#but I like to have fun >:)c

[magnusbae]

To illustrate this post by @mayahawkse I would like to visualize to you the difference:

A post in 2023:

A post in 2014:

A zoom out of the same post:

This is what a community looks like.

See how in 2023 almost all of the reblogs come from the OP, from their few hours/days in the tag search. Meanwhile in 2014 the % of reblogs from OP is insignificant, because most of the reblogs come from the reblogs within the fandom, within the micro-communities formed there. You didn't need to rely on tags, or search, or being featured. Because the community took care of you, made sure to pass the work between themselves and onto their blog and exposed their followers to it. It kept works alive for years.

It's not JUST the reblog/like ratio that causing this issue, it's the type of interaction people have. They're content with scrolling and liking the search engine, instead of actually having a reblogging relationship with other blogs in their community.

Anyways, if you want to see more content you like, the only true way to make it happen is to reblog it. Likes do not forward content in no way but making OP feel nice. Reblogs on the other hand make content eternal. They make it relevant, they make it exist outside of a fickle tumblr search that hardly works on the best of days.

If you want more of something, reblog it.

#i said i wont ever rant about this bc it's unseemly but HONESTLY. #you simply cannot complain about not having enough of A or B or C and then never reblog / interact with the content you love. #If you LOVE something you cannot just leave a like and silently wait for more to happen #I know countless of content creators that simply stopped doing art/writing fic/making edits #You need to understand that fandom content is made FOR the fandom FOR the engagement FOR the entertainment and fun it makes. #If a content creator does not have fun IN the fandom-- why would they spend the scares free time they have on making this content? #And we're not talking about things that you don't like-- no one expects you to reblog things you don't like. #However I think it's safe to say that when a post has more than 5k it's not some random shitpost with no value. #tumblr issues #tumblr #content creators #buns.txt #something something please don't starve your local clowns

[biggest-gaudiest-patronuses]

anyone else have multiple traumatic memories associated specifically with holidays/family vacations? because that is a topic I never see discussed in all the So You Had A Shitty Childhood, Now What? self-help books i've been reading. but for me, it was a significant thing. and the more i think about it the more it seems like this would be an (unfortunately) common experience. would be grateful to hear if this matches other peoples' experiences...

#not a shitpost #serious post #ask to tag #tw trauma #cptsd #c-ptsd #and if so we should TALK about it #because it means there are a whole group of survivors out there whose mental health regularly worsens during holidays #like i know i am most certainly not the only person who feels an undefined Dread hanging over christmas/my birthday/july 4 etc #bc too many shitty things happened during those times and now my brain is hypervigilant bc traditionally these are the Danger Times #and this seems like it would be particularly common for survivors of abusive/dysfunctional households (aka most people with c-ptsd) #because holidays/vacations typically mean 1) the whole family is together/being forced to interact #2) and undergoing external stressors e.g. travel/relatives aka 'outsiders' visiting/routines & coping mechanisms being interrupted etc #3) there is social pressure for this to be a Fun Family Bonding Experience which only highlights the cracks in the foundation #and exposes the common Everything Is Fine/We Are A Happy Family lie #4) the cognitive dissonance of feeling tired/anxious/stressed/afraid during a time when you are 'supposed' to be Making Good Memories #and then everyone is angry/tired/anxious/triggered and things boil over and something or someone goes Very Wrong #weird that i'm posting this in october when halloween is...sort of the ONLY holiday i have only good and happy feelings towards #i got lucky there #also i have positive feelings towards Labor Day but that's for socialist reasons

[cowardlykrow]

The other one’s name is Wilhelmina

#tries this for a third time c: #did u know goats don’t have upper front teeth?? #I mean they aren’t bright yellow either but this isn’t about that #Hatchetfield #Tinky #t’noy karaxis #well this isn’t about anything but fun facts you know #time bastard #nightmare time #tgwdlm #the guy who didn't like musicals #ted spankoffski #peter spankoffski #art #fanart #starkid #another nonsense comic #did you know bill is a nickname for william? #//Komic

