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datcravat · 2 years ago
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Ghost Trick Enamel Pins back in stock, they will be limited this time too! They are made with lots of love to feed the hungry ghost trick fans. I hope you like them!!
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sweaterkittensahoy · 3 months ago
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A quick resource round up if you need yarn and shopped at Joann
I don't remember all of Joann's brands, so forgive me if I miss one, but here's everything I can think of that either will help you buy stuff you've used or give you a new place to look for yarn.
Yarnspirations will have everything for Red Heart, Caron, Patons, Lily Sugar 'n' Cream, Bernat, Aunt Lydia's, and Coats & Clark. (I made a post about this yesterday but don't want to skip it.)
Lion Brand's website will have any Lion Brand you need.
Plymouth yarn is one of those companies that shows you what they have but then you have to look at their shop list to find it.
Yarn.com is a huge yarn selling company with a lot of options, including Plymouth.
Creative Yarn Source is a website where you can get Omega-brand threads and yarns. I don't know if Hobby Lobby still carries Omega, but they did 15 years ago (I made a terrible vest [my fault; not the yarn] right before we moved to PDX). Lots of thread sizes and colors.
Knitpicks has size 10 and size 3 thread in a bunch of colors. It's called Curio. It's under laceweight. For a good acrylic worsted, I recommend their Brava. I also prefer their Dishie to Sugar 'N' Cream just because I like how it softens up a bit more.
We Crochet is actually just Knitpicks but aimed at primarily crocheters rather than knitters. They don't one-to-one on yarn options, which bothers me, but I'm sure it's based on what crocheters buy most often vs. what knitters buy most often. That site also has some extra brands on it, too.
If you need to sub a yarn, yarnsub.com is literally just that. They have a whole rating system. I've used it several times to source similar or replacement yarns.
Hobbii has always been a great resource for me, but if you are looking for an exact yarn, it's not going to be what you need. It's a Danish company, so shipping takes a little time, but every yarn I've gotten from them I've really liked. Their "Friends" line has stuff I would definitely consider workhorse sort of options.
Wool and the Gang has a website where you can buy directly from them.
Big Twist yarns has a website, but it just sends you to Amazon to buy, so here's the link to the page of it from Craftz brand. You can use this same link to get the Easy Peasy yarn for Woobles.
Premier Yarns has a website where you can buy directly from them.
Herrschners carries a bunch of different yarns, and if you like kits, that's a lot of their business.
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queerromancerecs · 4 months ago
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Non Amazon book resources
Look, I know Amazon is a sensitive topic. It has been allowed to dominate the market, and for indie writers, it is a huge (if not their main) source of income. Personally, as an indie writer, I have tried to always keep my work available elsewhere (because you can't trust Amazon not to screw you over, I mean just look at Audible. For those who don't know, Audible royally fucks over authors, and the narrators don't do that great either). But even for me, the loss of Amazon sales would highly affect my ability to keep going without getting another job or three. So I get it. Nonetheless, they cannot be trusted not to drop queer writers and readers, so it's best to have alternatives now.
If you are a reader or an indie author looking for different platforms to buy and/or sell books, even if only to start branching out a little, here is a list.
I doubt it's comprehensive. Feel free to reblog with more.
Kobo and Kobo Plus -Kobo is the biggest online 'Zon alternative. Kobo Plus is sort of like KU. On either one, you get points for buying books and can use the points to get more books. Works for ebook and audiobooks. (And, if you have a non-Kindle ereader, it works for Kobo but it also works for like, fanfiction. I'm just saying. I got a refurbished Kobo a while ago and it's lovely.)
Bookshop.org -print as well as ebooks (authors, make sure you click "expanded distribution" on your bookselling platform of choice if you want your stuff for sale with Bookshop--which also benefits local bookstores!)
Smashwords/Draft2Digital - mostly ebooks but D2D does have a print option
Itch.io - ebook only (but gives a larger chunk of profits to authors than 'Zon does. Authors take note.)
Rainbow Crate -special edition print queer books. (I know there was some controversy with them but I am out of touch and don't know what it was, and most people who use them seem happy with them??? but if you know other queer/romance book crate services, lemme know)
The Ripped Bodice -brick and mortar stores but you can also shop online
Check out your local bookstores---many will order print copies for you if you request them
The authors' websites if they do direct sales
Barnes & Noble- yeah, it's a corporation and they are not great either, but it's not Amazon and sometimes a well-meaning relative gets you a gift card. And, for the moment, they do in fact sell queer romance and queer fiction. I know because I just used a gift card to get a paperback of The Prince and the Assassin. lol
Powell's Books- Portland's famous book store sells new and used books (and you can browse the stock online) --print only. They sell queer romance as well. I got a copy of Drag Me Up by RM Virtues there. That's not super relevant, but I was pleased :)
New link: Queer Books Weekly-- free and affordable books with queer protagonists
Tubby & Coos Bookshop: curates pocket bookstores featuring underrepresented voices
And from user @bobthebenevolentpirate (thank you!)
Giovanni's Room in Philadelphia was founded in 1973 and is “The Oldest & Very Best LGBTQ & Feminist Bookstore in the Country.” They ship to US addresses, but you can also email them about international shipping. The people who run it are lovely humans and have started providing harm reduction supplies/info to people to respond to the needs of the community! They deserve all the support
Also consider library books!
And for those in America--you can use library apps to read books. Yes, the authors still get paid! Libby is a big one. You can get audiobooks too, AND it can connect you with the Queer Liberation Library.
Also there is Hoopla - digital content
In Europe, I know there is Vivlio, which is French and I believe sells ereaders and also ebooks.
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thrilling-oneway · 13 days ago
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IKIZULIVE / LOVE LIVE! BLUEBIRD master post
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I'll be compiling what we know about Ikizulive so far to try and bring info about the project over to people who don't use twitter and are interested in getting into it. This post will be edited as more information is released so check back for updates.
About Ikizulive
Ikizulive or Love Live! Bluebird is a new project under the Love Live! franchise. While little information is known so far, their activities will primarily be held on YouTube and Twitter. It's speculated that this will be a Vtuber project possibly similar to Bandori's Yumemita spinoff, but that hasn't been confirmed yet. The official youtube channel can be found here, and the official twitter account here. Each character also has their own personal Twitter account, which will be linked in character bios below.
The project officially launched on May 12th with the release of character designs and their debut song, What is my LIFE?. More information will be revealed in the first cast stream on June 17th.
