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[abfg616]

Some old fanart I did of the Undre from @worldsbeyondpod

#Worlds beyond number #worlds beyond number fanart #undre #wbn #wbn pod #wbn: www #wbn fanart #animation #kudzu #brennan lee mulligan

[rexxdjarin]

I love twi'leks so much. i love twi'lek ocs so much. I literally have mine and I love her so much but I feel like I never talk about her as much as mari. like zeeta is actually so beautiful and so edgy and badass and cool and I need to make more art of her in situations because shes awesome and I love her.

#twi'leks #twi'lek oc: zeeta undre #oc: zeeta undre #twi'lek oc: zeeta

[dwn014]

#painted again :) :) #NO description for you #i have no brain sorey #timelapse undr the cut #flashman #flash man #megaman 2 #megaman #scribbles #Youtube

[webcomic-character-tournament]

Genuine question. Why are comics from online only publishers discouraged? What is the goal behind discouraging paid webcomics?

sorry for taking so long to answer this!

i got really excited about answering this but also am not very good at communicating things clearly, i often get lost in the details in my passion about stuff like this, so i hope this is still interesting to read and intelligible lol!

i dont think there is any one thing that inherently defines what is and isn't a webcomic, it's an amorphous category that i enjoy the ambiguity of. but for me, what first led to my wonder for them as an 11 year old, and what has been a major factor in my passion for them even as an adult, was their low barrier to entry in both making them and accessing them. if you have internet access and time, almost anyone can make a webcomic if they want to! of course, without editors (or often even full story plans) or sensitivity readers or more people on a team to collaborate and contribute to the comic's vision, and the huge effort that it takes to do all the tasks of writing, inks, coloring, lettering, etc. all on ones own often without professional resources to facilitate that, that means that a lot of webcomics are really rough in some way or another. but a lot of people have interesting ideas they want to work with, but don't have the technical skill, desire or ability to market themselves or be beholden to external work deadlines, or connections in some way or another to be able to share those ideas through traditional publishing. regardless of skill or ability, a lot of marginalized people are barred from having their stories accepted by publishers due to bigotry and expectations about what kind of story is profitable.

as a disabled lgbt kid, i definitely read a lot of really bad webcomics i wish i hadn't, but also some of the media i was exposed to that most represented me back then was in the form of webcomics from people a lot like me. and i could read so much of it easily and for free without having to risk much to access it behind my parents' backs!

obviously that isn't the case for every webcomic, but for me and my history with them, them being easily accessible to both publish and read has been really important.

there are absolutely a lot of good points to be made about how publishing free to read webcomics isn't always the most accessible thing for a lot of people, especially for poor and disabled people. making webcomics takes a huge amount of time and effort, and sometimes even if people are passionate about making a comic, they just can't afford to find the time for that around all the other responsibilities of their day to day lives unless it can be a consistent income source. thats why even if paid online comics arent my platonic ideal of webcomics, i absolutely would never exclude them. i want small creators making stories i want to read to get the money they need to survive and keep telling stories without burning out!

it could be argued that online publishers who specifically focus on webcomics don't always present the same barriers to entry as traditional publishers, and many don't restrict the scope of marginalized creators' stories at all or to the same extent as people have struggled in other more mainstream avenues. and from my outside understanding of publishers like hiveworks, i'd absolutely agree with that! i love a lot of hiveworks comics and think its an awesome thing! (of course literally my icon is from a hiveworks comic, tiger tiger!) nonetheless however, part of my goals with this tournament is to highlight lesser known comics, and as publishers like hiveworks help advertise and promote their comics, even if i still want everyone to read all my favorite comics published by them, and certainly there are limits to those advertising resources, they still don't need as much help as other comics without that support. so its not as much 'try not to submit these' and more 'as you submit stuff like this, try to submit stuff with less advertising resources and popularity too!'

going into this tournament i also had a similar sentiment for stuff like webtoons originals. there was an added element to me in how i feel like i know a lot of people nowadays who read webtoons but don't have much awareness of other forms of webcomic, but even if in my love for webcomics i want people to come to appreciate all the breadth of ways they can exist in, thats obviously not something to make a huge priority. it's incredible the amount of forms comics can take (sidenote but reading scott mccloud's "understanding comics" a couple years ago was really formative for me in cementing how much i appreciate that, i'd highly recommend it!!!), and the way infinite scroll comics like webtoon style comics more fully make use of their digital medium, using time scrolling to pace things in place of traditional gutters and panelling, is really really cool. of course they're becoming more popular in a world where more people have smartphones, where webtoon style comics are a lot easier to read than many other forms. i love a lot of webtoons, and id feel regressive to discourage stuff like line webtoon original comics any more than stuff like hiveworks comics, just to go against current trends in what comics people seem to prefer. they have a similar low barrier to entry (through contests) as other online publishers, and it's cool to see creators get the opportunity to get paid for their work and get help from professional editors and stuff

