#ID in alt by anistarrose

[avephelis]

ZINGER!!

[mochasucculent]

She!!

Image description courtesy of @anistarrose: digital art of Luz from The Owl House in her Titan form. Instead of her witchy clothes, she wears a t-shirt and green overalls, with claws poking out from her sandals. She's leaping in the air with Stringbean's staff in one hand, laughing and channeling a spell. End description.

[shikisei]

does a gay little walk to piss you off

[fexalted]

🎁 for any fictional man with a mullet of your choice <3

ROSE i love u so i will do both of our fave mullet men

stan:

barry:

bonus for both of them:

send me 🎁 and a character and i'll reply with images i already have saved

[cepheusgalaxy]

Image descriptions tips & tuts masterpost

[Plain text: Image descriptions tips & tuts masterpost /end PT.] (Tuts is my short for "tutorials" btw)

For when you want to make IDs but don't know how!

Formatting your image descriptions

Image descriptions tutorial

General guide

Describing memes

More detail isn't always better

More tips on describing images (including art)

Yet more little tips

Starting out with your image descriptions

The job of an image description + tips

How to *keep* doing IDs (from someone who does a fuckton)

Friendly reminder

Easy image descriptions to do for begginers

(Edit: added by @anistarrose:)

How to get help writing IDs if you can't make them yourself

IDs for screenshoted tags

Visually impaired person talks about IDs versus ALT text

Why longer is oftentimes not better. At all.

Extra tip: Tagging your posts as "described" or "undescribed" might help people who need the IDs to filter inacessible posts out if their dash.

[Image description: The "let's take ibuprofen together" meme, edited to say "let's make tumblr more acessible together". /end ID.]

Note: If you have any good posts to add reblog them or send them to me and I'll add them to the original post 💪

[bardace]

DELTA ECHO ALPHA DELTA!

I FINALLY FINISHED THIS COMIC!!! JUST IN TIME FOR SECRET SLEEPOVER SOCIETY VIEWERS TO UNDERSTAND IT!!!!!

MAJOR spoilers for Ghost Trick under the cut, as well as bright colors, blood, and noose imagery! Be careful!

Lyrics from Lifetime Achievement Award by Lemon Demon

[Plain text: "Delta Echo Alpha Delta" in all caps. End PT]

Image ID in alt, written by @anistarrose, thank you so much!!!!!

[saintaviator]

Could you draw Taako pwease he lives in my brain :3

I need him to exist outside of it too <3

Is he… yknow…. from TV…? 🌈🌂✨

ID in alt text - ID credit: @anistarrose TYSM!! 🌈✨

[barry-j-blupjeans]

I think the only thing I still wanted was to — to prove I could still protect someone, or avenge someone, anyone, and — and go out with a bang that made me feel worth something again. A — a real heroic sacrifice —”

Barry drops everything, and before Magnus knows it, throws his arms over Magnus’s shoulders. Hugging him tight.

I read this scene from the last chapter of "a monster might begin to worry" by @anistarrose a few days ago and immediately started drawing this scene, because I couldn't just feel emotions about it and not do anything!!

Everyone go read this fic! I will be thinking about it for the next six hundred years.

(image ID in alt!)

[otgw-described]

Hello, all! This blog is here to circulate and provide image descriptions for Over The Garden Wall posts. Image descriptions, or IDs, are an accessibility measure for:

blind and low vision people who use screen readers

any disabled people who have trouble mentally interpreting images

people whose internet connection will not load images

and many more. Further information and guides for image descriptions are available here.

All are welcome to tag us in OTGW posts that are described, and all are welcome to send description requests. Bear in mind that I, the admin @anistarrose, have limited spoons — so I may not be timely, but you can still always ask.

At time of writing, the blog is mostly on a queue. Tagging system under the cut:

id in alt - self explanatory

flashing - used for flashing GIFs or video

eyestrain - used for high-contrast colors

bright colors - used for milder/borderline versions of the previous

screenreader unsafe - posts with excessive tumblr badges or emojis (more on the badge issue here)

[finishwhatyoustarted-event]

Tools Tuesday - Image Descriptions

Apologies for the late posting, this week really got away from me!

Tools Tuesday is a weekly part of the Finish What You Started event where I share various resources I have found to help everyone complete their WIP. Have a resource you want to share? Send it in a message and I'll take a look!

What is an image description? Just as the title suggests, it's a description of a piece of visual media. Think of it like you're on the phone with your friend and you just saw a hilarious sign or cool thing in a store that they should absolutely know about, so you describe it to them over the phone. It is communicating visuals through words.

This is a topic that is very near and dear to my heart. Accessible posts make everyone in your community able to connect and share the joy of your fandom.

Creating image descriptions or alt text for your visual media (images, videos, gifs) helps a wide range of people: those with low vision, those who use screen readers, those who have issues interpreting visual media, those who have trouble reading text in pictures, those with bad internet, and many more. There's a huge audience who just doesn't get to understand or interact properly with your beautiful art without the interface of description!

Creating descriptions can also help you, the creator. You can communicate mood or subtle details that are important, shaping how your piece is interpreted. You can introduce new people to your beloved media, gaining a larger audience of appreciators. And you can even learn something about your own work. After all, by describing something, you study it more closely.

Not sure how to make an image description? No problem! There are lots of guides out there that go into detail!

The most important part is trying. An imperfect description is better than no description.

TL;DR: A basic description should have the media type (photograph, illustration, etc), the subject's name and short physical description, and a summary of the action. If there are any words, they should be transcribed exactly, or converted to plaintext but keep the wording the same. Start the description with an indicator (Start ID, etc) and finish with one as well (End ID, etc).

Links to guides that explain the process better than I can!

General guide for image descriptions by can-i-make-image-descriptions - Basic, easy to follow.