Story information
Not much about the story is known so far, but you can piece some information together from the tweets made by the girls. The girls attend an online high school called Love High School (Love学院高等学校, Love Gakuin Koutou Gakkou), which they shorten as L High (L高, Lkou). The academy has satellites schools in Asakusa, Tokyo (near Otonokizaka) in a multi-tennant building, Fukui (Fukui prefecture), and Umeda (Osaka prefecture). The facilities at the schools are poor, and they don't have a uniform. There are rumours that they may have to close due to a lack of funding and decreasing enrolment. Four of the girls at the Tokyo branch have started a school idol club called (roughly) Hard Life Club (いき���らい部, Ikizurai Bu), named such because they claimed an unused club channel on their school server which used that name.
The story is set at some point in the future after the Hasunosora story. On the character page of the official website, there is a heading that says "What are school idols". The description reads:
Idol groups that once existed across the country. Winning Love Live, a school idol competition, attracted a lot of attention at the time.
Interestingly, the group/project color is orange. Honoka is also quoted on the website. Though I might be thinking too hard about it...
Polka Takahashi (高橋ポルカ)
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Self-intro
Twitter: @/polka_lion CV: Honon Ayasaki Image colour: Yellow Birthday: August 18th
A first year at L high's Tokyo branch. She enroled in online school after to failing her high school entrance exams due to being really bad at maths. She lives with her grandmother in Tokyo while her parents live overseas in Argentina. She doesn't like tight clothes and prefers skirts and shorts that are easy to move in, as she likes to dance, so she's happy about not needing to wear a uniform. She's not very good at using a computer, and Mai had to help her with learning how to use it and signing into lessons. She learnt about school idols not long after starting high school and decides to find some friends to start a school idol club with. She officially started IkizuraiBu with Mai, Hanabi, and Akira not long after.
Additional info:
She is 157cm tall (the same as Chika and Honoka, etc)
She doesn't know her blood type
Her hobby is taking naps
Her skills are the ability to nap everywhere, getting approached for street interviews often, and winning lucky draws
Her favourite foods are noodles (especially udon) and chocolate
She also likes cola, McDonalds, and ham cutlets and croquettes from the shop over the Sumida River
She claims she can understand cats
She uses a lot of emojis in her tweets
She speaks in third person
Mai Azabu (麻布麻衣)
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Twitter: @/My_Mai_Eld CV: Rina Endo Image color: Blue Birthday: February 13th
Another first year at the Tokyo branch. She enrolled in online school so she could focus on her hobby/'job' as a programmer. Her parents made her attend in-person classes, and she reckons this is because she missed a lot of classes in middle school due to staying up all night and sleeping during the day. She values simplicity and doesn't like wasting time on school because it takes away from programming time, so she plans on watching her online lessons at 2x speed. She finds Polka a bit annoying at first and thinks she is the type of person who could easily fall for a scam. Mai also seems to be interested in making money, and wants her name to be known around the world. She is vice-president of IkizuraiBu.
Additional info:
She is 154cm tall (same as Nico, Ruby, etc)
Her blood type is B
Her hobbies are programming, datamining, and playing Minecraft
Her special skills are using a soldering iron and DIY
Her favourite foods are fruit (melon and grapes) and hamburgers
She likes the TRON Project
Has a younger sister who auditioned to be an idol and passed without telling her
She uses the nickname Maimai (My Mai?)
She likes ice cream, and would like an ice cream machine at school
She mentions using an avatar for her idol activities, suggesting she may know about vtubers
Akira Goto (五桐 玲)
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Twitter: @/G_Akky304250 CV: Seri Miyano Image color: Light green Birthday: July 9th
A first year who moved to Tokyo from Numazu to attend L High. She's aiming to be a professional wall climber and has a strict training regimen and diet, and trains every afternoon after school. She's amazed at Polka's ability to make friends so quickly. She meets and befriends Polka by the river after school one day, and at some point decides to join IkizuraiBu.
Additional info:
She is 164cm tall (in-between Mari and Lanzhu)
Her blood type is O
Her hobbies are climbing, cycling, and strength training
Her special skills are handstands, Athlete Food Meister qualification, gift wrapping, and making things by hand
Her favourite foods are kale and nut salad, dried fruits, granola bars, and milk
She has heard of both Muse and Aqours
She lives with her aunt
She uses the ocean wave emoji in a lot of her tweets
She also enjoys cycling, and sometimes sings on her bike rides
Hanabi Komagata (駒形花火)
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Twitter: @/hanabistarmine CV: Kokoro Fujino Image color: Red Birthday: June 11th
A first year at L High's Tokyo branch. She enroled in online school so she could balance school with working at her parents' kimono shop, and so she didn't have to join a club. She loves kimonos and wears them all the time, even wearing one to school. People often stare at her because of this, but she wants to normalise kimono-wearing in everyday life. She is stalked and abducted by Polka after school one day, but they hit it off as friends and she joined IkizuraiBu. She wants to be a modern-day Yamato Nadeshiko and kimono idol.
Additional info:
She is 160cm tall (the same as Riko, Shioriko, etc)
Her blood type is A
Her hobbies are kimonos and reading
Her special skills are fitting kimonos, calligraphy, and cooking food in the microwave
Her favourite foods are matcha sweets, mochi, and pasta
She's the only daughter in her family (she could have brothers, it's not specified)
She's good at hanafuda
She knows some English from helping tourists at the shop
She mostly tweets about kimono, and about what kimonos she thinks would suit others
Miracle Kanazawa (金澤奇跡)
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Twitter: @/MiracleGoldSP CV: Aiha Sakano Image color: Pink Birthday: TBA
A second year student at L High's satellite school in Fukui. She's a pastry chef and runs an online bakery called MiraMiraMiracle Patisserie. She enroled in online school so she had more time to practice baking on her own after not liking the methods taught at confectionary school. She meets Noriko at school and offers her a muffin, but Noriko is incredibly shy around her. She finds this cute, and keeps bringing her more cakes. According to her self-intro, Polka convinced her to join IkizuraiBu so she could promote her bakery, but this has yet to happen in the story.
Additional info:
She is 152cm tall (the same as Hanamaru, Natsumi, etc)
Her blood type is AB
Her hobby is baking
Her special skills are baking, cooking, and pulling all-nighters
Her favourite foods are sushi (especially urchin and salmon roe), karasumi, and monkfish liver
She refers to herself as Mii (ミィ) instead of a traditional first person pronoun
Although her name would normally be read as Kiseki, it is officially read with the English translation. She also often writes her name in katakana (ミラクル).