[batbabydamian]

#damian wayne #i have wips of a b c and realized i should prolly stick to one #doodled the long hair in the corner of the canvas for fun and decided to just add it as is bc i was too lazy to redo it lol #he looked like ff7 sephiroth at one point which was v funny to me hsfjsh #batbabyart

[cupcakeslushie]

Thirds

pt 1 || pt 2

Donnie thinks he knows what he has to do reconcile Three with Donatello. To leave everything from that time behind and move on, but…maybe there’s a simpler solution?

#rottmnt #rottmnt fanart #separated au #rottmnt separated au #rise of the tmnt #sep!au life #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #rise donnie #rise raph #rise mikey #rise splinter #tw blood #tw self harm #Donnie’s been having too much fun. he needed some heavy h/c #this one is gonna be dark so if anyone needs me to tag anything else please let me know #I would like to say #Donnie’s dialogue may imply some DID but it’s just because he wants to put distance between his time as Three and Donatello #but this whole thought process will be addressed in part 2 #I just wanted to clear that up in case

[powdermelonkeg]

Okay but given that you can make alcohol from just about any plant, a world built around Minecraft could have SUCH a liquor cabinet.

You’ve got your basics, the potato and wheat vodka, gin, whiskey, then rum from sugarcane or beet sugar if you’re feeling a little adventurous.

Then you’ve got the fancier things. Dandelion and melon wine, spike vodka, pumpkin liqueur, applejack. Zhuyeqing jiu and chocolate liquor if you REALLY want to go for the cool stuff.

You’ve got mead and all kinds of moonshine, everything from carrots to kelp to sawdust brandy if you live out in the Badlands. Sunflower and rose spirits, lilac wine, even milk liquor and advocaat if you want to deviate from plants a bit.

But then you’ve got the plants that don’t exist in our sphere.

Chorus liqueur, dripleaf absinthe, glowberry champagne and sweet berry wine, glow lichen beer and crème de spore blossom, golden apple cider, glistering cordial. For the truly danger-seeking, wither rose lanique.

#minecraft #worldbuilding #alcohol tw #that's not even going into the FLAVORS you can add!!! #mushrooms and shroomlights in beer #nether wart maybe as a common flavoring #all kinds of cocktails and stuff #you've got different woods for barrels too #and allium is technically onion so #that's a WHOLE new can of flavors there #fun fact as i was researching this i found out there's an alcohol made from carrots that's just called C #we should do more with carrots seriously #also also lichens were used to make beer historically! #it was a brief stint but it's possible #also sawdust brandy. that's actually from an old loz project #i was trying to look up what kinds of alcohol would be possible in a decaying world like lorule #and sawdust brandy was up there #edit: if people are seeing this version where kefir is replaced #yes kefir is (minorly) alcoholic #you can fail a dui test if you have enough of it #in the same sense that poppy seed muffins can make you fail an opium test #if your tolerance is super low you CAN get buzzed off it #however #I put it on the list initially to have something milk-based for alcohol #it was originally kumis which is stronger #but it’s mare milk and you can’t get milk from horses in minecraft #I have since replaced it with milk liquor because 1. lithuania somehow has done it #and 2. china made vodka out of milk??????? #the site called it lai jiu but I can’t find anywhere else calling it that #so milk liquor it is!

