#read the comic on comicfury or the tumblr blog in my pinned

[luuxxart]

anyway I made. a few playlists for the student council au. (1) (2) (3)

[drawnfamiliarfaces]

Since this is currently my most active blog with some followers, just wanted to say a few things:

It's so incredibly depressing to see tumblr sellout to the whole AI shit and try to pacify users by the opt-out toggle option when it mostly likely won't do jack shit. Tumblr has been doing shitty things for awhile now, but out of all old social media it was a last shabby bastion for various weirdos, including a fandom weirdo like me.

I'm just an old silly hobbyist artist who badly draws fanart of old cartoons, but even the idea that my stuff will help train AI to be better to stealing desirable art of actual artists, whose work is their livelyhood is fucking maddening. Opting out won't help (Sources say data is already available to companies). Deleting stuff won't help (tumblr have access to deleted blogs and reblogs put your stuff in reach too). Using Nightshade and Glaze is not a viable option for me (my old laptop's specks is not up to support those programs, and I'm too afraid to try and accidently fry it and than all my shit would be lost) and even those doesn't solve the problems of all of my old stuff across like 7 sideblogs+my old tumblr account's 2 blogs.

Of course, maybe all hope is not lost for tumblr. There may be solutions and decisions later down the line. But for now I probably won't be posting any new stuff for a bit while I decide if I want to stay on tumblr and be complicit in feeding the insidious and insatiable AI machines.

And as alternatives, I created new account for bluesky, and consider pillowfort and cohost to share my random silly art. Even dusted out my old tapas and newgrounds accounts, and consider webtoons and comicfury to post and archive my few comics. Hopefully I will share links in my pinned post when I set whatever I decide up, even if all of it is so exhausting and depressing.

And hey, if you read this so far - just a reminder:

Opt out on that 'share with third parties' toggle like explained here! - it may do jack shit, but its better than nothing.

Write a polite disagreeing feedback to staff like suggested on this post. - remember not all staff had a hand in this, so no need to be rude, but make sure to have your voice be heard.

Use Nightshade and Glaze to poison your art - if you are an artist and are able to do it unlike me. It may not be sure proof way to stop/kill AI, but it sure shows that artists will fight back.

Use ArtShield - an online lowtech alternative to Nightshade & Glaze, puts a stamp/watermark on your art, invisible to humans but supposedly makes AI think its unsuitable to train on. (edit)

And please, take a moment for yourself. Because it fucking sucks.

So, I'm gonna go take a step back and burrow into some hole and cry for all of those who AI fucks over. I won't be gone forever, but for now I'm too frustrated and dissapointed to do anything.

and ALSO just to be fucking clear

🇺🇦 I STAND WITH UKRAINE 🇺🇦

🇵🇸 FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA, PALESTINE WILL BE FREE 🇵🇸

🏳️‍⚧️ TRANS RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS 🏳️‍⚧️

🚫 AI CREATIONS ARE NOT ART🚫

fuck you shitty side tumblr I wish you all a fucking hammer car explosion

[dgiacomo]

🍍 SPECIAL PAGES 🍍

[ 🍍 Read From Start 🍍 | ⭐ Cast Page ⭐ | 🖤 Gift Art Archive 🖤 | 🍎 Art 🍎 | 🌟 Ref Sheets 🌟 | ✨ Tournament Archive ✨ ]

🍎 READ DGIACOMO ELSEWHERE 🍎

If Tumblr isn't comfortable for reading a whole comic for you, there are plenty of options you have as alternatives! Please feel free to read however suits you best; Read on Comic Fury (Website view, classic webcomic format) Read on Comic Fury (Endless scroll view, probably the easiest way!) Read on dexmckinnery.com (My standalone website!)

⭐WHAT TO EXPECT FROM DGIACOMO THE COMIC⭐

DGiacomo is a Pokémon Scarlet and Violet fancomic/ask blog hybrid! It is primarily about the humans and their interpersonal relationships, though Pokémon are occassionally present. It addresses the lives of Giacomo, Mela and the other members of Team Star after the bullying they went through years prior.

There are mild mature themes occasionally (but never any smut). There will also be the occasional swear.

DGiacomo as a comic is body positive, though some characters may have different, conflicting opinions. Every character has their own view on things, it's an important aspect of the comic!

DGiacomo is partially audience participation, so feel free to interact with the characters if you want to! Send in asks to the blog here, comment on a post, or leave a comment on ComicFury to take part. =)

There ARE romance subplots between adult characters. In DGiacomo, Giacomo, Mela and the other Team Star bosses are adults. Giacomo and Mela are 25 and 24 respectively!

