#i have plans for this evening so i'll queue some Quality Posts like this one to keep you all entertained while i'm busy. you're welcome.

[nostalgia-tblr]

i know fandom loves it when loki learns magic and stuff from his mum but when are we going to discuss whether his failure to carry out effective coups is in any way connected to frigga's failure to take advantage of the fact she had two (2) sons and a husband who regularly just falls over and goes into a coma for unspecified lengths of time, thus making frequent regencies essential to the functioning of government? and if he just didn't wake up one day probably nobody'd be that shocked or even bother to ask how long the queen had been alone in the room he was asleep in. so there's no reason she should not be making all the decisions in that kingdom by the time of the first movie at the absolute latest. she's the one to blame for her kids not being all that good at sweet sweet regicide and i for one am ready to admit that.

[dervampireprince]

hiii Prince!!! do u have any tips for someone who wants to start streaming??

also i was wondering if when i send u any anonymous asks if I could go by Anon-Red????

ooo okay well hmm i'm honestly not sure how helpful i'll be because when most people start streaming they're starting with 0 audience and followers. whereas i'd already been doing tumblr for years and had been doing youtube for 6 months so i already had an existing audience, some of whom came over to twitch. and i had made friends with a few streamers just by chance, i'd never considered streaming before i met these people and they inspired me, and they already had followings and gave me shoutouts so before i'd even started my first stream i had close to 50 followers and by the end of my first stream i had 50 followers (the amount you need to become a twitch affiliate). so i don't think i can give good tips on how to grow an audience because 1. i already had one prior to streaming 2. most of the followers i've continued to gain come from my youtube and patreon.

so the only tip i guess i can give for growing a following is to watch other streamers, be active in their chats, find other communities that you're comfy in and see what those streamers do, especially other small streamers, find people you're comfy with raiding, and maybe you'll make friends with some of these streamers (though no streamer owes you friendship just because you are active in their streams or raid them or whatever).

i don't know if you're wanting to face-cam stream or be a vtuber. i can't give any face-cam advice, but as for vtubing: don't let anyone make you believe you have to spend loads of money. there's models you can buy pre-made that you can start out with, you could try and make your own. you don't have to have a 3d or live2d model, and you never have to 'upgrade' to one. i hate this idea of 'you start with a png and then you upgrade eventually' because no, you don't have to. and a png is not lesser quality or a 'downgrade' compared to other models, it's just different. i personally have never liked 3d animation and thus also don't like hoe 3d and live2d models look, so i plan on always remaining a png/gif tuber (actually i want to change my model to 2d animated but there's not a name for that as i've never seen anyone else do that before i guess people would call it a giftuber?). there's so many assets you can get on etsy or ko-fi for free or for cheap, you don't need to spend 5k on a custom vtuber model. i didn't spend any money setting up streaming as the programs i use are free and i'm an artist so i made my overlay, model, alert animations, emotes and twitch bio banners all myself.

and then in terms of what i use for streaming

OBS Studio to stream.

veadotube for my png model that makes it react to when i talk.

streamelements to host my overlays in so i have scrolling text that shows latest followers, animations i made that pop up when i get new followers and subs and bits etc, custom chat commands so that eg when i type !shop a bot in chat posts my shop link, you can also have timers set so every 1 hour a bot in chat posts a link to my socials.

sidekick (previously called clippy) lets you add shoutout and clip commands so that when i type !so followed by someone's username a clip from their channel will pop up and play on my stream, and !watch followed by a link to one of my own clips to make my own clips play on stream.

triggerfyre for sounds and visual redeems, you can connect triggerfyre to your channel point redeems so that when someone redeems something a certain sound plays (almost all of mine now play astarion voice lines), or visual things like when someone redeems heatpats a gif of a hand patting appears on my head.

serybot as an extra security precaution, helps keep bots and hate raids out.

streamersonglist for karaoke streams, it lets people request songs and add them to a queue.

reactive by fugitech for collab streams, it allows you to have a friends png model appear on your stream while they're in a discord call with you, and it lights up or moves when they talk.

i no longer use sound alerts as i get jumpscared by them too easily, but sound alerts is an extension that lets people redeem or pay bits to play sounds in your stream.

