#Decided to give photoshop another chance

[nydiakey]

💙 Ocean Blue meets Ruby Red ❤️

Twiyorrr 💖😭 They're so soft when they look at each other my heart just goes hshfvsjfhkdk ueueueue 🥹🫶

Redrew that scene in my style with extra sparkle & blush hehe ✨

[am-i-the-asshole-official]

AITA for calling somebody out for trying to pass AI art off as original art?

So, I (16F) am a fanartist. Somebody I follow reblogged something that looked like AI art to me, but OP described it as an original gauche painting. I saved the photo and ran it through several AI art detection websites that all came back positive. This pissed me off, so I decided to take action: 1.) I screenshotted the entire post and reposted it with a caption along the lines of, "This is not original artwork. This is stolen AI art." 2.) I direct messaged the five people who reblogged it with a similar message and 3.) I replied to the original post with the same thing.

Of the five people I DMed, one person (the person I'm following) deleted the reblog and expressed similar suspicions, one person blocked me, and three people took no action. And the callout post I made didn't get any traction, so (as far as I'm aware) this was entirely between OP and me.

Anyways, OP pretty quickly replied to me and called me a troll and insisted it was original artwork. I replied to them and said I'd run it through AI art detection websites that came back positive, but if they could take a photo of the "painting" in another angle, I'd issue a full public apology. OP replied again and said they'd sold the painting at an auction in the 1990s, but they'd try to contact the buyer to give me the proof. I went to bed and did not reply again.

The next morning, I discovered that OP had deleted all the "paintings" off their account (I believe it was all AI), so I deleted my callout post and decided to let it rest. Unfortunately, I soon discovered that OP had also released a statement (I think it was about a thousand words) about internet policing where they said they wouldn't post art online anymore because of harassment. They claimed that the painting looked weird because they'd adjusted the color gain in photoshop since the photo was taken in the 1990s. (If you know what color gain is, then you'll know that this doesn't make sense.)

I still felt fairly confident that it was AI art, but I started to feel guilty in the off chance that I was wrong and had singlehandedly convinced somebody that their art was bad and undeserving of being posted online. I cried for a while and talked it over with my dad who sided with me. (My dad is a philosopher so he's very knowledgeable about ethics.)

Then, I went to camp for two weeks, and when I returned, OP had still not provided any proof, so I blocked them.

Additional information:

OP uses their "real name" on Tumblr, but I couldn't find evidence of an artist using that name anywhere else on the internet, which seems strange since they've apparently been working professionally since the 1990s.

OP's oldest art post on Tumblr was from September 2022, which would've been in the height of the AI art craze.

OP has also posted property labeled AI art.

And, this is the real kicker, I later found out that the AI art detection websites aren't always accurate.

What are these acronyms?

[nachosforfree]

Slender 100 percent ends up the dad to a bunch of traumatized teens and kids-

And all Tim can do is watch because as much as he hates this- As far as he can tell, Der Großmann is the only one who can sap the poor kids magic and keep them sane.

Hoodie, meanwhile, is.. completely reliant on Slender. He has no free will. Everything he does is because Slender wills it.

With no soul, he has no mind.

…Which usually means he’s the one doing chores around the mansion. He’s the one that goes room to room and stares at them until they give him laundry.

Kate the Chaser, meanwhile, is in charge of the Well and Candle.

Following the Slender: The Arrival games and the Pages game, Kate was the only one to survive the fire.

And her family- her family had been cursed by Slender’s presence the entire time. Like I said before- those who know of him are infected- and those who are infected find themselves with Slender always knowing where they are.

Charlie died during the fire, so the reason why Tim was infected in the first place is that Slender wanted another child under his thrall. He enjoys taking care of them- he finds them cute, even.

Sadly for him- Tim’s parents were a bit of the helicopter kind.

So he never got the chance to spirit Tim away and raise him like he raised Charlie.

So as much as Tim hates it, he very much is Slender’s favorite child.

A rebellious one, for sure, but Slender is sure he can break his will after a while.

Der Großmann is a telepathic entity After all.

ALSO THANK YOU SM FOR CALLING THIS COOL I HAVE BEEN BREWING THIS AU FOR YEARS AND ITS BEEN RATTLING AROUND ME HEAD BECAUSE OF THAT

I Know. Way too much about Slender lore and how everything works

FUNFACT DID YOU KNOW SLENDER STARTED OUT AS A SOMETHING AWFUL FORUM CONTEST?? He was the result of the Forum going: hey Photoshop something scary!

And Slender got spat out, and the people who created Marble Hornets took one look at that, quickly decided to say that hey! They know that thing! It appeared in some tapes for a college project!

And then sat down and created the entirety of season one of marble hornets in one night.

THATS ALL SO INTERESTING!!! I love your characterization of Slender with him finding humans and children like cute pets

And I did know that !!! I've always been super invested in the origins of creepypastas

[generaltrashshecox]

Anthony’s been talking to a guy on a gay/lgbt dating app for a while, sending pictures and dirty messages. The two of them finally decide to meet up (for a date or for a hookup) and it ends up being Damien. Wether they decide to forget it ever happened or decided to try something is up to you.

Smut warning! This is a work of fiction I don't condone anything yadda yadda 4.7k words. P0rn with feelings, self-esteem issues, first times so nervous boys being awkward but still filthy, and top!Anthony. Hope you enjoy!

Anthony was new to this. This being meeting someone off a dating app. He took a deep breath taking a sip of his coffee. Not only that it was also his first time with a guy... And it wasn't something as innocent as just a date.

Now they were going to hang out for a moment and talk about their days and actually get a feel for each other but this was definitely more of a hookup than anything. He'd barely found out he was bi in his last relationship and when they amicably went their separate ways he felt it was finally his chance. That's why he was on the app in the first place. He was looking for something safe and anonymous being a personality online he could never be too careful especially since he got his company back. They hadn't even publicly announced their breakup but he was pent up so he made an account. No real names no faces just a short description. Sweet and simple. His read like this:

tonynotthetiger: Tony, 35, into music, video editing, and a few videos games.

He had a few pictures of his hands in his profile since a lot of people seemed to like them but his tattoos were photoshopped just a bit differently to keep people from clocking that it was him. Thankfully it was just his tattoo artists style...

He'd talked to a few people he matched with even meeting a couple but nothing really seemed to *click*. He was really about to give up when he messaged him.

