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Thanks for 400+ followers!!

I’m holding an animation giveaway in celebration!! 

Rules:

- There will be 1 winner

- 1 Reblog = 1 entry ( 3 entries max. per blog )

- Must be following me

- Likes don’t count but are still appreciated <3

- Please have a clear image ready of the character you’d like me to animate

- I will attempt any kind of OC though I am more familiar with pony ocs

For the winner I will be making a looping ‘idle’ animation with one action ( e.g. moving head/changing expression/etc. ) 

Most likely in this style: 

This giveaway will end on Thursday 7th March.

Thanks again for 400 follows!! Good luck!! <3

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Streaming! :3

https://picarto.tv/AStarlitStudios Feel free to come watch me draw~ :3 Posted using PostyBirb

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Wip sketch dump :3

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Finally made a reference for my character, I just forgot to uploaded it here. :v

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Cutie <\\\\<

Alpha’s character: Free Speech

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YCH.Art is officially out of Alpha!

YCH.art is a ‘Your Character Here’ and Adoptable hosting website designed by artists for artists. Our #1 priority is your satisfaction. Whether it be buying handfuls of art from artists, or selling your specially created auctions and adoptables to your fans, we aim to provide the tools for you to make that come true.

We’ve just left our Alpha stage and are heading full steam ahead into Beta, where we’ll start introducing some of our best features yet. With the firm foundation of security and reliability set, we can focus on providing even better additions for our users. I’ll go over several of our current and future features in this post.

To help spread the word, @candyclops​ and @ralek-arts have offered their time to collaborate on a picture for a raffle, details for how to enter the raffle are at the bottom!

Cost

YCH.art is completely free to use, permanently. We have no current plans to ever have ads displayed on-site, and offer no way to boost your auction above others with money. We believe hard work and consistent results should be the key to your success. Server costs are fronted by the dedicated team behind the site so you can enjoy it fully.

Security

We take your business seriously, and it’s why we’re serious about who’s up in your business. We’re so confident in our site’s back-end security and your privacy that we currently offer over $850 USD in prizes for finding key vulnerabilities in the site. If you’re interested in taking a crack, hit us up on our Discord for details.

Easier and safer payment system

The time of manually sending invoices is over, connect your Paypal account to YCH.art and let the site do the work for you. We’ll send the payment link to your bidder and mark your auction as paid the second they submit it. In the unfortunate event of a chargeback or an artist taking your money and running, we’re a Paypal-authorized transaction third party capable of providing detailed site logs and IP’s to give your chargeback case that extra boost it needs in your favor.

Robust reputation system

Ever wonder if the artist you’re bidding on is legit? Maybe that bidder seems suspicious? We offer full disclosure on all user’s past art purchases on the site, quickly see how many auctions this artist has completed before, how many pictures this bidder has bought, and easily connect your social accounts such as tumblr, twitter, and FA to your YCH.art account to let everyone know who you are and where to find your main artwork.

We also offer badges to show off for your accomplishments. We currently have over 20 badges on-site, ranging from completing auctions, to reporting stolen or traced content. Collect them all to decorate your profile page!

Organization made easy

Ever forget what you bid on, what images have been completed for you, what’s yet to be paid or what artwork you’ve uploaded already? We have organized pages for all of them. Never forget what to do next or lose a bid.

Multi-slot auctions

Easily host auctions with more than one slot, keep them all under a single URL, name each slot whatever you’d like, and allow your users to select which slot they want to buy on their own.

We take feedback seriously

This site is about you, the artists and bidders. And it wouldn’t be nearly the same without you. We’re not some large-scale operation, we’re just a small team of dedicated artist, designer and developer who share the same passion as you, and we always take into account your feedback. If you have an idea you think would make the site that much better for you, feel free to hit us up on Discord or message us directly on Tumblr. We’d love to hear from you.

The future

While the site currently has a majority of what you’d need to host auctions right now, we’re not stopping there. Just a few features we have planned for the future include:

Character Manager - upload ref images, descriptions, and a portfolio of your character directly to your profile. When you win an auction, simply send the artist your character rather than dig around your drive for references

An in-depth sorting algorithm - We worked hard so you don’t have to search hard. Our algorithm takes into account almost a dozen different facets of an artist’s profile to show you the most relevant auctions first.

User review system - Including a voting system for auctions, you’ll also be able to rate your artist in 3 different areas of the transaction, and artists will be able to rate their clients in a similar fashion.

Full fledged auction creation engine - Take your auction by the horns, the Auction Builder walks you through the steps of running an auction from the beginning, providing every option you could ever want to run the auction the way you want.

Comment sections - Ask questions on auctions, comment on finished pieces and characters, and shout to your favorite artist’s page cross-site.

Max bid - Set it and forget it. Tell the site what the maximum you’d like to pay for an auction is and we’ll bid for you and notify you if someone bids higher. Pay no more than you need to and never again forget about that auction you really wanted.

The raffle

We know what you’re here for, so we’ll make it quick. To enter the raffle, all you have to do is follow this blog, and like this post! We understand this is a long post so we won’t force you to reblog, but if you’d like to spread the word, you’ll get a second entry into the raffle to double your chances! We use this blog to post about updates to the platform, and to keep our users informed about the site’s progress.

The raffle ends Sep. 19th at 6PM EST, 1 week from now. The winner will receive a fully shaded collaborative picture of their character (furry or pony) hanging out with our Mascot Dot

Thanks for reading! If you’d like to know more, please feel free to ask any of the moderators in our Discord, and be sure to spread the word for us. We love you all and we hope to make this a place you’ll feel comfortable using in the future!

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So these Christian anti-feminist protestors showed up at my school and were just yelling misogynist things at everyone, when this guy suddenly walks up in front of them mid-rant and just starts…. singing opera

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How to help your artists - The circle of influence.

So over the past 10-15 years, as I’ve been trying to branch out, grow a following and sell commissions, there’s one phrase I’ve heard more than any other.

“I’d love to support you, but I have no money.”

And you know, I get that. I understand. I don’t have any either. But here’s the secret. The most powerful and useful thing you can do to support an artist? It doesn’t cost a penny. Reblog their posts, signal boost their commissions, advertise their patreon./ If you have commissioned them, or do support their patreon? Write a review, tell your friends, share their links. Keep circulating the tapes.

Every post is an artist laying themselves bare before you. You have the power to make them into somebody. You can make them into a big name, you can help bring them an income. All you have to do is share.

Here’s a handy infographic.

If artists get only likes, they never get any exposure. They find no followers, they make no money, and feel worthless.

But with reblogs, who knows how far they could reach? New people could see their work and follow them, and maybe one person will spot that commissions post or patreon promo, and maybe offer to help support them. And it didn’t even cost those followers a penny to reblog the post.

So please, anyone out there. If you enjoy an artist’s work and can’t afford to give any monetary support, you can give them something more powerful. A voice.

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Come join mg friend's server. She's such a good artist and very communicative with her audience :3

Never ending Discord invite

Soooo. I got my own Discord server ^^ and any Fan or member of my community is open to join us in the Chaotic Basement!! There will be art shared, small talks and so on.

https://discord.gg/784Yrha

I´ll be waiting for You to join my ´server on discord ^-^

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Commission for Cobalt

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damnit star your art is good af and thanks for letting me commission you ;3

You’re welcome homie!

*dabs* >;Pc

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