#image ids

[prokopetz]

Sometimes folks who take it upon themselves to provide image IDs for other people's posts end up demonstrating oddly specific knowledge. Like, you'll see an image depicting (among other things) a bearded man in a nondescript black robe, and then the followup reblog is like "ID: a deacon of the Latvian Orthodox Church [...]" like, getting the denomination and rank is impressive enough, but the jurisdiction as well? Now we're just showing off. I love it.

[johnnyiscaged]

suffer no fools ! matching? pfps / icons

free to use no art is mine id in alt text

[thecassafrasstree]

I made a bunch more embroidered patches!

[ID: A green, leaf-shaped patch with darker green details. The veins of the leaf are shaped like letters that read 'Leaf Me Alone'. End ID.]

[ID: A patch shaped like a cartoon mushroom. The mushroom has a blue cap with white spots. End ID.]

[ID: A patch shaped like a light green cactus in a terracotta pot. The cactus has 2 arms/branches and a pink flower on top of the central stalk. End ID.]

[ID: A red and black patch that features the Anarchy symbol. End ID.]

[ID: 2 patches shaped like oak leaves. They are embroidered with multicoloured thread that gives them a striped appearance with varying shades of green. End ID.]

[peapodsinspace]

Hey y’all I’m here talking about misusing alt texts again

I made a post like this a while ago, but I can’t find it to reblog so I’m just making a new one

Basically, I’m just wanting to talk about how some people (and I’m not talking about anyone in particular here) use the alt text feature for things that don’t include image descriptions.

For anyone who doesn’t know, an alt text is an accessibility tool used to give a description of an image. It benefits lots of people, including visually impaired people.

They’re also handy, because they can make hard to parse images more clear, or describe audio in videos for people who can’t hear it, among other things.

That includes folks who just don’t have their sound on, too! Also if your internet is patchy and and an image won’t load you can read an alt text to get an idea of what the image is about!

Basically, they’re very handy!

Now, alt texts & image descriptions are an optional thing you can add to posts, and I’m not trying to pressure people into making them! I just want to talk mainly about misusing the feature!

(Bold talk for a girl who just spend several paragraphs talking about other stuff)

Anyway, onto my main point:

What the alt text feature is not used for is adding extra commentary.

I see people just putting random things in alt texts somewhat often, and it always annoys me a bit.

By adding an alt text that isn’t a description, you’re making it more unclear to people who need them.

And you’re making your commentary less easy to find by putting it in the alt text, but that doesn’t really matter.

And no hate to anyone who does this! I’m just trying to explain that it’s maybe not the best thing to do.

If anyone is interested in making image descriptions for their posts, it isn’t too hard! You don’t have to do anything crazy. A simple description is always better than none at all.

You can be as detailed as you like, but keep in mind that this isn’t creative writing practice, so try not to get too convoluted. (With the exception of descriptions of art, because it can be much more subjective)

You’ll just want to describe the main points of the image. This may include:

-the subject(s) of the image

-text or lettering

-details relevant to the post*

-and lots of other things, depending on the context

* an example of this would be something that adds to the punchline of a joke. Like, if an image is a cat with a funny shocked expression, then you’d want to make sure to mention the cat’s expression, since that’s the important part of the image.

Instead of “a tabby cat sitting down” you’d want to say “a tabby cat with a surprised expression”, if that makes sense

Anyway, that’s all i had to say! Feel free to send me asks about this if you have questions. I will answer them to the best of my abilities :]

Also, I don’t claim to be an expert on writing image descriptions, I just make them for my posts almost always

Also also, thanks for reading my long post!

[datw3irdo]

Forgot to post this here, my bad!!!!!

[icannotgetoverbirds]

abro bear!

this bear is the defender of aspecs and microlabels. reblog to have her maul an exclusionist and/or a queerphobe

[heavens-roses]

To those saying they do not know how to write image descriptions for graphics here a small tutorial. keep in mind we can go into a large amount of detail with ID's because we are writers outside of tumblr. Please know you do not need to be elaborate with the details simply ID's are alright as well. I will start off with images, especially complex ones, because this is a huge one people struggle with. I will give an example with the graphic below

(all art is official from LoL, and the graphic was created by us)

First you are going to want to start off by understanding composition. What is the main focus in the image and from there what details are most important. in this image there are 4 main elements. I will start with the main focus of the image then go into the background doing my best to explain what we are looking at. Below is 2 examples of first is a longer more indepth example the second is a shorter one.

[Longer description ID]

Image ID: there is a pastel pink portrait photo with the text 'Yummi' in an off white colour with a bright pink border. Inside the image is a white cat with pink accents sitting on a book. The background of the photo is sky blue with clouds and pink effects. On the right of the image of a cat who is mostly white with pink accents, the cat is on top of a floating book and it has a slightly transparent shadow underneath it. behind the portrait is a bright pink curtain with 2 bows on either side of the image. behind both images is a light pink circle shaped lace texture.

[End of long ID]

[Shorter ID]

Image ID: A graphic with 2 photos of a white cat with pink accents. one is in a pastel pint portrait photo with text that says 'Yummi' in an whiteish colour with a bright pink outside. behind that is a bright pink curtain and a light pink circle lace.