I like your hands. I think I'd like them as a necklace ;)

He was a bit taken aback by his forwardness and so he checked his profile.

justahugenerd: Chris 32 cat dad and just a nerd about many things. Also very much neurospicy so please bare with me

Well at least he was honest... He looked at his profile seeing very few pictures but most of them were of what he guessed was him in thigh highs with little bows and garters legs spread prettily in some kind of black skirt or dress. He definitely liked that it wasn't much but it made his heart beat just a bit faster so he replied.

Well that was kinda of forward but I like it

Really 😳 I honestly didn't think it would work 😅 but heyyy

Anthony couldn't help but chuckle. He seemed cute already.

Well it worked on me so heyyy

And it just went from there. They talked about other things of course they actually had a lot in common and he just enjoyed talking to him on hard days. He would try and help best he could, telling him about his own day or what his cats had gotten up to. It easily put a smile on his face. The pictures he sent also helped though. Soft body he wanted to grab milky white thighs... Dripping cock as he fucked himself on a dildo or stretched around a plug... Which led him to where he was today. They'd been talking for weeks before finally gaining the confidence to actually meet in person. "Chris" especially because he said his confidence wasn't the best and he was afraid he'd run away screaming even though he'd seen (most of) his naked body. Anthony reassured him he'd never wanted anything more. Finally they chose to meet up at a small cafe that wasn't far from either of their places apparently. "Chris" said he'd be wearing a Zelda shirt and Anthony said he'd be in a ripped sweatshirt.

Now he was nearly shaking with anticipation. Or maybe it was the coffee he'd already had to pass the time as he worked on his second cup. Yeah that was definitely it. He took another drink when suddenly a familiar face popped into view. Oh god no, he thought, dipping his head trying not to be seen. He'd know the bright purple hair anywhere and he felt like he wanted to die. He didn't want Damien to be here when he met his hook-up but then the man scanned the cafe before spotting him. He smiled walking closer before recognition finally hit. His face flushed and eyes widened before a hand slapped over his mouth and Anthony registered what he was wearing... A Zelda shirt.

No oh god no that can't- and then it all clicked into place. 32 cat dad nerd neurospicy... Damien Christian Haas... Who else could it have been? His mouth went dry as Damien just stared. They seemed frozen in time before a waiter had to ask Damien to move out of the walkway and he moved closer to the table. Anthony sighed breaking out of the stupor first.

"Come sit. We're gonna have to talk about it eventually," he said finally. Damien fidgeted before sitting in the seat in front of him. He couldn't look up couldn't look him in the eyes. His mind was racing because he couldn't believe his boss had seen him naked vulnerable... And still wanted to meet. "So... Chris huh?" he asked first. Damien scoffed.

"They said to use a alias so I used my middle name, Tony," he emphasized in the name Anthony used. It really was him and he put his face in his hands. Once his eyes closed though his brain ran wild showing for a split second what Damien would look like in the place of the man he fantasized about. He shook his head looking at him.

"I also thought you were ace?" he asked questioning. He didn't want to pry but he was curious.

"Aceflux... I lean demi but I have times when I feel allo like I did when we started talking but honestly... I liked you. Like you? This is so confusing," he said putting his face in his hands as he flushed even more. "That's why I came here today."

"I'm sorry I liked or rather like you too but I don't know..." he trailed off. Would it truly be wrong? They were employee and employer but barely... They were really just adults doing their own thing. Damien put his hands on the table trying to breathe and Anthony placed a hand on top of one. He looked at him questioningly. "How about this... We'll go through this date and we'll decide after if we wanna pursue after all or just let it go okay?" he said gently and Damien hesitated but he turned his hand to squeeze Anthony's. He couldn't help but like Tony so he felt he might as well give Anthony a chance.

"Sounds like a plan," he said with a soft smile and Anthony's heart rate quickened.

"So how are your girls?" he asked with a smile and Damien lit up. He was a usual cat person always ready and willing to talk about his cats.

"They're doing great! They've been spoiled butts recently but it's just how it is especially with fall and me going out and doing spooky things that I love!" he started rambling excitedly and Anthony listened a smile on his face. "I'm sorry," he said sheepishly after his rant. "How have you been lately? Exciting I bet but how have you balanced everything really?"

"It's been tough a little bit but having weekends off helps a whole fucking lot," he said grin on his face. "I have so many things from Smosh to my own company but it's also thrilling because I get to do these things. I get to have fun with my friends and I get to interview people who don't usually get a chance ya know? It's pretty great even though I'm exhausted at times. It's all worth it ya know..." he trailed off as Damien was looking at him intently with a smile nodding along. He cleared his throat. "So you wanna order?" It was a date after all.

"Ooh yeah of course!" Damien said grabbing the menu and looking over it's contents. It was a small cafe so it was mostly cold cut sandwiches and pastries so it was slim for choice. The waiter came by once more taking Anthony's empty coffee cup and taking their orders. Anthony got a salad and water to offset all the caffeine he ingested while Damien got a simple ham and cheese sandwich. Once the waiter left they fell back into easy conversation laughing and joking. It was so easy being around each other for some reason like they knew each other which they did but it felt... Different. Once their food came though they fell quieter talking small talk new things to watch and the like. They knew once they were done they would have make a decision which neither really wanted to know the answer to. They ate slowly still chatting and laughing a little. Anthony liked hearing his, it bordered on goofy at times and it made him laugh easily. Soon enough though their food was finished and the tension felt thick in the air between them.

"So what's the verdict?" Anthony asked keeping his tone light and joking. Damien sighed.

"Fuck," he said softly before giggling. "Fuck I like you this is so..." he buried his face in his hands once more. "We wouldn't be risking anything right?"

"I don't think so. We're not a normal company and we're close enough in age to know what we're doing," he said. He reached across the table and took his hand again. "And to know what we want." Damien nodded.

"So... Mine or yours?" he asked flush on his cheeks once more. Anthony bit his tongue to keep from groaning heat already coursing through his body at the simple question.

"Mine if you don't mind. I feel like it'd be the safer option more secluded. I also don't think it would be weird for people to see you enter my home instead of vice versa," he said calculated. He nodded again. He'd thought about this a lot apparently. Anthony stood holding his hand out. "Well... Shall we then?" he asked with a smirk and Damien blushed before taking his hand as he helped him stand. They walked to the parking lot and Anthony walked to his car Damien following. "Did you drive or-"

"Uber," he said a little sheepishly. Anthony nodded unlocking the car. They got in and made their way to Anthony's, car ride a little quiet due to the tension of what was going to happen. He turned on the radio and thankfully they had similar taste in music as they both sang along to rock and elder emo bs. Soon enough they made it to Anthony's house. He got out first coming around to the passengers side where Damien was getting out looking around before grabbing him by the waist much to his surprise pressing him against the car. He was just a bit impatient being so pent up. He leaned in before stopping.