OBS Closed Captioning Plugin which allows people to turn on closed captions on my streams, these captions are automatic and generated in real time so it's as accurate as it can be.

i think that's everything, and i figured out how to learn all of these things from youtube tutorials. it's basically been woah that thing on someone else's stream looks cool i wonder how they did that i wanna do that do.

overall though its cheesy, just have fun with it. don't go into it expecting it to be your new main source of income, very few can make streaming work for them like that. streaming for me was a way to try and promote my other socials and because i wanted to be part of this community of new friends i'd found and i continue to do it as it's massively raised my confidence. i'm quite and shy and still am irl, but on stream without face-cam i find myself able to talk to people and practise socialising.

that was long, i hope it was at least helpful, and i'm always fine answering questions about how i do anything on stream or how twitch works etc.

[thattimdrakeguy]

was it the new dc movie slate that got you down? :( but anyway, if dc comics aren't bringing you joy anymore then I think it's good choice to take a break. hopefully you'll get stuff you'll like again some day.

yeah, like the comics are just really awful, have been for years with very short periods of quality that it's getting pointless to try and even wait it out

surrounding myself with people that somehow manage to like the stuff isn't great on the confidence or mind, because i'm literally putting myself in a place i'll get myself frustrated

but i was still like "AY, LOOK, I STILL GOT THE MOVIES"

but what they got planned? fuck that

I'm not watching the Flash, it has Ezra Miller. I'm not watching Aquaman it has Amber Heard. The Authority? Heard it was a good comic, but I'm just plain not going to have the same interest I had in a Guardians of the Galaxy or even The Suicide Squad.

Keeping some of the actors but getting rid of Henry Cavill? Fuck that. He's the only one I'd want to keep since Batfleck is done beyond cameos.

and i am certainly not watching The Brave And The Bold. I don't give a single living shit it might have the other Bat-Family members in it. What is the fucking point if they're there but we skip past the stories that'd be worth adapting. it's just literally fucking fan service, and the fact they're willing to skip so much only means they probably don't care about what makes them then, making it even less worth it

but i know the fandom will eat it up, so i'm certainly not going to be checking the tags again at least for a long time

i've already been decently far away from dc. most of my queue is months, maybe even over a year old actually. it literally posts one thing a day because that's the lowest i can set it. i actually wanted the queue to stop entirely when i did that, but i couldn't

sick of DC being just people's weird fan fictions. and i know technically every writer after the first is that. but their used to be some kind of standards that made it worth paying for

why should i pay for something that is half assed just in it's design?

been watching and reading about Ben 10 instead, 'cause I loved it as a kid and it's good nostalgia, and i already know i like it. and i'll probably start reading Ultimate Spider-Man, maybe I'll post about that stuff who knows

A person can only live off of old and sometimes dated comics for so long, especially with a fandom that pats itself on the back for being so nice, despite being filled with some of the most obnoxiously dense people that apparently have no way of detecting how obnoxious they're being

Lot of lovely people in the fandom don't get me wrong, but they're only getting fewer and far between, and I'm just not someone who can switch their opinions just to get the praise of a bunch of strangers i don't know

but will i like it again some day? very unlikely. everything is only going to get worse which it has been for years

i'm tired of stupid fucking sitcom bat-family

i liked the characters 'cause they were deep, layered, complex, and stood out. that isn't even remotely the case anymore

and DC films being James Gunn "what ever the fuck i want" universe was depressing. wasn't even properly mad. i didn't get red faced, i didn't feel this overwhelming sense of anger 'cause i no longer had the movies to look forward to. i was just disappointed, because 'Wow, i wasted my time being invested in this stuff even once'

the negatives of this experience of mine outweigh the positives

Ben 10 Omniverse is underrated

[cal-kestis]

