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Basil/Issac | Self taught artist | He/They/Bun | 19 yrs | Just drawing whatever

[basiljay]

☆ Hello! I'm Issac, but you can also call me Basil! ☆

About me

☆ I'm 18 while my birthday is December 5th

☆ I'm working on becoming an animator

☆ I'm part American and part Honduran

☆ I'm bisexual, demisexual, and poly with a male preference! Plus I'm a transmasc demiboy and my pronouns are they/them/theirs, he/him/his, it/its/itself, bun/buns/bunself, xe/xir, ve/ver. Needless to say I'm very LGBTQ /lh

☆ I have Bipolar I and this affects how frequently I can draw and makes it very unpredictable for me. I also have Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder and that makes it pretty hard for me to focus. So if I say I'm going to get something out by a certain date and end up not doing it, I'm really sorry. I'm trying to draw more frequently and meet deadlines but sometimes my brain says "No." However, even if it's not out by the deadline, I'll still finish it at some point

☆ I was also diagnosed with Social Anxiety Disorder and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. So it's important to read about my triggers before interacting with me

☆ One day I'll be fluent in Japanese, Spanish, and German. So far I can recognize the Japanese hiragana symbols and a little bit of the katakana symbols

BYF

○ I usually post art every few weeks or months

○ Sometimes I go offline for a few days or a week to recharge my energy. If I'm offline for a few months, it's because I had an episode. If I'm offline for a whole year, then you can worry lmao. I always warn beforehand if I'm gonna be offline for a long period of time though

○ If my OCs are drawn or if you start talking to me about my hyperfixations, I will write messages in all caps. I'm not mad or anything, I'm just very excited lol. Please let me know beforehand if that makes you uncomfortable though

○ Sometimes I censor fuck just because I can. For example instead of that I'll just say fufkin or fufck. I dunno, I just think it's funny

○ I use emoticons like ^^ ^_^ :D :O :"o :> and :) frequently

Dni

× people under 13

× maps/no maps

× proshippers

× zoophiles/zoosadists

× if you think tone indicators are stupid or unnecessary

× if you're homophobic, transphobic, anti neo/xeno, etc.

× racists

× ableists

× you don't believe non binary people exist

× conservatives, anti mask, anti abortion, etc.

× if you support a problematic creator

× you support autism speaks

Triggers

! Springtrap and deliah. Loooots of bad memories attatched to this, plus the creator has done LOTS of awful things. Canon Springtrap is okay and idc if he's mentioned, just don't mention this guy

! Animal abuse/Cruelty

! Graphic depictions or explanations of SA. I can handle implied stuff, but nothing detailed. (i.e I can handle the beginning scene from Hotline Miami 2, but not stuff like THAT scene in perfect blue)

! Deep conversations about Christianity

! Getting bombed with compliments (unless I trust you)

! Small holes and vomit

! Sewerslide bait/threats

! Loud, repetitive banging noises

! High frequency sounds

DMs

♤ If I'm not responding, I'm not ignoring you. I'm either just busy, I forgot to reply, or I just don't have enough energy to talk. I'll make sure I get back to you though

♤ I would prefer it if you used tone indicators since I'm really bad at telling tone

♤ Since I'm neurodivergent I have trouble noticing social cues, so please communicate with me if I'm doing something wrong

♤ It's very difficult for me to have "hi" "hello" conversations that really go anywhere

♤ I'm alright with making new friends, but since I'm 18, I'll only be friends with people 16+

♤ If you find me copying phrases you use, it's not on purpose! I think it's a neurodivergent thing but I dunno, it's just a thing I automatically do sometimes.

Other social media

Toyhouse: Celestiallatte

Twitter: illiejayarts

Instagram: illiejay.arts

Youtube: illiejayarts

Tags

Art tag: #illieart

Oc tag: #illieocs

Wip tag: #illiewip

Just talking tag: #basillogdate7152

Friend's art tag: #cool people art!!!

!Commissions are open!

[basiljay]

Feel kinda bummed out that I'm not getting any attacks on artfight, while other ppl are getting loads of attacks. Sadge

[basiljay]

[mysharona1987]

[spacemuffinz]

Politicians debating climate change, by Isaac Cordal

[todaysbird]

[kafurscoffin]

Hello everybody.

Please share resources and don’t keep silent about Palestine. Dedicate your day for them today. Do not ignore them, do not let their voices go unheard.