"Is this alright?" he asked lightly voice thick with want. Damien swallowed flushing deeper. This was all new but he nodded breaths coming a little more shallow. Anthony captured his lips gently tasting a salty sweetness there. He held back a groan as he pushed him more against the car making him squeak as he pressed flush, enjoying his warmth against him. Damien didn't move away instead, melting into the kiss as Anthony was a damn good kisser making him feel dizzy already. They stood there for a moment before Damien put his hands on his chest gently pushing him away and he felt like he'd done something wrong. He looked at him worried.

"I uh... Think we should save this for inside," he said a little breathless. Oh right they were still in Anthony's driveway. He took his hand which made him blush at the small gesture and led him to the door unlocking it quickly fumbling just a bit. They closed the door behind them and he resisted the urge to press him against another surface and instead led him to the couch. They sat a bit awkwardly knowing what was to come. Anthony put a hand on his cheek and he couldn't help but lean into it gently closing his eyes. As he did his eyes grazed over his features and damn was he pretty. Pink pouty lips contrasting his five o'clock shadow as well as the flush that spread across his cheeks. He opened his eyes and Anthony was taken aback by how breathtaking they were and the emotion swirling in them. Nervousness in them made him realize how long he'd been staring smiling sheepishly as if he'd been caught. Adoration was also there along with something darker as his pupils dilated. Ah... He swallowed.

"You're so pretty," he said simply and the flush seemed to grow darker. Damien's eyes widened just a bit at the compliment.

"T-thank you. You're uh... Really handsome," he whispered almost under his breath. "Are you going to kiss me yet?" Anthony nodded. He'd been so caught up in staring he'd nearly forgotten but he leaned in again and this time Damien met him. His lips were soft and the kiss was gentle and sweet. His other hand went to his waist pulling him closer deepening the kiss running his tongue over his bottom lip. Damien hesitated for a moment before opening his mouth slightly and his tongue prodded in gently. He whimpered a soft quiet sound but it was music to Anthony's ears. He pulled him ever closer as he swirled his tongue around his. Damien's hands rested on his shoulders gently one moving back fingers finding purchase in the hair at the base of his neck as he kissed back. They pulled away finally for a moment panting a bit looking at each other. Pupils blown lips wet and slightly swollen Damien was a sight to behold and Anthony kissed him harshly making him yelp slightly before kissing back with similar ferocity. Both hands rested on Damien's waist moving back one snaking up his shirt splaying against his back as the other went down to feel up his ass. He jumped a bit pulling away.

"Sorry was that too fast?" Damien shook his head panting.

"No no sorry I'm just- this is all new to me. I mean I've experimented and you've seen the uh," he cleared his throat, "pictures I sent you but I never-" he hesitated. Wait... What? He looked at him curiously.

"Wait Damien I'm not gonna be your first am I?" he asked seriously. Damien chewed on his lip looking down.

"Would it be so bad if you were?" he asked genuinely. Anthony froze mind racing. He gripped him tighter making him look at him.

"Maybe not... But I have to say I'm new to this too," he said looking at him intently. Damien's mouth dropped open before he closed it again.

"I guess we can learn together," he said softly before kissing him. I guess so, Anthony thought before pressing into the kiss once more. The hand still splayed on his back pulled him closer nearly into his lap. His other hand hooked onto his knee pulling so he was actually in his lap and Damien made a surprised noise before pulling away. "Are you sure this is okay?" he asked nervously. Was this okay? He looked pretty as a picture in his lap all flushed red shirt askew from where his hand was. But he looked down at him with worry and a little fear. Oh right... Body dysmorphia was a bitch.

"More than okay, really," he said leaning up to kiss him once more. His hand went up his thigh gripping the supple flesh there before moving back to his ass groping as he whimpered into his mouth. He was so pliant and warm under his hands he couldn't get enough already half hard in his jeans as he pressed him closer grinding their crotches together. They moaned Damien pulling away.

"Fuck-" he said before grinding down feeling Anthony's hardness against his. Fuck- holy fuck he was turned on and by him? He almost couldn't believe it and wouldn't have if he didn't see the hunger in Anthony's eyes. He scooted even closer in his lap grinding his ass against his bulge groaning as he did. "Fuck, Anthony-"

His name fell from Damien's like sin pretty and tempting. He kissed him harshly once more thrusting up against his grind making them both cry out. He gripped him tighter fingers digging into his back and gripped his ass tightly as they moved against each other deliciously. Anthony pulled away kissing down his neck as Damien held him close trying to catch his breath. His brain felt foggy with lust Anthony's lips the only thing anchoring him and he buried his fingers in his hair. He nibbled at the spot behind his ear before pressing more open mouthed kisses down his neck to his collarbone. He sucked gently making Damien moan but made sure not to leave a mark. At least not yet. He pulled away lifting his shirt before stopping and looking at him. Damien gulped but nodded and soon his shirt was pulled over his head and tossed aside. He tried not to feel self conscious as Anthony's eyes raked over his body. Anthony was in awe of all the pallid skin before him. He was gorgeous but he could tell by his body language that he didn't feel like that. He kissed him again gently as he ran his hands all over his body worshipping him with his fingers tips trying to commit every inch of him to memory. Anthony's hands were warm and rough from what he didn't know but they touched him tentatively caringly like he was precious. He pulled away again kissing down his neck holding him close as he did nibbling and sucking as he did.

"You can-" Damien gasped, "you can mark me if you want," he said gently. Anthony didn't need to be told twice as he sucked harsher and bit to make sure it stayed. He pulled away seeing a purple mark already start to form, a stark contrast, before making more down his neck and across his collarbone painting him pretty. He moved down his body to his chest nuzzling there before his hands came up and cupped his pecs massaging and pinching his nipples making him moan. He threw his head back slightly, eyes half lidded as Anthony worked his body. He then turned back and tugged at Anthony's own shirt. "I'm feeling a little underdressed," he said cheekily. Anthony chuckled pulling his shirt over his head and tossing it aside as well.

"Sorry about that," he said smirking but Damien wasn't listening enraptured by his naked torso. The paint strokes on his body were mesmerizing and his fingers traced the lines gently as they swirled and spattered over his pecs and abs. Anthony just watched him as he did light touches sending heat through him as he reached where his pants were. Damien wondered how far they went then flushed remembering the pictures he'd gotten... "Yep they're down there too," Anthony said making Damien jump slightly. Right yeah... He flushed before looking him in the eyes. He opened his mouth to apologize but he stopped him. "Don't worry it was nice. Now come here," he said pulling him down for another kiss. They pressed flush skin to skin and it was nice sharing their warmth and then Anthony thrust up once again. He pulled away needing more. "Bedroom?" Damien nodded and they stood up as he led them to his bedroom.