How to Create Image Descriptions by antimonarchy - More detailed with great examples.

Image description resources by kurapikas-dangly-earring, with additions by others - Further resources and tips.

Can't do them yourself, for whatever reason? I want to make my posts more accessible, but can't write IDs myself: a guide by anistarrose

I (the event runner) write a lot of image descriptions, so I'm happy to answer questions or direct you to resources if you need them!

[fordtato]

sorry if you'd already been asked this/aren't the person I should go for for this, but any tips for writing image IDs for fanart? I want to make my work more accessible but I'm not fully sure what's helpful and what's unnessasary/overkill/actually makes the experience worse.

I am by no means an expert at this (and often, regrettably forget to add image IDs/alt to my own posts, though I am working to be more consistent.)

@anistarrose has a great list of resources on this here! I have found the links on that page to be a great starting point.

[rhythmic-idealist]

Thank you @x-creature-feature-x and @anistarrose for bringing to my attention that the auto generated alt text ID was NOT sufficient. It’s been corrected, objectively late for many folks impacted by Milton, still the better version to share around for this and future disasters.

Thought I would share this here. Image is a clickable link that will take you to the account that posted it! ID has now been corrected, and is in alt text. It is also below, please excuse the redundancy:

—

Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee (EWOC) tweeted: “No one can make you stay in an unsafe worksite. Close up and walk out with your coworkers until management or nature fixes the problem. Contact us for help.”

EWOC quoted their own tweet and added, “If your boss won’t let you evacuate: Convince as many coworkers as you can to all leave together & contact us right away. You have the right to organize & leave an unsafe worksite. If they’re not bluffing & still try to fire you after the storm, we’ll help you fight it.”

Attached to the OP is a meme of a skeleton marching away, titled “Just walk out - you can leave!” It lists, “wildfire smoke, hurricane, flooding, no heat, powers out, no water, tornado warning, AC broke, weird fumes.” Bottom text reads, “Climate sucks… hit da bricks!” Overlaid is the meme’s author, “@/organizeworkers.”

End ID.

[finalfroevo]

Friends

[finishwhatyoustarted-event]

Tools Tuesday - Image Descriptions - Sept 17

Tools Tuesday is a weekly part of the Finish What You Started event where I share various resources I have found to help everyone complete their WIP. Have a resource you want to share? Send it in a message and I’ll take a look!

What is an image description? Just as the title suggests, it’s a description of a piece of visual media. Think of it like you’re on the phone with your friend and you just saw a hilarious sign or cool thing in a store that they should absolutely know about, so you describe it to them over the phone. It is communicating visuals through words.

This is a topic that is very near and dear to my heart. Accessible posts make everyone in your community able to connect and share the joy of your fandom.

Creating image descriptions or alt text for your visual media (images, videos, gifs) helps a wide range of people: those with low vision, those who use screen readers, those who have issues interpreting visual media, those who have trouble reading text in pictures, those with bad internet, and many more. There’s a huge audience who just doesn’t get to understand or interact properly with your beautiful art without the interface of description!

Creating descriptions can also help you, the creator. You can communicate mood or subtle details that are important, shaping how your piece is interpreted. You can introduce new people to your beloved media, gaining a larger audience of appreciators. And you can even learn something about your own work. After all, by describing something, you study it more closely.

Not sure how to make an image description? No problem! There are lots of guides out there that go into detail!

The most important part is trying. An imperfect description is better than no description.

TL;DR: A basic description should have the media type (photograph, illustration, etc), the subject’s name and short physical description, and a summary of the action. If there are any words, they should be transcribed exactly, or converted to plaintext but keep the wording the same. Start the description with an indicator (Start ID, etc) and finish with one as well (End ID, etc).

Links to guides that explain the process better than I can!

General guide for image descriptions by can-i-make-image-descriptions - Basic, easy to follow.

How to Create Image Descriptions by antimonarchy - More detailed with great examples.

Image description resources by kurapikas-dangly-earring, with additions by others - Further resources and tips.

Can’t do them yourself, for whatever reason? I want to make my posts more accessible, but can’t write IDs myself: a guide by anistarrose

I (the event runner) write a lot of image descriptions, so I’m happy to answer questions or direct you to resources if you need them!

[princess-of-purple-prose]

[Image description copied from alt: digital art of Stan and Ford from Gravity Falls, circa 1982. Ford is crossing his arms, glaring over his shoulder towards Stan. A glowing blue portal (only the ring of energy) floats in the air between them, and Stan glares back. The background is bright red. End ID credit: anistarrose]

Stranded

This was initially a meme drawing lmao

[toh-described]

[ID in alt text]

There sure was a lot to be worried about in that episode! But… while Eda and Lilith might not be especially safe, per se, I am 100% sure that the covenscouts did not catch them off guard and the sisters were already working on a plan to handle it.

When Hooty points out the covenscouts’ approach, that’s actually the final straw that pushes Eda to approve getting Luz, King, and Hooty out of the house. And she follows it right up with this:

Eda and Lilith exchange a particular look when Eda says “when you get back.” They already know that soon, the Owl House won’t be a very hospitable place to return to. 

So might the gang have to flee the Owl House and stay on the move for a while? Very likely. But Eda and Lilith have two staffs, a wide variety of glyphs, and at least one harpy mode between them, and they’re not being caught off guard. They’re not left “powerless” by the curse like Emperor Belos would have the public believe — and hell, this is the same show where we all thought a fan fave character was being brainwashed, but they turned out to be faking it completely. These seemingly awful situations where the heroes’ path to victory is built up subtly, over previous episodes, are the TOH crew’s whole jam.

Whatever happens, good or bad, tactical retreat or not, it’ll be what Eda and Lilith planned. They’re ready, and they’re gonna do what it takes to protect their kids.