[yuriyuruandyuraart]

i'm just sliiightly obsessed with her design<333

CAVI belongs to @hheisa

#my art #undertale #undertale au #cavities sans #cavi #AUGHG i love herrr #she's so fun to doodle!!! #i was planning on spending my weekend doing something smart like studying- but then i saw her design and i just. GIRL #she's so full of whimsy and chaos and i have a weak spot for these cute crazy pretty characters omggg<333 #also the shirt and tie combo was a GENIUS move design wise like LOOK at how cool she looks i'm JHGHJGSGFY #business casual??? sign me UP gosh and her clothes look so comfortable >:'((( <3333 #the colors are very neat too!! not too bright and not too bland just *muah* perfect 😔 🫴❤️❤️❤️ #i wanna draw more of her....stay tuned for that everyone hehehe >;)c <3333

[vivilingriphyn]

The Sham | Lost Memories | Khan

C!Nadakhan will be referred to as Khan in from now on, especially on Lost Memories but not with Origins especially on writing unless the timeline in Origins is after Jay gave C!Nadakhan the Nickname or after.

Jay was inside his office, bored and held no motivation whatsoever to fill in all the paperwork he had been putting off, desperate for a distraction Jay turned to Khan. “so… if you're a ghost… Does that mean that's what you looked like when you died? Or can you change your appearance like y’know make yourself into all big and scary?”

Khan narrows its hollow eyes at Jay, placing a hand on its hip and sighed. “Again I am not a Ghost. but… yes I can change my appearance just as you described as big and scary”

Jay's eyes widened before they began to sparkle with mischief. “Really?” He asked almost excitedly as if this was a perfect distraction for him to not do his paperwork.

Khan raised a brow as it crossed its arms, “Yes?”

Jay grins, unintentionally baring his fangs. “have you tried changing your appearance other than looking all scary like maybe your clothes? Your hair? Heck you could try looking entirely unrecognizable and become someone entirely new than well…” Jay looks up and down at Khan's armor and general attire with a raised brow. “That. I mean it does the job, but you could try something new for a change.”

“something… new?” Khan blinks as it hums thoughtfully at Jay’s idea. “But… I don't know what to wear? I've never thought of changing my attire since no one can even see me other than you… and well Dan.”

Jay, again held that mischievous and pure sparkle of excitement in his eyes. “Would you be willing to accept my help on picking your wardrobe? Who knows you might like whatever look you might end up in.

Khan doesn't respond, simply floating in front of Jay and looking into his eyes. “Khan?” Jay's demeanor changed instantly to cautious worry when he called out to his friend.

Khan snapped itself back before quickly responding, “I… I’ll give it a shot.”

Jay blinks a bit surprised that his friend agreed but quickly smiles as he jumps up from his office chair with child-like excitement, before taking Khan by the arm and dragging Khan to Jay’s workshop.

#The Sham #jay #jay walker #C!Nadakhan #Khan #digital art #art #lego ninjago #ninjago #nadakhan #character design #outfits #one outfit is inspire by Imperium #made Khan cunty✨ #and yes i am planning a redesign for em #cuz I don't like drawing armor #Jay is having fun #Jay approves #and feels very proud of himself

[brother-emperors]

Plutarch, Antony (trans. Scott-Kilvert)

#wahoo #sextus pompey #ugh. technically. we're in the empire tag from my own chronology regarding how i split the timeline #however sextus pompey gets special rights. on account of being one of my favorites #SO! into the #roman republic tag #he goes! #komiks tag #drawing tag #ALRIGHT. we're done here. i was actually flipping through shakespeare's A&C earlier and turning around some thoughts about how #the antony-octavia marriage in that is actually four people. agrippa and octavian also. #and in turn i was like. well! the antony-octavian voyeurism-cuckold comic could in fact get worse! what fun! #unfortunately i took critical psychic damage @ the realization that if i drew it i would have TWO antony-octavian voyeurism-cuckold comics #that quite frankly the fact that i have already done one is Enough #on the other hand. i am considering thoughts about pompey and antony. intriguing dynamic. sextus is all teeth sometimes and i do like that

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Hi! Your Hollow Knight AU has really cheered me up so I wanted to do a little drawing for it! This got me to get my art tablet out after months of not feeling like it so thank you for the inspiration! I hope the colors look good on any monitor that's not mine sdfsdf

Bugs In the Jingshi wyd?

