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General | Posted 10 years agoSo if anyone's interested I'm going to be doing some free lil doodles (similar to here https://inkbunny.net/submissionview.php?id=904448&page=8 ) in a group chat on skype around 11:30 edt. username is the same on there as it is here, just let me know you're there for the group. will be doodling whatever (keep it pg 13) doesn't have to be fur related. just trying to break my art block.
on censorship and sensitivity
General | Posted 10 years ago Originally posted by http://akairiot.deviantart.com/
There’s a certain attitude that scares the shit out of me – let’s call it destructive sensitivity. It’s the philosophy that, if an idea is uncomfortable, it needs to go away. If an image upsets you, or reminds you of a bad experience you had, then not only should you not have to look at it, no one should be allowed to look at it. And if you can’t eradicate it completely, it should at least be buried so deep that a casual viewer would never stumble upon it. This kind of censorship is nothing new, but I feel like it’s becoming more and more common. So, why do I think it’s a problem?
FICTION
An important question we need to ask ourselves first is, what is the purpose of media, and particularly of fiction? Why do we read, why do we look at artwork, why do we watch movies? To only see happy things? As escapism? That’s certainly a valid interpretation, but it’s not the only one.
For the artist or creator, fiction can be a way to communicate the inner self to the outer world, through the use of symbols. It’s a means of expression. What they express might be deep, might be simple, might be beautiful or disgusting, might be for a niche audience or the whole world, but in the end, it is the artist taking pieces of their own experience and creating something new.
For the viewer, fiction is a way to understand things that are outside their experience, and a way to expand their experience safely. Fiction allows us to go places and do things that we can’t or wouldn’t in our own lives, without risk, without physical harm, and without causing harm to others. Fiction can teach us what we fear, what we love, what we’re missing. It can show us how others live, how others see us, how we see ourselves, and we’re free to engage with it as shallowly or as deeply as we want.
But fiction is not equal to reality. Watching Friday the 13th doesn’t make you a murderer, and it doesn’t kill you. Reading Lolita doesn’t make you a pedophile. Writing a story where a character is raped is not the same as committing rape, and reading that story is not the same as being raped. Thought is not crime.
CENSORSHIP
Censorship is a way to force your interpretation of material on others, to reduce or destroy another’s experience by prejudging it as harmful to them. But part of becoming a well-rounded human being is accepting that not everyone has the same sensibilities, and not every experience needs to be positive.
What you find offensive, some might find enjoyable. What you find traumatic, some might see as an exercise in empathy, or a means of catharsis. Sad songs can be beautiful. Horror stories can be fun. When you decide to silence the things you don’t like, you’re cutting off others from that same experience. You’re making decisions for others, and you’re essentially saying that your feelings (and the feelings of people who agree with you) are more valid than anyone else’s. I find this darkly ironic, because the audience that holds these particular sensitivities also tends to be the first to champion acceptance and non-traditional viewpoints, while organizing witch hunts for those they feel disrespect them.
So, why is this important to me? Why does it scare me? Well, as an artist, the complaint of one sensitive viewer can erase my work in an instant. When complaints are made, content is removed first and questions are asked later. Artists are guilty by default, and viewers are treated as victims. No content host wants to be the one to stand up for freedom of expression at the risk of being seen as supporting offensive material. Most alarming of all, this is all seen as totally acceptable, or even justified. When an artist’s work is taken down, I see comments like, “Well, that’s the risk you take when you post stuff like that. Can’t be helped.” Even the people who disagree with censorship just shrug their shoulders.
SENSITIVITY
To those who are sensitive, I’m not trying to say, “just get over it”. Emotional hurt is real, traumatic experiences are real. I would never belittle someone else’s pain. But you have to realize as well that your experience is not the be-all, end-all of the world. Not all content is made with you in mind. It is inevitable, if we want to exist in a world with other people in it, that we’ll be exposed to things we don’t enjoy. The answer is not to destroy or degrade those things, but to try to understand them – and if that fails, at the very least, we can allow them to exist on equal terms. It is that frightening desire to homogenize the world, to eliminate that which we fail to understand or which causes us emotional distress, that can lead as to real prejudice, to real violence and real crime. Please understand that allowing content you dislike to exist is not the same as advocating it.
