#I put this together to post to bluesky! it really is twitter but nice. I'm peach-sea on there. come hang out :)

[peach-sea]

gakukaimeiluka post 💜💙❤️🩷

[drawloverlala]

November status update!

So! Spooky month is over and now we are at November! so here's my monthly update!

🌼Social Media management

So first I wanted to give a bit of a announcement given the difficult situation with artists and social media in recent times, specially on Twitter and the recent choices they've made, I've been thinking on what to do 🤔

I've come to the conclusion to only post full art on certain sites that are more for art and artists and the rest will be cropped art or very tiny version of them (not full resolution or quality)

🌱Sites where you'll find my art without cropping and better quality:

Tumblr / Inkblot / Artfol / Sheezyart (eventually) / Neocities(gotta update it though)

🌱Places where I'll post it cropped and less better quality:

Twitter / Bluesky / Instagram

Thought I'd still like to use tumblr for posting art as well and specially sketches and doodles, it's just still a very comfortable place to put these kind of things, but I'll just just my watermark more often on them

But yeah, social media management is something I was very messy about, and in recent months I haven't been able to keep up with everything about it so I needed to make some kind of order in there

🌼October ink art challenges:

nah, I tried but I gave up on it pretty quick lol, I've been pretty stressed up with work and side personal projects that I just didn't make the time to draw too much of that lol

it was kinda funny how quickly I lost steam with that 😅 but well it's not an obligation, maybe next year I'll be able to be a little bit more consistent and have more energy for that.

🌼Commissions:

So I finished the batch I got on August, though there's still a comic pages commission from that but I'm putting that and one I got last month together.

as for the batch I got on October, I got a bit behind it, mostly because I was trying to finish with the previous batch first, so this next week I'll work more on the current batch for sure! 👍

hopefully I'm able to finish all chibis next week at least!

🌼Ko-fi shop:

still not finished with the new items to put on the shop, and I haven't started yet with holiday themed things, hopefully this upcoming week I get more time for that, I just gotta really make some kind of order in my schedule lol 😅

Other than that, I guess the megaman X fan comic is coming along quite nicely, I'm still working on the inks, but dialogue has been more defined thanks to a friend of mine and there's about 7 pages left to ink!

but yeah that's all for now, hope you have a nice November!

[ophernelia]

Hello! I'm interested in becoming a sims 4 storyteller on youtube, but I'm in need of someone to talk to about the process that comes with using that platform. You're the only simmer I know that utilizes youtube, so I was wondering if you were okay with receiving questions like how long did it take to build your followers on there? do you use a mixture of gameplay animation and machinima animations? do you have any other useful tips for getting started and 'putting yourself' out there?

heyyyyyyyy! i don't mind answering questions at all! i love talking lol. there's loads of other simmers who use youtube for storytelling! i was inspired to start my channel after watching simlivncolor & trapgoddessshawty for years. there's so many other new people who have started creating more recently that i really enjoy too! (you should check out the showcase tab on my channel. i need to update it again too.)

i'll answer the animation question real quick because the building and tips kinda go together. i don't use many in-game animations these days. i don't really like them for the most part. the sims' movements are always very big because they're meant to be cartoony. it's something i tend to stray from just as a preference though. there's nothing wrong with using them though. especially if that's the vibe you're going for.

i've been doing youtube since about february of 2023. i hadn't started running lykaia on there until late feb/early march. it was a slow journey, but an exciting one. i still have the screenshot from when i reached my first ten subscribers, first ten views on a video, everything. a lot of my traffic came from tik tok because i started on there. though it definitely wasn't much. only a small percentage really transfers over from platform to platform. trick of the trade, i guess. i did a giveaway once, i believe but quickly came to realize i didn't like it. things like giveaways are quick gimmicks to get people to follow you, but most times most of them don't stay. not to mention- a lot of them aren't invested in the content. they're just there for the prize, so it's not the best method to try to boost your following. i will say i've been pretty consistent with posting and that's helped a lot. you really wanna just take your time with things and develop an audience that's invested in your story organically. you can and should utilize other platforms if you want to grow. youtube's algorithm isn't necessarily built for discovery, so it is a lot harder to grow there and gain traction. tik tok, twitter, bluesky, tumblr, and suprisingly- pinterest, are all good options to choose from. i will say to not get fixated on numbers or doing things just to gain traction. numbers don't validate your work, your work is already valid from the jump. a lot of this shit is just straight up luck. your viewership numbers, be it big or small, are not a testament to how good your story is. make what you wanna make because you like it. there's no right way to do anything, really.

