#creators supporting each other

[lerya-fanfic]

someone drew fanart for my fanfic, Uzumaki Revival, and I am in awe!

Art by Dine

[uwudonoodle]

Some fanart has definitely inspired a handful of scenes in my fic. I'll try to find them so when I finally post it I can let the artists know they inspired me.

The secret wish is to write a fanfic that someone loves so much they make fan art of it, or to create a drawing that someone creates an entire fic based off of it.

[oc-center]

Welcome to OC-Center's BIRTHDAY PARTY! 🎉

One year of sharing people's OCs to give them visibility, one year of a growing community, one year down with many to go ♥ Below I will share the OC-Center Wrapped, to see everything about this year in stats! 🙌

In the meantime, what better way to celebrate than showing off your own OC in this big party photo?

All your OCs are cordially invited to join in the festivities - add them to the picture in a reblog with a short tidbit introducing them to everyone; that's the best way to make friends at a party!

Will you accept OC-Center's invitation? 🥳

OC-Center Wrapped:

Anniversary: 11th of December Posts: 3,331 Followers: 866 'Needs Love' (posts with 10 notes or below): 41 Most popular original post: Bubble Web post

Number of OCs shared: 3233 'humanoid' OCs: 2261 'anthro' OCs: 646 'creature' OCs: 403 Submissions shared: 226

What a wonderful year! Thank you everyone, and here's to the next one ♥

Ressources used for stats:

Tumblr Stats: https://jetblackcode.com/TumblrStats Tag Counter: https://drunkonschadenfreude.com/

[sapphirehearteyes]

Anons: *trying to spread hate & hurt our feelings*

Us- the Ewan nerds: *just thirsting & supporting each other harder*

[millidank]

me whenever I see anyone making Lies of P content in general and I really wanna be friends with them-

And then I spin happily ✨️spinspinspinspinspinspinspinspinspinspin

[deus-ex-mona]

no one:

absolutely no one:

jptwt reactions to the hiyomv:

[beanz0bby]

Good morning daddy ☀️

See my bio/pinned for links

[triaelf9]

posting this just on its own b/c it’s something I’ve been wanting to say, but here’s the full post for other important input on the convo: https://www.tumblr.com/triaelf9/723501539078160384/xfreischutz-feathernotes-feathernotes-theres?source=share

This is something deeply personal to me and yes, the landscape has changed SO much. I started making webcomics in 2005, fresh out of high school and have been making them ever since. I make mostly grayscale comics on a schedule that doesn’t overwhelm me (1 comic updates twice a week, the other once a week, and the third twice a month). I use the same program I used back in 2005, though the newest version of it that came out in like 2010 I think.

The very first comic I worked on was silly and fun, but I still get the occasional email today of folks telling me how much it meant to them. After years of rejection & getting better each year, I started working on the stories I wanted to tell. I managed to get an agent, and one of comics was picked up by Dark Horse. I did not go to art school, I never got the networking a lot of the bigger folks got, and I don’t live in the US (which, fun fact, locks me out of being able to use Webtoons fully - they’ve region-locked their app AHAHAHAH FUN).

So yeah, start whenever the heck you want! If you have a story you want to tell, that is the only reason you need to start. The more YOU enjoy your story, the more that’ll show through. If you want your art to grow, nothing will improve you faster than starting a webcomic. Also, read comics, look how your favs construct a page. Panel composition is more important than you think. The main key to a good webcomic is “is what I’m trying to show clear” and just keep on pushing.

You can start anywhere. You can show whoever you want, or no one at all (I did comics for me all through elementary school). Everyone has their own personal goal of where they’d like to be. And I’m by no means a success story. but only YOU can determine your success, and I’m happy where I am.

START THAT COMIC! you’ve got this ^_^ (also, if you don’t want to do color comics YOU DON’T HAVE TO! If anyone bugs you about it, just tell them Elaine said it was fine and they can go make their own comic in color if they care so much XD)

And readers? SHARE THE COMICS YOU LIKE! Word of mouth does so much, and if we ever want the little folk to have a chance against the mega corps, or even just the highly popular aggregate sites, boost the heck outta the comics you love ^_^

[alchemiclee]

I don't know why most other artists i've faced in my life refuse to help or support or befriend or work with me in any way because they're obsessed with making art a competition. i'm the least competitive person you will ever meet. what's being kind and helpful and supportive and cooperative towards me going to do to you?! i'm not good enough at art to even be a threat if I tried! I don't get why they act like this towards me. I cant do anything to hurt your art career, so why are you trying to hurt mine?! I don't get it.

