Hey guys I’ve had a few of you come to me for this now and I want to address it.
First off let me sincerely apologize for the misunderstanding and I want to say I’m so sorry for causing some of you grief. I’m here now to relieve you of your conserns.
At least four of you have sent me direct messages on the subject of the Tshirt I planed on making for the community.
Designs here:
You all had the same reasons for coming to me and I want to make this clear.
THE SHIRT IS NOT FOR SALE AND NEVER WILL BE FOR SALE.
I know a lot of you were hurt thinking I was trying to sell your art for profit and I am so sorry I caused you that worry. No. I never planned on selling this shirt and I never will. I planned on only making ONE and I only wanted to make it so I could wear it and show off my community of talent proudly.
Selling someone else’s artwork is theft, disrespectful and absolutely morally wrong. And I give you my word the only merch I will sell will have my art and my art alone on it.
On that note I will tag every person who contributed to these designs and please if you could all dm me and let me know if you are OK with me using your art for my single shirt and if not even though I’m not selling it out of respect for your hard work I WILL STILL REMOVE IT FROM THE DESIGN.
Sorry again everyone. This is Phoenix signing off 💙💖💜 I love you all.
i never talk about these things but i can’t remain silent.
i know tumblr doesn’t give a SHIT when things happen in countries outside the “most popular ones” (such as the usa & england). it’s true, don’t lie to me. y’all don’t give A FUCK. not every issue and problem in said countries gets the appropriate exposure but in general shit shows up on the news WORLD FREAKING WIDE. you set up donations, you help out, your spread the word, you say “pray for x”……
southern europe is burning.
my country is burning.
people are dying - at home, on the road, trying to run away, in their cars.
yesterday my country had 300 active fires.
people are losing EVERYTHING they own.
i have a friend that is on a train right now passing through places that have been burnt to the ground and she says the smoke is so intense it’s getting inside the train and she can barely breathe.
and yet, even though several people (myself included) have been trying to bring awareness to what has been happening in southern europe… what we get from most of you, those not part of the countries suffering, is silence. we don’t ask for money, we don’t ask for shit other than a reblog to spread awareness… something you can delete in 24/48hrs if you wish.
i don’t know what to tell you. i’m angry. i’m frustrated. i’m disappointed. i feel like i’m screaming into the void. “a reblog does nothing” - you know that’s a damn lie, you know exposure always helps, you know people start paying attention when posts on social media become popular. my country in particular is a small one, we get ZERO exposure. y’all are only starting to figure out we even fucking exist bc of the shit we’ve been winning lately.
but hell, if the EU doesn’t give a shit, why should some user on tumblr dot com?
again, i don’t know what to tell you so i’ll let the images speak for themselves:
An image captured by a Nasa satellite shows a thick plume of smoke blowing southward from the Greek island of Chios over the island of Crete
Torneros de Jamuz, Spain
Duca, Croatia
A helicopter from Italy’s civil protection service drops water on a fire near the railway between Venice and Trieste
Residents take refuge on the beach as a wildfire burns on the mountain next to the village of Lithi, on the Greek island of Chios
Men gather cattle during a forest fire in Vieira de Leiria, Marinha Grande, Portugal.
Charred trees are seen on the hills above the Cloister of Thivaidas on Mount Athos, a World Heritage Site in Greece
GOD DANMIT ALL MIGHT U RUINED THE BEAUTIFUL MOMENT
I’m not sorry for this.
A lot of people are asking where is the audio from, please check the link of the video on my YouTube channel, the original clip is there.
https://youtu.be/DNrQ_o1lDK0
don’t rush them to draw something. if you want something drawn fast, do it yourself.
don’t like their style? whatever, it’s your opinion. but don’t tell them its bad!
if you like something they drew, then TELL THEM! PRAISE THEIR WORK! artist need every bit of motivation.
constructive criticism is always good, but don’t flat out tell them they suck.
everyone has their own style. if they draw a certain character a bit different than you want it to look, then that’s ok. don’t like it, again, DRAW IT YOURSELF
if they are asking for payment for request or commissions, DON’T COMPLAIN!! artist need money just like everyone else, and art supplies are very expensive!
if they try a new art style DON’T TELL THEM THEY SHOULD JUST STICK WITH WHAT “THERE GOOD AT” that’s just plain rude. period.
don’t hate an artist just because they only draw one thing, or draw all kinds of things. unless your paying them real hard CASH to draw for you, then you don’t have a say on what they are doing. actually…
UNLESS YOU PAY THEM, YOU CANT TELL THEM WHAT TO DO AT ALL. PERIOD. END OF STORY.
TREAT THEM LIKE HUMANS. NOT MACHINES. they need to eat, sleep, and mess around just like everyone else. give them a break.
ART IS ART, WRITING, DRAWING, PAINTING, IT’S ALL ART! Don’t tell someone writing isn’t art, or singing, or painting, IT’S ALL A FORM OF ART!!
artist are consistently improving. just because they might not be all that great now, does not mean they wont improve! stick by them, encourage them, no matter what!
EVERYONE HAS THAT ONE WORK. every artist has that one piece of art that sucks, alright? EVERYONE. so, don’t judge an artist just by their one work of art that isn’t as good as the rest. we all mess up.
and lastly, JUST TREAT THEM LIKE HUMANS, OK???????
reblog this so others can see, how to treat artist.
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BattleForTheNet.com (@fight4future) is letting Congress know that the internet is keeping score of every Congressperson who is and is not supporting the restoration of net neutrality.
Right now you can visit that scoreboard and easily look up whether or not your reps support the Congressional Review Act resolution.
This CRA will restore the net neutrality rules the FCC dismantled back in November 2017. They have 177 signatures, but need 44 more. You can help make that happen. This grassroots effort is working. Just two days ago Rep. Mike Coffman listened to his constituents from Colorado and became the first Republican to support the Democrat-led CRA. Keep putting that same pressure on your congresspeople. Urge them to sign the petition. If your congressperson has already pledged to support the CRA, reblog this post, add the new widget to your Tumblr (just copy and paste the small line of code from Battle For The Net right into the customize theme page on the web), and shout out what’s happening on all of your social media accounts. We have to spread the word.
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