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Hey, beautiful boos! 

I just wanted to let everyone know I’m leaving this tumblr account behind. It was fun while it lasted and I loved meeting all of you, but I’m just not into the series as much anymore (although the content is still great, I just had a change of heart). I created this comic to be a comic practice (because I couldn’t get good if I didn’t make them) and I learned a lot. But I believe it’s time to move on. 

I’m moving on to a new account at @adreamisadishyourmommakes and I’ll be ever so thankful if you want to come along with me and see the stuff I’ll create next! 

Thanks, guys, gals and non-binary pals! Peace out! 

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W H A T Who is saying these BLASPHEMIES to one of my favorite authors in here????????????

Can I just say

I keep getting people complaining that my story should not be popular because there is much better writing out there.. and while I do agree…. I can not control what people do or don’t like.. I can’t tell them what they can or can’t read…

So, how about, instead of bitching to me about how fucking awful my writing is… maybe go and support these other artists that you love.

I’m usually an easy going person but even I have a limit to how I get spoken to.

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Awwww it really was the best @maya-tl we should do it again sometime!

Throwback to that one time Tumblr and I ate a whole pizza together.

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Why Reblogging Is So Important to Artists | Why Being Nice Online is Important | Storytime

First of all, I wasn’t going to talk about this. Because I thought it wasn’t needed, because I thought there was enough information out there asking people NOT TO REPOST ART and if we do, at least give PROPER CREDIT.

But there isn’t. That’s alright. Let’s talk about it.

Two days ago I was approached by the lovely @vaugleysassygrunt​ who told me someone was reposting my art. They said this person had been changing their url all day and sent me a hyperlink to the art they had posted.

My first immediate thought was “Oooh boy, my first art thief, that’s so exciting”. Along I went to this person’s tumblr and was about to send them a message when I saw they had already addressed the issue by saying they found reblogging annoying and that’s why they preferred reposting. That they never claimed the art was theirs.

Of course my first thought was “if you don’t like reblogging what are you doing on tumblr?”. But we shouldn’t give in to our first thoughts. They’re often rash.

So I get into a conversation with said art thief and try another way. Because THERE IS another way. We can’t nunchuk our way to awareness. This is what I wrote:

Hi, friendo! I’m sorry people are giving you a hard time, but crediting art is very important for us artists :( It’s how we make our carreers. I understand you don’t enjoy reblogging, but it can help people find our art and find more of our work if they need to. I also am really embarrassed to have to ask, but could you please credit sandersssons-comic or sanderssons in the quadruplets AU? It’s a series I spent a lot of time on and I would hate it if people only read a part of it. Thanks and have a good day :D

They repond right away. Telling me they accept my apology (?)

Also that they found the image on google images.

Also asking how much artists get.

FIRST LESSON TO TAKE FROM THIS: Google Images, such as Google itself, it’s an image SEARCHER. It COMPILES images from the whole internet. An image being on Google Images DOES NOT MEAN IT’S UP FOR GRABS. Google Images provides the proper source of the picture.

BESIDES, Google Images can be a great tool for finding the author of an artpiece. Just go to Google Reverse Image Search. You can do it from your phone and from your desktop. Just put the image on and Google finds the original source for you!

So I proceed to explain to this person that artists don’t make much. Most of us get money from comissions that depend on the complexity. Some get Ko-Fis and Patreons and online shops with stickers and key chains and some other goodies.

ALTHOUGH, FOR YOU I ALSO SAY: PEOPLE ARE ENTITLED TO THEIR ART EVEN IF THEY DON’T GET MONEY FOR IT. BECAUSE IT’S THEIR OWN AND THEY MADE IT. DON’T BE A DICK.

They say: 

I don’t mean to be rude but you could just get more money by being an art teacher or something that pays good minimum wage. 

And you can imagine this big red flag raising in my head. Disengage. Disengage. Disengage. But this was a HUMAN BEING. And a misinformed one. I had already made contact. Might as well. I explained that we DO NOT WANT other jobs. This is our jobs. This is our choice of carreer. And it’s not hard to respect.

