I‘m really happy and content atm. 😊❤️ Such a nice feeling. 😭❤️ Whenever I feel that way, I actively try to savor it as much as possible!

I just corrected a cursed panel for the FOURTH time! 🙈

Auf meinem shop www.melanie-schober.at/shop ist gerade für 48 Stunden black & blue Weekend! :D Das heißt, ihr könnt für 48 Stunden shoppen und euch die black & blue Bücher/Artbooks gönnen ^-^

I have a theory about AI in publishing/writing, and readers. In 1984, Janice Radway wrote a book called Reading the Romance. She analysed groups of readers and buyers/consumers of commercial romance fiction, and discovered that, far from behaving like 'consumers' of what was rather rudely considered

Kinda loaded question. If you ask me. 🔪🍆

OMG. If that actually works.... it could be a huge step forward! °A°

Every WEBTOON artist in their afterword. 💀😭 This is a problem, guys. That has to change.

Marjane Satrapi 1969-2026

All of this is so dark. We’re moving backwards.

whats really stupid is that, even if you're a complete Dumbass Idiot when it comes to drawing: you can still storyboard yourself. If you have a vision, you can get the point accross.

"fiction normalizes—" idk abt any of that but I think social media has normalized absolutely batshit behavior and social conventions that are inconceivable to anyone that is actually well-balanced and thriving in the real world and that's a bigger problem than fiction will ever be

Merry Christmas @spider-goat.bsky.social 😂😂😂😂

What do you mean, //JUST// for storyboards??????? O_O The storyboards ARE the thing. That’s like saying (excuse the strange analogy XD): “we’re JUST replacing the embryo with a tiny, auto-growing robot.” Like???? It’s one of the most important parts? The FUNDAMENT?!

If you are commissioning an artist, and want a specific pose, don't run to genAI to try and make it for you. Draw a stick person. Stick person poses are beloved among all artists. We can see exactly what you want. Do not fear sending the stick person. The stick person is magical.

@ lastRp: I hear this a lot in the comics industry, too. People will carefully analyze what’s currently trending and how exactly you have to do things in order for them to succeed. And I understand those thoughts! Especially if you want to make a living from it (!)

This is a little reminder that I want to share with you all since I see it way too often nowadays.

Gogos behind and thighs are in acute danger in todays Patreon comic update 🫢 www.patreon.com/posts/black-...

HAHAHAHAHA, WAS????? XDD Das ist so absurd, dass es schon wieder lustig ist. WAS? W-A-S????!!!!! XDDDDD

The psychological effect of being censored is actually pretty significant. You realize that it’s going to cost you reach. Reach that you’ve worked incredibly hard to build over the last eight years.

🫠 Now they removed the most recent episode as well. And I still haven't got any answers about the - also blocked - episode before? So, they can block, but they can't help to restore? This is so frustrating, because I share 50% of my Ad-revenue with Webtoon für YEARS now.

I’m noticing a REALLY toxic trait in myself right now: whenever I realize that someone is obviously trying to talk their way out of something, I immediately want to POKE AT IT! XDDD 🙈

Is anyone human still working at WEBTOONs headquarters? It’s almost a week now, since they blocked an episode. I asked for assistance - no answer. I edited the episode myself and asked if it’s okay now - no reaction. Episode is still blocked.

Morals <<<<<<<< ETHICS I wished we could move on from the first ... to the second. ASK YOURSELF. Why do I believe my moral standards are right and true? Do I believe in them, because everybody else says so? Do I believe in them, because my parents believe in them as well? Do I believe in them,

the thing about moral panics is they aren't about moral panics. it's about community control and rampant bigotry. censorship is a tool of fascists, those who purity police are fascists, and if your disgust agrees with their mission more than the right for fiction to gross you out, you are a fascist

www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRQM... THIS VIDEO IS SO COOL! *__* Watch if you want to see something that will make you happy. 💖

Dass die Frage überhaupt gestellt wird. 🙈 Aber es gibt so bubbles, die kriegen das nicht mal mit, dass gerade junge Leute und Künstler KI verachten. °-°” Wie kann man nur so lost sein???