Once he got there he kissed him pushing him to the edge of the bed before pushing him down with an oomph. Damien stared at him wide eyed for a moment before he hovered above him kissing him once more pressing open mouthed kisses down his body. He reached his pants before looking at him for a response. Damien nodded and Anthony wasted no time as he undid his strange pants pulling them down. They landed where they landed and he was left in his boxer tented and leaking through the fabric. He gripped it running his thumb through the wetness making him keen.

"So wet for me," he couldn't stop himself from saying and Damien whined. So fucking gorgeous, he couldn't help but think. He stroked him a few times before pulling them off as well leaving him bare before him. His cock was red and leaking as it had been in those pictures and videos and his mouth watered a bit. Anthony leaned down and lapped at the tip before wrapping his mouth around the head gently sucking and Damien twitched arching just a bit pressing more into his mouth. He bobbed his head sucking gently as his hand went to cup his balls before moving down his perineum to his puckered entrance. He circled a finger around it prodding and pulling at the edges before pulling away. He pulled off his dick and Damien caught his breath as Anthony coated his fingers in saliva. He pulled them out shiny and wet trailing them down his perineum once more making him shiver. He reached his hole again and pressed in surprised at how easily it slipped in. He looked at Damien questioningly and he flushed covering his face.

"I may have... Prepped myself before I left the house," he said slightly muffled from his hands over his face. Made sense but it made Anthony's dick twitch in his jeans. He pressed the second one in not as easily a little snug but still a bit easier. Damien made a soft pleasured sound as he did eyes closing as he pressed himself onto his fingers. Anthony watched as his fingers disappeared inside him taking them so well into his tight heat. He scissored them stretching him just a bit more before crooking them looking for that spot inside him. Damien was just enjoying it until suddenly a wave of pleasure shot through him making him shake and moan loudly. "Fuck!" he couldn't help but nearly yell as Anthony assaulted that spot over and over with a smile. He could feel himself getting close, familiar coil in his stomach twitching around Anthony's fingers when he stopped. He whimpered, orgasm slipping away as Anthony pulled his fingers out. He clenched around nothing uncomfortably and Anthony couldn't help but chuckle.

"Don't worry you'll be getting something better," he said more confidently than he felt. He walked to his bedside table opening the drawer and pulling out the lube he kept there for "emergencies." He came back palming himself through his pants as Damien stared. He undid his jeans pushing them down along with his boxers, cock springing free as he stepped out of them. He stroked himself and Damien stared before gulping. "Like what you see?"

"Y-yes I just... Fuck I knew you would be big but fuck-" he said chuckling a little nervously. Seeing it in person was definitely different than in a picture. He felt a little intimidated but he tried to relax. He took some deep breaths as he watched Anthony pour some lube on his hand before spreading it all over his cock. He then pressed the extra against his opening and he shivered. He lined up pressing in gently but steadily. The head popped through and he groaned but continued on as Damien gripped the sheets. Anthony was definitely bigger than any of the toys he'd used before but he was determined. Anthony finally bottomed out stopping and groaning breathless at the way he was clenching and fluttering around him. He leaned down pressing a kiss to his lips as a distraction and he wrapped his arms around his neck kissing him like his life depended on it. After a moment Anthony pulled away and gently rocked into him as he got used to him. He moaned as he resisted the urge to slam into his tight heat over and over instead pulling out slightly before gently pressing back in. Damien took deep breaths as he took it now not as unpleasant but not exactly pleasurable. He put a hand on Anthony's shoulder and pulled him down for another kiss enjoying the skinship and his lips against his. Anthony kept his shallow thrusts as he relaxed around him shifting and pressing in a bit harsher making him groan. He pulled away.

"You doing alright?" Anthony asked gently and he nodded. Pleasure was starting to build as he pressed down on his thrusts and Anthony understood. He thrust into him harder and he moaned prettily. He kept that fucking into him steadily loving the pretty sounds that fell from Damien's lips. He looked so beautiful face and chest flushed a splotchy red all over, mouth open, and eyes glossed over when they weren't squeezed shut.

"Anthony please more," he whined and Anthony obliged slamming into him. It felt like it knocked the wind out of him but it felt so good as he filled him full over and over again. He could barely think, mind swimming as he dug his nails into Anthony's back. He didn't mind he actually enjoyed the feeling of his nails in his back hoping the crescent shapes they left would stay. He gripped him harshly as he slammed into him again and again sounds of their bodies filling the room as Damien took it all. Anthony adjusted and pressed his thigh up angling so he could get even deeper and Damien nearly screamed as he did. "Fuck again please," he begged shaking with it. And so he did again and again gripping his thigh till he felt like it would bruise. Damien was no longer there muttering curses and praises in the same breath. He was getting close again, the familiar warmth in his belly building. Anthony could feel it too in the way he pressed against his thrusts and the way his muscle fluttered around him deliciously.

"Fuck you feel so good look so pretty taking my cock so well," he mouth spewed, filthy things filling Damien's ears as he mewled at the dirty praise. It was pushing him closer to the edge and then Anthony wrapped a hand around his cock stroking it before he was cumming with a yell. His thighs threatened to shut but he held them open as he chased his own orgasm groaning at how he clenched around him tightly as his body rode out his. He was so close ramming into him harsher as he groaned. Damien was whimpering in oversensitivity when he got an idea in his flooded brain.

"C'mon please- fill me up I need it," he whimpered nearly crying and Anthony's orgasm hit him like a freight train. Fuck- holy fuck! He couldn't believe how hard he came, vision almost whiting out as he curled nearly into himself as he continued to fuck into him finishing his orgasm before finally stopping nearly collapsing on top of him. They stayed there catching their breath relishing in the afterglow as they came down. Damien kept his arms around Anthony though his nails were no longer digging as he nuzzled into his neck. He smelled of sweat and sex but also something earthy, like home and his heart skipped a beat. Suddenly he felt emotional and he didn't understand why as he pressed into his neck trying to keep the tears at bay. He didn't want to fuck this up as he held him tighter. Anthony felt him press closer and hold him tighter as his breath stuttered. He pulled them both to the side Damien staying at his neck and he ran his fingers through his hair.

"You're okay. You did so well," he said gently and Damien didn't know why it made him feel worse nuzzling further and then Anthony got it. "We'll be okay I promise." And suddenly he pulled away eyes tinged red with unshed tears.

