If you see me adding your artwork to a collection called "tumblred" it means I have blogged your work onto one of my many tumblrs. Pretty self explanatory. I've made this collection for a couple reasons.
1. So I don't double-blog something.
2. So the artist knows without me sending them a note every time.
Where have I tumbled your work? Likely under my "Aesthetic Claims" blog, though it could also be under my main account or the character blogs for my OCs. Where do you find the blog? Two options.
xehara.tumblr.com - This is my main account. If it's not here, it'll be on one of these:
conceivednotions.tumblr.com - My personal RP blog aesthetic-claims.tumblr.com - Aesthetic Claims
I highly suggest you check the Aesthetic Claims one first.
In the event that you don't want me to blog your artwork, simply send me a note with the name of the piece and I will find and remove it. Also note that if this is the case you should ensure your sharing options are turned off in your settings to avoid this in the future. I only blog items with the tumblr share.
If you don't mind your artwork being on the blog, but instead want me to reblog it from -your- tumblr, just send me the name of your tumblr account in an ask or a note here (I'll see the ask first) and I will happily remove the deviantart blogged work and reblog from your tumblr. Also you should likely turn off the sharing option for your artwork.
If you don't mind your artwork being on the blog but would instead prefer to select the pieces yourself and only put up certain ones, send me an ask box and I will refrain so you can submit the artwork yourself.
Please note that my blogs, all of them, are marked NSFW due to potential nudity and (for the character blogs) explicit themes within the storylines such as gore, allusions to sex and other controversial themes.
To those of you who have gotten this journal in your inbox and are wondering where I have been (or who I am) I am mostly active on tumblr at the moment and you are welcome to follow me there for regular updates on my stories, me, and so on.
With the introduction of points members of the community have been able to pay money directly to deviantArt, an established company, in exchange for currency to use on the website. They're also able to do commissions for these points, request donations, and buy tangible items from the store. While I understand the act of purchasing points is a big money maker for deviantArt, I was wondering to what extent they could offer free points in exchange for community participation.
For instance, giving a critique could earn you 5 - 10 points per critique with an earning potential of 50 points a week. You could continue to critique after that if you wished but you would no longer be rewarded points for doing so. Keep in mind, there would have to be a word limit on the critique before you'd be eligible for the points. Yes, this could be abused by ranting critiques over nothing, but this could be circumvented by requiring that the critique be accepted by the artist before the points are given.
This could apply to other things to, not just critiques. You could earn points for participating in other community type activities with the over all earning limit being 50 points a week. This would allow members to gradually earn points while not bankrupting deviantArt.
So now for the comments. Is this a good enough idea for me to write up and post in the proper section, and if so what would you tweak about the idea? Credit will be given if there is any formal write up.
Questions to get you going:
What could earn you points?
How many points would each activity earn?
How many points should you be allowed to earn a week?
While in theory this shouldn't bankrupt deviantArt, what potential conflicts do you see occurring?
I rapidly got overwhelmed with life, and it seems to happen to me quite often. I'm a seasonal personality, fluttering from one thing to the next when inspiration strikes me. To explain my absence without giving too much away, my husband and I have been working on our marriage which has taken most of my time. I'm happy to report that things have improved greatly, so much so that we are planning to have a second child. I'm excited and busy planning, but I'd still like to put aside some time for art. I just can't be in any kind of leadership role in anything, as I don't know when life will steal me away again.
I'm sorry for those of you who had put that trust in me when I vanished, my heart was in the right place but time simply didn't allow me to follow through.
I've had a bit of life overwhelm me lately but I am reorganizing to get back on track. The "What Makes a Woman" journal will be scrapped. Sorry! I need to get back on track with my previous goal and I'd like feed back on the passed journals in order to do that. There hasn't been a lot of reading or feedback on them, which makes me want to redo them or find a new topic that viewers actually want to read. Give me your honest, unfiltered thoughts below.
Groups: I've left DAdvice as it didn't seem anything was going on that needed me and honestly I need to consolidate anyways. I haven't been able to use chat aside because I keep getting errors when I try. I'll figure out why that is and fix it eventually.
dAWishingWell: I will be working on this group as a first priority, committing Tuesday morning, Saturday evening and Sunday morning to it.
DeviantLITERATURE: This will be second priority, committing to reading and commenting on 10 pieces a week if not more.
DevNews: This is third priority. I will be collecting news and updating my collections every Sunday and Tuesday.
Grouple-Zero and inactivelikeme-club come at the bottom given their low level of needed maintenance. I will pepper my free time in with them.
Projects I am currently running a role playing story line on another platform as well as my main project which is getting my son ready for kindergarten, so this has taken up a good majority of my time. I thank those I work with in groups for your patience with me and will honor my obligations once more in this coming week.
I've been sick this week and haven't had time to gather the needed resources for my usual articles. I'd rather not bring to you a watered down gallery feature. I've decided to cleanse the pallet and do a two part article. For this week...
What Does it Mean, to be a Man?
There is a man in everyone's life who either exemplifies the meaning of being a man, or counters it. We learn from those closest to us and heed their words above all others for better or worse. It is for this reason that I feel every man should have a similar discussion as the above video with their father or grandfather if given the opportunity. You'll either learn what to do, or what not to do. For this article, I'm going to elaborate on the points in the above video, and invite you to add to the concept in the comments.
"People are basically good."