She's only following Noriko
Seems to like coming up with nicknames, considering she uses three different names for Noriko
She offers a discount to classmates who order from her bakery
Noriko Chofu (調布のりこ)
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Twitter: @/Noricco_U CV: Ria Seko Image color: Purple Birthday: April 4th
A first year student at L High's Fukui satellite school. She wants to be a voice actress, and is part of an agency, but she failed her recent audition. She thinks she's a boring person, and is extremely shy and struggles with interacting with others (social anxiety?). She wants to go to voice actor lessons in Tokyo but says her mum won't allow it, so she's looking for a part-time job to pay for it.
Additional info:
She is 153cm tall (the same as Leah and Ceras)
Her blood type is B
Her hobbies are watching anime, and reading manga and light novels
Her special skills are singing (she has perfect pitch), cleaning, and playing setter position in volleyball
Her favourite foods are sweet things, including baked goods. She liked puddings, cream puffs, and things with custard
She likes VTubers
She's only following Miracle
Miracle calls her Norichan or Norinori
She likes SpyxFamily
Yukuri Harumiya (春宮ゆくり)
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Twitter: @/Yukuri_talk CV: Yuki Okumura Image color: Light blue Birthday: September 22nd
A first year student at L High's Umeda branch who enrolled so she could prioritise her ballet and theatre lessons. Her dream is to be an otokoyaku (woman who plays male roles) in Takarazuka Revue, although whether this dream will be possible is uncertain. She has an unspecified illness that is affecting her ability to perform. According to her bio, she joins IkizuraiBu to help Polka, though this hasn't happened in the story yet.
Additional info:
She is 165 cm tall (the same as Lanzhu)
Her blood type is B
Her hobby is theatre
Her special skill is ballet
Her favourite foods are somen noodles, jelly, gratin, hambuger steak, baumkuchen, and pickled foods
She isn't following any of the other girls
Aurora Konohana (此花輝夜) / Rollie
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Twitter: @/rollie_twinkle (lmao) CV: Akane Amasawa Image color: Hot pink Birthday: January 3rd
A second year student at L High School's Umeda branch who has transferred from America. She's originally from Japan, but moved around abroad a lot due to her parents' jobs, with them currently being in LA. She thinks taking care of your hair and appearance is very important. She also makes videos talking about cosmetics and describes herself as an influencer.
Additional info:
She is 162cm tall (the same as Eli, Dia, etc)
Her blood type is O
Her hobbies are fashion and beauty
Her special skills are makeup, making coffee, playing soccer and matchmaking couples
Her favourite foods are coffee, baked beans, fried egg, and crispy toast (english breakfast...)
Like Miracle, despite her name being written in Japanese as Kaguya, it's pronounced like the english translation
She calls herself Rora (ローラ) in some tweets, and Midori calls her this too.
She talks in a lot of English, similar to Mari
She brought back souvenirs from LA, including a local team baseball cap, Anastasia cosmetics products and Trader Joe's eco bags
She's only following Midori
Despite her profile saying otherwise, her character description says that her motto is "love is justice"
Based on the "born this way" motto in her profile, she might be a fan of Lady Gaga
Midori Yamada (山田真緑) / Little green
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Twitter: @/LittlegreenCom CV: Honoka Kotomori Image color: Green Birthday: May 7th
A first year student at L High School's Umeda branch. She's an environmentalist, and is always thinking about ways that she and others can help the environment. She spreads awareness about climate change and ways that people can combat it on her twitter account and by putting up posters at school.
Additional info:
She is 155cm tall (the same as Rin, Kasumi, etc)
Her blood type is A
Her hobby is camping
Her special skills are puzzles, identifying plant specimens, bug catching, fishing, stargazing, and kendama
Her favourite foods are smores, waffles, cream stew, and strawberries
She's only following Rollie
She recently worked a Earth Fes event and she donated her wage to the WWF
She met Rollie while working at the Earth Fes
She hates dodgeball
She liked reading a lot as a child
Shion Sasaki (佐々木翔音)
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Self-intro (No profile card, her intro is different to the others)
Twitter: @/ShaunTheBunny CV: Aoi Suzunose Image color: Grey Birthday: November 11th
A first year-aged girl. She doesn't seem to like school very much and often skips classes. She also has a difficult home life, and mentions feeling a constant weight of parental pressure, and gets into arguments with them sometimes. From many of her tweets, it's apparent that she has depression. She mentions in one tweet that people online probably know her better than anyone who knows her in real life. She also releases videos/streams on another platform, including a video of her new school uniform.
She does not have a school profile card on the website, and it does not mention what branch she attends. It's possible she has not enroled yet
Her height and blood type are not listed in her bio
Her hobbies are social media, puzzles, reading, and model kits
Her special skills are violin and piano
Her favourite foods are meal shakes, french fries, ramen, and spicy foods
We do not know where she is from or where she lives
She's not following any of the other girls
She uses the pronoun boku (ボク), the third main girl to do so after Mia and Tsuzuri
She likes her new noise cancelling headphones
She also likes nighttime/midnight, since it's time that she can have to herself, and sometimes wishes morning wouldn't come
She likes coordinating uniforms
Seiyuu information
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Here is a list of the seiyuu and their known twitter accounts/birthdays:
Polka: Honon Ayasaki (b. December 31st)
Mai: Rina Endo (b. October 4th, 2005)
Akira: Seri Miyano (b. January 5th, 2007)
Hanabi: Kokoro Fujino (b. March 31st)
Miracle: Aiha Sakano (b. May 31st)
Noriko: Ria Seko (b. September 19th)
Yukuri: Yuki Okumura (b. October 13th)
Aurora: Akane Amasawa (b. January 19th, 2003)
Midori: Honoka Kotomori (b. January 23rd)
Shion: Aoi Suzunose
(Yuki Okumura does not have a twitter account, and no information about Aoi Suzunose has been found online)
The seiyuu will do live activities such as streams and concerts just like the other generations. Their first stream will be on June 17th!
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daneecastle · 1 month ago
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Reversed Veil of Worlds
Chapter 3 - Page 72 - 75
- I needed to post this group of pages together. Adra is such a peach and his little secret had to be revealed together. Crow’s got a new look too! I tried to stick with what he would like to wear and up the look a bit. Same with Muriel. I had to add the little wing backpack, it fit with their personality.
