#and those were like. the literal first EVER gifsets I ever made. Like HD i s the reason I started giffing.

[heybaetae]

gifmaker / cc wrapped 2023!

thanks for tagging me my angel @jkvjimin 💜

i tried really hard not to choose all comp sets, but those take the most effort and therefore are what i'm prouder of than a standard set, but regardless...

here are my top 10 fave creations of the year:

bts chapter 1 insta feed // this was an insanely taxing project and is probably the most work i've ever put into anything, but i was really inspired to do it. it took about a week (one day for each panel) and was repetitive, i literally threw out my back by day 3 from sitting working on it that my body was in SO MUCH PAIN, but i wanted to get everything right and make it make sense which is why i wrote up a detail post breaking it down and explaining every decision that went into this. i still intend to make this a series and do one dedicated to their japanese discography (i actually started on one before i published this but didn't like the concept) and for their solo work, but it doesn't feel like the right time yet as things continue to release. but i look forward to it!

cheesy bts valentine cards // this was purposely corny, but the response was unbelievable! i had fun working on it and was so happy it made people laugh and smile. the tags were a joy to read on this post and it's my fourth most popular gifset ever. thank you!

bts guide to troubled birds // yet another corny idea, but i get a kick out of making silly comps and was inspired to make this. i started with jimin's as an experiment because his poem was the easiest to choose and built the rest of it from there, carefully deciding which poem to apply to each member and recreating them from scratch. i love celebrating their chaos in fun ways, so this was nice!

jungkook's sensitive tear ducts // sometimes i get really random comp ideas and spontaneously start making something with no plan. this was one of those times and it is now my third most popular gifset since making this blog in 2020 lol. ofc i'd never gif him upset about anything serious, so i only chose moments that didn't feel inappropriate to include to keep this set lighthearted and humorous.

long live bts (10th anniversary set) // i always knew i wanted to make something with the lyrics of that song because every word of it reminds me of their story. the 10th anniversary was perfect since it literally says "it was the end of a decade". i wanted the set to just be really simple so i went with a more desaturated look and focused more on choosing a scene from each year that fit the lyric per that gif.

love me again mv // this was my first time bothering to gif a music video in 4k. i usually avoid it bc it slows my computer down and takes a lot longer (i also have to reconvert the youtube download to a different file type to get it to play in my kmplayer, it's a whole process) but i waited a few days after it came out because i originially didn't think i could color it when it premiered so i just didn't gif it. but i gave it a try anyway when i didn't feel so pressured and i really like how crisp they came out.

jungkook's bday set // i didn't have a plan for this when i started, but i searched a lot for inspo and finally found something i felt like i could make something with so i came up with this very barbie-esque rendition for jungkook that i'm still very fond of. i purposely didn't write happy birthday on it anywhere so it could be shared year-round. it's probably my fave set i made all year and everyone seemed to like it too!

jimin's bday set // this was originally just going to include songs from FACE, but i decided it didn't celebrate jimin's work as a whole if i didn't include all his solo songs/endeavors so it turned into a big monster. i like how it came out though!

standing next to you mv // this year i was introduced to HD master files, so instead of rushing to download a new mv from youtube and giffing it fast, i'd wait for a higher quality rip from apple music to show up online. the difference is quite astounding. i made gifs with master files for all three of jk's music videos this year (seven, 3D), but i like how this one turned out the best.

vmin comp // just felt like giffing my two favorite people before they left and needed to channel my sad emotions into something before seeing them seperate for so long. i included moments i've giffed before and ones i've never had the chance to gif. i could have made this post so much longer but forced myself to stop lol. i like the pink and blue colors in it a lot <3 i miss them so much

thank for all your support on my work this year! i have lots of (old) new stuff in my drafts to share in the new year so please keep your love coming x

i'm going to tag @userjiminie @userjungkook97 @btsiu and @cordiallyfuturedwight to do this if they'd like to!

[zackmartin]

Gif makers deserve so much love, i tried making gifs, they were meh (i used a phone app so it wasnt really a good gif) but when i see other gifs it blows me away the talent the skill the patience

Yes!! Thank you!! (I know my gifs are also pretty meh a lot the time so i'm honestly mostly just annoyed on behalf of other gifmakers) But like. I used to pay for photoshop because I used it for school/work, so it was really irritating when someone would steal my gifs and repost and then when I'd politely ask them to delete, I'd get something like "they're just gifs 🙄" but it was like. I basically paid to make those lmao and I mean. If you like them enough to go to the trouble of downloading them and reposting then. just reblog!! that's what that button is for!!

sorry, that happened a couple times a few years ago, but I'm still mad about it lol

And honestly, I'm super super meticulous about my gifsets, so the more complicated ones usually end up taking me a couple weeks to complete. (Like, I know it's annoying that I reblog my purple and red max thunderman set every few months, but I spent literal weeks on it)

But, again, I know mine are pretty meh anyway and I gif for super niche/small fandoms, so I've made peace with the fact that my sets will usually only have a few reblogs but like. I was looking at the notes on one of my friends edits the other day cause I'm nosy and I like to see the nice things people put in the tags and I was so bummed to find that it had like, 20+ likes but only a few reblogs. And this was for a relatively big fandom!!

sorry for going off a tangent, I just feel passionately about this cause you're right. But, thank you also for saying it. It's just nice when people send asks like this because it's a nice reminder that there are people that still appreciate content creators and also it's just sweet of you to say <3