#dont repost either.

[miwtual]

im so fucking tired of the disrespect gifmakers get on the gifmaker website

#kai.txt #negativity tw #(sorry these are gonna be a lot of tags. i have a lot of feelings and i dont know where else to put them) #we make gifs and nobody reblogs them #when they do get reblogged all people want to tell you is that your gifs arent good enough to them and rip it to shreds #'you're missing x' 'why didnt you do y' 'if i made this i would have abc' 'hey op ur wrong and this is why' 'i dont like this op' #reposters dont even reblog your fucking gifset but they'll save your gifs to repost later asking for how to do something #that they could have asked you how to do in the fucking first place #we reblog ourselves constantly because nobody else will and maybe to make our work look like it has more notes than it does #to make ourselves feel better about the lack of interaction we're getting #and then when we TALK about this frustration we have. people who are too afraid to say it to our faces #go on anon in our askboxes and tell us how we're somehow selfish for wanting people to interact with the sets #that we spent time on. hours. days. WEEKS in some cases #or we get anons who tell us the reason we dont have notes are because we arent good at gifmaking in the first place #but this is all on anon. because they're too scared to tell it to our faces #they're too scared for us to see that they ARENT a gifmaker and that they dont know how to do it any better either #they dont see us as people doing something we love as a hobby. they see us as content machines that dance like court jesters #im just so fucking tired of the disrespect #and this sentiment goes for more than just gifmakers. graphicmakers. artists. literally any creative hobby shared on this site #we get treated like shit and for what? literally for fucking what.

[pansyfemme]

i get so pissy when people repost screenshots of my posts but censor out the swears. sure repost, i can’t stop you. just let me say fuck

#i know other social media has stricter guidlines. but i didnt post it on other social media. i posted it here #and i didn’t give permission to have it reposted so while i dont really care what ppl repost i am gonna be like. either uncensor it and deal #with it or post something safer.. i didnt sign up for your content factory so at the bare minimum keep it the same

[sunn-mechanic]

[ID in alt]

New to This

Both are a little unsure, but hand-holding is a good place to start right?

Look they haven't met yet in canon but the dynamic fits in my head and I think it's cute ;-;

#PLEASSEE LEGO LET THEM INTERACT IN S2 #ON MY HANDS AND KNEES RN #realizing that this is the first time i've posted about either of them #lol #anyway yeah #btw i've seen monsoonshipping for them #but if you'd like my opinion: #blowtorchshipping #its funnie :) #lego ninjago #dragons rising #sunn art #wyldfyre #euphrasia #fanart #artists on tumblr #dont repost

[llitchilitchi]

#stagedduo #c!stagedduo #dsmp #c!dream #c!punz #comic #dreamwastaken #punz #old comic repost #I drew this after the prison break #self repost from twitter #i dont entirely like this anymore but I dont hate it either so #have the staged bois hug

[aroaceleovaldez]

i mean it when i say we've gotta bring back askblogs. bring back making character chat posts with poor choice text colors over random backgrounds. bring back blogs dedicated to what outfits you think characters would wear.

fandom is an ecosystem, not a numbers game. these types of blogs/posts/etc still exist in concept, because people still want to make them and they're a great way to get your thoughts of an idea out in a simple format, but most people make them on like tiktok or instagram reels and that's where the problem lies. Those videos don't go anywhere. The format doesn't allow for the discussion to spread through the community and they're less likely to be engaged with in general. And to make them most people have to either show their face or figure out editing software, so the barrier to entry is higher (editing) and/or they have to forfeit an amount of privacy.

those types of posts/blogs are the first rung of the ecosystem. they're the perfect environment for younger members of the fandom to begin safely interacting with the larger community and putting their own thoughts and ideas out there. roleplay is the other major spot for that and those communities are diminishing as well, honestly (if you know of an rp forum board site, cherish it. and if you can make one, make one). they allow younger fans to begin engaging with the source material on a different/deeper level, but still at a very low barrier to entry, and begin conversations with other fans, which also helps them build skills which in turn may encourage them to pursue other avenues within the fandom (fic writing, other formats of askblog - which itself usually leads to art, cosplay, also fic writing, etc). Without those places to build those skills, they might feel discouraged from trying to begin when surrounded by curated people who have built their skills up for years.

And those conversations they foster also in turn help the community, by offering ideas to artists or fic writers to extrapolate on or building community jokes. And that text/blog format specifically is extremely beneficial, because it allows younger members of the fandom to remain anonymous and keep their privacy without concerning themselves with having any platform or having anything attached to them (very important for young fans figuring themselves out and navigating online community spaces for the first time, since they can remove themselves from spaces easily if they decide they don't like it and they're protected, rather than PUTTING THEIR FACE ON THE INTERNET). And those posts they make will spread a lot more into the community since they're in a significantly easier format to be reposted (few people are gonna be reposting tons of random short-form videos versus spamming their instagrams with reposts of 10 random fandom images yoinked from tumblr, or reposting to pinterest or something). Like, don't repost art, at the VERY least don't repost without credit, but also I am not ignorant to the fact that my art is not just the first google image result for "pjo pride" and related searches, but also the 4th, the 6th, the 9th, the 10th, the 11th, etc etc., and pops up in the search results before the official ReadRiordan does simply because people reposted my work more (most with credit, thankfully).