Also, Muriel is a they/them and when Finis says ‘she’ he is doing that by mistake. More about that will come in the chapters later.
- This has now become a collab project, @Ineffable-ducks is the one Inking the pages and Rainyr is coloring the backgrounds. So shout out to them for their wonderful work! Finis, Sini, and Tallula belong to Kinty.
Beginning - Previous - Next
Come support me on my Patreon, where you will get early viewing and extra content! Link here: https://www.patreon.com/DaneeCastillo
I have also started a discord group for this comic, don't hesitate to join it! https://discord.gg/xVG6xg2SD7
To see the previous chapters I have posted both chapters on AO3. I'm in the process of shopping for a Website host so we can have a Reversed Veil website.
@goodomensafterdark
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dinolich · 21 days ago
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Goal 2's been hit! and we're at the halfway point. If 25 more people leave a review on goodreads, amazon, storygraph or whatever website you got your books from we can unlock a brand new one shot comic. Send me a link or screen cap so I don't miss your review! New HK background is free to download in my KO-FI shop also books available here!
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redeyerhaenyra · 2 years ago
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perv neighbor basil smut im begging u
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Perv!Neighbour Basil finds your camgirl account
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Summary: Basil is your neighbour, and after having formed a parasocial relationship with you, he finds your camgirl account. Things get.. a little out of hand.
Warnings: Oh man this one is filthy- Stalking, Parasocial relationships, m masturbation, cum tribute, professional sex work, cumming untouched, jealously, crying, like alot of crying, sextoy use, f reader
Notes: Myself and @ominoose have been bouncing this headcanon around in the dms for a bit and I finally have the opportunity to write it! I hope you like it baby tysm for requesting xx I really got carried away like this is SO LONG my goodness- This can be read as a part 2 to this fic but can also be enjoyed standalone x
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Basil has been watching you for a while
You're his neighbour, you moved in to the flat opposite him a couple months ago, and the only verbal interaction you'd had with him was a polite introduction through his letterbox when he wouldn't open the door
You hadn't seen him at all, physically. He'd seen you though.
Oh had he seen you
His heart swelled every morning and evening he'd watch you leave and come home from work, nights out, trips to the shop, ect
His relationship to you, practically non-existent as it were, at least from your perspective, was... complicated
Half of Basil understood you two were already dating, loyal to one another. The other half of him understood that that was a fantasy, and he often found himself caught between the two realities
Poor Basil so desperately wants the untruth to become the truth. He wants to kiss you, profess his love, have it be your hand tugging him off instead of his own every night
But since the... accident, he wouldn't dare let you see him. You'd never accept him- no one would. He was a monster
Poor baby, so insecure 😔
Eventually, jerking off whilst peering at you through the letterbox whenever you enter or exit your home isn't enough. He needs to see you, properly. Stare at your beautiful face and take in all it's contours and shapes without having to have you do the same to him
And so.. he goes online.
He knows your name- you'd told him when you'd tried to be a nice neighbour and say hi, and so with a little sleuthing, he finds your Instagram
Basil spends hours pouring through your every photo, getting wildly jealous and crying (yes he cries poor baby) when he sees photos with other men, and roughly pulling on his cock until its red and raw, having cum so many times over his thighs and chest.
He becomes even more obsessed, his need to see you covered in his cum in some way or another becomes an vital as eating and drinking
He starts printing out your photos and cumming on them- considers laminating them so he can wipe them clean and go all over again
But then what about keeping them covered? Forever staining you with his seed? He can't pick
One day, when he's going about his ritual of jerking it to your insta, he finds a new link in your bio;
"18+ site! Adult only content! Click here❤️"
That perks his interest
Sure he's not stranger to porn, or camgirls, what with all the time he spends alone watching porn, but you? He'd never have assumed.
Basil's heart races, and his dick twitches beneath his sweats
Tentatively, he clicks on the link
Your website looks professional, all properly set up
The first thing he sees is a trailer video- and oh boy
He literally cannot stop the sudden, untouched orgasm flooding through him when he sees the sneak peak you've put together of your content
He's so loud moaning and whining, tears well up again in his eyes becuase he's so sensitive but he needs more
This teaser video of you playing with your nipples and rubbing your tiny pussy through your panties isn't enough
And so, Basil goes to your subscription page. Immediately gets the highest sub deal, he doesn't care if he can't afford it. He needs you so much he'd bankrupt himself if he had to
The benefits of this subscription are many; He gets access to your work DM, he gets two video calls with you a week, and he gets to request some content from you.
Basil couldn't not be happier, he even forgts about his facial insecurity when a few minutes later he sees a message from you pop up on his notifs;
"Hi baby! Thankyou so so much for becoming one of my top donors! It really does mean the world x"
He forces himself to respond, anxiety creeping up his shoulder;
"Yeah np love your work."
Jesus he didn't mean to come off so dickish
You quell his feelings of worry with a smiley emoji, and ask him "So, what's with the username? "Lightningface"?"
He gulps. "I just like lightning is all."
"It is such a pretty phenomenon."
Pretty.. you'd called it pretty. The thing that had maimed him, his deformity... might you have called that pretty too?
"Soooo you're due to request some content from me! What would you like?"
And honestly, Basil isn't sure
Anything you'd give him, he'd take
"I don't mind."
"Are you sure? It is your request that you've paid me for, you can ask for whatever you like!"
Basil really thinks for a moment. A real head scratcher.
"Can you say my name?"
Basil doesn't realise how possessive he sounds
"Sure can!"
"Can it be my irl name?"
"Of course! What is it?"
The man holds his breath as he responds; "Basil. Like the herb."
"Omg!!! That's such a cute name!"
He giggles to himself, you're so fucking adorable he loves you so much
You tell him you'll make his request into a segment during your next livestream
He's jealous, he doesn't want you performing for anyone else.. but like I said, he'll take what he can get
Most of the time until his segment of your livestream he spends crying and jerking off in a strange cycle.
You're his, you shouldn't be showing off.. he feels like you've betrayed him. But at the same time you're the most beautiful thing he's ever seen
Poor Basil is so conflicted
Finally, however, his request segment begins
You smile sweetly at the camera, and wave
"So, next up, I have a request from one of my top donors, he has such a cute name! Said he didn't mind what I did so I think i'm gonna surprise him~"
You reach to the side, pulling forth a clear silicone dildo
It's big. Basil gulps, could you take it? What if it hurt you?