"You promise?" he said looking up at him hopefully. He brought him up for a kiss soft and sweet and gentle. He didn't know if he could promise they'd be okay for sure but he could promise he'd try. But he'd promise for tonight to make him feel safe and secure.

"I promise," he said finally after pulling away. Damien nodded not completely trusting it but cuddled against him exhausted yawning. Anthony held him close pulling the blankets around them before pressing a kiss to his forehead which his preened at before closing his eyes. They'd worry about everything else tomorrow, today would be perfect.

[fakeythinspo]

Spotting photo manipulation

Alright i realise i made this side blog like a month ago and then left it to rot so i decided to make a little tutorial type thing on how to spot potentially fake/manipulated thinspo bc if you’re gonna be on edblr it’s important to know what is and is not realistic

I AM BY NO MEANS AN EXPERT ON PHOTOSHOP but i have been eating disordered and on edblr for ~literally half my life~ and I know how to sport fake shit when i see it for the most part

Ok lets go, telltale signs of photoshop, with examples for those of us who are visual learners

1. UNREALISTIC ANATOMY

I know how easy it is to be consumed by the disorder and dismorphia and become blind to anatomical anomalies but if you take your time are really absorb what you’re looking at they stick out like a store thumb in most cases

no one’s hips are 1/2 as wide as their shoulders

it’s giving salad fingers babe

2. WARPING

Fairly self explanatory. When people use editing to slim themselves, make their bums bigger, etc, the surrounding areas can be warped such as furnature, hair, walls. Quite easy to spot in most cases, however some can be quite subtle and go unnoticed at a glance. If a line is supposed to be straight such as a doorframe and it isn’t 99.9% chance it’s photoshopped

These BBLs killin’ y’aaaaal

Example of a more subtle warp that could be missed without a closer look

3. FEATHERING/PIXELATION

Ok so feathering is the term used to describe when pixels become stretched to create a “soft edge”. When someone uses the liquify tool to change their body shape, this can be a dead giveaway but it is one that can be harder to spot if you don’t know what you’re looking for. The liquify tool basically stretches/compresses pixels. What you wanna do it look around the sillhouette of the body, and compare areas looking for inconsistencies in pixel count/quality. If someone’s face is in HD but their waist and thighs are 480p, that’s photoshop babe. Backgrounds may also become blurry in areas where liquify has been used which can be a giveaway.

Finding clear examples of this was actually quite tricky as it is one of the more difficult tells to spot, so here’s a clip from youtube (cr. Nerd City) that explains it concisely

4. FUCKED UP LIGHTING/SHADOWS

We all know how light works. Light from one direction casts shadows behind things that hit it. So if light is coming from the left, but there’s no correlating shadow on the right, it’s safe to assume some editing has happened. But it can aslo be more subtle than that, so it’s key to look for consistency in the light/shadows in an image.

Another clip from Nerd City to explain this one

5. LACK OF IMPERFECTIONS.

If you’re looking at an image and the person is it has zero flaws, it’s 99.99999% fake. Everyone has pores. Everyone has body hair, or at the very least peach fuzz. Most people have stretch marks, wrinkes, folds, acne scars, celluilite, etc. Real people have “flaws” that no amount of makeup and lighting can hide, keep that in mind always.

[follineo]

Decided to give Photoshop another chance after two and a half years

it was an interesting experience

[ablogmadebyjose]

PSA CAMPAIGN | BELL LET'S TALK MENTAL HEALTH ILLUSTRATION

Topics of interest

Propaganda | Manifest, distort, manipulate

Typically a familiar style of messaging of mine, wouldn't push that many boundaries that I've attempted before.

Culture Jamming | Mockery, anti-capitalism, mass media

Also another style of messaging I tend to lean towards, for this instance I haven't created a design criticizing a corporation yet, could be a great exercise to tackle my usual form of narrative and pointing it towards capitalism.

PSA Campaign | Informative, spread awareness, do good

Never attempted before, a bit outside my comfort zone as it would have to take my usual narratives and bring it into a more positive light. This would also be a good chance to start illustrating since there a lot of PSA campaigns that use illustrations instead of photos and type to spread awareness.

CHOSEN TOPIC -> PSA CAMPAIGN

This is it, the final three weekly explorations! Although I really wanted to attempt propaganda, I believe the decision to only being able to work with PSA campaigns will benefit me in the long run and ensure that my batch of designs/illustrations are unique from one another. My goal for these last three weekly explorations are to ensure that they visually and compositionally look different from the past 7 I've posted. So it felt great to power on my drawing tablet and actually illustrate for once.

Creative Concept

Despite never having experience with designing or illustrating a piece of work for a PSA campaign, it never felt too distant from what I have had previously designed (whether that be in school or for clients). However, it did take some time to figure what I was actually going to inform the viewer of. Throughout last week Mackenzie allowed me to take a sneak peek of her illo, during that week I was helping her with her process and giving critiques when needed. At the end I was really inspired by her design this week and the messaging it has. So, I decided to base mine of mental health and how sometimes when you're online you never really know if someone is doing okay. I've been a huge follower of Bell Let's Talk as I think it's a great resource for those that are struggling with mental health and is fighting for the overcoming of the stigma when it comes to mental health. I thought this was the perfect time to incorporate their logo within the composiotion as the subject matter suited the organization.

Description

With the goal that I've set on myself for these last three explorations, that meant that I'll have to be full on illustrating or incorporating other elements that aren't just type and images with a bit of illustrating. For this week I wanted to keep it flat yet convey depth the shading technique that I used, my reasoning behind that is based on corporate art styles and the more (subtle) recent shift towards blending 2D flat styles with 3D shading.

Since this is based on mental health online, I added elements that symbolize the presence of the internet. Such as the pop up window in the middle of the composition representing Facebook with a dark blue and grey colour scheme and a cursor to guide the eye towards that same popup element. Texture was added by me with a brush rather than texture overlays to give it more of a grunge and "real" aspect to the design.

There are tiny little things I would add to this illustration that I may add and repost later on but for now I think it gets the message across. Definitely a bit more illustrative than last time but a solid start to inspire me to push even harder for the final two illos.

KEYWORDS FOR INSPIRATION

Stranded

Isolate

Forward

Dry

Pit

Tear/Shed

ROUGH -> PROCREATE

FINAL -> PROCREATE + ADOBE PHOTOSHOP

[alixennial]

I know it's been a while, but I recently stumbled upon your Lovestruck trump cards again and they look great! I've been getting more into editing lately and I want to learn how to make stuff like this too. Can you tell me more about how you made them? How did you chose decide on the style for each series? And the fonts? Did you use some templates or pre-made frames, or did you make them yourself?

