- Finally!

Are we sick of semi-realistic pokemans yet?

Not when they’re done well, like this one.

Remember, Binding Blades did teacher/student romance before TH, if the latter does have it.

I’m the anon that posted that, and it seems that people misinterpreted what I meant. I wasn’t trying to excuse TH if it does have teacher-student romantic interactions, but that Binding Blades should be criticized for it just as much as TH should be if it does include it as well.

Am I the only one who thinks Dimitri’s hair looks like he hasn’t washed it?

“Blame Edelgard for hogging all the hair soap. I swear we’re going to end up going to war with her over it at this rate.”

hunters must hunt 

A hunter must hunt.

days and days but this is finally done

halloween nowi <3

reblogs are really appreciated i worked really hard on this :3

here it is, my hubris

here’s all of the pokemon I drew from memory during tonight’s stream! as you can see, my memory of pokemon is…not great. it was pretty fun going though, and an interesting look at what things I remembered about certain pokemon!

the ones that say ‘with thanks to Matt’ were ones that I didn’t feel confident making an attempt at, so we had Matt describe them to me, except he wasn’t allowed to see what I was drawing while he was describing it. which led to things like, well, Claydol. …Nosepass is entirely my fault, though.

thanks to Texel for executive producing, Matt and Keiliy for co-hosting – happy birthday to Keiliy, by the way! – and of course to everybody who came for hanging out and watching me completely misunderstand pokemon! we managed to get most of it recorded (only missing Marril, I think) so I might make a highlight reel, or at least the pokemon Matt helped with. :x

we’d love to do another one of these sometime, maybe with some updated rules and challenges, and perhaps less Country Bears Jamboree trivia. we got through a surprising amount of pokemon but there’s still a few hundred left for me to fail at, so watch this space I guess!

I love that Mew.

Headshot for @meanlucario by @bbru4rartdump

Read the Rules! Send in a request!

Forgot to reblogged this when it was first posted. Was hoping for a body shot, but forgot to mentioned that. Still, she looks great. I’m quite grateful that they were willing to take up my request. Thank you.

Scammer Targeting Tumblr Artists

The title says it all really. So if nothing else, please share and reblog this post to raise awareness for those that might be caught out - both artists and followers. For a TL:DR, please look at the bottom of the post

What is happening?

Right now, there is at least one person actively impersonating multiple artists across tumblr in an effort to scam their followers into paying for fake ‘cheap commissions’. The scammer will clone a tumblr, usually using a slight change to the url/account name to look like the real deal. They will then message people directly through Tumblr with messages along the lines of “Hey, i’m doing cheap commissions right now. DM me to get one”. Naturally, this is ends up just being a way to take their money without giving anything back in return.

Who does this affect?

Everyone. Simple as that. As long as the scammer in question works unopposed, they are free to spread their influence and continue to scam more people. Even if you haven’t been targeted yet, it does not mean you are safe or immune. Several artists have already fallen victim to this scammer, and I encourage any artists that have to reblog this post with the details of their affected account(s) and the ones the scammer has set up.

How can we stop this?

Tumblr, like many other social media platforms, seems to care very little about ‘minor’ occurences like this one, and despite reaching out directly to them over a week ago through multiple avenues of contact - they have refused to comment on the situation, provide a recommended response for users, or take action on behalf of those already affected. Despite this, there are still tools at our disposal that we can use to make this scam more difficult, and to increase its visibility to those within Tumblr staff that are required by policy to take action. Tumblr has the following to say on the topic of impersonation: Confusion or Impersonation. Don’t do things that would cause confusion between you or your blog and a person or company, like registering a deliberately confusing URL. Don’t impersonate anyone. While you’re free to ridicule, parody, or marvel at the alien beauty of Benedict Cumberbatch, you can’t pretend to actually be Benedict Cumberbatch. They then provide a link to this online form that you can fill out if you suspect someone’s identity is being confused. Unfortunately, this can only be filled out if you are the victim of impersonation. In other words, only the artists can fill this out legitimately. So, what about the followers and users of tumblr whom aren’t being impersonated? Our most valuable tool in this online platform is the platform itself. It enables us to spread our word near-virally across all the many sub-communities on Tumblr with remarkable efficiency for a user-driven system. We can take advantage of that effect to increase awareness of the situation. Even if you - the one reading this right now - aren’t an artist or don’t know an artist, the act of reblogging this post or sharing it directly with friends improves it’s ‘ranking’ in popularity increasing its chances to be seen by more people. We don’t need everyone on Tumblr to see the post for it to be effective, just like we don’t need the entirety of the human population of the world to be immune to a disease for that disease to be rendered ineffective or eradicated. If enough people are aware, the likelihood of pulling off a successful scam increases dramatically reducing efficiency to a point that it no longer becomes profitable to continue.