[End of short ID]

Tips - do not use the characters name as a replacement for explaining the characters look as it does not help those who may not know that media. Avoid using hex code colours. Instead, use terms like dull / bright / soft / muted / dark / neon to describe colors. For those who are colourblind or may not know the colour, you can ask friends, ask in servers you might be in, or just try your best. Lastly, if you are someone like me who has a chronic illness and has days were trying is hard you can see if someone else can help you with the ID or keep it simple. Image IDs do not need to be complex, they can short as long as people can get a general idea of what the image is.

@/ing in order to get this post across

@herrscherofmemories @preydatory @fwus @gutsinabrainjar @whisfer

[theartisticpixelbit]

It is finally time, after 2 years, Riley once again has a new reference. I am extremely happy with this one. The layout of everything was the hardest part for me... I might keep this sort of style for Yuki's ref as well, just with different elements. »——-«══✿═╡°˖✧✿✧˖°╞═✿══»——-« [Image ID: A detailed digital character reference sheet for a Marvel Spider-Verse OC named Riley Dominique, alias The Prismatic Peacock-Spider. The background features a pink to blue to green gradient with polka dots. Riley's appearance includes orange wavy hair styled with space buns, green and blue eyes a beauty mark under her left eye, a pink choker necklace, a green hairclip, and silver hooped earrings. She wears a pastel rainbow striped sweater over a tank top and a pleated white skirt with a bubble chain with black bike shorts underneath, paired with blue and green striped socks and teal glitter sneakers. Next to her is her Spider-Bot who is roughly soccer ball sized. The Spider-Bot is named Kaleidescope, Kal for short. Kal is pink, black, and white with green and blue lenses for eyes. Riley's spider suit incorporates the colors pink, green, blue, black, and white. It features a built-in hood, with the interior of the hood being pink. The lenses in her mask are blue and green. Additionally, the suit is equipped with four iron spider legs attached to the back. Her shoes are equipped with LEDs emitting blue and green colors. A bust drawing depicts Riley in her suit with her hood lowered, her spider sense activated, manifesting as peacock feathers.]

[flesh-frogs]

this was. supppsed to be a . sketch.

[Image ID: A digital piece of Golden Wind fanart of Fugo, showing him driving a car in front of a Chipotle. He is scowling. Text in front of Fugo reads: “Pissed because Chipotle had no iced tea.” with proper capitalization and punctuation. /. End ID.]

[Image ID: A continuation in the same medium, this time of Narancia. He is inside a different car in front of town scenery. Narancia is smiling proudly with a Chipotle iced tea machine resting against his shoulder. The text in front of him reads: “finessed chipotle iced tea machine” with no capitalization or punctuation. /. End ID.]

bonus:

[Image ID: A digital, messily sketched image of Fugo opening a door, looking solemn. Red SFX text to his left reads “sigh”. /. End ID.]

[Image ID: A continuation in the same medium. With the back of his head facing the camera, Fugo stares wide-eyed at Narancia, who is facing the camera with a smile as he kicks his legs back and forth at a dining table. A drink is in Narancia’s hands, and a Chipotle iced tea machine is set up on the table. Narancia is saying “Fugo! Loo-“ and is cut off by the next image. /. End ID.]

[Image ID: A continuation in the same medium. Fugo stares directly at the camera, expression unreadable yet intense, with the red, capitalized word “YOU.” placed in front of him. /.End ID.]

[cyber-therian]

me & my mutuals

[image ID: 8 sugar gliders nestled together in a yellow, blankety, enclosure tent.]

[midnight-soulless-system]

I fucking hate the innacessibility in the tumblr poetry community.

The amount of screenshot or pictures of poems without image IDs makes me so mad!! They're so easy to add!! Just add the fucking ID!!!

[image-identificationer]

Hey folks! Here's a silly little blog to make the site a bit more accessible. Feel free to request ids/descriptions or ask for help making your own ids.

I'm just a beginner when it comes to this, so if anyone would like to help moderate this account let me know through asks or somewhere on my blog @trenchcrows (they/them)

( Image taken from https://www.tumblr.com/vanilla-bean-buttercream/747691303086718976 )

[purrfectdollie]

Idc if I seem like a dick for saying this but:

NOT EVERY IMAGE NEEDS AN IMAGE IDENTIFICATION. NOT EVERYONE NEED TO CATER TO YOUR NEEDS. 

[johnnyiscaged]

[ID] denim sweat pants layed on a carpet floor. there's a variety of political, band and fandom patches sewn on with floss. some stitching are in the classic punk style while others are in other experimental styles. most patches are homemade from black fabric while two are store bought. there are also safety pins attached in empty space [END ID]

crust pants progress. there's sm patches i have ideas for but i'm just so hyperfixated on games i forget sighh. feel free to take inspo!

[hazelnut-hearts]

I want to learn how to ID my userboxes but it's quite hard for any of us to put pre-existing visuals into words, I struggled to do that with my pride flag and that was quite simple 😅

So if anyone can help me ID userboxes this would be appreciated. I want my stuff to be accessible to everyone ♡

[datw3irdo]

She’s so cool!! Changed her design a bit to include more red but aside from that she’s gorgeous in her canon design

IMAGE ID: A sketch / mild redesign of Rabie Baby from Poppy Playtime chapter 4. She is sitting down with one arm outstretched, winking- and talking as alluded by the many chat bubbles. The redesign added more red accents to her, on her wings and ears- also one on her right cheek. In a drawing at the bottom right, she is blowing some bubble gum up with the text of “Pop.” Besides it (meant to have more but it cut off.) in the top right there is an eye drawing similarly shaped to the one in the main Rabie Baby drawing- but with red at the top of the iris and pink eyelashes.