I am so genuinely awestruck at how well you translated this AU to the hollow knight style! Also obsessed with the height difference.

#mdzs au #hollow knight #lan wangji #wei wuxian #fanart #Thank you so much for this B'*) #This is *so* incredible!! I feel incredibly honoured to have inspired something so beautiful! #I showed this asap to my friend who's been letting me observe their hollow knight playthrough and oh man oh man. The hype was real. #The colours have the Hollow Knight gloomy swag and the way that this looks like it could be an area in the game is soooooo good. #Thinking about the bug sounds they would make.....Peace and love on earth could be achieved with lwj hollowspeak.... #I hope you keep finding fun things to draw!! Your art has continuously brought a lot of joy! #I very much understand the pain and struggle of having a craft you just...cant seem to get your heart back into. #Sending you so much love and energy and artistic inspiration!!!! #(lwj has the wrong eye shape b/c I was too focused on getting the silly angle for dramatic perspective. whoops) #I have honestly loved doing this AU and I'm fiercely happy that its been resonating with people (as it makes me want to do more hehe)

[tomboxed]

was hit with the sudden urge to draw c!tommy, so here you go

#dsmp #dream smp #dsmp fanart #tommyinnit #tommyinnit fanart #c!tommy #this evil little fucking bitch (affectionate) #i am not having a third phase of this #but he is extremely fun to draw #soooo #i had to #feeling nostalgic #sucks that like half the people from dsmp turned out to be evil #(looking specifically at you wilbur you horrid creature fuck you)

[shepards-folly]

shout out to the fellas who can’t help but assume everyone is mad at them if they even sound slightly upset (it’s me i’m the fellas)

#shep arts #chonnys charming chaos compendium #chonny jash #cj mind #cj heart #cj soul #posts from the queue #havent drawn in a bit so we’re easing into it with stupid shit lol #sorry i disappeared for forever btw I was hit by art block pretty hard :/ #they’re all still plain greys btw i just used some color overlays so heart and mind would stand out from eachother since there’s no shading #any other differences from old art of them is just uh becuz i literally cannot have one set design for any character ever #anyway i thought itd be fun to distinguish what they were saying in more ways then just color so yeahh #mind is all caps. heart is all lowercase. and uh soul is normal except his e’s are always capitalized #thought itd be funny to do that cause it looks like trident :]c #i would've taken it one step further and made Soul's e's look like -E but then my friend reminded me that feferi existed... #didn't want to steal from her typing quirk lol + i would totally forget to make em -E so i settled for just making em capitalized

[beatriceportinari]

Another year, another outfit to die in! Happy birthday again Izuna!!!!!!

Like last year, I played with someone else's lines for these charming patterns, thank you so much Lena @elhnrt ! I had a ton of fun :D

Check the readmore for pattern references and explanations, there are some easter eggs in there :)

(x,x,x,x)

My goal for this piece, in addition to playing with patterns and textures and adding some Naruto references, was to add as many death flags as possible.

The idea of having Izuna in a fireman's coat is obviously not from me. I've always like the idea of Uchihas in fire resistant clothes, and the opportunity for a thick texture alongside a reversible double pattern is very appealing. I used the image of the second reference as a base, with skulls on one side and stylized lightning patterns on the other (visible inside the sleeves and collar). Both were common immagery of firemen coats.

The actual skull pattern is taken from the third reference. I'd seen this one before and before even learning anything abt it it was too beautiful to pass up. Those white and navy gradients are absolutely delightful and I enjoyed using my gel pens for them very much.... This particular type of imagery with skulls and bones in a field is called Nozarashi, inspired by Buddhist representation of death and transience.

The lightning pattern itself is a reference to water and lightning dragons :) Like Tobirama's iconic jutsu, it's one of the hints of what's abt to happen to our little guy. The scabbard is also decorated with dragon motifs for the same reason.