THE ANSWER
What I would love to see is a perspective shift. I want to see a world where responsibility is on the viewer, not the creator or the content host. If you have a problem with something, it’s up to you to not see it, not for the artist to hide it for you, or add unavoidable warnings that prejudge a work. I want a world where, rather than censorship by default, censorship is a conscious choice for those who want it. No work is hidden until a user hides it themselves. Artists are not punished for merely posting content that some find offensive, only for not tagging it correctly. Freedom of expression and variety of content is seen as more important than protecting viewers from fiction, from discomfort, from viewpoints that don’t mesh with their own.
Accept others. Take responsibility for yourself (and only yourself). Understand that not all content is meant for you. Understand that fiction is not crime, and fiction does not equate to real-world harm. That’s all I’m asking.
There’s a certain attitude that scares the shit out of me – let’s call it destructive sensitivity. It’s the philosophy that, if an idea is uncomfortable, it needs to go away. If an image upsets you, or reminds you of a bad experience you had, then not only should you not have to look at it, no one should be allowed to look at it. And if you can’t eradicate it completely, it should at least be buried so deep that a casual viewer would never stumble upon it. This kind of censorship is nothing new, but I feel like it’s becoming more and more common. So, why do I think it’s a problem?
FICTION
An important question we need to ask ourselves first is, what is the purpose of media, and particularly of fiction? Why do we read, why do we look at artwork, why do we watch movies? To only see happy things? As escapism? That’s certainly a valid interpretation, but it’s not the only one.
For the artist or creator, fiction can be a way to communicate the inner self to the outer world, through the use of symbols. It’s a means of expression. What they express might be deep, might be simple, might be beautiful or disgusting, might be for a niche audience or the whole world, but in the end, it is the artist taking pieces of their own experience and creating something new.
For the viewer, fiction is a way to understand things that are outside their experience, and a way to expand their experience safely. Fiction allows us to go places and do things that we can’t or wouldn’t in our own lives, without risk, without physical harm, and without causing harm to others. Fiction can teach us what we fear, what we love, what we’re missing. It can show us how others live, how others see us, how we see ourselves, and we’re free to engage with it as shallowly or as deeply as we want.
But fiction is not equal to reality. Watching Friday the 13th doesn’t make you a murderer, and it doesn’t kill you. Reading Lolita doesn’t make you a pedophile. Writing a story where a character is raped is not the same as committing rape, and reading that story is not the same as being raped. Thought is not crime.
CENSORSHIP
Censorship is a way to force your interpretation of material on others, to reduce or destroy another’s experience by prejudging it as harmful to them. But part of becoming a well-rounded human being is accepting that not everyone has the same sensibilities, and not every experience needs to be positive.
What you find offensive, some might find enjoyable. What you find traumatic, some might see as an exercise in empathy, or a means of catharsis. Sad songs can be beautiful. Horror stories can be fun. When you decide to silence the things you don’t like, you’re cutting off others from that same experience. You’re making decisions for others, and you’re essentially saying that your feelings (and the feelings of people who agree with you) are more valid than anyone else’s. I find this darkly ironic, because the audience that holds these particular sensitivities also tends to be the first to champion acceptance and non-traditional viewpoints, while organizing witch hunts for those they feel disrespect them.
So, why is this important to me? Why does it scare me? Well, as an artist, the complaint of one sensitive viewer can erase my work in an instant. When complaints are made, content is removed first and questions are asked later. Artists are guilty by default, and viewers are treated as victims. No content host wants to be the one to stand up for freedom of expression at the risk of being seen as supporting offensive material. Most alarming of all, this is all seen as totally acceptable, or even justified. When an artist’s work is taken down, I see comments like, “Well, that’s the risk you take when you post stuff like that. Can’t be helped.” Even the people who disagree with censorship just shrug their shoulders.