with that said though- having high quality content helps A LOT for a platform like youtube. by that i mean having footage that's good quality. all of my footage is recorded and uploaded at 4k resolution. using reshade in game will help the game look better. color grading your footage when you edit it. enticing thumbnails help get clicks. (which has been so hard for me. the thumbnails always stump me lol) even having a game that is aesthetically pleasing. i don't mean utilizing a trendy aesthetic, but whatever your vibe is- make sure it looks nice. make sure the textures are good quality. having builds that look nice help and interesting. having good fps. (which is tough since ts4 LOVES to lag but I digress.) however you want it to look, just make sure it's the best quality of that. um i don't really know what else to say. any other questions you have- feel free to ask!

[glendowersrpgang]

HEY YOU

are YOU a fan of THE RAVEN CYCLE book series?

do you like ROLEPLAYING/WRITING?

can you not get enough of all your FAVOURITE CHARACTERS?

well LOOK NO FURTHER

i wish to fill the void in my tism with an RP GROUP!

i've put my big-boy pants on for once and decided to man up, and look for writers head on! because the verse on instagram is dead, non-existent on twitter/bluesky, and non-existent over here. a tragedy, truly. so let's fix that!

WHO ARE YOU?

finn! he/him, gender non conforming and queer. i am 18, irish, and fortunately autistic. i have been roleplaying since i was 12... sadge.

WHAT IS THIS?

simply put: a group for roleplaying! whether it be tumblr blogs, insta profiles, twitter/bluesky accounts, or a discord server. some place for people to come together and write!

twitter seems to be the go-to, just so you know!

HOW DO I JOIN?

i'm so glad you're wondering! ✨️ let's briefly discuss how this'll work:

all you need to do is dm this blog, or send in an ask! anonymous asks work too (don't worry, i'm embarrassed to post this, i get you), so long as you reach out afterward!

just give me the character you'd like to take, any important personal headcannons (or not, i'm just nosy), and a little about yourself — age, name, etc.

i ask that people be 17+ !! i apologise

it's first come first serve! so jump me immediately

^ dms will be prioritised over asks (especially anon), so if you really want a certain character, come at me!!!

i prefer not to have doubles, because i know from experience that it gets confusing for everyone involved 😵‍💫 plus... again... the market is very low....

^ you may, however, reserve 2 characters! tell me which one you want more, and which one you don't mind falling back on. if two people want the same character, i'll run back and forth as a little messenger boy and figure out who would like who!

OCS VERY WELCOME!!!!!!!

don't worry too much about experience, not everyone can have 6 years worth under their belt. COUGH COUGH. (jokes). it's the passion, not the word count. 🫶 i like to be literate just as much as i like crack shit, i'm also not an employer, so i don't care much for experience.

finally, you must be nice! >:(

WHO'S TAKEN?

WARM REGARDS!!!

adam (@/apmagician, twitter)

noah (@/leylinesghoster, twitter)

ronan (@/grywarren, twitter)

- me :]

[eltripol]

I really haven't been active here for the last few years as it just isnt my current primary social media but I'm still alive!! I post mostly on bluesky and twitter still. Anyhow I just had a major change in my life and I'm in a new appt and putting my life back together and so far its going good. Just wanted to let my friends here know that you can always reach out to me and talk!! It feels weird when everyone drifts to different ponds of the internet and you lose connection but its nice when things sync back up every few years.