Hi!! I made a template from scratch in photoshop which was the most time consuming part but once that was done, adapting it for each series was pretty quick. The style for each series was just lifted from the "More about them" pages in the app - I picked out the main colours and found a similar font (sites like dafont.com have a decent range and many are 100% free to download).

Each series looks unique, but still like part of a collection because the layout was fixed, only the colours and fonts changed from series to series. The biggest challenge was making the individual cards for each series look like they're part of a set - finding CGs for each love interest with similar proportions, colouring and distance - and making adjustments when needed. For example, Vince's CG from Speakeasy Tonight had to be super zoomed in and the image cleaned up. As a result, all of the Speakeasy Tonight images have a soft focus because Vince's had to.

Another tricky one was Gangsters In Love. Most characters had at least one CG with warm colouring. Except Chance. His were all very cold grey and blues and his card just didn't feel like part of the set, so I just applied a red colour filter over his CG.

If you're using software that will read psd files, I'm more than happy to send you some of the template files over so you can have a poke around - just ping me your email address via DM.

Great to hear from you and I wish you the best of luck!! If there's anything I can help you with, give me a shout anytime. And thank you for your kind words, I'm still quite proud of how they came out 💖

Lovestruck Top Trumps Cards 19 Series / 114 Cards

[joojconverts]

Hi jooj! I was wondering if thrrr is a chance to make the window arch from the king's bedchamber set fully recolorable? So it matches the paneling of the room. Thanks!!

Hii! Sorry but no can do for now, I made it an overlay precisely because it's so many details on the texure. I tried making it recolorable, but it looked pretty bad, manually and automatically (photoshop tools) so I decided to stick with an overlay. Maybe I'll give it another shot when TGS releases the updated version of the set!

[charlesanthonybruno]

Please talk to us about wine and the domaine Tariquet?! And about your job if you want to? It sounds dope!

Woopsie, late reply, apologies!

All right, I would love to, but the funniest thing about all this is that, yes, I work for a wine estate, but no, I can’t talk to you about wine because I have zero practical or personal experience with it. I have been working there for years now and I *drumroll* ………don’t drink alcohol *applause, crowd cheering*

See, I used to work in hospitality and it was….not great. So, I took a week off and I decided that during that week off I’d find another job. Found an ad for a wine estate looking for someone who spoke english and knew how to spell. It sounded doable, so I applied. I’d never heard of Tariquet before, didn’t know shit about wine, had never worked in an office doing anything sales related, had no clue what the position would entail except what was written in the ad. Went to the interview with an amount of confidence that I have never been able to replicate since and somehow, long story short, got hired and have not been fired yet. And you know what? I love it there.

I started in the administration section of the export sales dpt, had to learn everything from scratch: the job itself and everything related to the making and selling of wine and just. Wine in general. (I like tea and hot chocolate, what can I say.) We also make and sell Bas-Armagnacs, so I had to learn about that too. Am also now working in marketing as part of a team, so more things to learn! (using photoshop and indesign and illustrator as part of my job?? 😍😍😍 hello yes, I am living the dream)

I cannot stress how great it is to find a place that will hire you even though your profile is not at all what they would usually go for, that will give you a chance to try and prove yourself instead of dismissing you out of hand. And I love learning things, so I guess it worked out.

Anyway, it turns out that while I’d never heard of it, Tariquet is actually quite big and famous? Which is hilarious because we are in the middle of nowhere, Gers, south-west France, where you wouldn’t expect anything to be, yet here we are. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a lovely region, nicknamed the Little Tuscany (which, in hindsight, should have been a hint), all rolling hills and open skies, but it’s also one of the only two « départements��» of the country with no highway and I don’t have enough hands to count the number of times I got stuck behind a tractor or another kind of agricultural vehicle on the road. It’s very rural. (I love it. the night sky over my house is gorgeous.) So yeah, it is quite big and famous and has wines and Bas-Armagnacs and bees?? so we even make a little bit of honey as well, which is dope. I mean, the estate is in the middle of vineyards and forests and meadows and things, it’s all very green and lovely and so nice. The view from the window of my office is lovely, it’s trees and vines and a part of the castle.

Anyway, um. I’m part of the lucky people who love their job. It is horrendously stressful at times and of course I wish I worked less and spent more time with Marcus (who is getting bored and looking for mischief as I type this. I see you, Marcus) but the work is interesting, my coworkers are great and have come to accept me and my idiosyncracies (there are a lot and they have been a source of issues in the past, so it wasn’t a sure thing), and the general atmosphere is the healthiest I’ve ever encountered in a work place.

…this is a lot longer than I anticipated, i am so sorry.

tl;dr: i couldn’t tell you whether Tariquet wines are good or not but I can tell you that working there is great :D (now I just hope this post won’t show up on any search or google alert or thing like that because if my bosses were to find this dumpster fire of a blog i’d be mortified 😅😅😅)

[melinda-internetart]

Glitch: For my glitch piece, I decided to use my digital art I made a few years ago of an angry man in a tie in Adobe Illustrator as an image. I used tools such as displace filter and scanline effect in Photoshop to shift pixels in broken, chaotic ways to create a sense of anger and emotional chaos and a thin horizontal lines that stretch across my artwork symbolizing disruption and fragmented emotions. I also adjusted the hue and saturation to create bold, distorted red tones to manage my image to express the intensity, anger, and emotional heat. If I had more time, I would further explore layering techniques, experimenting with additional textures and glitches to intensify the chaotic feel of the piece. I’d also would have added audio elements, such as distorted sounds or static, to complement the visual disruption and deepen the emotional impact.

Distortion: For my distortion piece, I used another one of my digital arts I made in Adobe Illustrator of a sad man sitting on the floor. This time, I used Photomosh and began exploring its 27 effects. The moment I clicked the mosh button, the software started to give all kinds of effects. After experimenting, I found an effect that resonated most with the emotional tone of my artwork. I decided to save the image randomly during the distortion process, which gave me the chance to maintain a moment where the emotional difference and visual glitch aligned perfectly. This resulted in the fluid, wave-like distortions around the figure, representing the progress of my character’s emotional state and the broken down of his form under the weight of his sadness. If I had more time, I would capture multiple stages of the distortion effect and arrange them into a GIF in order to further emphasize the shifting, unstable emotions that my artwork is going through.

