nekomiira

[nekomiira]

Progress and the final piece, almost gave up on this but finally finished it! ( ‾́ ◡ ‾́ ) Lulu from LoL

[nekomiira]

The summer heat is killing me send help (ㅇㅅㅇ

[nekomiira]

⭐  stop calling me  ⭐

[nekomiira]

Animating fire effects is harder than I thought. ʕ´•㉨•`ʔ

[nekomiira]

Some coloring practice using a character from a Korean game Destiny Child. ^v^

I forgot to draw my signature stars in the hair this time but it works well without as well~

Maybe I’ll draw some horror for you people next ✌

[nekomiira]

I absolutely love the stars you draw in the hair!! it looks so nice and pretty! Is it supposed to be like highlights in the hair or are they just a design choice? (love all your art!! hope you have a lovely day!) ♡

Oh Anon you just made my day! This really got a good smile out of me thank you very much <3

As for the stars it did indeed start of as a way to draw highlights for a piece I drew years back. It was supposed to be a one time thing, but I ended up liking the stars so now it’s become almost mandatory for me to draw them on everything. ʕ•̀ω•́ʔ✧

I hope you have a lovely day as well!

[nekomiira]

I couldn’t help myself ʕ≧㉨≦ʔ

[nekomiira]

Felt like this needed to be posted on my art blog as well, be careful everyone!

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;

“I’m not being impersonated, so it doesn’t affect me”

“I’m just one person. I can’t make an impact”

“I need to take care of my community. Other people can look after theirs”

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

[nekomiira]

4am sketch

ʕ•̀ω•́ʔ✧

[nekomiira]

What’s on the other end of the leash? I don’t know.

[nekomiira]

!!! PLEASE READ THIS !!!

I haven’t logged onto tumblr in a long long time but I’ve been having a really bad time and I’m in desperate need of help.

I’m currently being kicked out of the house that I’ve been staying in for the past 2 years due to space issues and now I’m facing the threat of going back to living with my parents. If you don’t know how EXTREMELY bad this is for me - I’m gay, and my parents have tortured me over it both physically and psychologically. Going back to live with them would put my mental health and safety in grave danger and I’m not sure if I will even be able to survive it again. I have attempted suicide while living under their roof due to the conditions that they put me under and I would honestly rather live in the streets than to go back there again.

I have found a place to stay, but they demand that I immediately pay the first month’s rent as well as the deposit. I have just barely enough to cover the deposit, but not the first month’s rent which is around 500 USD. I will be able to support myself after the first month but right now, basically:

I have to come up with 500 USD before the end of June.

I’m completely desperate right now. I knew this information well before June even began but I never even considered posting an ad here on tumblr because I hate asking people for money as I have nothing to give in return. I really don’t know what I can do to pay anyone back. I can reblog more aesthetic photos, write you a letter, draw something, I don’t know - anything. I’m desperate right now and this is my last hope.

paypal: koukikin01@gmail.com

Thank you so much for reading. If you can, please reblog this to spread the word. I’m so grateful for anything you might be able to do.

[nekomiira]

My attempt to draw some OFF fanart.

[nekomiira]

Gutsy Animations, based in Helsinki, Finland, wants to bring us a new Moomin series!

There will be 26 episodes, based on new stories as well as on the classic books and comic strips!

Gutsy Animations has opened a campaign on IndieGoGo to help fund this project, so with your help, we can have a brand new Moomin series, created with a mixture of 3D animation and traditional hand drawn 2D animation!

Backing starts at $5, $10, $15, and goes up from there, and there is a reward at every level of donation! Every last person who donates will have their name on Moomin.com as a thank you for helping! If you give a little more, there are rewards like postcards, books, digital copies of the new series, a backpack inspired by Snufkin’s backpack, a purse inspired by Moominmama’s purse, a poster of Moominvalley, a Moomin notebook, a Moomin mug, a Moomin shirt!

If you are able to donate, please donate so we can bring another Moomin series to life! |x|

The campaign has been extended until April 21st! It’s now 60% funded!

[nekomiira]

Family

I wanted to try using only the marker tool so this is kinda just something random

[nekomiira]

It’s been a while~

[nekomiira]

A bit more Yume Nikki 

[nekomiira]

First drawing of 2017