[tryhoney-moved]

Can you please point me towards some good editors in the Larrie community? I follow many authors but not many creators. Thank you, Dear.

hey! i’m not sure if you’re looking for specifically artists or graphic/gif makers so here’s both lol

@louisgayvodka @zourried @heyangels @delicatepointofview @rainbowsunflower @oksfranta @tommos @kiwikiwiandkiwi @braverytattoos @finexbright @judevictorbellingham @setsfiretohistory @londonfoginacup @thetriangletattoo @deludedandlostcause @ladychlo @curlyhairedprince

also @hlcreators is a blog dedicated to reblogging larry creators so anyone that i missed or don’t know about you can probably find from their rb’s 💛 remember to reblog any edits you enjoy too!

[rainbowbeanstyles]

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[sotwk]

Heyyyy nana so guess what, I've started creating OCs 😂 tbh I have never really seen the point in making OCs before, I was totally fine with other people doing it obviously but it just didn't sound like something I would enjoy doing, but the longer we have been mutuals the more interested in OCs I have become. It seemed like you were having so much fun with creating your OCs that I thought maybe I would try it for myself, & I think now you have converted me! And it is really fun!! :D

A Successful Conversion to the OC Creator Camp!

I am so happy to hear that, Callon! Character Creation is one of my favorite activities as a fiction writer, and if you can find creative joy in it as well, then I'm glad!

I've been making OCs for as long as I've been writing fanfiction (which is about for as long as you've been alive, haha!) and was surprised to learn recently that they're actually not appreciated by all. I can understand the argument that more focus should be placed on existing canon characters created by the Original Author. But in vast universes like Tolkien's, there's are many blanks that need to be filled where canon does not touch.

Are we supposed to leave Legolas motherless? Where is the proof that he did not have siblings? Where are all the females? What about all the unnamed people in the family trees?

Ultimately, isn't character creation a vital part of fanfiction writing?

Anyway, OC debates aside, I wish you great happiness in your foray and journey into OCs--please let me know if there's anything I can do to help! Very excited to see what you might come up with! <3

[ohmeadows]

When did you discover your love for writing?

this ended up being a bit of a story, so. sorry for length.

must have been around 2001? i went to a really underfunded school in a broke town and we didn't have anything to do after school ended, so i mostly went to my grandma's and read books she bought me. one day i came home and she'd bought the lotr trilogy, and it was a very difficult translation. it took me months of careful reading on her couch. then i finished it and it felt like my life transformed. i watched the movies as they released in the cinema, i didn't have any friends to hang out with on the weekend so i'd beg my mom to drive me to the nearest big town and let me watch fellowship of the ring again. i couldn't get enough, so i started visiting fansites for it and thus discovered fanfiction. my english wasn't great, but i couldn't stop thinking about writing something for myself. yes, mary sue/self-insert, whatever. yes, it was with legolas and aragorn and all of those.

my fanfics were, obviously, not good. but i had a good time making them. i connected with a community of writers who had a ton of advice to give out, who suggested books to read, movies to check out. while i'm not in touch with any of them anymore, i know some of them went on to become university professors and literary translators, and that's pretty cool. i honestly remember less of the writing as much as i remember the community i kept having on livejournal. on top of that, writing a journal almost daily was really good consistent writing exercise. i loved writing so much that it became The Hobby for me, and i kept the lj and a physical journal going at once.

[rrcraft-and-lore]

Some of the damage done by AI generation

Don't jump to conclusions and shit on working artists. I've seen sadly examples of this now with writing too where some authors starting out especially are being hit with claims of AI writing or some who've been in it long enough.

They've built the muscles, schedules, and systems to allow them to write insanely fast self pub. Take time, ask, educate, but don't accuse and dog pile hardworking legit artists. We're in an age where now sadly truth is more obfuscated than ever and it's easier to mislead.

Be kind

Be careful

Support artists putting in the time, love, work.

That's all.

[i-heart-scully]

I’m gonna need the hacks creators to stop doing interviews because every single time they come up with a new way to emotionally destroy me

[swiftfootedachilles]

what do i have to do to get people to read my stuff actually like im not about to get in everyones faces begging for attention but i dont understand how im expected to make FREE fandom content without much feedback on my work