Here are some resources you can share around:

daily click

esims for Gaza

call for a ceasefire

donate feminine hygiene kits

learn about Palestine

Education, sources, donations

Shut it down for Palestine

Please do not ignore this post, share as much information and resources as you can for Palestine.

[cyancees]

i have neither a good imagination nor aphantasia, but a secret third thing

[wintercorrybriea]

[cannibalchicken]

[gradschoolcryptid]

[alex-just-vibing]

looking for fics about your favorite character on ao3 be like:

dont care

dont care

dont care

what the actual fuck

dont care

ooh that sounds- what the fuck

unfinished

don't care

the best fic ive ever read in my life. this absolutely ruined me and ill never be the same ever again

dont care

[alamogirl80]

Reblogging for the absolute brutal accuracy of this comment

[anachronic-cobra]

And then you're like "fuck it, I'll make my own" and once you've done that you toss it into the goodwill bin to be someone else's prada or container of human teeth

[guerrillatech]

[lierdumoa]

"If stuff was just handed to me I'd have no motivation to do anything! That's human nature!" No, babe, that's depression. Psychologically healthy people are still motivated to do things even when their survival isn't being actively threatened.

[dramaticowl]

[Image description: tweet by Roxi Horror @roxiqt on March 30, 2022 at 11:13 AM: “’Oh, so you think everyone should just be handed enough money to live?’ lol. lmao. yeah.”]

[ruinedrainbowpooka]

okay so like, we all know that housekeeping in a hotel is a Shit Job, right?

I worked with a woman who was independently wealthy. But she liked working housekeeping. So she did. And if the manager got bitchy with her, she’d just shrug and be like “Okay, I can quit.”

Like the manager treated her like a human being because she knew she had to because otherwise she’d lose one of her best workers.

Yes, everyone should be just handed the money to live.

[actualaster]

I worked with a lady who’s husband made more than enough to support them both.  She just did the retail to have something to do with herself part-time.

There’s a lot of people who’d happily do the same sort of thing.  Honestly?  A lot of the jobs we consider “shitty” jobs?  Are shitty because the employees are treated like garbage.

If employees weren’t being screwed over by people higher up the chain constantly or being forced to kiss the asses of customers currently shitting all over them, those jobs would by and large be a whole lot more bearable, and appealing to more people!!

[amuseoffyre]

Plus rich people are just handed a lot of money, whether they earn it or not, and no one questions that. Only poor people getting money gets interrogated over and over and over again.

[giantgayratthatmakesalltherules]

I’d like to add a footnote to this thread that the US gives more money (by way of the income tax reduction) to homeowners than it does to poor people who need subsidized housing.

[hulking-godless-child-beast]

My best teacher in high school was the guy who had previously made a ton of money that he could’ve retired at like 30. Man just wanted to teach teenagers.

If people as a whole were handed enough money to live on, maybe more people like him wouldn’t be put off by the poor salary teachers make. (also teachers should be paid a lot more)

[atopfourthwall]

There's also this assumption that if people were just handed enough money to live that they'd do absolutely nothing, as if they'd be satisfied being completely bored all the time. They'd still buy food. They'd still buy video games. They'd still go out and get coffee and put money into the economy even if they didn't want to work because they still want to LIVE. They'd buy movies. They'd go DO stuff. I review comic books on the internet and I love doing it, but I often have to compromise on some things because I just can't afford to do otherwise and I stress out about stuff because I need to earn money.

[largeplateofstromboli]

[cryscal]

"Psychologically healthy people are still motivated to do things even when their survival isn't being actively threatened."

Speaking for myself, I would be even MORE motivated to do things if my basic needs were guaranteed met. IJS

[nimona-antifa]

👆🏾👆🏾👆🏾👆🏾👆🏾

[taffybuns]

if anyone has money to spare for donations, im forwarding more links for palestinian aid

CareforGaza is a nonprofit that provides direct aid to Palestine, and you can donate directly here

Operation Olive Branch is a document that lists evacuating families that need assistance, which gives information on the families, the urgency, and tracks the progress of their fundraisers

eSims for Gaza lists very clear instructions on how to purchase e-sims to keep them connected, they are urgently in demand

Here is a project that distributes feminine hygiene kits directly to Gaza

Mutual Aid Diabetes has channels set up for you to donate insulin and medication to diabetics in Gaza, as well as lists fundraisers for diabetics seeking to evacuate

please keep sharing and adding links on this site, please add more if i'd missed any, and please don't stop talking about Palestine.