You place it beneath you on your bed and slowly tease it between your folds, having already discarded all your clothes at this point
Basil chokes, his worn out cock stirring to life again
And then.. oh then..
You moan out his name, slowly sinking yourself onto the sextoy
Basil moans with you, and figures you must have an expensive microphone because the sounds coming from the screen are all but blasphemous
He loses himself to the rhythmic squelching of your cunt and your moans of his names
He cums so quickly, and there's so much of it, all over his chest
Poor baby whimpers, trying desperately to coax his poor dick back to life, not wanting to have finished so quickly
He wanted to last longer for you..
Luckily you finish not too long after him, he wants to swallow all of your sounds with his mouth
He's never seen such perfection
Glistening with sweat and panting, satisfied, you address the camera for the final time that night;
"I hope you enjoyed Basil, again thankyou so much for donating, I love you all so much, goodnight!"
You end the stream, Basil is plunged back into the dark loneliness of his flat
He sits for a few moments, taking in what just happened..
He soon finds himself looking at wedding rings online
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vanessagillings · 2 years ago
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I love your art so much!!! I've also been starting to paint with gouache, and I'd love to know a little more about your process! What kind of paints do you use, do you sketch first or start with paint, do you paint in layers over several day or all at once?
Hi and thank you! I hope you don't mind me answering this publicly and apologies for length, but:
MY ART PROCESS!
Supplies: I use winsor and newton gouache and arches cold press paper blocks, usually 140 lbs (the lime green ones) and sometimes 300 lbs (the teal green ones). Even though this paper comes pre-stretched in blocks, I actually take the sheets off and stretch them myself because I've found arches' glue isn't as strong as it used to be. This is how you get watercolor paper to lay flat! I recommend youtubing some videos on how to do it -- there's a lot of great tutorials out there. Also, I use princeton brushes, and kraft paper tape and these boards to stretch my paper. (these aren't affiliate links, I just shop at blick)
A word about art supplies: these are the exact tools I use but everyone uses supplies differently and two people with the exact same supplies might get different results! A lot of it is about what works for you and what you like, so I always suggest that gouache/watercolor beginners just buy a few tubes from a couple of different paint companies and some small pieces of paper from different manufacturers to see what you like. Just changing one ingredient in the above has created massively different results for me, but maybe that'll end up being something you'd like! The first step in learning a new medium imo is to play. Just have fun!
ALSO: gouache isn't super light permanent, check your tubes for which ones hold up to sunlight. Here is winsor and newton's color chart explaining which ones will fade when exposed to sunlight -- all manufacturers will give you this. I only use the colors rated A and AA, and I still frame my pieces with UV glass just to be safe. Not all gouache is re-wettable, but winsor and newton is. I just put it in my palettes and refill my palettes if it runs low. AND SOME PAINT IS TOXIC. A lot of paints have cadmium and cobalt in them. I don't use any of the toxic colors, but if you do, make sure you don't eat while working and wash your hands thoroughly afterwards. This information is also usually available on manufacturer's websites. As more people are rejecting cadmium paint, you'll see more tubes labeled things like cadmium-free yellow. This is why. More artists should be aware that their tools can be dangerous. You don't need that many tubes of paint to begin, just a warm and cool red, warm and cool yellow, warm and cool blue, white and black. I have around 50 colors and use 20 regularly. I always mix all my colors myself, and never use straight tube paint. Most of my colors have about 5-6 different tube colors mixed together. If you use re-wettable paint a tube of paint will last you years; even as a professional I only buy new paints every 5 years or so.
Process: I ALWAYS start with a sketch first. Not everyone has to, but because I do illustration work -- where sometimes a client gets input on a drawing -- I always do a lot of preliminary work before I even begin to paint. At this point, even my personal work usually involves the exact same process:
I start with a 3" or so thumbnail that I scan (left; I traced it quickly digtally for clarity to myself here) and then either clean up digitally or print out and clean up traditionally with tracing paper (right):
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Then I scan the cleaned sketch in and color rough it digitally (left, this was for a gallery show, so no one had to approve my color roughs, so it's messy!) then I transfer my sketch to my paper (with either carbon transfer paper or a light table), stretch my paper, and paint (right):
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I obviously changed my mind about the color of the ribbon in the trees, ha, and made everything a lot more vibrant. The benefit again of gallery work is no pre-approval!
You are correct, I paint in a series of washes, going from lightest to darkest, where I apply the same color beneath all shapes that are the same warmth (cools under all upcoming cools, warms under all upcoming warms). I paint a piece usually in one or two days, depending on complexity. I didn't take pictures of the above painting, but here's a different painting to show you a little bit what I mean:
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I painted the peach color under everything (and twice for skin tones), and the gray color of the sky under everything that would be grayish (the rocks, trees, her pants, her skirt, and coat). I do this to stop me from getting darker lines where two different colors butt up against each other, and also for color harmony. I have step by step photos of this in my process stories highlight on my instagram; also check my FAQ and tip highlights for more info on all this stuff. Most pieces take around 25-30 washes before I start adding in the details (sometimes I add in face details early though because if I mess those up it's not worth finishing the rest of the painting! 😅)
All this might seem like a lot of work (...it is) but I do it so that I can show clients previews of the final piece and so I don't have to repaint the finals. I also used to pre-test all of my washes on scrap paper like this:
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I still recommend doing this if you're just beginning! But at this point I only do it when testing techniques because I know my paints really well. (the above was my test for the pine boughs in this piece)
Painting by far is the longest part of the process, so I do more work up front to not have to do it twice. Every piece takes about 6-24 hrs of actual work time to produce. Stretching watercolor paper takes about 24 hrs to dry, and because I sell most of my originals in galleries, they need to be flawless, so planning ahead is useful and in the end saves me time.
And to conclude this novel of an explanation, don't be overwhelmed by all the information I've given you! I put it here so that people at various stages of their artistic journey can maybe find something useful in it. But seriously, the first step to learning how to paint whether it's traditionally or digitally is just to have fun. Try it out, see what's working and what isn't, and then try to solve specific issues that you're struggling with. I've been doing this for a loooooong time at this point, but here's my first watercolor piece from when I was re-teaching myself how to paint traditionally nine years ago:
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Obviously, I was destined for greatness. Ha, yeah, no. If you scroll back through my tumblr archive, you can see me learning how to use these paints in real time. And keep in mind that I'd been working digitally for years before then, and years before that where I didn't post my work online at all.