SENSITIVITY
To those who are sensitive, I’m not trying to say, “just get over it”. Emotional hurt is real, traumatic experiences are real. I would never belittle someone else’s pain. But you have to realize as well that your experience is not the be-all, end-all of the world. Not all content is made with you in mind. It is inevitable, if we want to exist in a world with other people in it, that we’ll be exposed to things we don’t enjoy. The answer is not to destroy or degrade those things, but to try to understand them – and if that fails, at the very least, we can allow them to exist on equal terms. It is that frightening desire to homogenize the world, to eliminate that which we fail to understand or which causes us emotional distress, that can lead as to real prejudice, to real violence and real crime. Please understand that allowing content you dislike to exist is not the same as advocating it.
THE ANSWER
What I would love to see is a perspective shift. I want to see a world where responsibility is on the viewer, not the creator or the content host. If you have a problem with something, it’s up to you to not see it, not for the artist to hide it for you, or add unavoidable warnings that prejudge a work. I want a world where, rather than censorship by default, censorship is a conscious choice for those who want it. No work is hidden until a user hides it themselves. Artists are not punished for merely posting content that some find offensive, only for not tagging it correctly. Freedom of expression and variety of content is seen as more important than protecting viewers from fiction, from discomfort, from viewpoints that don’t mesh with their own.
Accept others. Take responsibility for yourself (and only yourself). Understand that not all content is meant for you. Understand that fiction is not crime, and fiction does not equate to real-world harm. That’s all I’m asking.
Collab anyone??
General | Posted 10 years agoCollab anyone??
I wanna do some backgrounding, it's just something I haven't done in a while. you would draw your pic like normal and send me the file (psd preferred but a png with no background at all is still doable) and I'd make a background and add lighting etc. to make the two fit together as a cohesive piece.
Best examples of my background work would be
here: https://inkbunny.net/submissionview.php?id=907632
here:https://inkbunny.net/submissionview.php?id=906879
and here: https://inkbunny.net/submissionview.php?id=896699
so yeah, anyone interested in a collaboration with me??
Upcoming Tutorial Video
General | Posted 10 years agoSo I've decide to make a tutorial vid, it'll be a sort of Q&A type thing to answer a lot of the questions I get frequently about how I do different things in my art. The main focus points are going to be how to turn a traditional piece into a digital one and how to use a mouse effectively in photoshop. It'll be a start to finish on one pic, figured this would be a better way to help people than a bunch of images and explanations. I thought I'd give people the opportunity to ask for things they'd like to see, whether it be an effect, textures, whatever.
Raffle winniers
General | Posted 10 years agoCongratulations to the winners
ajaylokis won this one http://www.furaffinity.net/view/16166731/
and
halfelfaedyn won this one http://www.furaffinity.net/view/16183520/
ajaylokis won this one http://www.furaffinity.net/view/16166731/and
halfelfaedyn won this one http://www.furaffinity.net/view/16183520/Emergency Commissions
General | Posted 10 years agoNormally I try not to charge for art but I haven't gotten any donations lately and I'm running seriously low on supplies. So like the title says emergency commissions,
prices negotiable, points or PayPal accepted.
Pm me and thank you in advance.
prices negotiable, points or PayPal accepted.
Pm me and thank you in advance.
Update on my life
General | Posted 10 years agoWhile I've been doing good about getting caught up on stuff, I've somehow managed to get sick and I'm probably going to take a break from art for a couple days to rest. In slightly better news my mom is attempting to glue my glasses back together so hopefully I wont be having to stop due to headaches anymore.
cancerousarisen has a raffle
General | Posted 10 years ago
cancerousarisen has a raffle going on here: http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/6856325/pride ych FREE/GIVE AWAY!! - by paradox-ponyYCH
General | Posted 10 years ago
paradox-ponyych is doing a male x male pride ych FREE/GIVE AWAY!! check it out here: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/16944021/tailsmilesprower8 has a raffle
General | Posted 10 years agotailsmilesprower8 is doing a raffle for babyfur art here: http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/6843181/
My first Raffle (closed)
General | Posted 10 years ago I've been searching for a home for these two for a while
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/16183520/
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/16166731/
So I've decided to hold a raffle. There will be two winners and the rules are simple.
Good luck to everyone!!! ^.^
as of now there is no set ending.
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/16183520/
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/16166731/
So I've decided to hold a raffle. There will be two winners and the rules are simple.