For fandom to be a community, it needs to perpetuate itself. There needs to be engagement with one another and conversation. If that bottom rung is cut off, then new fans won't be able to grow into the other niches of the fandom, and the fandom will be solely reliant on the source material and die out extremely quickly, and there won't be a community. There's no conversation! There's no reason to stay beyond the original material! But if you don't have points of entry for new fans, they won't have any way to build the skills needed to move into those niches, or engage with the community in a healthy way.

tl;dr: Bring back askblogs and character-based text post blogs. They are vital to fandom ecosystem.

#fandom #long post // #i know many people jest about tumblr posts being reposted often to other social media #but there's a reason for that! because few other social media these days are primarily text-based! and tumblr is a BLOGGING website! #we're built for sharing random essays! which means we have a LOT of word-heavy stuff #that other platforms can really only have in a different format - usually either image or video - due to character limits #and videos - even short form video - is far less engaged with because it takes more time to interact with #and short form videos of this nature ^ are usually only reposted in like. long-form video format compilations #which are pretty equally if not even less frequently interacted with #because most of those other social media platforms dont have good ways to easily share posts en mass like tumblr's reblog function #so even if those posts do get shared they rarely go far and even if they do they dont stick around #i also personally dont think it's coincidental that general fandom attitude shifts occurred circa 2016-2018 #around the same time as the major shift away from tumblr due to the bans #anyways if you run one of those types of blogs i respect you immensely #you are underappreciated but you fulfill an important ecological niche #also i know rp blogs are still a thing but theyre much more scarce and rp communities in general are drying up

[itsnicsalad]

Hi itsnicsalad!

so, I got a message from someone else and they said that you said you didn’t want reposts in your bio

I didn’t read your bio before making my post and I’m sorry, idk if you saw it but it was basically an appreciation of your owl house artwork and I included screenshots of your art, I made sure to credit you tho

anyway, I’m sorry I reposted your artwork, I should’ve asked you first! I’m still working out tumblr stuff, I just joined a week ago and I don’t know all the navigation and posting stuff yet

oh! thanks for reaching out haha, yeah i do appreciate if people would refrain from reposting or reuploading my art (i cant stop people from doing it but i just put it up as a disclaimer anyway-)

if you just want to share art on tumblr though you just gotta reblog it (that little symbol that looks like two arrows) its easier that way + it also links to the original post/poster :)

#asks #gotta thank you for at least putting credits to me lol #most people either dont or cut my name out #i have a lot of thoughts about reposting in general but im not gonna get into that here haha

[milkbreadtoast]

idk how to draw dark choco's armor... but here is an attempt at designing one...😩

#dark choco cookie #cookie run fanart #cookie run kingdom #cookie run #cookie run ovenbreak #dark choco crk #my art #cringefail moment of me posting this on twitter then fixing smth and deleting and reposting #then fixing smth AGAIN but i cant delete and repost again... #so tumblr u get to see the fixed ver <33 #btw korean fanartists draw dark chocos armor so GOOD idk how they do it #but i dont want to copy their designs so i tried to design my own... #but idk what im doing its soooo hard😭 #i looked up fantasy armor refs but they didnt rly have the look i wanted either #so i just fked around until i got smth... decent? #i also pulled up guts armor for insp #BUT GUTS ARMOR IS TOO DETAILED..... still i took insp from the sharp shapes

[sleepsucks]

Not sure if you really do asks but I wanted to know; how you do your little comics?

They’re so high quality, with the painterly style and all, and you seem to make so many of them!

my ask policy is i'd like to do em better but generally if i dont reply instantly or have an easy answer i'll let them gather dust in the box and fail to ever get to it

luckily for this one i have an easy way out since i can just point you to the post i made on that a while ago which is pretty much entirely still valid

#replying/reposting for a reminder i guess #still use the exact same pen and brushes & my watercolor tray is still that nasty #this post or another version of it shouild have ended up in an FAQ section that i never got around to make either #extra details huuhhhh idk #uncolored comics backlog is still pretty bad if i dont get back to it efficiently enough i'm at risk of runnin out of colored ones 2 post #due to being day-busy again past few weeks i'm even dealing with a couple comics not having been entirely drawn either #not great not ideal the funk i'm in is still preddy real #eh i'll work it out #bla bla bla

[floorpancakes]

bro.....