So for anyone who needs to hear it: there's no such thing as talent, just hard work, patience, and trying again and again and again...and sometimes again. What I do is a skill and anyone can learn it. Sometimes, progress is slow. I'm 38. I only really feel like my art was half-way decent starting a few years ago, but I've been making art my entire life, and I went to art school at 18. 20 years later I'm kind of figuring it out.
The best advice I can give, whether it's about art or not, is find the thing you love so much that you'll keep at it even when you suck at it, because most skills you'll suck at to begin with -- and perhaps for a long time. I sucked at art for yeeeaaaaarrrrs. On top of the usual learning curve, I struggled with fine motor control and dexterity. But I loved it so much I kept trying every time I failed. If I can do it, so can all of you, no matter what stage of art you're at now, and no matter how old you are.
Anyway, thank you to those still reading this deep in. I wish you all the best on your artistic journey. Art can kick your butt sometimes, but it's also pretty dang rewarding 💛
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cuttledreams-bugs · 3 months ago
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Website is Live!
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After several weeks of hard work learning html and css, I've finally finished putting together my new website! !
On it you can find information as to where to find me online, updates to my Invertebrate Tarot project, and commission information!
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(Easily check out the full deck as each card updates)
I have also updated my Ko-Fi page. It hosts my commission listings, as well as the last of my stock from my previous BigCartel shop (though shipping is for now limited to the usa), so if you wanted to pick up any stickers or acrylic charms of my designs, this is the place to grab them. I also host my mini-artbooks as pay-what-you-want.
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With any commission, I have decided to take 15% of comm payments and donate the funds in an effort to resist the violence of the current usa administration.
As I set up which group I'll focus those donations on (looking at the Trans Youth Emergency Project) , for now I will be donating those funds to a friend of mine who's wheelchair was broken by an airline.
Finally, I've donated several of my illustrations as wallpapers to a fundraiser organized by Franz:
This is a nature-themed wallpaper pack featuring dozens of artists donations. It is available to the end of February. As per the instructions on the post, donate to either Lambda Legal or Assigned Media and Franz will send you the download link to the wallpaper collection.
LINKS:
Webpage: https://cuttledreams.neocities.org/
Shop/Commissions: ko-fi.com/cuttledreams
Faun's GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-faun-replace-a-broken-wheelchair
Trans Support Wallpaper Fundraiser: https://bsky.app/profile/franzanth.bsky.social/post/3lhmetdyrq22h
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marshmelman · 7 months ago
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New Agere Website FAQ!
If you're looking at my profile, it's probably related to my website project, so here's a quick FAQ for your convenience.
Last updated 3/19/25
- What is it?
The website I want to build is going to primarily be a social media platform, but it would also function as a resource directory (links to other helpful websites, info pages for fighting the stigma) and have some free activities (online games, coloring pages, a gear shop). I want it to be a one-stop-agere-shop as much as possible, so make sure to let me know what kinds of things you want to add to it!
- Who is it for?
It would be specifically for all regressors/dreamers and cgs. This also includes pet regressors, system littles, age dysphorics, and anyone else who has a "kid in an adult body" type of experience. However it is not a fandom site, so hobbies and fandoms that are childhood related but don't involve regression (babyfur, kidcore, popular cartoon fandoms) aren't being catered to and if you're a member of one of those communities without also being a regressor, then probably you won't be very comfortable on the site...
- Why is it being created?
The short version is that regression was incredibly lonely for me and all of the existing sites have issues that make them difficult to navigate as a regressor imo. The full story can be found here!
- When will it be done?
Not for awhile! At this stage, I'm still building up the look and feel of the different sections of the site. So far the homepage is something I'm happy with and you can see a small demo of what it looks like here! Although it has changed a bit since this was recorded. The section I'm currently giving my primary focus is the daycare, so look forward to the next progress report about it! All progress reports get posted to ChuChuu.net, and you can sign up for an email newsletter when new ones drop as well. And it has a coloring book game! Give it a look, why dontcha.
-How can I help?
Please share the link to my interest community survey, tinyurl.com/marshmelman with anyone you know in the community that might be willing or able to share their input on whether they want me to continue with this project, and, if I do, what features they want me to work on building. If you use more image-based websites (pinterest, insta), there's also a handy flyer at the bottom of this post!
- I have another question!
The best way to ask me questions directly is to send me an ask right here on tumblr. Asks will be tagged as "*raises hand*", so you can see previously asked questions. Also see my long list of answers to someone's long list of good questions pinned to my reddit profile u/marshmelmann. there's an anonymous ask box on the dev log site, chuchuu.net as well! Questions I answer on the dev site get cross posted here because the dev site doesn't have a notification system.
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unforth · 13 days ago
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crossposting this from the cnovels community on Dreamwidth.
I was wondering, where do y'all buy physical books in Chinese? My preferred source recently disappeared, and I'm hoping to find something more affordable than sources I've used before. I'm in the US, but I figure that as long as people say where they are when they answer, a post like this could make a decent resource for those of us interested in purchasing physical volumes in Chinese. We can use whichever parts are relevant to our own purchasing needs/desires?
Places I've used (in no particular order):
Heartbeat Anime: this was my preferred source, but they've disappeared. I noticed they were gone right after the US tariffs were announced, though I don't know if that's why. Link is to their defunct website.
Koon Books: has been solid and reliable for me, but shipping costs are extremely high.
Books TW: Taiwanese bookstore. Shipping is high, and I'm not always sure how to tell what's in traditional vs. what's in simplified (and I'm not ready to really tackling learning traditional yet, though I've been starting a little as I'm in a group where people use both).
Shandian GO: a Canada-based group order that I've used a lot, but they're more merchandise focused. ( @shandian-go on Tumblr)
Taobao: not linking specific shops because I can't get it to work right on my computer without a VPN. Using Taobao from a US ISP has always been challenging and now it's even harder; when I've ordered from them, I had a friend in Beijing order the books and they were shipped to her, then I paid her back and she brought them to me next time she was in the US.
Kinokuniya: I've never ordered online from them; I shop at their physical store in New York City. Obviously they're Japanese-book focused, but they've been branching out; I was able to get the TGCF art book from them, and they carry the TGCF manhua in Chinese as well. I'm hoping they'll keep adding more. They have way more books in Chinese on their webpage than they do in store.��Not sure how much is traditional vs. simplified; the text on their webpage is traditional Eastern Book Store NYC: again, I've never used their website; I go to their physical store when I'm in New York City. They definitely have things in-store that aren't on their webpage (like, I just checked priest - their website has Zhenhun but not Youfei, which I've seen while there.)