but in the past couple weeks of running this tournament, i ended up reading a lot more about the behind the scenes of what its like to be a line webtoon original creator. line webtoon's expectations for their creators are incredibly unrealistic and exploitative, with grueling deadlines leading to a lot of creators to get repetitive strain injuries, all while working for well below industry standards. obviously a lot of webcomic creators make an inconsistent poverty level income out of it as independent creators, and that shouldn't happen either, but it's absolutely inexcusable for a company to profit off this labor and then manufacture these same conditions. without any organized labor movement surrounding that issue, that of course isn't an argument against reading or promoting these comics on its own, creators are more likely to get more income if their comics get more popular, and despite the promise of popularity by becoming an official comic, they absolutely still aren't all promoted equally. what has made me want to slightly more discourage (but still absolutely not disallow!) stuff like line webtoon official comics has been the combination of that along with learning that much of the editing of webtoons originals carries less of the benefits of having experienced creatives collaborating with creators to elevate their stories to new levels, and very often instead ends up taking the form of 'simplify this plotline and make this character look more attractive and fit this archetype more fully so we can market this better and have readers easily consume each update while they're scrolling their phone without having to think about it too much'. while obviously there are a lot of amazing webtoon official comics in spite of what i've heard anectdotally, hearing that just really went against so much of what i've most valued about my experience with webcomics!

i want creators to be able to tell stories no matter how weird and unmarketable, where they'll never have to worry about pushback for making stories with characters and themes that resonate for them as a member of any oppressed group, and where there's as little pressure as possible pushing them to work harder or faster than they healthily can or want to! so for me, even if i still love a lot of online published comics and want them to be celebrated and want their creators to be able to make a comfortable living out of them, i still just want to highlight stories that had that level of freedom that has created some of my favorite experiences with webcomics just a little bit more.

#sorry this is so long lol i am simultaneously so bad at expressing things and so so passionate about talking about things #also sidenote i feel like i unintentionally sound like i'm making an individualist sort of point of 'individual creator vs people who want #to change their work' here but thats absolutely not my intention. its just coincidentally undre capitalism oftentimes its hard for a lot of #people to have get together and have the resources to make something together without being paid for it #which leads to most more collaborative forms of storytelling being more profit motivated (like movies for example) #but im so incredibly interested in alternate forms of collaboration and cooperative models for storytelling and making art. i get why #its rarer in our current society but i love love love when i've seen webcomics doing that. often the best of both with being able to tell #stories that really need telling that people are passionate about #and with the refinement and texture of all the input and skills of everyone involved #such a tangent though lol. but yeah would love recs for stuff like that! #wctrelated #notwctpoll #anonymous #asks #long post

[possessable]

incase anyone is wondering immediately after posting the old sly plush i went to go sew a new one because the old one is fallling apart and i wanted to see my improvement in sewing./ so here he is

i made him in like 8 hours which i think is pretty fast for a completely hand sewn doll

#i willl sleep now[ i say at 9 in the morning] #I made this one in like undre 12 hours and the old one took over a day so i got faster certainly #i will make him a cloak tomrorw

[ol-files]

#wakfu meme #wakfu echo #lady echo #I am hopping to see more of her in ming manga and movie #a undred time yes

[jpg-of-dorian-slay]

WHO WANTS A TINY SNIPPET OF MY SIRIUS AND REGULUS WIP

It was a simple plan. Well, the first part was anyway. For someone who was supposed to be completely hidden and protected from the outside world, Sirius’ flat was remarkably easy to break into. A few simple spells and Regulus was in, the protective barriers falling away as if they’d never been there to begin with. Regulus might have expected such lax security from his brother, but from Remus? Disappointing.

The flat was small and decorated very simply. The war didn’t leave much time to spend on interior design. There were a few signs that confirmed that two people really did live here, the soft rug near the fire for receiving floo messages, the haphazard stack of records nearly falling off the shelf, the framed picture of four boys sitting on the coffee table. Regulus crouched down to examine it. 

It was a picture of them. Of course it was. Regulus knew exactly who it would be before he even looked, and it still annoyed him anyway. The marauders. He could still remember the first time Sirius told him about them, way back when he was only ten.

“We call ourselves the Marauders,” Sirius grinned as though this was the coolest thing in the world. They were sitting on Regulus’ bed, talking in hushed tones.

“The marauders?” Regulus raised his eyebrows. “That’s so-”

“Cool? Awe-inspiring? Intimidating?” Sirius suggested.

“Dorky.”

“What?” Sirius glared at him for a moment, before rolling his eyes. “It’s ok. You’re too young to understand-”

“I’m only a year younger than you!”

“My point exactly,” The grin had returned to Sirius’ face. “You’ll understand when you get to meet them next year. I reckon you’ll get on great with Remus, he’s also quiet and broody.”