Why should I care?

It disheartens me to say this, but of the many artists I contacted directly over the past week to warn about this issue many of them refused to listen or dodged the responsibility with lines like;

This is honestly disappointing that so many artists or art-rebloggers care so little as to intentionally wave the responsibility of keeping their followers and fellow artists safe from this, that they cannot spare 10 seconds of their time to share an informative post. I’m not here to bash artists, but it is time that everyone takes responsibility for their own communities, and of those around them. Artists: You have a responsibility to ensure that your followers and fans aren’t being abused by someone who may impersonate you. If they succeed, your reputation will be damaged, and your followers will resent you. Your followers are also almost guaranteed to be following other artists meaning your efforts can spread beyond your own circle of influence, so don’t be naive when you think you have little effect. Followers: You have just as much responsibility to be aware of those that might try to scam you or your fellow followers. Don’t just sit in silence when you see something wrong: Ignoring the issue only makes it more resilient to our efforts to stop it. You are the vocal majority if you just use your voices to be heard!

TL:DR

A scammer is impersonating artists and scamming money from their followers under the guise of ‘cheap commissions’. If we ignore the issue, it will get worse. Every single person that reads this can afford to spend just 10 seconds to reblog and share this post. Those 10 seconds can save others from being scammed for hundreds of dollars. Reblog & Share

Might as well be on the safe side

If you’re getting out of the blue messages from “me” that ain’t me, I don’t think I’ve sent anyone a message that wasn’t in response to something they said first in at least a year

Stay smart yall

Lately I keep having the same recurring dream where I’m in my childhood home which had a large backyard that wasn’t very well-lit. In the dream I always spot this thing coming out of forest and as soon as I spot it, it spots me. Then it makes a mad dash to the back door which is always unlocked.

I wanted to draw it before I forgot.

This is something up my alley.

My first art giveaway is here. To celebrate the release of MHStories international version, I decided to try something new, step outside my comfort zone.

Rules

Will draw:

Humanoid Monster Hunter character. Your hunter/rider, monster gijinka, NPCs, OC in MH armor, and so on. Visual references will be hugely appreciated. I’m not so good at English. →my art tag

Will not draw:

Thank you for reading and good luck!

ご指定のモンハン関連キャラを描きまっせ！という企画です。抽選により全身とバストアップをそれぞれ一名様、期間は今月いっぱい。 応募のしかた：イイネとリブログでそれぞれ一口、両方なら二口。複数回のリブログは感謝しつつカウントはしません。リブログするけど参加しない場合はタグとかにそう書いてね。 描くもの：モンハン関連の人型キャラ（と防具）。マイハンターやマイライダー、モンスター擬人化、NPCなどが含まれます。 描かないもの：武器、オンライン/フロンティア関連、あまりにも露出が極端な組み合わせの装備、私基準で全年齢向けじゃないもの。 以上です。応募お待ちしてます。大宝玉出ろ

sharing! :D

🚨 The internet needs you 🚨

You’re up again, Tumblr. 

Back in 2015 you demanded that the FCC adopt strict net neutrality rules and establish a free and open internet. And you won. 

That should’ve been the end of it. But apparently not.

The new head of the FCC wants to undo the net neutrality protections you fought so hard for.

His proposed changes open the door to your web traffic being slowed down, or even blocked altogether. You could be forced to pay extra to use your favorite apps. You could even be prevented from getting news from the sources you trust.

Title II protects consumers and democracy by ensuring all voices can be heard.

You know the drill. Here’s what to do:

The FCC is taking comments from the public, and dearfcc.org is making it as simple as possible for you to make your voice heard.

Go there now 👉 dearfcc.org ✌️

You’ll just need to provide a name, an address, and then say a little bit about why rolling back Title II protections is a bad idea. If you’re not quite sure what to write, here’s something to get you started:

If you need more ammo, feel free to quote these experts from our net neutrality Issue Time. TechCrunch and Battle for the Net also have some good starters.

Everyone is counting on everyone else here. Do your part and tell the FCC to keep a free and open internet under Title II. 

No gods, no queens, no masters

I’m telling you, man - she’s too cute not to have her own tumblr or something.

This is too precious.

There’s something about this I find hilarous.