repost to let yall know this saw some updates!
full disclosure, i’m not really trying to be an art educator™️ about this; take what i say with a grain of salt and make sure to do your own research too ^^
figured i’d write and share this around so others in the community i’m in know my status. sooo, some basics for starters:
“Are you leaving Instagram? Where can I find you active?”
i’m staying on instagram for the time being. seeing as instagram almost certainly already has the data of my past posts, i won’t be deleting anything; going forward, i’ll be using ai disturbance filters and other anti-ai overlays for any stills i post. i anticipate using instagram for reels primarily, as well as staying in communications with mutuals and other artists. i do have a cara account, but will likely be posting intermittently until some issues i’ve noticed get addressed. going forward, i’ll most likely be at my most active over here! growth, fortunately, never was a priority in my social media presence so i’m not super concerned about that.
tldr:
instagram: gonna continue posting reels and occasional stills, will be primarily focused on interacting with fellow artists
here: most active! will post both rough and polished stills, as well as lore and whatever random thoughts pop into my head. (see pinned post for a tag guide)
cara: activity will be low unless shit really hits the fan on instagram and i can no longer protect my work via overlays. if you’re an insta moot, feel free to dm me if you want me to share your posts around, though! if the link doesn’t work: i’m @/asphodelity [EDIT] cara does work with an ai organization, hive; here is a post that goes into it and other things people have said about the platform! as i already wasn’t intending to use the platform all that often this won’t change anything for me, but make sure to do your research if you’re looking into the platform!
“Will this affect how much you post?”
not really! i already have a fairly sporadic posting schedule, so i’ll just be continuing what i’ve been doing: posting when i have things i wanna share :]
“Help! I’m an Instagram artist and want to know how to protect my art!”
i gotchu.
[EDIT] the non-glaze/nightshade/artshield filters are mostly ineffective! it won’t hurt you to use them, but if you can stick to using the glaze and nightshade sites!! if you don’t have a pc, you can apply to get a webglaze account!
how to (hopefully) opt out of your art being scraped in the european union (i think?)
how to (hopefully) do the same in the united states (note: post could be outdated)
other ways to protect your art: one, two, three, four
ai disturbance filters: one, two, three (set these to overlay at 30% as the top layer for most effectiveness! these aren’t as effective as using a website like glaze, but are better than nothing)
after june 26, no matter your region, you’ll be unable to opt out of ai data training. this affects, to my knowledge, everything you post, including captions.
“Any other thoughts?”
now, more than ever, we as a community need to stick together and support each other. don’t let anyone tell you your art isn’t worth anything; we as artists have something very special in our ability to create, express ourselves, and connect with the world around us, an algorithm and misguided techbros will never be able to take that away from us. keep pursuing what you love, my friends; we have to weather the storm to see the rainbow.
my dms are always open for art reasons. need a pep talk? i’m around. wanna collab or trade? i’d love to! need help boosting your social medias? i’m happy to help (although my presence is admittedly very small). whatever it is, i’m here and willing to help!
i’ll keep updating yall on this platform as my activity changes (or, perhaps, something big related to ai happens), so be sure to stick around if that seems interesting! also, please feel free to reblog this post and add more information i may have missed, that’s all for now, thank you for your time <3
you have a boyfriend????
not entirely sure how to interpret this question so i’ll interpret it as you just not knowing i did :p
yes, i do, he’s @boxxed-upkr (unboxxed_kr on instagram)!
where’d the blood and sweat come from 🧐
gartic phone with @astral-pr0jectile @boxxed-upkr and a few others
this post updates from time to time | last update: november 1, 2024
Please read this if you aren’t already familiar with me and my work.
This blog features dark themes, including but not limited to: gore*, toxic relationships, various forms of horror, violence, drug abuse, etc. There’s also the occasional eyestrainy post. Basically, I like to explore angst through my art and lore. I am not my characters, they are not me; I do not condone hurting yourself or other people.
*Gore is drawn and not of real life people.
I am a minor, and aroace, so sex isn’t mentioned (and especially not depicted) to any level here. What I choose to depict may change in the future, though. The general takeaway you should have is this:
This blog overall is a 16+ space. If you’re younger than 16, I won’t block you, but tread carefully. If any of you find any of the above topics to be upsetting, I recommend not following my page.