Helloooo! I’ve been really loving your Star Wars edits (especially the ones of Rogue One/Diego Luna) <33 Thank you for the content! I wanted to ask, do you have any tips on managing a Tumblr & making edits? I’m planning to maybe post things like gifsets to start my blog :)) I’m new to Tumblr but I really wanna connect with the community so I’m taking all the advice I can get :>> Thanks in advance!

hello there! first, welcome to tumblr and thank you for the kind compliment! it's so exciting that you'll be making new content! and I'd be happy to share some tips under the cut :)

tips for your mental wellness: - set boundaries for yourself and your blog. tumblr should be a safe and happy place for YOU, so it's completely valid for you to make clear what you will and won't post about - as soon as creating feels like a chore, take a step back. it's easier said than done, but try not to feel the too-common pressure to constantly produce content - be selective with who you follow — don't let the bad apples ruin your experience here - don't feel bad about blocking someone! if they make you feel uncomfy in any way (or if they're stealing your creations), block 'em!

tips for managing your blog: - create a tagging system! this keeps your content organized and help your followers filter things like potential triggers - use the queue to keep your blog active even when you're offline! I currently have mine running to post 5 times a day between 6am-11pm (US/Pacific time). currently, tbobf is increasing the amount of new content — but I usually have it set to 3 times a day between 8am-12am when there's less new content - make a tracking tag so people can show you stuff they've made! generally, people use the #username format (like mine is #usernik) — but you can make yours whatever you want. put it in your blog description so people can see it when they visit your blog! (and again, be clear about what you don't want to be tagged in — I do this in my about/nav page)

tips for tumblr etiquette: - when applicable, ALWAYS link inspo in your caption! there are so many talented creators on this site who spend hours making gifs/edits — and it sucks when you see someone recreate your idea without linking back to what inspired them - if you "like" something, reblog it too! that's how we show support to fellow creators and increase their visibility - don't be rude in your tag commentary. no one wants to see #i love everyone in this set except [character name] - be kind and respect other people's boundaries! - post replies under a gifset aren't for conversations with friends, so use DMs instead - tag potential triggers to keep your followers safe! and if someone asks you to tag a trigger, be respectful and don't invalidate them - and of course, always reblog and never repost. even if you put an image source link under, the creator would prefer a reblog

tips for making edits/gifs: - use the highest quality files you can find. when I can, I always use 2160p files for gifs (aka 4K). if I can't get 4K, then I'll do 1080p with the biggest file size I can find. here's a helpful tutorial! - I use photoshop, but I know there are other software people use to make gifs. find what works for you! - here's a basic gifmaking tutorial! (I also love their sharpening action) - my ideal gif speed is 0.05 sec. this is a preference but 0.05 is pretty standard with most gifmakers I know! I sometimes use a faster speed when giffing video games like JFO - put photography credits in your caption if you edit photoshoots! - the file size limit for gifs is 10mb (more info here) and the maximum width is 540px (here's a guide on image dimensions!). also, the gutter size is 4px - establish a creations tag and link it in your blog description. for example, my creations tag is #myedit* - how to get your creations seen: tag other people in your fandom (most people love to be tagged, but you can always check with them if it's ok!), tag appropriate source blogs (for star wars creations, you can tag #starwarsblr — or for diego luna creations, you could tag #diegolunasource), tag appropriate edit tags (for example, #swedit for star wars)

tips for connecting with people in your fandom: - leave nice comments in the tags of your reblog! most friendships or follow-backs I've made have started with super kind tags in reblogs of my sets :') - see if there's a discord server you can join to connect with people who love what you love! I'm part of a few servers for creators and one with some of my mando friends <3 - again, tag people in your gifsets! - apply to source blogs and networks to be part of a group of like-minded people in your fandom! - start a conversation in DMs! or if you're feeling shy, you can submit an ask with one of those "chain mail" things like "send this ask to 5 people you follow to brighten their day" - make an about page! this will help other people get to know you and the things you love! but of course, be safe and don't give away info that could put you at risk!

I hope this helps! and again, welcome to tumblr!