1.You must be watching me! don't unwatch after it's over, not cool.
2. All you need to do is COMMENT!
3. If you make a journal and link back to me, I'll give you a second number!
4. You can also draw one of my characters, you get TWO extra numbers per picture! BUT these are limited to 3 pictures -- My OC's are here:
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/16671937/
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/16709358/
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/16690777/
(I'm not looking for museum quality pieces here, I just enjoy seeing how others draw and thought it would be a fun way to let you earn extra #'s, even if your not an artist do your best ^.^)
Good luck to everyone!!! ^.^
as of now there is no set ending.
its my birthday ^.^
General | Posted 10 years agoSo it's officially my birthday and today's off to a good start. I went to see Jurassic world ^.^ got some awesome stuff, a plushie from my bf, a copy of borderlands 2 for my vita, a Perry the platypus hat, and I still have monies ^.^ plus I've been on the phone for almost 3 hours now with a friend I haven't heard from in a long time :)
Crossybear's raffle
General | Posted 10 years ago
crossybear has a raffle going on here... http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/6779029/ go check it out ^.^Blushy's raffle
General | Posted 10 years ago
blushy has an art raffle going on here http://www.furaffinity.net/view/16675791/Anukacat's raffle
General | Posted 10 years ago
anukacat is holding an art raffle here http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/6709902/ letter to a lost love
General | Posted 10 years agoThis is going to be hard for me. I've never been good at expressing my feelings. It's still hard to believe you're gone. Today should be something special, a celebration with our friends. Instead I'm left here crying by myself. I feel empty inside, I have for a long time. The warmth that was there is missing. I made mistakes and got lost for a bit. Though I know it doesn't excuse what I've done, I just felt so guilty for what happened to you.
Your passing hurt me a lot, I blamed myself in the beginning. I kept blaming myself for a long time after I found out the truth. I'm so sorry for what you went through. Everything you said to me makes more sense now. I'm trying my best to keep my promises to you. It's hard to be happy, to keep that smile on my face. I won't stop trying though, not ever.
There are so many little things I miss. Your laugh, the way you would chew your lip nervously before you kissed me, and yes even your smart-ass mouth. How when I got frustrated while trying to do stuff like tie my shoe you wouldn't make me ask for help. Just crouch down, smack my hands out of the way, tie it for me, kiss me on the cheek and then act like nothing happened. I regret not telling you how much things like that really meant to me. How those sweet moments always made my day.
Although I feel like you already know all this. I just wanted to tell you how much I truly loved you. That I hope it's better wherever you are now, that I'm sorry, and I still miss you.
Happy Birthday T -hugs-
Your passing hurt me a lot, I blamed myself in the beginning. I kept blaming myself for a long time after I found out the truth. I'm so sorry for what you went through. Everything you said to me makes more sense now. I'm trying my best to keep my promises to you. It's hard to be happy, to keep that smile on my face. I won't stop trying though, not ever.
There are so many little things I miss. Your laugh, the way you would chew your lip nervously before you kissed me, and yes even your smart-ass mouth. How when I got frustrated while trying to do stuff like tie my shoe you wouldn't make me ask for help. Just crouch down, smack my hands out of the way, tie it for me, kiss me on the cheek and then act like nothing happened. I regret not telling you how much things like that really meant to me. How those sweet moments always made my day.
Although I feel like you already know all this. I just wanted to tell you how much I truly loved you. That I hope it's better wherever you are now, that I'm sorry, and I still miss you.
Happy Birthday T -hugs-
Unpleasantness (requests closed for a bit)
General | Posted 10 years agoFor those of you who don't know (and a reminder for those who do) I will be MIA from Thursday through Sunday at the very least. I have to go out of town for an appointment with one of the specialists I see. For the first time in almost 2 months I'm actually logging out of my accounts and shutting everything down. This will include here, Deviant Art, Fluffy Waddles, Skype, BF.me, Hangouts, ADISC, and Yahoo Messenger. To the very few of you who have my personal number I will not be replying to texts either. I may need a few days to recover after I get back before I feel up to getting back on. Last time it was 3 days before I even got out of bed. Wishing you all lots of hugs and a great weekend ~Chris
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