leviathancrow

[leviathancrow]

Hi, It’s been a while since I’ve posted my art on here lol. Here’s a painting of Terzo in the style of a Byzantine/Orthodox icon of John the Baptist, iykyk

[leviathancrow]

Hi, It’s been a while since I’ve posted my art on here lol. Here’s a painting of Terzo in the style of a Byzantine/Orthodox icon of John the Baptist, iykyk

#thebandghost #papa emeritus iii #fanart #digital art #my art

[leviathancrow]

ghosttwt needs to freaking chill and employ a CRUMB of nuance, I’m begging y’all

No one is saying you HAVE to cancel or unstan Ghost or whatever, like if you have complicated feelings about this whole thing that is OKAY

But going on there and proclaiming Tobias as a saint and trying to absolve him of all blame isn’t the move either

He’s literally a person capable of doing things you don’t agree with, he’s not all good or all bad

You are allowed to criticize people and things that you love, it’s good and even healthy

Any number of things could have happened that led to CC being let go, and Tobias could have very well likely been involved

Like I said you don’t have to hate him and cut Ghost out of your life forever but PLEASE stop touting him as your unproblematic fave

[leviathancrow]

Some art posting tips for the artists migrating over here, as a Certified Tumblr Artist Veteran™️ who's never stopped posting here in a decade:

1. Don't add links under all of your posts

It means they won't show up in search results or tags, it's better to have the one pinned post with links at the top of your blog or links in your description. Alternatively like I do, you can keep links out of posts when you're just posting your art on its own, then only add them to posts that are specifically calling to visit another site (e.g. you're promoting a Kickstarter)

2. You don't need to use really specific tags like on Instagram, and the first 20 ones you use are the ones that count

I remember a few years back it was passed around that the key to getting attention on Instagram was using alternating niche tags, but now some artists just do it everywhere when it won't really do you any favours here.

The first 20 tags you use are the ones that appear in search results, the best general tags to use are #art and #artists on tumblr then after that use ones more specific to you such as say, #illustration or #digital art (also notice these have spaces between the words as tags mostly do on this website)

3. Keep your posts pretty and clean looking

A lot of users can be particular about what they have on their blog because they're trying to keep it clean and aesthetic looking, if your posts are overall pleasing to the eye including the description I've found people are more likely to reblog your posts. That means avoiding massive paragraphs with needless hashtags in the description, and uploading high-quality photosets of your work that shows off the pretty details of your artworks!

As a general rule if you have a bunch of sketches or similar images they'll do much better as a photo set than posting them all individually, unlike on other social media posts do better with quality over quantity, and your post won't "expire" after like 24 hours - people will keep reblogging a post for years here especially artworks.

4. Submit to blogs

One downside for a new artist posting here is there's no algorithm to show you to random strangers to get a momentum going, and it can be hard starting off from nothing because of this. However, if you search around you'll find that there are quite a few art curation blogs here who will be happy to either reblog your art or take submissions and post your art on your behalf with links back to your blog. Just be sure it's a blog that's actively looking for artists and not a random user that you're pestering to promote your work, they usually indicate in their description that they're accepting submissions.

Some examples: @artistalley @sosuperawesome @littlealienproducts @art @supersonicart

You may even find yourself drawing the attention of the Tumblr staff who run multiple art promotion blogs and often feature artists on the Tumblr Radar (it's a little spotlight section visible both on mobile and desktop that features your post to the whole userbase, and it's very exciting getting an email that you've been selected! :D)

5. Read the tags under your posts

Due to an old habit that the website collectively held onto from the days where replies hadn't been added to posts yet, a lot of people use the tags to basically ramble their thoughts under a post they're reblogging.

What does this have to do with artists? Well a lot of people will think out loud in the tags about your art and you can read them all under your post, I find it really supportive and endearing and it's one of my favourite things about posting here!

6. Customise your blog on desktop

Something that new users who only use Tumblr on mobile might not notice is that your blog actually has its own webpage on desktop outside of the app with the URL "yourusernamehere(dot)tumblr(dot)com"

You can actually customise this page in HTML and there's a lot of premade layouts called "themes" either available for free or buyable in marketplaces - this can be a pretty accessible and cheap alternative to a custom portfolio website if you don't have one!

I hope some of this is useful, good luck with getting your art in front of new eyes! 💫

[leviathancrow]

No gods, no masters. This is already in my redbubble shop as stickers, tshirts, and more. Also, if you would like custom weird furby art, I also have commissions open right now on my instagram. (link in pinned post)

#art #my art #furby #furby art #furby community

[leviathancrow]

y’all the band ghost means so much to me, discovering them inadvertently lead to the shift of my identity, life, and art making for the better. butterfly effect level shit lmao.

#the band ghost #ghost band #stream impera #also if you want to see my incessant ramblings about impera i have a twitter w/ the same username

[leviathancrow]

For Satan's sake you're so boring!

Why do people have to scrutinize bullshit from 20 ago I'll never understand! Only an american brain would give birth to such bullshit

Twenty years ago you say?

You get the idea.

The point is that is that stuff from 20 years ago informs the present because stuff keeps coming up.

[leviathancrow]

hi i made a bunch of pentagram pronoun pin designs for my redbubble @ leviathancrow

#reblog

[leviathancrow]

i had to make some event posters for an assignment + here’s what i illustrated for a couple of them

#reblog

[leviathancrow]

an unofficial cd packaging project that i made to commemorate a final gig named death + papa emeritus iv’s ascension to the anti-papacy

#reblog

[leviathancrow]

hi i made a bunch of pentagram pronoun pin designs for my redbubble @ leviathancrow

#reminder that i have these in my redbubble shop

[leviathancrow]

i had to make some event posters for an assignment + here’s what i illustrated for a couple of them

#my art #calabrese #calabrese band #horror punk #band #illustration #fan art #poster illustration

[leviathancrow]

an unofficial cd packaging project that i made to commemorate a final gig named death + papa emeritus iv’s ascension to the anti-papacy

#my art #fan art #the band ghost #ghost band #papa emeritus iv #graphic design #illustration

[leviathancrow]

hi i made a bunch of pentagram pronoun pin designs for my redbubble @ leviathancrow

#my art #pentagram #trans #nonbinary #transmasc #transfem #neopronouns #enby #transmasculine #transfeminine #pronoun pins #trans artist #occult

[leviathancrow]

hi i have an artfol account, my banner is some ghost fanart that i should be able to post here soon :)

#artfol #levi speaks

[leviathancrow]

*busts down your door* do you have a moment to talk about our lord and savior furbesus christ

#my art #furby #shitpost #cursed #furby community #illustration #if you repost this to other sites i will delete your kneecaps

[leviathancrow]

for a graphic design assignment i have to draw 60 variations of the same object over the semester so naturally i chose furbies lmao

#my art #sketchbook #furby #furby art #creature #monster #ink #pencil #brush pen