, and I'll be having a huge discount on all my coloring books/pages in my Etsy shop: IngunnDesignShop

To be notified about when the sale starts (and to get an even better discount) you can sign up for my newsletter here: ingunn.design/newsletter

#mermaid coloring book #mermaid coloring page #adult coloring pages #adult coloring book #artists on tumblr #etsyseller #etsyshop #fantasy illustration

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Koi Waves – one of the newest digital and printable coloring pages from the Mesmerizing Mermaids 1 coloring book :)

Black Friday is coming up very soon, and I'll be having a huge discount on all my coloring books/pages in my Etsy shop: IngunnDesignShop

To be notified about when the sale starts (and to get an even better discount) you can sign up for my newsletter here: ingunn.design/newsletter

#mermaid coloring book #mermaid coloring pages #adult coloring pages #fantasy coloring book #illustration #artists on tumblr #etsyseller #etsyshop

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A Letter from Julia Baritz

To the Pillowfort Community, 

Transparency from myself and my Staff is part of the foundation that makes Pillowfort so great. The news I am about to share is not easy. But it is important for you, our community, to know what is going on.

Pillowfort has always relied on the generosity of our users. We are proud to be user funded. Over the years we have been able to operate using the funds from our 2018 Kickstarter campaign, which raised over $60,000, in addition to ongoing payments and donations from you.  I am extremely grateful for the support we continue to receive. 

However, despite cost-cutting efforts, we have struggled to break even in revenue since 2021. The funds from the 2018 Kickstarter have been depleted to cover operating costs and to ensure our Staff receives the compensation they deserve.  I will never ask my Staff to work without being compensated.  

We are now at a point where Pillowfort is in danger of exhausting all current finances in the next six months if we continue the current funding/spending trajectory. This is not hyperbole. This is the unfortunate reality of what the platform is facing. If we do not change course now I will have to end contracts with our entire team soon and, eventually, Pillowfort would no longer be able to operate. 

For the past two years I have not compensated myself for my work on Pillowfort. My commitment to Pillowfort is not for personal gain. I was fortunate enough in my privilege to have adequate savings to cover my own personal expenses for a while. I sacrificed what would have been my own compensation in order to ensure my third-party contractors (Staff) could be paid. 

I take full responsibility for the current state of Pillowfort. It has been challenging being a first-time business owner in such turbulent times. Looking back now there are ways I would have managed things differently with the knowledge I have now.  If we can recover from this, I will continue applying what I have learned these last several years to make sure we do not reach this point again. 

I knew Pillowfort was going to be a difficult enterprise due to the very things that I believe make us great: we don’t have shareholders or venture-capital investments (which often leads to shifts away from a company’s primary mission as they are directed to achieve revenue and profit growth to benefit investors); we don’t compromise your privacy by selling user data to third parties; and we don’t host third-party ads that would disrupt your experience. We also pay much higher payment processing fees because we host adult content. Compared to other social media sites that have millions of dollars in corporate investments backing them, things are much harder for us. 

In spite of every hurdle we face,  I truly believe  Pillowfort deserves to exist. I believe in Pillowfort’s mission and I am determined for this platform to succeed. I am not going to abandon this platform until every possible option is exhausted. That is why I have decided it will be necessary to initiate another, more ambitious fundraiser. Our goal will be to raise $25,000 by December 31, 2023. 

This amount is based on the following: We are at risk of the IRS reclassifying Pillowfort as a hobby instead of a business because Pillowfort has not been profitable for several years. If we are reclassified as a hobby this would prohibit us from deducting expenses which will make our financial situation more dire.  The $25,000 amount will make up for our existing year-to-date losses as well as cover our projected expenses (Staff Compensation & Operating costs) for the remainder of the year. 

Raising this amount will also buy our staff the time needed to complete the following projects geared toward increased long-term revenue: 

Finish Progressive Web App development to allow Pillowfort to reach a much broader audience on mobile platforms.

Add the ability for users to pay to promote their posts.

Add the ability for users to gift Pillowfort Premium to other users. 

Once these features are in place, Pillowfort will be in a better position to bring in reliable revenue than we have been recently and will hopefully be on the road to continued self-sustainability.

If you appreciate that Pillowfort is beholden to its users instead of shareholders– if you believe in Pillowfort’s core principles of user privacy control and freedom of expression and creativity–  then I ask you to consider supporting this fundraising effort.

We will post more information soon regarding rewards for reaching our goal (yes, we will be offering a profile badge to donors, and more!), so stay tuned for details. This time around we are also planning to have rewards geared toward users who help spread the word about us too. We understand that not everyone can support us financially right now.

If you can’t donate to the fundraiser there are still many ways to help us. Here are some examples: 

Talk about us to your friends and family.

Write about or make a video about us. (Psst: Use #Pillowfort on other platforms like X, Tiktok, Instagram, Facebook, Tumblr, and Bluesky so we can find your posts!) 

Invite your friends, family, and colleagues to Pillowfort using your Invitation Keys to allow them to join immediately. 

I am forever grateful for your past and continued support. Thank you for taking time out of your day to read this message. Let’s work together to make Pillowfort a robust site for years to come.

Best Wishes, 

Julia Baritz Founder & Lead Architect

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#illustration #drawing #witchy season #artists on tumblr #not ai generated #halloween

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#ai #not ai generated #machine learning

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I've launched a new digital and printable MERMAID coloring book in my Etsy shop! This coloring page is Undine. According to myth, Undine is a water nymph who becomes human when she falls in love with a man. But she'll die if he's unfaithful to her. The word is from the Latin unda, meaning water or wave.