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I don’t really have a DNI list. Respect me as I’ll respect you and we’ll be chill. That being said, I’m not afraid to use the block button.
I’d prefer people older than 30 or younger than 13 not trying to befriend me. Keep things art related! If I already know you/we’ve been mutuals for a while then don’t stress about this, though, you’re chill!
Also, if you’re pro generative ai, you’ll be blocked immediately.
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Or, “block conditions” if you will. If you do any of this stuff repetitively or severely I will block you. Also, this applies to you if you aren’t a friend: https://nohello.net/en/
Do not repost my work without my explicit permission. Reblog instead!
As a general rule, don’t use slurs around me. In certain circumstances I’m chill with it, but don’t push the envelope. (I use “queer” and sometimes “crippled” to describe myself, but don’t refer to me with those terms unless you’re lgbtq+ or disabled, respectively.)
Don’t draw porn of my characters or sona. Don’t send me porn, either. I will block (and possibly report) you.
Don’t draw gore of my sona and don’t send me real life/nonfictional gore.
Don’t ask me invasive questions.
Don’t vent in asks or dms unless I explicitly said you can. I understand needing help and seeking out support, but you don’t know me and I don’t know you. There are better resources to seek out than a random teenager on tumblr. /lh
I’d like to think all of this goes without saying, but yanno. It’s the internet.
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Main blog: you are here!
Side blog: @vesuvian-vampire
Other links: see my linktree!
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Hi! I’m Casey, an artist and worldbuilder with a love for dark fantasy and sci-fi settings. I primarily draw digitally using the program Procreate on my Ipad. In the future, I also want to branch out into programs like Live2D, Aseprite, and Blender. Perhaps I’ll even learn to code for visual novels and other games based on the stories floating around in my head. I dunno. I’m a mixed bag, really, both stylistically and in what I like to depict.
I’m disabled and neurodivergent (AuDHD). I deal with a lot of chronic fatigue and pain in my day to day so my post frequency is very sporadic.
I’m also queer. Aroace, agender, transmasc. I primarily use he/him but don’t really care about pronouns; just don’t use she/her on me.
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The Arcana (visual novel game)
My awesome friends, mutuals, and artists I follow
Amulet (graphic novel series)
Slay The Spire (roguelike deckbuilder game)
Dead Cells (roguelike metroidvania game)
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My special interests (generally, art and writing)
Metal and hard rock music
Dogs (the bigger the better)
Baking
Kayaking and rafting
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I post random shit on this account. Lots of art, but really whatever I feel like posting. It’s called “Casey’s Mystery Grab Bag” for a reason!
In the format of a q&a just because it’s fun.
“Who’s that one vampire(?) oc I see so frequently on this page?”
Francis! They use they/them pronouns exclusively and are a main character in one of my storylines, “Cecie’s Lament”. For more about Francis, check out their Toyhouse page!
“What’s your commission/art trade/art collab status?”
My commissions are closed.
Art trades are open (dm me if you’re interested)!
Art collabs are open to friends and mutuals.
If my status changes, I’ll update this post alongside announcing the status change.
“Who are the people whose names are bracketed?”
Those are whichever characters are being featured in a given post! Most are mine but some aren’t; the ones who belong to others are hyperlinked.
even worse when you take meds and after you wake up you’re still migraining anyway
it should be illegal to take a nap and still have a headache when you wake up. like no i shut it off and back on again why are you still here
so i caved and now have a sideblog for the arcana: @vesuvian-vampire
dunno how active i’ll be on it but i figured i might as well make one just in case! i’m generally not a fandom person so the main purpose for the blog right now is to document my style studying, once i get around to doing it
because yeah. i’m challenging myself to try to emulate the game’s style. all art i post on that blog will be adhering to that challenge!
Weirdly anti-millennial articles have scraped the bottom of the barrel so hard that they are now two feet down into the topsoil
peepeepoopoo first set of artfight refs are done
These bios leave so much out I want to cry, but I think it gives an idea of what’s going on
Specifically what’s being left out is all the worldbuildy info on how their cultures and religioms shaped their worldviews and how they clash. As well as EVERYTHING to do with Sol’s marriage. The whole concept of the ashborn mothergod birthing perfect children and that it’s the responsibility of each child to stay that way. The sherit gods and the insane demands of their doctrine
Look the point is I’ve put a lot of thoughts into these characters and their world and I am going hogwild rn