Reminder, that should go without saying: YOU DO NOT HAVE A SAY ON PEOPLE’S LIFE CHOICES

Our friend says they don’t understand cause they’re in high school and they don’t draw a lot (as if art knowledge just comes by osmosis when you draw a lot)

I said it was totally cool not to understand. Because it is

SECOND LESSON: SOMETIMES PEOPLE DON’T KNOW THINGS. I came back to tumblr for the Thomas Sanders fandom. A fandom that thrives on kindness and caring and validation of different people  

They thanked me for being cool and explaining things and asked if we could be friends. I said that absolutely

(After our little talk, they started giving credit to the pictures they could find. Read as: the ones that had signatures on the image)

We talked yesterday a whole part of the day. We get acquainted. They’re finding themselves as non-binary, they’re in high school. Things like that. I tell them I’m 20 and in college for journalism

In this proccess I explained how comissions worked and, again, why reblogging and not reposting was important

So yesterday night I’m already in bed when they message me “Hi”

I responded I was tired and going to sleep. They said they were going to bed too. And that they hated when they were accused of something they didn’t do. Which was stealing art

And I said that, indeed, they weren’t STEALING art per say. But reposting was a dick move. They got PISSED. So I tried to find an analogy they would understand.

Ok, think of it like this

You’ve painted a tradicional piece in oil and put it in your gallery with other paintings

Someone can’t come and take the painting off the wall and put it on their gallery

Even if they say it’s yours… It doesn’t bring more people to your gallery. It exposes your work… But that’s mostly it. 

To which they replied:

The Mona Lisa got stolen once and people have made counterfeit paintings in the past 

Which, goes without saying DOESN’T MAKE IT OKAY. Just because someone already murdered another, it doesn’t mean we can go around on a killing spree.

Besides, tumblr has original content and tools to get replicated inside the website. And so I told them.

And then again:

Why are the majority of people here artists who clearly don’t realize they can get a part time job? 

And I told them, AGAIN, they do not want part time jobs. They want these jobs.

They said I lied then, when I said art didn’t pay well. And proceeded to say they didn’t understand why people want to be starving artists.

Also that tumblr didn’t have the kind of images they wanted. EVEN THOUGH THIS WHOLE THING WAS HAPPENING BECAUSE ARTISTS FROM TUMBLR WERE FINDING THEIR ARTWORKS REPOSTED ON THEIR ACCOUNT.

I was also making them upset.

I tried to explain further, but they blocked me.

Fortunately, I was able to send one last message and I think it’s the biggest message I want to pass here.

I’m sorry I’m upsetting you but I’ve been nothing but respectful

Be respectful. Even when you’re mad. Even when people are rude. Kill them with kindness. If they’re too immature to listen to you, that’s on them. Practice what our dear youtubers preach (Thomas Sanders, Jack, Mark). 

This person is still reposting, yes. They’re giving credit, but still reposting. It’s a start, I believe. It’s more than I would have gotten sending a hate ask. 

So now, princes, princesses and non-binary royalty, I give you the

TL;DR

Artists are ENTITLED TO THEIR ART. You. Are. Not. It doesn’t matter if it’s on tumblr, on google images or on the street. If there’s a signature or not. Getting money for it or not (also, since I’m here, don’t forget that art is not only visual arts, but also videos, music, podcasts and a bagillion other things. If it’s not yours, don’t post it)

You DO NOT get a say on how people should get their wage (just like you don’t get a say on how they dress, on where they go, or who they love)

When you REBLOG, you help the artist to get known. It costs nothing. When you REPOST, you’re a dick. You’re not helping anyone and you’re giving yourself more trouble than just clicking a simple button

It’s okay not to know everything, but listen when people talk respectfully

Don’t be hard on people when you can be nice. Aggravating people will only make enemies of people who can be friends

Be mature enough to accept sometimes you’re wrong

Keep reading

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Omg I just had a aangsty though oh no🐶

((Oh noes!!!))((Tell me! :D))

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How would the 4's relationship with Thomas be when they r older?

((It’s actually pretty good. They have their teenage dramas, but mostly everything goes smoothly))((You can read the Night of a Thousand Stars fic, which follows the boys when they’re finishing high school and moving up to college HERE))((I also answered some asks as the grown up kiddos, so you can look that up if you have some time :D))

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Has Thomas ever gotten sick or hurt and didn't tell anyone till the last second and got more sick or hurt?