Via Lactea: sort of cheating, in that this is a Canada-based publisher who print books in Chinese, so the only books they have are the ones they publish. I've also gotten everything they've published in English.
Amiami: I've not ordered books from them, but they do carry at least a few books in Chinese I think? I've used them for merch as well.
From all of the above, my orders have always gone well and I've received virtually everything I've bought, except for one instance where Customs impounded a shipment that included some ShandianGO stuff (they weren't the target of the impound but were packaged in the same bulk shipment). Places tend to package really well, and shipping costs tend to range from "high" to "ludicrous." I'm happy to say more about my own experiences if anyone would like more info about any of the above.
Where have you ordered from, and how have things gone?
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johannestevans · 1 month ago
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ALL my back posts have been published to my new website!
i am going to be going back through my works and tagging all posts with kinks, themes, topics, characters, locations.
in the meantime, the search system on my new site is VERY good and my descriptions have lots of search terms!
you can absolutely go onto the site and search specific characters if you know their names, you can search locations - such as "Lashton" or "Camelot" - and you can search individual kinks, like Spanking or Daddy Kink or Come Inflation or Oviposition - and the results should be pretty good!
after my work has been more robustly tagged, especially for main characters, settings, periods, and obviously stuff like genre and format, i'll look into adjusting how tag pages appear and making sure that tags are clickable from every post in the same way that categories currently are!
other intentions for the website are:
to plump out and integrate my worldanvil, especially for stuff like maps and family trees
to create a gallery of work that i commission or trade for and promote those artists directly from my site
to do something similar with art and merch i buy at cons
the latter will include stickers and a gallery of the few dozen art pieces i have on display in my home, but i'm planning to also include my tattoos, as well as including links for stuff like vintage shops, tailors, jewellers, and other crafters & businesses that i build my wardrobe from
it's also my hope / intention when i'm back up north to coordinate with one of my local mosques or community centres and see about setting up a feeding station and maybe some shelters for some local feral cats, so as well as my continuing support of organisations like Bradford Cat Watch & Sanctuary
i'm also hoping to coordinate with some of our local TNR groups and start referring cats in my area of bradford to fosterers & adopters - because we're in such a small space and don't have space to foster, my main plan is actually to do local coordination and education in our area
bradford has a huge south asian population with a lot of muslims and sikhs - people here love animals and love their cats, and while there are partly cultural differences for desi immigrants, more importantly, people are anxious about veterinary care being expensive and not knowing the right english
my ambition is to start a postering program in my local area that provides information about local cheap & free spay/neuter and microchip programs, make a case for why these things are worth doing, and have those posters not just in english but also in urdu, punjabi, polish, etc
so i'm thinking if i have a page on my site that links to donation pages for various local cat people, and also if after i design these posters and get them translated for my area, that i make the templates available for free on that page as well so ppl can download them for their own use
i'm trying to be realistic about projects i'm able to take on that are fun and rewarding for me but that are still ones that i can put time toward and work with people, and this is work that i feel is doable for me and is a part of the world i can work to repairing, but isn't going to overwhelm me
i was really excited about running a queer history club but with my health issues the way they are, it's not just feasible for me to do that level of travel and set-up AND people management, wrangling, events planning and coordination - this is something that i can work on without being overwhelmed
i can help local cats (and other animals), and just as importantly, i can help their people and people who love cats in their areas, but basically feel disempowered by the whiteness and the racism/classism that some rescuers take to in their assumptions about how/why people neglect their animals
some people genuinely are cruel or don't give a fuck about their animals, that's true, but i don't think the vast majority of people in my area feel that way - they either just don't realise there's a problem or that there are more options for their pets, or are grappling with inaccessibility
and the thing about going out and petting stray cats and sitting with them and taking pictures of them and talking about them is.
i literally do that anyway, just in a less scheduled and efficient way. i'm basically planning on catmaxxing whilst also helping other ppl. best of both worlds babeyyyy
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kristinagehrmann · 11 months ago
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Freelance strategies that have saved my butt!
Some of them I wish someone had told me when I was a newbie illustrator, some I have used from the start and they're still proving effective. Hope they're helpful <3
1. Decide on a clockout time at the workday's end. Whether 5pm or any other, relax & do nothing more work-related til next day. It sounds counterintuitive, but if your times are random/too long, this will boost productivity & decrease stress! In German it's called Feierabend.
2. Overestimate your deadlines. Especially as a new illustrator it can be hard to accurately tell a client how long a project will take, so make a habit of estimating generously. Don't take on more than one "rush gig" at a time.
3. Don't apologise if you did nothing wrong. Instead, "Thank you for your understanding." (e.g. if you have to reject an unattractive project) is both effective and polite.
4. Have a professional website with an easily accessible email address. It helped me get work long before anyone knew me on social media, even when my skill level was lower than now. From an art director's perspective: www.muddycolors.com/2021/09/why-y...
5. communication is key! Whenever anything is unclear in a client's brief, ASK. When you won't be able to meet a deadline, TELL them. Have clear quote & contract templates ready. Don't have any? Ask a fellow freelancer (like me!) Example for a quote: x.com/KristinaDraws... (99% of project conflicts are due to insufficient communication, this includes vague terms and/or nonexistent contracts!)
6. Your can also ask your fellow pros for pricing information in specific markets. Chances are it's already written down someplace (GAG handbook, blog article...) & they can link you to it. Being specific increases your chances of getting good answers. Pro illustrators have a sincere interest in you knowing & charging good prices - a rising tide lifts all boats!
7. Identify your most productive time of the day. This is when you do your best work. For me it's morning to noon. So I tend to do other chores (grocery shopping, exercise) in the afternoon when I'm more "head tired".
8. To stay hydrated (important!), make it a habit to always keep a drink on your desk. For me that's usually a mug of tea. Hot tea feels good too, bc 90% of the year it's chilly at my desk. I'm also a serious believer in a high fiber diet.
9. Something that has LITERALLY saved my butt: an orthopedic seat cushion (from Bonmedico, bought at Amazon) where the spine can basically "hang free" when you sit. This will turn every desk chair into a healthy one! Be smart and don't use it as an excuse for sitting even longer than you already do, but it does make long periods of sitting to work so, so much easier.