Datamoshing: For my datamosh, I also used one of my digital artworks from Adobe Illustrator of a happy little girl smiling. I used an app called Glitch Lab that takes my original illustrator artwork of a happy, smiling little girl and distorts it into a fragmented, glitchy expression of joy. In using Glitch Lab, I experimented with different preset effects until I found one that perfectly suited the datamoshing technique. The datamosh effect here breaks the smooth digital aesthetic into pixelated, fractured shapes while maintaining the quality of the little girl' happiness. By allowing parts of the girl's face and body to scatter, while keeping her facial features recognizable, I really like how the effect help create a sense of joyful chaos, symbolizing happiness spilling out in uncontrolled ways. If I had more time to develop this piece, I would have explore different color palettes within the glitch effect, such as adding neon or contrasting colors, to see how changes in the visual vibrancy might affect the emotional tone of happiness.

[valentine-escape]

HORROR

After our first thrilling experience with Burgas Escape, we couldn't resist returning for more excitement. This time, we were once again warned that a team of two might struggle to succeed, so we brought reinforcements: Moni and Tesoro. Moni turned out to be invaluable, meticulously searching every millimeter with her fingers and uncovering numerous keys.

The interior was impressively designed, truly immersing us in the setting of a deranged individual's apartment. The ambiance was spot-on, complete with horror elements that heightened the experience. At one point, Moni and I screamed so much that we ended up falling on top of each other, and I nearly peed myself. 😫

However, I do have a minor criticism regarding the name of the room, simply titled "Horror." While straightforward, this name lacks the creativity that has been put into the room and doesn't do justice to the unique and chilling atmosphere. A more imaginative name could better reflect the room's theme and intrigue more potential participants, adding an extra layer of excitement before the game even begins and making it stand out should they one day decide to do another horror one.

Whereas the atmosphere was top-notch, another aspect we didn't particularly enjoy was the absence of hints. The lack of guidance can work if the puzzles are straightforward, but in this case, there were some ambiguous tasks. Without hints, it felt a bit unfair, and I disagreed with the outcome. However, we were incredibly proud to come a hair's breadth away from escaping again, albeit without help.

Compared to the Medieval Dungeon room, we found this one better in terms of size, decor, and the haunting presence of the "murderer." There was an authentic sense of dread that kept us on edge.

One area for improvement is the photo backdrop for escapees. All groups have the same background, unlike most escape rooms where each room has a unique theme for photos. While I understand the importance of branding, adding some individuality, even through a bit of Photoshop, could make the photos more memorable for each experience. Luckily, this gives me the chance to edit them for my blog, providing me with the creative freedom to personalise them, which is another reason I look forward to visiting the rest of their rooms.

Overall, Escape Burgas continues to deliver exciting and memorable experiences. Despite the minor drawbacks, the thrill of the game and the creative environment make it worth a visit. We can't wait to tackle more of their rooms in the future! (I already have ideas for how to design the photos for my blog based on the exciting themes left, like pirates, dinosaurs and... pizza?🍕)

[akashi-reddeath]

— I expect “yes” or “woof” for answers. I don’t need a dog that says “no.”

(Another version of the artwork)

A new photomontage and this one is special, as it is my participation in the arifinity_ challenge on instragram.

At the beginning I didn't have my idea well defined, but as time went by and I was working on the illustration, everything was making more sense in my mind. There was a moment when I wasn't happy with how the illustration was turning out, but as I continued, I ended up liking it. Without further words, let's continue with the backstory.

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In the Begining... The angel Lucifer was cast out of Heaven and condemned to rule Hell for all eternity. Until he decided to take a vacation...

To hell being left without someone to rule it, someone to lay down the law, total chaos would ensue, ancient and primal demons fighting for power, allying, conspiring.... Chaos in hell was like it had never been, but it was also chaos outside.

With no one to guard the place, all kinds of hellish beings were constantly escaping to the earthly plane, the possessions of demons to humans increased considerably, among them, the demon of control, formerly known as Makima, which before dying would make a Binding Vow, Makima would surrender half of his power (achieved up to that moment, contracts, control of other demons and hybrids etc.) instead of reincarnating in hell and losing his memories, the demon of control would have a chance to take possession of another human body, as long as he found it in less than 5 minutes...

And oh boy, what a great vessel the demon would find.... After dying during a battle, the body of Gwen Stacy Aka Spider Woman, would be possessed by the demon of control. Not only would the demon retain its power to control other beings it deems inferior (and another technique) but it would gain the great physical strength this vessel had, a sense for predicting danger and unique physical abilities...

Maybe losing the previous body was a good thing....

Now three years later, Makima has regained all her lost power, maybe she no longer has the old contracts, but she doesn't need them, she now has much more power....

Having under her control two high level wizards, the scarlet witch and the ever troubled Constantine (Oh boy, what a problem it was to be able to control him. ) With the demon blood sword, the crown of the ice king, a magical artifact capable of giving her the ability to manipulate ice (albeit with the disadvantage of driving her insane, although having two high level wizards, it's not a problem) and the wand of the ancient dark wizard, Voldemort and many, many other hidden secrets; The power Makima has obtained is monstrous. Surpassing the primal demons themselves and rivaling demons of high hierarchies.

All Hail The Queen...

All Hail The New Control Demon...

Gwen Stacy.

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Fortnite - Spider-Gwen model achieved with MrUncleBingo

Scarlet Witch - Marvel Future Revolution model achieved with panzerheavy

Posable Chain (Xnalara/XPS) model achieved with nghiatanker

Stitches and Sutures Photoshop and GIMP Brushes (scar on Gwen's forehead) by redheadstock

[rpgse7enx4]

How I made my assets with GIMP - By RPG.

I will show how I created one asset (using similar methods to create the others) in GIMP, and how I used detail to create depth within the asset.

Here are the steps:

First, I decided to set the resolution for this asset pack at 64x64; a suitable, but small resolution.

I did this by making another canvas, and setting the resolution at just that:

After, I went straight to configuring the grid size, gridlines and spacing for my asset. I did this by going to "Image" then "Configure grid":

When the prompt opened, I decided that I wanted to have the horizontal and vertical spacing at 1; meaning for every 1 pixel within the 64x64 resolution, there would be a block:

To display my configured grid, I went to "Show" and then "Show Grid":

Now my canvas looked like this:

Immediately, I decided to add an "alpha channel"; a layer of some sorts that lets you take away the background. This was important because I was working with lighter colours and its harder to see them with a white background.

Using the fuzzy selection tool, known otherwise as the magic wand tool, I removed the background.

Now, to place the first pixel.

I started with the basic shape of the asset, which was supposed to look like a court document:

Then I started bringing depth into the equation:

And then I started placing text:

I finished up with the text on the side, shaded it to give it depth and decided to add a stamp and more ingrained lines; to check if everything was good, I took away the grid.

