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kiwikiwii · 3 months ago

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Wiki update!!

magebunkshelf.net

After an extended head-scratchy time, I have finally figured out moving the wiki onto its own custom domain! In an effort to position the wiki as the front website for the channel it has all my social links, an updates feed for recent audios and posts, and now has its own custom address!

bunkshelf.miraheze.org/wiki

Old. Long. Clunky. Does not inspire joy.

magebunkshelf.net

New! Easy! Memorable! Sexy!

The old Miraheze domain should continue to redirect to the new domain so it should just be a seamless transition, old saved hyperlinks should all work fine. I'm just delighted we actually got this working. Just go there and look at the address bar, it's a proper big grown-up website now! Yes I'm a nerd.

While I'm at it I've gone through and tidied up a bunch of stuff and updated the pages for the recent audios. As always if anything is broken or missing or needs updating let me know!

Alright, Mermay edit lesgooooo

-Mage

Oh and don't forget the headpattable Mitch on the front page! ^ ^

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kiwikiwii · 4 months ago

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If anyone touches the boi, it's on SIGHT.

Art not mine, from the Bunkshelf Wiki, which is super cool- WHAT DO YOU MEAN THERE'S A MITCH I CAN PET-

#really glad that people like this tbh #he too has given me much joy

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kiwikiwii · 5 months ago

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Something about an fried egg that's more fried than egg, hits the spot just right

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kiwikiwii · 5 months ago

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The rebrand is complete! The last remaining audios have been updated, including the Moth series and the massive Lunar Mission special - and just for this rebrand, I am so excited to present the new chibi style cover art for Moth 3, commissioned again from the moth's artist Daysprite!

Oh and while I was at it, I know I said I wouldn't but I also brought the Compilation videos in line with the rebrand too. The new Respawn 1-3 thumbnail I think is pretty striking!

Enormous thank you to @capitalmaudios for making the vast majority of the series emblems, @obsidian-lantern for designing Mitch's series emblem, @dayspriteofficial and all of Reedmace for so so much feedback, @kiwikiwii for designing the VTMitch badges, and to Ruby and Bubble for additional assistance! <3

Oh, and next time... There was a poll on Ko-fi a little while back to vote on a future audio. There be dragons-

-Mage

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kiwikiwii · 6 months ago

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ARGHAGRHAGRHAGR LOOK AT HIM

Adorable lil addition to the wiki!

Art by @kiwikiwii <3

#i still can't believe you coded this #like that's insane girl

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kiwikiwii · 6 months ago

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Adorable lil addition to the wiki!

Art by @kiwikiwii <3

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kiwikiwii · 7 months ago

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Loki - Season 2

details + speedpaint undercut!

Details!

Actually super proud of how this one turned out!

Speedpaint!

Funny story, i started playing marvel rivals and i main loki right, so i was looking at his skins and was like oh wow these loafers are so ugly i wonder if they're canon... So i proceeded to watch both seasons to confirm that indeed his loafers are so god damn ugly

Worktime: ~9 hours (not incl sketching)

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kiwikiwii · 7 months ago

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Ok, if you're a VA who uses commissions or art from image libraries, I'm gonna give some quick tips on how to avoid getting scammed or duped by AI images. It's getting harder and harder to avoid them. Besides the known visual signs, here's some red flags I've found the hard way.

If I want custom art, I normally commission or request it from people within the audio RP community, but there have been times when I used sites like Fiverr when on a time crunch. I myself almost got scammed there, so here are some easy red flags.

No line art or sketch option available on their pricing list. This is a big red flag. Actual artists usually allow this option.

No work in progress options offered by the seller. Revisions only offered when a complete product has been delivered. Real artists don't do this, and would rather get revision feedback at the sketch stage.

No interest in reference images. They're only interested in prompt input.

If you don't use custom art, be careful. A lot of image libraries are clogged with AI images now too. Most have them tagged. If you use any, be mindful to look for images tagged as AI-generated and avoid those platforms completely. Even paid libraries like Adobe Stock now have more and more AI shit clogging their output. If you're searching a platform like deviantArt and asking the artists permission to use an image of theirs, check their other art. If there's no consistent, discernible art style, they're probably posting AI shit. Avoid them too.

Also, look for all the other tell-tale signs of course, and never hurry. It's easy to get tricked if you just give a cursory glance. I've seen VAs get duped before and I very nearly got duped once on Fiverr before because I didn't look closely at the "artists" portfolio (I was thankfully able to get a refund after fighting tooth and nail for it). I've seen VAs that used to rely on services like Adobe Stock or free image libraries like Pixabay get duped when they started introducing AI to their stock images. I hate that this is an issue now but you have to be careful.

Anyway, I think the best option is to use art from people within the audio RP community. Showcase their work, buy commissions, whatever, just stick with people that you know are real human artists and part of the community. It's hell out there right now.

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kiwikiwii · 8 months ago

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