How does this relate to being a man? The idea that the human race as a whole is good deep in their core is something everyone should believe in. It leads to the idea of offering respect of the most basic form to every person you meet and letting their actions define the further offering of said respect. It is about not judging based on appearance or social affiliation.
"Honor, courage and virtue mean everything."
Honor is another term for respect. It should be something a man aspires to gain in his peers and in his community. It should be something he takes seriously when making vows and promises. He should honor those he loves, man and woman, and be ready to defend their honor as well as his own. He should honor his word with truth, honor his commitments with action and honor his relationships with loyalty and love.
Courage is the ability to conquer one's fear, or the strength in the face of pain and adversity. A man should not let himself buckle under the weight of his fears or adopt the phrase "I can't" in his common day vocabulary. He doesn't let opportunities pass him by out of fear of failure. He goes after those opportunities with confidence and conviction prepared to succeed and able to accept the failure. He goes after what he wants and stands up for what he believes in without apology.
Virtue is the display of a man's morality. He should uphold what he feels is moral and just, and fight to keep from faltering. If he feels a woman is to be treated with grace and compassion, he should fight his lust to maintain that virtue. If he feels his elders are to be honored and respected, he should ensure they get what they deserve from himself and those he associates with. He should aspire to be the man he wishes to teach his future sons or grandsons to be.
"Power and money, money and power mean nothing."
A man doesn't fight for power nor does he let it consume him. To lead is a responsibility, not a right. He should be firm in leading by his own convictions and accept when those he's leading choose another path. He should not aspire to the positions of power for his own self gratification. Being a leader of your community no matter how big or small means listening to their needs and wants, and fulfilling what he can within the boundaries of his own convictions and abilities.
Money is a tool, and a man should not dedicate his life to it. It is the legacy we leave behind and the people we inspire that matter once we're gone. Money cannot be taken with us, and should not be held in excess. Those in positions of wealth have a social responsibility to assist those around them who are struggling by appropriate means; be it supplying jobs, giving aid in education or offering contribution in community projects that inspire growth.
"Good always triumphs over evil."
It is a man who not only believes that good will be the victor, but they fight to make it so. A man doesn't sit around waiting and hoping that the world will make it true on it's own. Whether it's an internal battle over his own demons, the atonement for his own wrong doings, or by being a defining voice in controversy, he upholds this concept with all his being.
"True love never dies."
A man will look on his boyish ways and realize what mistakes he may have made when it comes to love. He will recognize when he is not worthy of his lover and will fight to become worthy. He will recognize when a woman (or man) desires more than he's willing to give and he will refrain from toying with their heart. He will honor those he loves and hold their heart with the care and tenderness it deserves. He will accept when he's wronged them as every man is bound to do, and make amends in the appropriate manner. He will not let his own pride get in the way when it comes to those he loves.
Now I end my article with a fight scene, snacks, and welcome you to add your two cents.
If you see me adding your artwork to a collection called "tumblred" it means I have blogged your work onto one of my many tumblrs. Pretty self explanatory. I've made this collection for a couple reasons.
1. So I don't double-blog something.
2. So the artist knows without me sending them a note every time.
Where have I tumbled your work? Likely under my "Aesthetic Claims" blog, though it could also be under my main account or the character blogs for my OCs. Where do you find the blog? Two options.
xehara.tumblr.com - This is my main account. If it's not here, it'll be on one of these:
conceivednotions.tumblr.com - My personal RP blog
aest
With the introduction of points members of the community have been able to pay money directly to deviantArt, an established company, in exchange for currency to use on the website. They're also able to do commissions for these points, request donations, and buy tangible items from the store. While I understand the act of purchasing points is a big money maker for deviantArt, I was wondering to what extent they could offer free points in exchange for community participation.
For instance, giving a critique could earn you 5 - 10 points per critique with an earning potential of 50 points a week. You could continue to critique after that if you
I rapidly got overwhelmed with life, and it seems to happen to me quite often. I'm a seasonal personality, fluttering from one thing to the next when inspiration strikes me. To explain my absence without giving too much away, my husband and I have been working on our marriage which has taken most of my time. I'm happy to report that things have improved greatly, so much so that we are planning to have a second child. I'm excited and busy planning, but I'd still like to put aside some time for art. I just can't be in any kind of leadership role in anything, as I don't know when life will steal me away again.
I'm sorry for those of you who had
I've had a bit of life overwhelm me lately but I am reorganizing to get back on track. The "What Makes a Woman" journal will be scrapped. Sorry! I need to get back on track with my previous goal and I'd like feed back on the passed journals in order to do that. There hasn't been a lot of reading or feedback on them, which makes me want to redo them or find a new topic that viewers actually want to read. Give me your honest, unfiltered thoughts below.
Groups:
I've left DAdvice (https://www.deviantart.com/dadvice) as it didn't seem anything was going on that needed me and honestly I need to consolidate anyways. I haven't been able to use chat aside because I keep getting er
What Does it Mean, to be a Man? by Xehara, journal
What Does it Mean, to be a Man?
I've been sick this week and haven't had time to gather the needed resources for my usual articles. I'd rather not bring to you a watered down gallery feature. I've decided to cleanse the pallet and do a two part article. For this week...
What Does it Mean, to be a Man?
There is a man in everyone's life who either exemplifies the meaning of being a man, or counters it. We learn from those closest to us and heed their words above all others for better or worse. It is for this reason that I feel every man should have a similar discussion as the above video with their father or grandfather if given the opportunity. You'll either learn what to