Patton: Yes. We wanted to kick his butt, but Logan said it wasn’t a proper medical procedure. Thomas: In my defense, I’m a father of four. And I have a carreer. I do not have time for sick.

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Hello 911 yes I’m in a roast session, shots have been fired

Logan: **going through flashcards** Hm... Shots shots shots shots shots shots?Roman: I told you to get rid of that one.

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Pat, I feel like you are too nice to roast someone, in the best possible way

Patton: Aw, shucks, friendo! I am just as nice as you!

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Honestly what did I do to deserve these roasts

Patton: You were... A chicken! Get it? Roasted chicken?Virgil: Not funny.

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I’m feeling so attacked right now wow

Logan: Would you like some cream for your... *looks for flashcard* Sick burn?

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Thomas’ face in the third frame I’m dead

Thomas: Hi, dead! I'm dad!Roman and Patton: OOOOOOOH

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The Fresh Prince of Gainesville - Part ½ - [NEXT]

In which Roman finds something he likes.

(A/N: Ah whaaaat? You’re posting two weeks in a row and promising a next page??? Ikr! I’ve been trying to get the things I already have digitalized. Hope you like it)

Tag list:

@ccecode @hrtnsolofytube @multifandomsonofabitch@jamie-the-outcast @emeliethetimelady @parano-vigilant  @glitterincluded @evanisonfire @sanderssidesstuff@procrastinatingwithglitter@anniemiku @morallogic @fandomsandnonsense7 @tinyten19 @2manyfandoms2count-love @raepandarustr @creepy-cupcakes @the-prince-and-the-emo @syafiindahouse @alyssadashrub

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Take What You’ve Got - Part 1/1

The thought that this comic might not be dead fills you with DETERMINATION

So here’s something no one asked for but I felt guilty not sharing. Where we stopped on the plot, Roman was having trouble adapting in school, but noticed his real friends were elsewhere. Still, he has a plan to fit in better at school. 

Theres two more pages that I have sketched out to finish the School plot (nothing very exciting I’m afraid) and I can’t guarantee when I’m going to finish them - and I also can’t promise to be able to do the other plots I had originally thought out. 

[Below you can find a rant explaining why the comic is in this unnanouced and massive hiatus, if you really want to know]

After stoping Sanders Sons I went through a really rough art block and I felt like my art lost touch with my creativity for a long time. I’m only now getting back to it, but I don’t really have as much free time as I had.

Moving countries was really hard and the last year of college is killing me. I already had to give up something I really enjoyed because the anxiety it gave me and the lack of free time I had because of it made it impossible to carry any further - even though I enjoyed it very much. 

I feel like I lost touch with what I was doing here. Still, I love my babies and I love doing comics and telling stories and I feel like I still have a lot to give to this community that took me so willingly when I was homesick and lonely. 

That’s why I don’t fell like giving up on this comic is an option. I just might need to rethink it. I was thinking of returning to slice of life comics instead of focusing on the plots (even though the plots were super awesome to write and illustrate).

If anyone has any ideas - or just wants to talk to the boys after all this time - just shoot me an ask and I’ll be happy to reply

Thanks, guys, gals and non-binary pals. 

Peace out 

[EDIT: Also, I forgot I had a tag list so here @ccecode @hrtnsolofytube @multifandomsonofabitch@jamie-the-outcast @emeliethetimelady @parano-vigilant  @glitterincluded @evanisonfire @sanderssidesstuff@procrastinatingwithglitter@anniemiku @morallogic @fandomsandnonsense7 @tinyten19 @2manyfandoms2count-love @raepandarustr @creepy-cupcakes @the-prince-and-the-emo @syafiindahouse @alyssadashrub@greymane902 ]

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What would everyone do if they had $400 for one day only?

Patton: I would keep it and give my bros one dollar everytime they were nice to each other. Virgil: I would buy the biggest weighted blanket I could find and I would put it over the house so the whole place would be a pillow fort. 

Roman: I would BUY DISNEYLANDLogan: I would invest it in a retirement fund to care for myself when I’m old. 

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It’s been too long since we’ve heard from Good Boy, how is he?

Good Boy barks repetitively

Patton: Very loud! I love him so much.

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Only 90s kids remember Ted

Only the C O O L  K I D S