#coloring book #adult coloring pages #fantasy illustration #mermaid coloring book #digital and printable coloring pages #mermaid drawing

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IMPORTANT: AI-Generated Content Ban

Hello Pillowfolks,

We’re ready to announce our decision regarding AI-Generated content on our platform. After careful consideration, our team at Pillowfort has decided we will be enacting a total content ban on all AI-Generated images and writing on Pillowfort. 

An update to our Terms of Service will be released with our next site update, which we are aiming to have ready to launch in the next couple of weeks. At that time our updated policy regarding AI-Generated content will go into effect. (Note: You do not need to delete previously posted AI-Generated content. This ban will only affect AI-Generated content posted after the next Terms of Service update.)

This decision was not made lightly. We wanted to make sure, without a shadow of a doubt, we were making the best decision for the Pillowfort community that could be enforceable by our Terms of Service.

Part of the delay in deciding on a total ban of AI-Generated content was that we worried that a total ban might contradict our other site policies and general philosophies. It’s important to us that our users have as much control over the kind of content they see for both our users’ own comfort, as well as to enable our users to have the freedom to post what they want.  A total ban on AI-Generated content seemed contradictory to our “post and let post” philosophy. Ultimately, however, we decided it would be in the best interest of our entire community to move forward with a ban for the following reasons: 

Our Terms of Service already prohibits copyright violations, which includes reposting other people’s artwork to Pillowfort without the artist’s permission; and because of how AI Generators draw on a database of images and text that were taken without consent from artists or writers, all AI-Generated content can be considered in violation of this rule.

Our community made it loud and clear: AI-Generated content is not welcome on Pillowfort. We had an overwhelming response over the last several months from our users urging us to take action on AI-Generated content. A significant portion of those users requested a total ban. It only seemed logical to support our artist & writer community by striving to do right by our users. We stand in full support of all creatives who make Pillowfort their home. 

We apologize to the users who may be disappointed in our decision.  If you want a refund on your last subscription payment or registration fee as a result of this upcoming change in our policy we will honor refund requests for any payments made within the last 60 days.

We will do our best to answer any questions you may have regarding our decision. Don’t hesitate to ask. Feel free to leave your question below or send in an e-mail at [email protected].

Best, Staff

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I was Shanti Devi. As a little girl in the 1930s she began to claim that she remembered details of a past life...wait, what?

#random

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SEPTEMBER FUNDING UPDATE - 32% (Monthly Goal: $4943) We need your help to meet this month's funding goal. If you have a moment, can you please help spread the word about Pillowfort? We're a user funded platform. All support goes directly to paying our Staff and to help keep the lights on.

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Your platforms and work are an incredible resource, thank you for having so much out there for free. Considering that you’re friends/coworkers with other folks in the art/reference world, do you know a good place/blogger/site to get poses for male bodies?

Happy to help you network! 🌟 My male only poses are filtered into a DA archive folder and should be tagged in my new site's WIP gallery. The male(ish) pose ref providers I can think of right now (brain unreliable!) include: 🔵 @null-entity - mostly clothed but some unclothed/NSFW stuff (usually kept fairly separate from main account), some costumed stuff 🔵 theposearchives - don't think they are on tumblr, male and female duo sometimes with solo images, usually clothed (though sometimes barely ;D) 🔵 @newdmodel - as one may expect from the name, Babs is nude. Babs is also nonbinary but has a masc presenting body re: reference 🔵 @posemuse - drawn references sometimes with stylization but def has male refs 🔵 Skydancer-Stock - sadly left us a few years ago but his extensive DA gallery includes many self portraits if you need a wizardly looking old fella 🔵 stockingbird on DA, nude 🔵 justmeina - on DA mostly nude some mixed gender 🔵 Ahrum-Stock - black model on DA, clothed sometimes fully 🔵 themalenudestock - very naked 🔵 daestock on DA, costumed usually but not always fully 🔵 mostlyguystock - on DA, clothed in briefs 🔵 jademacalla - on DA, classic Bond-type action stuff mostly clothed I hope that helps get you going!

#pose reference #male poses #drawing reference #drawing resource

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Forest Witch – another drawing from the Woodland Witches 1: Digital Coloring Pages collection. Available in my Etsy shop :)

#woodland witches #witch illustration #fall garden witch #fantasy drawing #coloring pages for adults #not ai generated #artists on tumblr #digital coloring pages #etsyseller

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Since 1. December 2022, I’ve been making illustrations for NTNU HUNT Cloud. HUNT Cloud provides solutions for scientific cloud computing within a high-trust framework; if you’re a researcher, you can do data-driven science through HUNT Cloud. My job is to help out with storytelling and identity-building for everyone involved in data-driven science. The fact that my job is to create things like this means I'm living in the best timeline :)

#fantasy scenery #digital drawing #NTNU #HUNT Cloud #artists on tumblr #fantasy illustration #floating islands #art #not ai generated

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Poppy Witch! My own colored version of this coloring page from the Woodland Witches 1: Digital Coloring Pages collection. Available in my Etsy shop if you're into coloring cute woodland witches too: etsy.com/shop/ingunndesignshop

#witch illustration #cute woodland witches #artists on tumblr #fantasy drawing #printable coloring pages for adults #digital coloring pages #not ai generated

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My colored version of Flower Witch, one of the coloring pages for the Woodland Witches collection. Available in my Etsy shop :)

#illustration #artists on tumblr #art #fantasy #drawing #gardenwitch #cottagecore #bloomcore #flowercore #not ai generated