Everything looked good, but for the stamp I decided to give it some more depth during the creation of this asset so that's what I went with.

And the final product was done!

A reflection:

Overall, creating the assets was done with relative ease; however, there was one issue which I encountered just before producing the assets, and this was the fact that I had started them off on Photoshop but then transitioned to GIMP. This was because I found that Photoshop's grid formatting wasn't very concise for getting the right spacing for each block; and this is something that GIMP had that was better, the fact that I could change the spacing horizontally and vertically without the need for changing gridlines.

Another issue I encountered was with asset creation was the fact that Photoshop's magic wand tool relies on tolerance levels to get rid of background; testing Photoshop to see whether or not it was good for pixel art found me making an example and then seeing if some of the pixels disappeared in the process of removing the background, this turned out to be a thing and when I removed the background and some pixels had either faded or just completely went. GIMPs fuzzy selection tool worked a whole lot better with removing the background around the actual pixel art itself and I never encountered any pixels fading out.

One way I counteracted both issues with Photoshop was to see if any other programs were to work well with pixel art creation; and I was surprised when I found out that GIMP could be used for it, because I had only really known it for being a program that you could edit textures on for games. If given the chance, I would've used Aseprite; but because it is payware, it would've required me to be able to properly invest in it.

RPG-7

[xylem-3-keys]

My experience with Percy and the Beast Productions

This is a document for context. You saw myself in the screenshots there so I decided to share this doc.

However, this is not what I am here for. I am sharing my experience with PATBP, known as Bravegee. If you don't know who he is, he is a content creator well known for his photoshopped edited videos in the Sodor AU community (which I have been fond for since I joined). So yeah, it's not a long one, so here it is. I will be calling him Brave for short.

After Brave got banned from Trainyard server for defending Norbin (aka RedStar or Corlen the Hedgehog) and began banning all the Trainyard staff, including those who aren't involved in that situation. I was on the server and confronted him about it. Me and the others who confronted him told him it was really stupid of his decision. When I was being honest with him and asking him questions, he deleted my messages, and he denied the evidence I gave to him regarding Norbin. He denied the context I have shared then banned me. But later on, he unbanned the members, apologized in his announcement channel and admitted that he messed up.

However, it didn't end there. He brought up the announcements about the server dying after most of the staff team has left his server. He got backlash because of it. I have stayed there until I found out that I was demoted for no reason. Before I got demoted, I applied for being a mod after another situation, which I won't be bringing it up here because it was over. I was doing well there and was pleased to get accepted as mod after he apologized and everything was calmed down for. However, it didn't last long when I again, got demoted from the server. I asked him why and this is what he said about it.

After I applied again, I got declined. He would accused me of banning him from Trainyard when I'm not a mod there so I left his server for good.

All he does is randomly gave staff roles to members who openly defend him or supported him. Here is the proof to debunk his claim.

Because of this, I keep asking to myself that what was the point of giving him chances? I feel like I was nothing to the server after I was demoted.

Conclusion: I will be cutting all ties with him and his content all together. I privated my Firebox video because of it. I'm just so tired and I have to get this off my chest. Well that was my experience with Brave. I don't condone any harassment of anyone mentioned in this post. Even though he was no longer the main owner of the server. It should have been deleted.

Before people lie about me saying I got demoted because I left. This is after I got demoted. Since there was time of the messages.

Update: I rejoined the server. Yes I know. And it find that I'm not the only one who was wrongfully demoted.

Update: According to the document, it has come to my attention that he is a pedophile enabler. He is not worth the support he was given.

Update 2: He used one of "his 'friend's" voice and turned it into AI without consent. You can't make this up. Sigma (who I scroonshot his message) has apologized and listened.

[bognasarniakhnd2c]

Monday class- part one - zines

On this Monday class we went to Street Level photogallery to learn more about zines from John Farrell. Unfortunately I was late and missed most of the presentation so I did my own research to catch up.

What are zines?

Zine is a self-publication. They can contain images and text that is related to the images. It is usually printed as small book/magaZINE. Images should be related to the main topic. Zines are within 1000 copies by definition, however most of the publications are less than 100 copies.

How it started?

The very first zines were made by fans(hence the name fanzine or zine) of the music bands, it was a non-professional and non-official publication. People would make them to share them with other enthusiasts. There wasn’t internet yet, no facebook, no instagram, not even a myspace. The first funzine was created in 1940 and was about science fiction, however the first funzines started when photocopying became affordable - in 1970′s.

Haw do they look like?

The layout can vary depending on the topic and creator’s idea. Some are images only or with a little text on side, some are mostly text, or just a little images. and some are roughly equally in text and images.  Here some examples of the zines we were provided with in Street Level.

They can be 5 pages or size of the cookbook. pages can be stitched pr glued. They can even be opened like a map.  What is important when creating a zine?

I watched few videos about zines and here’s the conclusion on what’s important when making a zine.

It’s good to see how it looks before sending it to print. The best way to find out what works is to do a handmade zine by folding a4 paper in half and drawing squares/rectangles for the images and size of the text we want. That will give us a chance to visually decide on the layout, sizes etc. 

Keep it simple. This is another advice from the zine creators. 

Make space. Sometimes it’s good to have an empty page that would separate the content. 

We shouldn’t compare ourselves to other creators. It is our project, our photographs.

It’s better to use local printing shop than a big online business, first because we support local business, and what more important we can come and get more involved in the process of creating zine, get some samples, and discuss eventual changes before the final print.

To find the right layout spread all images on the table and fold together the ones that will be on the same open pages. Then fina the opening and ending images. Next place the grouped images on the table and start placing between first and last pages until you get the sequencing you want.

I like the idea of placing the amount of copies at the end of zine along with the creator’s name and email for contact. Then handwrite the number of the copy, and put signature. Also the front and back page being the one image when open flat.

What software is helpful?

If you have adobe creative cloud and access to all it’s apps then there are quite a few that you might want to use when creating a zine. Lightroom and photoshop are great to edit images. Lightroom has even an option to create a book. you simply order it through the app using your edited images. This option is quite expensive though. Another useful app is InDesign. We can create the zine by creating rectangle on the page where we will drop the images. We need to think about the location of the original image as we move it the image will disappear. 

Where to print it?

You can print zines online or in one of the local shops. 

Some of the popular websites are:  - mixam.co.uk  - doxzoo.com - youloveprint.co.uk

Local shops: - Good Press (Glasgow) - Crescent Print (Edinburgh)

sources: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEuPuYZzDCg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38iP5xpMTmo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PN0QkMydfYE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=At5ExheUIRE