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Your Etho design is everything to me, he is just so...!!! I will be thinking about Etho with goggles for a very long time now thank you
Oh Anon he is everything to me as well... Etho doodle for you
Real talk, it's interesting how my Etho designs sorta change over years(maybe it's the art style?) but the goggles stay the same, except now they're not round anymore, more minecraft-ish to me me thinks :P
#hermitcraft#ethoslab#ope ask#ope art#I missed drawing etho a lot alot alot a lot a lot a lot#do ppl still remember me
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its so brave that you have such a 2012-coded url in this 2024 world
would you call a bear brave for standing in a new construction suburb or would you recognize the unfamiliar world they built around him
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raiding the fridge AGAIN
#last one of the OP shenanigans for now#I remember sanji asking nami multiple times for a lock for the fridge (and then finally getting it when they got the sunny)#btw every time I look up sanji's pre timeskip's model sheet for ref I SWOON#the design is just so charming#one piece#monkey d luffy#luffy#sanji#op#o0kawaii0o
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GUYS GUYS SOMEBODY SAID THAT SANJI ALWAYS LEAVES HIS RING FINGER OPEN
#romantic little piece of sh#getting me in the feels#100% sure if someone would ask why#he’d never admit that he’s just so lovey dovey and he’s actually saving it for a wedding ring#UGHHHH SANJI WHEN I CATCH YOU#one piece#sanji#one piece sanji#op sanji#black leg sanji
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Fell and falling
#gomens#good omens#aziracrow#crowly x aziraphale#crowley being silly#op#crowley#crowley x aziraphale#neil gaiman#aziraphale#digital art#gomens fanart#good omens fanart#digital illustration#Kaison:OneDaySketches#vintage art#(?) maybe#falling for 6 thousands years or what#aziraphale and crowley#anthony j crowley#fanart#angel#queer#innefable husbands#a/c#someone asked so I add:#innefable wives#and why not#innefable spouses
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Tbh at this point you should just make your own webcomic app/website because it would probably be 100 times better than whatever going on with webtoon right now.
hahaha it wouldn't tho, sorry 💀
Here's the fundamental issue with webcomic platforms that a lot of people just don't realize (and why they're so difficult to run successfully):
Storage costs are incredibly expensive, it's why so many sites have limitations on file sizes / page sizes / etc. because all of those images and site info have to be stored somewhere, which costs $$$.
Maintenance costs are expensive and get more so as you grow, you need people who are capable of fixing bugs ASAP and managing the servers and site itself
Financially speaking, webcomics are in a state of high supply, low demand. Loads of artists are willing to create their passion projects, but getting people to read them and pay for them is a whole other issue. Demand is high in the general sense that once people get attached to a webtoon they'll demand more, but many people aren't actually willing to go looking for new stuff to read and depend more on what sites feed them (and what they already like). There are a lot of comics to go around and thus a lot of competition with a limited audience of people willing to actually pay for them.
Trying to build a new platform from the ground up is incredibly difficult and a majority of sites fail within their first year. Not only do you have to convince artists to take a chance on your platform, you have to convince readers to come. Readers won't come if there isn't work on the platform to read, but artists won't come if they don't think the site will be worth it due to low traffic numbers. This is why the artists with large followings who are willing to take chances on the smaller sites are crucial, but that's only if you can convince them to use the site in favor of (or alongside) whatever platform they're using already where the majority of their audience lies. For many creators it's just not worth the time, energy, or risk.
Even if you find short-term success, in the long-term there are always going to be profit margins to maintain. The more users you pull in, the more storage is used by incoming artists, the more you have to spend on storage and server maintenance costs, and that means either taking the risk at crowdfunding (ex. ComicFury) or having to resort to outsider investments (ex. Tapas). Look at SmackJeeves, it used to be a titan in the independent webcomic hosting community, until it folded over to a buyout by NHN and then was pretty much immediately shuttered due to NHN basically turning it into a manwha scanlation site and driving away its entire userbase. And if you don't get bought out and try your hand at crowdfunding, you may just wind up living on a lifeline that could cut out at any moment, like what happened to Inkblazers (fun fact, the death of Inkblazers was what kicked off the cultural shift in Tapas around 2015-16 when all of IB's users migrated over and brought their work with them which was more aimed towards the BL and romancee drama community, rather than the comedy / gag-a-day culture that Tapas had made itself known for... now you deadass can't tell Tapas apart from a lot of scanlation sites because it got bought out by Kakao and kept putting all of its eggs into the isekai/romance drama basket.)
Right now the mindset in which artists and readers are operating is that they're trying way, way too hard to find a "one size fits all" site. Readers want a place where they can find all their favorite webtoons without much effort, artists wants a place where they can post to an audience of thousands, and both sides want a community that will feel tight-knit. But the reality is that you can't really have all three of those things, not on one site. Something always winds up having to be sacrificed - if a site grows big enough, it'll have to start seeking more funding while also cutting costs which will result in features becoming paywall'd, intrusive ads, creators losing their freedom, and/or outsider support which often results in the platform losing its core identity and alienating its tight-knit community.