Man, I tried to dial down my angry tone online to appear more approachable. But the political climate is making it SO HARD! XD I'm not angry all the time, I swear. ;u; You can talk to me, I'm harmless 😭🫰🏻 Just pissed off at the state of the world.

Aaah, another day to wake up to more censorship looming around the corner! 🥰 wonderful! 🥰🥰🥰

If you have nsfw set to "hide" I implore you to set it to "warn". You still won't see anything except for a blurred post Otherwise once they roll out account-wide adult content labeling a whole lot of people including me are going to disappear from your timelines, even our sfw text posts

Good job on your account-level censorship, Bluesky. I don't want this at all, but you didn't even get your reason right. #Bluesky #censorship

No comment of the week today, because I have no episode to screenshot comments from! X,D But at least my hiatus notice looks a bit funny :3

I love my weirdos so much. 🥰 That’s one of Gogo’s horny faces. 😌 believe it or not. This whole BDSM thing will be his biggest opportunity to release stress and tension.

To be completely honest: I’m tired. And not just because I work a lot. It’s the world itself. The way it’s so rapidly transforming into something unfamiliar and unsettling. I somehow feel… exposed. Helpless. Strangely threatened.

Artists, it looks like Adobe might be doing very questionable things at the moment by auto-enrolling you into a more expensive AI-heavy "pro" plan (potentially even charging you for opting out after the fact, which I should hope is illegal). Be vigilant 🧵 see further posts below

Vermeer’s Girl With The Pearl Earring will be shown in Osaka, later this year, and the press conference was as Japanese as you’d expect #Vermeer

That's the perfect time to emphasise once again how much better stuff like this is handled with tapas! Tapas does the reviewing BEFOREHAND. Everybody profits from that. The creator doesn't accidentally violate any rules and the platform can be sure everything will be fine. I love tapas for that!

Day two of trying to reach anyone from Webtoon to find out what exactly got the most recent episode blocked. 🙃 Srsly, I wished they included a little "information box" with input from the team what actually is the specific problem and how it can be fixed. Alternatively, the reason could be named

NEW FULLMOONPANIC! PAGE 🐺🌕💕 A full pack of wolves has appeared... #comics #webcomics Latest page 🔽 fullmoonpanic.com/?p=1272 From the beginning 🌝 fullmoonpanic.com?p=589

I think the episodic way comics are published on webcomic platforms nowadays really encourages self-censorship. Because you constantly think: “If I draw it like this… will people still like it? Or will I scare readers away?”

Feeling sassy, made a thing

Ah fuck! 🙈 It happened again! But this time I'm surprised it only happens NOW, tbh. Let's see what I'll have to change. °-° I'm not sure, if the appealed episode can be restored at all?

You have no idea, how INSANELY hard that Derek-Fantasy is from a writing aspect. 🙈 A friend of mine said lately: „I bet these pages are sketched out pretty quickly!“ Surprisingly…. NO. 😅

BTW, Fun fact about @kamidog.bsky.social s unicorn old man yaoi comic: We agreed that the main character is Derek’s great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather! XD You guys have to understand how AMAZING this absolute MASTERPIECE is! It’s SO good!

orf.at/stories/3431... Aber Hauptsache die britische Justiz macht gleichzeitig Jagd auf Künstler, die FIKTIVE Inhalte erstellen. Und auf bestimmte Kinks, die ihnen nicht in den Kram passen. Das ist doch alles nicht mehr zu begreifen.

A Snake Sculpture 6th-11th Century AD, from U Thong Thailand.

wasn't there recently a quote trend featuring hot (as in summer) art? anyways, it's time again to repost this classic.

It seems the new thing is to make videos of yourself doing things as an artist. 🙈 Arrrrrrgh… don’t wanna. XD lemme draw in peace!!!

Gogo is being (lovingly, but thoroughly) wrecked in this image set :3 www.patreon.com/posts/nsfw-s...

Idyllic evening walk!