This comic builds upon canon as a general rule! If there is a detail, I've gotten it from building upon cues and hints left in the game itself... this is but one interpretation, but I try to respect canon if possible. =)

And you don't need to know anything about Pokémon, Scarlet and Violet or even have played the games (or any of the Pokémon series) to enjoy this comic! Please feel free to give it a try, even if you've never played!

If you see replies from @dexmckinnery on tumblr, that's the artist/writer (me!)

It is 100% ok to follow this blog, following is encouraged! It lets me know you're there and supports me making more of the comic. Same goes for likes, comments and reblogs, please do! These interactions make me happy and are very, very welcome!

🌟 HOW TO SUPPORT DGIACOMO 🌟

First of all, thank-you all for the support you give in just reading the comic to begin with =)

If you'd like to "give back" to DGiacomo, the best way to do it is by leaving your likes on the comic posts, maybe give the ones you like a reblog! Follow the blog so I can see you're interested... and show your friends!

It can never be understated how much of a feel-good boost it is just to see people enjoying what you do... you can keep this comic going and me healthy and able to work on it just by showing me you're there and interested!

Alternatively, I do have a ko-fi which you can access HERE! Donations to my ko-fi help relieve a bit of financial burden and will improve the quality of all my comics AND my life, not just DGiacomo.

[I realised that... 1.5 years later, DGiacomo still doesn't have a pinned post at it's source (this blog!)... and I've realised also that tumblr pushes dashboard view so hard, I'm not even sure that all readers realise there's an entire theme on this blog with links to a chronological view, cast page and gift art page.

So I'm going to put together a pinned post with useful links, other ways to read this comic, how to support the comic and give me energy to keep going and what to expect in DGiacomo for people who maybe haven't read yet. =)

Watch this space! This is what this post is going to turn into! (If there's anything else you guys think would be helpful/useful to add to this pinned post, please let me know!)

[askfallenroyalty]

hi! i’m (relatively) new to this blog, reading on webtoons. i looked through the tags and i’m wondering what the “goodbye epilogue” is? also there are some other characters (the other fallen humans?) who are in the header and seem to have mini comic(s?) of their own. where can i read those? or are they gonna be part of the redraw? sorry for all the questions i just love the story you’re telling heheh

// oh gosh be careful there's a ton of spoilers there asdfkljasldf but firstly: THANK YOU FOR READING! Makes me so happy to see people read my story and want more of it.

// ok so, the redraw (which is the webtoons/tapas/comicfury versions) is the definitive way to read the story. but it's going to take years to get the story fully redrawn

// the story originally was started in 2018 (February), but i didn't take it seriously and cancelled it after (in the redraw's comic order) mid chapter 3 because too many characters were in play and i got overwhelmed. but, once DR came out (October) I got re-inspired and continued in 2019 with a time skip.

Years later, here we are, the Tumblr version is almost over (epilogue has one more ask day, then a comic to wrap it up) That's like, chapters 3-7. Quite a big chunk of the story that hasn't been covered in the redraw. Some of that I feel was mishandled and needs to be fixed, so the redraw's purpose is to both fill in the missing gaps from the missing Chapter 3 and then the sections that I feel need to be re-written.

reading the tumblr AFR version is like reading a novel with missing pages. I'm in the process of refilling those pages, but that'll take years to do so. so while you can read it, I'd recommend just being patient ^_^; I'll be back in November with more comic updates.

If you still want to read the messy tumblr version, here's a link to the pinned post that covers how to read the comic.

best wishes in reading the comic ^_^

[yoiku]

New pinned post time!

Here’s a list of places where you can find me or my arts and stuff at!

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My art tag on tumblr - If you want to browse just my creative posts on here! Patreon - This is where you will find all the art and stuff I make! Twitter - I mostly advertise and do commission related posts when those happen, with some sketches etc. BlueSky - Giving this a chance to become a better twitter. So far it's been very nice! you can ask me for invite keys! Pillowfort - NSFW blog for my oc content. Please stay away from this if you’re a minor. (on a break from posting here for now- no new content and Patreon has priority) Inkblot - Gallery type site for my art. Currently not active here. Keeping a hopeful eye on the site though. Picarto - I stream fairly often but don’t have a set schedule as of now. Carrd - My commission info is here. Ko-Fi - If you wanna randomly send me coffee funds, this is the place to do so! @twinecomic - read my comic here! or at Comicfury Furaffinity - New! Still rarely posting here, but I've heard FA being good for commissions so I want to see that for myself. Some nsfw stuff will also be here, but not much.

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I’ll update this list if and when other sites or new sites become relevant!