[lynayru]

@staff

OUR CONTENT SHOULD BE OPTED OUT OF AI TRAINING BY DEFAULT!

[foervraengd]

Ppl: “Glaze and nightshade all your art!!”

Also ppl: * does not mention that you need to have a fucking NVIDIA GPU and running nightshade on one image takes at best 20 minutes*

Like the online version of glaze/nightshade requires an account. And last time i checked they arent accepting new accounts because of the high pressure.

Like i make my art on my ipad. My MacBook is from 2014. If i tried to download and run nightshade on my decade old macbook and go throufg 10+ years of artworks i might as well just set it on fire.

[foervraengd]

Like majority of digital artists doesnt actually have a high end gaming pc setup. It is unrealistic to expect everyone to be able to run such a heavy program just so we can feel somewhat ok with sharing our drawings online. It’s ridiculous. I CAN NOT nightshade or glaze my artworks even if i wanted to.

[mana-sputachu]

I have a pretty decent gaming PC, and despite this I had to close ALL the running programs I had running in the background (aka Discord and Opera) to let it shade my art, and the result was honestly quite awful even on the lowest setting.

I have already shared it around, but if you can't run it try Artshield.

It will add a big watermark all over your piece (there's also a check button to be sure it worked). It works best on pieces with a colored background, with white backgrounds or B/W piece it won't always work, but it's worth trying it.

Also, post at the lowest resolution possible (I go with 72dpi, keeping the highest one for clients and Ko-Fi rewards only), maybe add a noise effect too. I always did it but I read a while ago it makes a bit difficult for the A/I to scrape the piece. Not sure if it's still true, but still, worth a shot.

Glaze and Nightshade are great tool, but they're sadly unusable for a lot of people, and I hope they'll find a solution.

[staff]

Hi, Tumblr. It’s Tumblr. We’re working on some things that we want to share with you. 

AI companies are acquiring content across the internet for a variety of purposes in all sorts of ways. There are currently very few regulations giving individuals control over how their content is used by AI platforms. Proposed regulations around the world, like the European Union’s AI Act, would give individuals more control over whether and how their content is utilized by this emerging technology. We support this right regardless of geographic location, so we’re releasing a toggle to opt out of sharing content from your public blogs with third parties, including AI platforms that use this content for model training. We’re also working with partners to ensure you have as much control as possible regarding what content is used.

Here are the important details:

We already discourage AI crawlers from gathering content from Tumblr and will continue to do so, save for those with which we partner. 

We want to represent all of you on Tumblr and ensure that protections are in place for how your content is used. We are committed to making sure our partners respect those decisions.

To opt out of sharing your public blogs’ content with third parties, visit each of your public blogs’ blog settings via the web interface and toggle on the “Prevent third-party sharing” option. 

For instructions on how to opt out using the latest version of the app, please visit this Help Center doc. 

Please note: If you’ve already chosen to discourage search crawling of your blog in your settings, we’ve automatically enabled the “Prevent third-party sharing” option.

If you have concerns, please read through the Help Center doc linked above and contact us via Support if you still have questions.

[slitherpunk]

kind of funny how they knew what the reaction of this would be so the first thing they're saying about it is: here's how to opt out

[sophie-baybey]

Quick guide for mobile users

Be aware you need to do this separately for every blog if you have multiple

[werewolfsister]

👆 PSA check it out!

[zuko-always-lies]

Are You Opting Out of Tumblr Allowing Third Party AI Model's to Train on Your Data?

Yes

No

I hadn't heard of this before, but now I'll opt out

Show me the results!

I'm planning on abandoning tumblr and deleting my blogs

Other (please explain in the tags)

Voting ended onMar 5, 2024

From instructions on how to opt out, look at the official staff post on the topic. It also gives more information on Tumblr's new policies. If you are opting out, remember to opt out each separate blog individually.

Please reblog this post, so it will get more votes!

[dreamyfreakout]

tumblr has an AI toggle you should turn on to prevent your work being shared with training models/etc! it's under settings & visibility.

[boimann]

ATTENTION ARTISTS OF TUMBLR

since tumblr is going to start scraping blogs to train ai be sure to glaze and nightshade your art!! Not only will both of these programs protect your art from being copied but nightshade also poisons any ai that tries to steal it

here is some more info on these tools and where you can download them:

Nightshade: Protecting Copyright (uchicago.edu)

Nightshade: Downloads (uchicago.edu)

Glaze - What is Glaze (uchicago.edu)

Glaze - Downloads (uchicago.edu)