Today is the day when I mastered the courage to check if tumblr lets AI train on our art. And of course it does. But even though this "opt out" thing is not forever (f*cking twi's my witness), and even though it should be "opt in", not "opt out", hidden somewhere in the depths of preferences, don't ignore it. Switch.
you have to MANUALLY opt out of it as well.
if you’ve already opted out of showing up in google searches, it’s preselected for you. if you don’t have the option available, update your app or close your browser/refresh a few times. important to note you also have to opt out for each blog you own separately, so if you’d like to prevent AI scraping your blog i’d really recommend taking the time to opt out. (source)
God knows why but for a long time I wanted to make an art dedicated to the most divine drink I love - hot cocoa on plant based milk. It somehow warms my heart when I drink it, especially if I manage to achieve this mesmerising thick bubbly foam which under the right angle shimmers with all colors of the rainbow.
Made only now this little portrait, a thought of which didn't leave me since I've seen photo of Mahsa Ami̇ni̇ who died after morality police arrested her for wearing a hijab in a wrong way.
How absurd is this - none of mortal souls must have such a power over others' personal choices. Stand with Iranian women - they're fighting against something giant, swollen and very, very old. Something that doesn't want to go quietly.
These two have faced a new, unfamiliar feeling. Sometimes it scares them, and the world being cold, unjust and dangerous doesn't help.
But they have their bond, they're each other's safe space and quiet harbor, and when they're locked in tight embrace the darkness out there seems to fade.
Illustration for the fic "Damned" by lyndysambora, the beginning of chapter five.
Sometimes she leaves me alone, this venomous little serpent. But far more often she entwines my neck and makes me cry by her toxic whispering.
Supernatural
On the road to Oasis Plains, Oklahoma
These two fellas are leprechaun Sean Devine and trooping fairy Count Grogan. The story says they hate each other - not just because of the ages-old rivalry between their clans, but also on a purely personal level.
And you know what, I don't buy it, 'cause this supposed interpersonal hatred looks like silent longing and repressed desire™.
When another one of their fights goes too far, they both end up in the underworld. And I think this is the perfect opportunity for them to take a deep breath, calm down and face the truth - they feel something... and it's not hate.
Still life with grapes