If I had to describe what I'm talking about in a "pick one" graphic, it would look something like this:
(*note: this is mostly based on my own observations from using all of these sites at some point or another, they're not necessarily entirely accurate to the statistical performance of each site, I can only glean so much from experience and traffic trackers LMAO that said I did ask some comic pals for input and they were very helpful in helping me adjust it with their own takes <3).
The homogenization of the Internet has really whipped people into submission for the "big sites" that offer "everything", but that's never been the Internet, it relies on being multi-faceted and offering different spaces for different purposes. And we're seeing that ideology falter through the enshittification of sites like Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc. where users are at odds with the platforms because the platforms are gutting features in an attempt to satisfy shareholders whom without the platforms would not exist. Like, most of us aren't paying money to use social media sites / comic platform sites, so where else are they gonna make the necessary funds to keep these sites running? Selling ad space and locking features behind paywalls.
And this is especially true for a lot of budding sites that don't have the audience to support them via crowdfunding but also don't have the leverage to ask for investments - so unless they get really REALLY lucky in EITHER of those departments, they're gonna be operating at a loss, and even once they do achieve either of those things there are gonna be issues in the site's longevity, whether it be dying from lack of growing crowdfunding support or dying from shareholder meddling.
So what can we do?
We can learn how to take our independence back. We don't have to stop using these big platforms altogether as they do have things to offer in their own way, particularly their large audience sizes and dipping into other demographics that might not be reachable from certain sites - but we gotta learn that no single site is going to satisfy every wish we have and we have to be willing to learn the skills necessary to running our own spaces again. Pick up HTML/CSS, get to know other people who know HTML/CSS if you can't grasp it (it's me, I can't grasp it LOL), be willing to take a chance on those "smaller sites" and don't write them off entirely as spaces that can be beneficial to you just because they don't have large numbers or because they don't offer rewards programs. And if you have a really polished piece of work in your hands, look into agencies and publishing houses that specialize in indie comics / graphic novels, don't settle for the first Originals contract that gets sent your way.
For the last decade corporations have been convincing us that our worth is tied to the eyes we can bring to them. Instead of serving ourselves, we've begun serving the big guys, insisting that it has to be worth something eventually and that it'll "payoff" simply by the virtue of gambler's fallacy. Ask yourself what site is right for you and your work rather than asking yourself if your work is good enough for them. Most of us are broke trying to make it work on these sites anyways, may as well be broke and fulfilled by posting in places that actually suit us and our work if we can. Don't define your success by what sites like Webtoons are enforcing - that definition only benefits them, not you.
#my favorite out of these is comicfury because it gives you the most control out of all of them#and you can offer monetization tools like ads and patreon links#it also offers super easy tools to help build your own site if you're new to that#it's as close to “running your own site” as comic hosting can get#but you can also learn how to run your own site if you want undeniably full control without fear of the platform host shuttering#also look into collectives like SpiderForest!#they basically operate as a co-op where people host their work with them and get ad opportunities#but you have to apply to get in#ama#ask me anything#anon ama#anon ask me anything#webcomic tips
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i cant stop thinking about the fact that the us and uk killed one million people in indonesia as part of the cold war effort and barely anybody knows about it much less cares. trying to tell somebody about it especially in the west will just garner laughter and celebration -- genocide is okay if they are (true or suspected) communists, no matter what. one million people
#op#this is not a number that exists solely in an infographic#those were whole and complete people with rich inner lives and families who probably thought very very similarly to you#who died in some of the most horrific ways possible#and its a total blot in the collective memory of the united states#the youngest of the victims were only as old as my father -- the majority of the survivors are alive today and still asking for an apology
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some magma doodles from earlier
#i had that picture of Kuma inside of my head for months now#this was so funny bc my mom saw me drawing and asked me who's that guy carrying Luffy#and then i showed her that frame of Crocodile fucking murdering him#art#artwork#digitalart#my art#digital art#drawing#doodle#one piece#one piece sanji#one piece zoro#one piece crocodile#one piece luffy#one piece kaku#one piece kuma#bartholomew kuma#roronoa zoro#zosan#zoro x sanji#sanzo#op crocodile#crocodile one piece#sir crocodile#monkey d luffy#monkey d. luffy#crocomom#one piece fanart#crocodile
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Optimus should just bite Megatron really really hard that would fix a lot of things 
No.. I fear that would create a whole new problem
#cue Megatron spending the next week trying to get OP to do it again#excellent thing to receive as a first ask btw#megop#transformers#maccadam#megatron#megatron x optimus prime#optimus prime#suggestive
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Are you incapable of making your own post? Why did you add on to that poor persons Merlin post when they dont care about Destiel? And youre too lazy to make your own gifs lol okay. Please dont add on to posts that arent yours. So fucking lazy and annoying.