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daneecastle · 4 months ago
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Reversed Veil of Worlds
Chapter 3 - Page 64 and 65
- We are back to Rouge, Crowley, and Muriel after Koka escaped. The flames of Rouge’s anger are engulfing him, transforming him into something different. Is he falling? Becoming a demon? What is he going to do? Also we have another new character. Meet Adra! Smashing in with his favorite one handed hammer, blacksmith daddy has arrived. Muriel looks happy to see him while Crowley is wondering who the hell this guy is. He gives off the presence of a demon but if Rouge had wiped them all out, how is this guy here?
- This has now become a collab project, @Ineffable-ducks is the one Inking the pages and Rainyr is coloring the backgrounds. So shout out to them for their wonderful work!
Beginning - Previous - Next
Come support me on my Patreon, where you will get early viewing and extra content! Link here: https://www.patreon.com/DaneeCastillo
I have also started a discord group for this comic, don't hesitate to join it! https://discord.gg/xVG6xg2SD7
To see the previous chapters I have posted both chapters on AO3. I'm in the process of shopping for a Website host so we can have a Reversed Veil website.
@goodomensafterdark
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bunnydracula · 8 months ago
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(image drawn by ezra d.m., featured in a terrified child played by jeremy strong) im ezra im a jewish cultural worker primarily in comics and a big time sicko (medically disenfranchised advocator and aggravator of the “post-pandemic” fantasy) from the usamerican midwest. i believe in global solidarity with palestinians and all people against the american empire. i block transmisogynists and zionists on sight. i am helping the campaign by @save-mohamed-family get more traction right now. mohamed is my dear friend and i am greatly concerned for the wellbeing of his family as they survive genocide. please consider donating, sharing, and making your own promotional posts to assist mohamed and his family. published comics by me available to read for free: a terrified child played by jeremy strong, 2023, self (limited in stock, new print edition coming 2025) primavera or how i broke up with my mother, 2023, self (in stock) penistown motel, 2022, self (out of print) i dream of tom from succession, 2022, self (in stock) my shop is under construction, thank you for your patience. you can always inquire via ask box about print editions of my work. i am also currently trading copies of my comics for the price of shipping with evidence of donations to my personal friend mohamed's campaign.
recorded workshop offerings free to watch: experimental mini-comics for all!, 2024, three remote lectures hosted thanks to the minnesota state arts board creative individuals FY2024 grant
live performances: a terrified child played by jeremy strong LIVE, 2024, with music composed and performed by may klug as a part of her FALSIES cabaret at the southern theater in minneapolis (recording coming) reviews of my work: believing and understanding: hagai palevsky on a terrified child played by jeremy strong by ezra david mattes and the crafting of the new self, 2023 on SOLRAD aquifers of color: a review of a terrified child played by jeremy strong by c.s. garcía martínez, 2023 for the cartoonist cooperative journal literary criticism of work by other artists: everyone's wearing white at the end: ezra david mattes on EDEN II by k. wroten, 2024 on SOLRAD links: instagram website letterboxd ao3
i am a communist first and an artist second. i frequently share my thoughts here on intellectual property abolition especially as it relates to our current understanding of transformative works here on the fandom website. all of my work is free to read, remix, and to create new works inspired by and improving upon my interpretation of symbols that cannot possibly belong to anyone in any sense other than via capitalism's self-perpetuating mechanisms of artificial scarcity and exploitation.
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celestial-sphere-press · 4 months ago
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Can you recommend any full-scope resources for getting in to bookbinding, especially rebinding books and the different methods of stitching signatures/folios? I've had a really hard time finding comprehensive resources that kind of have all the information collected in one easy to read/watch place, but I really want to start binding my own books! Any resources for supply shops (I'm not in the USA so online might have to do) would be great too!
Ty 🩷
Full-scope in one place is unfortunately not exactly a thing in this hobby, given the very wide range of techniques & training styles. This is why I've found it helpful to be part of a community (even one that is mostly amatuers). @renegadeguild (the discord especially, but here is the website resource page too) is a great group of people that are always finding new tutorials, books, techniques, & material shops to share with each other - or creating them outright when none seem to exist. The discord hosts the bulk of the resources & is open to anyone 18+. Renegade also has regional servers you can join from the main, including outside the US (there are Renegade Europe, Australia, & Asia servers - I'm one of the Renegade Asia mods), which collect more region specific shops, online listings, & classes.
For traditional bookbinding (case bindings & some in-boards styles, plus explanations of adhesives & other basics), I recommend DAS Bookbinding. He has a lot of videos and focuses on technique. I recommend going through his videos by playlist, but he also has a guide to his video listings in his bio description on YouTube. This playlist talks about different sewing styles. Of the people putting out tutorials I would say he is the most comprehensive.
For exposed sewing styles, I'd recommend Bittermelon Bindery, who has a book called Handmade Books At Home that covers several different sewing styles.
r/bookbinding on reddit has a long list of links under the description's "see more."
There are of course other people out there, but there are also whole books on just endband styles or marbling, so to avoid sending you all over the place...
For rebinding, I probably have less useful information for you, as it's not something I do often, but here's a few notes. "Rebinding" in the colloquial sense currently refers to either of two different things: 1) taking a glued together paperback & recovering it to make it a prettier hardcover, or 2) completely taking apart a book (usually one that was sewn; if not sewn, gluing individual pages to "stubs" which are then sewn together), sewing the pages back together ("rebinding"), often with increased structural support, and either restoring the original cover or creating a new one.
#1 is debatable on whether it increases the longevity of the book (mostly because of paper quality & the glue binding), but it's nice for renovating your shelves. DAS also has a few videos on this type of rebinding, plus another here by Nik the Booksmith that I referenced the one time I've done this. Keep in mind they are using different techniques from each other, so you may need to do a little parsing between what different steps they are using. What a lot of people do too is use the square back bradel cover and act like the paperback is just a regular textblock, which does work for type #1 rebinding.
Type #2 rebinding requires some care in removing the glue & taking apart the original binding, because you want it off but not so much you damage the paper below. I have very little experience with this type of rebinding, but it results in a book that will last longer if you do it right. If you aren't concerned with keeping any of the original cover, once you've got the signatures clean & separated it seems pretty similar to starting from scratch.
I know there are a bunch of other rebinding resources out there, I just generally don't know what they are, so my knowledge is a bit lacking here! My ficbinding to-do list is too long for many rebinds to make it into the mix, lol.
Happy binding & best of luck in your future efforts!
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