“I am neither of those things.” Regulus huffed. Sirius snorted.

“Yeah sure,” He rolled his eyes again. “They’re all really excited to meet you.”

“They are?” Regulus brightened up at once. Sirius nodded vigorously. 

“Of course! Obviously they know you’re not quite as cool as me, but still. Hey!” He threw up his hands as Regulus whacked him with a pillow, working hard to keep the smile off his face.

“You talk about me at school then?” He asked, trying to pose this as a nonchalant, throw away question. Sirius looked at him as though he was an idiot.

“Course I do. I’m so excited for next year, you’re going to love Hogwarts.”

“Yeah?”

“Yeah. 

Maybe Regulus really was an idiot, because he’d believed him.

#this is the closest i'm getting to publishing a fic #sirius and regulus #the black brothers #no i'm not tagging this #how do you do that thing where you hide it undre the cut #do you know what i mean? #am i missing a button or something #anyway #these two make me sad #this whole fic is sad #in theory #i'm not sure if i've made it sad enough yet #i'm stalling bc i'm nervous #no i'm just gonna do it #whats the bet i take this down after like two seconds #it's liek 400 words and i'm stressing #this is mildly pathetic SHUT UP I'M JUST GONNA POST IT #basil writes #there i made a tag #means i shall be inflicting more of this on you in the future #siri and reggie

[rexxdjarin]

2 things I just thought of right now

Wolffe and Zeeta named their twins, Xori (pink afab twi'lek-human) and Jai (orange amab twi'lek-human) and they're literally so cute

Zeeta is hot and spicy but dont forget she is also kind of a bitch💙 and we literally love that for her. not every person/oc gotta be sweet and nice. Zeeta is over everyones shit and shes really hot doing it. Good for her.

#commander wolffe x twi'lek oc: zeeta #twi'lek oc: zeeta #twi'lek oc: xori #twi'lek oc: jai #did I tell you zeeta's last name is undre

[madebycoffee]

It's been a whole year since I finished the Gianlerette, so i wanted to throw a lil something together for easily- my favorite sims couple I have~ Happy anniversary u crazy kids.

@slothseasims :3

Dreama: When did you start to fall in love with me? Gian: I think.... The first time you glowed. Gian: What about you? Dreama: The night we spent watching shitty movies. Gian: Really? Why? Dreama: You didn't flinch at my ears. You accepted me. Gian: Of course I did. Dreama: I know. Gian: You've dated some real tools, y'know. Dreama: Not anymore. Gian: Never again. Dreama: Any regrets in picking me? Gian: Not a single one. Gian: I love you. Dreama: I love you too.

#ts4 #sims 4 #simblr #gian & dreama #after the gianlerette #giancarlo nyugen #dreama maeda #i just love them so much #they have been my background on my computer since last year #no regrets #they are also my phone lock screen #i just think they're neat #undr the cut is a transcript and also links to some of the posts they be talking about #uwu

[aropride]

should i doordash $13 worth of candy and soda from the gas station

#text #if u order undr like 12 dollars it just adds a fee until u get back to 12 which is why id just. get 12 dollars worth of stuff

[thursdayg1rl]

every night before i go to sleep i am consumed by burning hatred and chant i hate white women i hate white women i hate white women huddled in a corner of my room

#god you people are SO ANNOYING #it was this sza situation this time btw #like all the people on the fans side are coincidentally white #and lets be honest it is a race thing isnt it. bc you freaks cant take any criticism from woc esp Black women without seeing it as personal #and ik the fan was asian but lets just not pretend now . #ppl really just ran with it for an excuse to hate her imo #and this argument of 'oh im so muhc younger than you 🥺 im 18 im a baby' bitch if you dont shut up! im 18 and id never do that #i hate this appeal to supposed innocence just bc of your age like sorry but you knew exactly what you were doing #like no one undr 18 can do anything wrong. touch some grass

[descendantofthesparrow]

question; if the job i worked at early this year-switched companies in the beginning of march-and it seems the W2 i got only accounts for the (2)months i worked under that new company....should i get a W2 from the og company/boss i worked under?

cuz i cannot find my W2 for paychex anywhere and last year it was available within the first week of january

#yes this is about riverwalk #so i worked undr Gia from january to early march-when she made the switch over to the new guy #and from early march to early april #my last paycheck from new comp was the 22nd #and my last paycheck from Gia was the 15th of march #also why does having multiple W2's affect my return??? like my jobs were separate they weren't all together so- #taxes are fuckin weird #was planning to use em to fly out to my brothers n mom but if i do have 3 W2s' that shits hardly gonna cover half

[skysurfing]

amazing how sites just give you reasons to not be on them freely and regularly nowadays

#truly returning to the nature #whoever said that the twt layout looked good in the first place #this is site version of those playthrough video undr textpost tiktoks