Hey, if you're the op who made the post, I sincerely apologize. If you don't want that kind of addition i can delete it, no problem.
I love merthur and i love destiel too, and I added that scene from spn to make a comparison between the two ships. It wasn't meant to take anything away from the original post, but my intention was to give it a new light in addition (as people do on this site) by drawing a parallel with another piece of media. A lot of destiel fans love merthur too and i thought the op could get more reblogs and likes on their gif this way (reaching another fandom too).
I know how to make my own posts, I did plenty of them, actually.
What i don't know how to do is gifs, and i have deep appreciation for people who make them, and it is my understanding that they like exposure for their posts, so that their hard work can reach more people.
This is why i reblogged it.
My tags on the reblog were about both ships, i didn't deviate from the original post ignoring it to only talk about another ship (which would've been rude), so i didn't think it could be offensive in any way.
#asks#asks answered#anon ask#gifs#gif makers#if you're the op just send me a dm and I'll take the post down#but anyway no harm meant#i mean am i wrong to think that???#honestly asking#i don't even know what to think at this point#tumblr reblog
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hermit fanon swap - an art game!
Reblog this to let your followers know they can send art requests to your ask box
if you are a writer you can also reblog this and make little snippets about hermits and their new traits
Vex!Grian and Avian!Mumbo as fun examples
Artless version behind the cut:
#if you are a writer you can also reblog this and make little snippets about hermits and their new traits#''op where's [x] headcanon? '' I forgor#''op actually some of these are canon'' eeeehhhhhh idc#writing game#hermitcraft#ask game#ask games#the hg comic fanzine had me in the mood for some comic aesthetic
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your etho design makes me feel so 💥💥 in the best way possible i wanna squimsh him. does he sound like a squeaky toy this is Important :D
Oh would you look at that... he does!
#Im happy to hear that people are liking him <3#its been a while since ive interacted with the fandom so;;#chibitho torture#hermitcraft#ethoslab#ope art#ope ask
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Funny thing I found on Reddit today
#gravity falls#bill cipher#book of bill#the book of bill#billford#??? i think#with the way its tagged it sounds like op is genuinely asking 😭
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i think these guys are funny
#these are responses to strawpage asks but they probably hold up on their own#maybe#one piece#one piece art#op art#op zoro#roronoa zoro#zoro#op sanji#sanji#zosan#sanzo
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OC's Background Relationships Ask Game
Send an ask with OC + emoji (or the corresponding text), get a short ramble about the relationship of that OC with the corresponding side/background characters!
🎲 - Biological parents
👑 - Person who raised your OC and/or was important during their formative years
❓ - Estranged family/relatives they've never met
📎 - Siblings/close family
✨ - Children (current or future)
💎 - Chosen family (including warband)
🧸 - Childhood friends
🏆 - Best friends (past, current or future)
💌 - First crush/love
💋 - First kiss
🌹 - First relationship
🌶️ - First intimacy
💍 - Partners (current or future)
💔 - Exes
🍑 - Notable flings
✏️ - Classmates (including other cubs at the fahrar for charr)
⚙️ - Coworkers/boss (krewe/other charr outside of warband)
🐾 - Pets
🔪 - Enemy/nemesis
💢 - Person they can't stand
⚰️ - Someone they lost (not necessarily dead)
🩹 - Someone who was a source of trauma
🗑️ - "It's complicated"
©️ - Bonus: Canon NPC important to them
[Note: doesn't have to be in-depth, and if something is not applicable to an OC, you get to reroll!]
#gw2#gw2 ocs#guild wars 2#ask games#ask meme#disclaimer: OP takes no responsibility for the creation of new characters and the consequent brainrot (you're welcome)#this also works if you want to come up with ideas for your OC's social circle and backstory!#[I made this for GW2 OCs but it can be applied to any fandom]#might not be the most “standard” ask game but this is how I ended up with nearly 400 characters. so...#as for my characters: any on the list can be poked with these questions#my ask games#note: I will send asks only to those with gw2 ocs and easy to find character lists/tags.#edit: welp this has totally left fandom containment so I'm deactivating notifs
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im sorry, we turned your boyfriend into a mole. yeah and all of tumblr‘s interested in him now. sorry
edit 9/12/23 11.22 CET
and so it begins…
fic1, fic2 @pathsofoak ao3 tag. Mole Poem @thaliaisalesbian . fic by @tourmelion .
update:
ao3 link. please vote for mole scene in most underrated goncharov scene poll
#come on everyone we can make this a thing#send me any fic you write for mole interest and i‘ll add it to the post#mole interest#tumblr boyfriend#ao3#mine#goncharov#unreality#< goncharov is not a real movie tumblr made it up#i dont think it’s gonna happen but on the off chance it will: nyt if you link to my blog again without asking me#i WILL have to write omegaverse molefic to spite you again. and it’ll all be YOUR fault#updated the ao3 screenshots bc me and my friend decided to include the mole interest op in the fandom tag#same as was done for goncharov y'know
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