#douwata #xxxholic #twitter repost #rambling #genuinely one of the holic themes i cannot stop thinking about even when its mostly used for humour cause it sets up a LOT #and its somewhat relatable (was also once a not self aware dumb teen) #watanuki is so real but hes also so dumb especially when hes playing 5d chess to deflect all of his feelings away #anyway trans meki and nb watanuki is so real to me #even if you dont like either headcanon the canon content thats there is still interesting in regards to all these themes of denial/giving af #not giving af etc #meki im so sorry you had to put up with his dumb ass saying this shit for so long LMAO #not that he gaf hes too level headed to be bothered probably

[risingsunresistance]

blood god techno... drippy :]

#ough i have So Much to say about what's going on here #first of all the bone wing thing is about dragon techno so you can ignore that. that's for me JDHKFH #nether star included in the halo bc hehe nether creature #the eyes represent the voices. they usually either mimic him or just stare at him :0 #they are inspired by yuker bc i loved seeing the eyes always hover around text boxes n stuff in their comics #i would @ them but. well they deactivated. and also plenty of ppl use eyes so feels unnecessary to say ONE person inspired me #still. wanna give credit where it's due lol #THE BLOOD it just kinda generates. it's just Like That. it's not coming from anywhere and it isnt going anywhere #think of it like splatoon ink. just evaporates after a while #''why didnt you color this goat'' he literally just looks like that. think of it like a ghost. or a literal 2d image #casts himself onto walls JHFKFH #this all came from a bunch of different stuff but mostly the fact that everyone started calling him THE blood god #some hypixel lore had me convinved he was a worshipper but some admins and stuff have said things that make me think that's changed #so. the halo was handed down to him. title passed on :] #and SOMEONE forgot to tell a certain pig what he can actually do with his powers. so he has no idea how to be a god KHDKFH #i've rambled abt this a lot on priv. might repost them here if i feel like it #just to explain better #if you couldnt tell this is pary to do with his passing but im trying to avoid mentioning it too much #bc i dont want this to come off as a vent #technoblade #my art #rising sun #this is like 50% skyblock fanart i swear you gotta believe me

[axlestuck]

Four ship themed swaps- Rosemary, Davekat, Meowrails, and Arasol!

(aka: jade Rose, Kanaya (Roseways), cherry Dave, Karkat (Daveways), indigo Nepeta, olive Equius, red Sollux, gold Aradia)

#feel free to send requests for more btw. they dont have to be popular either i love rarepairs #my sprites #free to use / credit me #homestuck #homestuck sprite edit #ministrife #ministrife edit #bloodswap #speciesswap #rose lalonde #kanaya maryam #nepeta leijon #equius zahhak #aradia megido #sollux captor #davekat is a repost for the sake of having it in the same post as other popular fandom ships so im not tagging them #everyswaps

[3-aem]

tbh i am generally alright if u repost my work on any platform i am not active ie tiktok or pinterest or w.e UNLESS the repost is of an image that is in wip stage.

if you take my wips repost them and remove the qualities that identify it as a wip ie crop out the procreate border, i will hunt u down for sport.

#i have final say over what identifies my work as complete #do not try to create any new pieces with my wips either #like dont stick them together #just fucking wait for me to get to that stage jfc #i have a schedule in my head i will stick to it #with a couple exceptions at most ur waiting like a week #then u can fucking repost to ur hearts content

[bluebrush09arts]

Ah days like today where I wish I could change my primary blog to this one. Alas i was foolish and thought I wouldn't need to change it over before it was too late 😔

#Suppose i still could and give all the CapCrew followers a jump scare #But i dont wanna either repost or reblog the stuff here #And vice versa #Tumblr pls if you can add the one feature i would be happy #🙏

[osaemu]

sometimes i'll see that someone liked one of my older fics and ill click and die when i see my old formatting . . .

#✧ — stfu #i wanna reformat all my old stuff #i just uh #dont have the time #its either that or take it down bc i rly dont like the way i formatted stuff when i first started writing #maybe ill repost them #oh yea ! then i have an excuse not to write and just repost and pretend like its new content LMAOAO /hj

[nonbinarygamzee]

hello lgbt community

#deleting and reposting art im embarrassed by forever 💖 #2nd image is a bday gift for a friend ^^ #gamkar #gamzee #karkat #dodles #oh my god dont look at either of karkats hands tho. idk why gamzees hands went off and his sucked BOTH TIMES. okayyy.

[piningprecussionist]

I keep watching in mild disappointment as the notes on it keep going up, but in lieu of a response from the OP over on twitter- this post is a repost, yall. You can find the original here (again, on twitter,) if you want to show the artist some love for their work.

#i think i might have seen something about CREDITED reposting on their profile- but I think it was about using their art as pfps? #either way they do not link back to the op or have any sort of description indicating it isn't their art. just the signature the artist lef #(which. i didnt see at first; i went and fucking reverse search that shit. bc i am blind without my glasses apparently 😑) #no shame to the people who didn't realize or anything. it was in the queue at one point before I realized! #but yeah it's really cute art and I wish it was posted either w the credit or by the op over here so I could feel good abt reblogging it-- #tentatively i am putting this in the same tags I guess? hh. why must i be such an anxious creature... #kim pine #ramona flowers #knives chau #scott pilgrim #scott pilgrim vs the world #but yeah maybe. dont circulate the post. i dont feel good abt that personally. i mean i cant force you or anything but as an artist it does #+ make me a little sad to watch this lol #txt #ooc #sorry make that intense disappointment. the notes have gone up even higher since then. murder.