The background pattern is taken from the first reference, another fireman's coat with an illustration of Raijin, the thunder god. He is often representated with drums decorated with tomoes. It works nicely as a standard looking sharingan illustration, with a reference to Tobirama's hiraishingiris with the thunder imagery, like the thunder patterns inside the coat.

If you're interested in this I recommend the book linked in the second reference! It is entirely about skeleton motifs in japanese clothing of the early 20th century.

#mine #mixed #wip #naruto #uchiha izuna #been looking at some many fun patters I really went all in for this one #I love borrowing people's lines bc I do not care much abt anatomy or even drawing clothes tbh but patterns and textures.... #it's like I'm dressing up a little doll :) #you can tell I was feeling myself seriousposting bc I capizalized the names... #anyway this was a lot of fun and of course actually quite unserious #for exemple you'll notice all these are either from late 19th/early20th c. despite the warring states era being obviously sengoku coded #later designs were easier for me to find references from and information on since I do not know much abt the subject #I allowed myself these liberties bc the timeline (wether aesthetic or narrative) in naruto is hardly strict #also it's usually the senjus who are associated with Buddhism and the uchiha are more shinto leaning but well. #you can tell yourself this is a sign of early konoha corruption on our guy Izuna #if you have any more questions abt this feel free to ask! this was a surprise again so i haven't posted any wips #but i do have some pictures of the process and I always love to chat

[awesomehoggirl]

GUARDIAN ANGELS?

#dsmp fanart #tubbo fanart #ranboo fanart #mcyt fanart #tommyinnit fanart #this file was literally too big to upload to tumblr i had to take a SCREENSHOT. #from an old au! where cbeeduo were demons posing as guardian angels to influence tommy into doing evil #but they get really caught up in his life and start genuinely wanting to help him. and then everything gets really crazy #and this was gonna be a scene where they flee like angel forces and have to escape through a portal into hell #i never got round to writing it but this was fun to draw :) I STARTED IT THIS TIME LAST YEAR LOL #dream smp fanart #c!tommy #tommyinnit #c!tubbo #tubbo #c!ranboo #ranboo #c!beeduo #c!clingyduo #c!benchtrio #c!alliumduo #primmy art #HOORAY FOR TAGGING!

[paradimeart]

prowl has 0 idea what goes on in protoform development these days

(V.S. = vector sigma)

#my art #transformers animated #tfa #optimus prime tfa #ratchet tfa #prowl tfa #sorry to any1 in the tags seeing this entirely out of context #divorce baby au #technically orbabies but there are no orbs or little guys here #i think a lot about how there could be different views on younger bots born from vs instead of the allspark...even outside of this au #like do older war and pre war bots see them as lesser. or no more than just drones. do the post war bots themselves feel lesser for not #being from the allspark? is there any like way to tell if someone is from the allspark or from vector sigma? its fun for me #i like this kind of thing i have going b/c its like #making normal irl adolescent development happen to alien robots who have no idea what the fuck is going on #sort of. the orb stage is more akin to a fetus than a baby its not a 1:1 but like #the idea of not being born 100% fully functional and mature and complete and being dependent on someone else is so bonkers for them #thats why they put ninjas in charge of all the infants

[spaciebabie]

you get ta college and realize that everybody here is just Some Guy™ and has been Some Guy™ for their whole lives. the veteran seniors are having breakdowns right next ta the freshmen in the library, our final essays for the semester are started and finished two days b4 its supposed ta b turned in and all our rough drafts look like somebody rubbed 3 braincells on a google doc and then puked on it

#spacie spoinks #you think that all the adults have it tagether and they dont is what im tryna say #i dont have it all figured out you dont have it all figured out #he she we they dont have it all figured out #hell some of my profs are talking about how they're on their last leg here #dont even get me started on the graduate students #you think that the people in schooling change depending on age? oh buddy we're all so fucked up. #its like highschool but more stressful but also more fun b/c im taking classes i like and studying what i like #so its worth it #anyways bye im writing an essay #thats due tomorrow #lol