Photos That look Like Renaissance Paintings

I wish we had the credit for all these photos

sorry about that, here you go:

four men, one smoking - Dimitri Staszewski

brawling ukrainian politicians - Valentyn Ogirenko  

man painting with cat in foreground  - Reddit user Ktai_Arterion

 ted cruz - Jason Reed

man lying in busy street - Joel Goodman

laughing man framed by grimy window - Leo Berne

woman baking in sunlight - Bas Uterwijk

bickering traders on a red couch - Adam Grey

I want you to do something for me in 2017.

Maybe knock it off with the constant self-deprecation.  It’s become a pretty pervasive meme and it’s the worst one we have going because it’s just so insidious in how destructive it is.

It’s good to be realistic about yourself and the things you like and a little self-deprecation can be a funny way to keep yourself grounded, but if you make it a habit, all you’re doing is externalising the voice that says you’re not good enough, that you can’t do and achieve what you want.

Every time you say “I’m trash” or “I’m such a loser” or anything like that, it becomes a little less of a joke and is more just you saying it.  Instead, you should be positive about yourself.  Take some time to appreciate the good things about yourself, accept that you can do better where you fall short, and be earnest about the things and people you love.

I probably don’t know you, but you definitely deserve better than to be your own worst enemy.

I consider lyrical repetition an eroticism of the highest order. Saying the same thing in a quiet voice is about as intimate as fucking. Come here come here come here. Please please me. Words as powerful as skin. Tell me everything so I know it’s real. Meaningless notes like kisses on the neck. Come here come here come here.

In English from Yoimaru on Twitter.

As with this post, I want to keep posting these here on Tumblr so people can see them!!!! Because it’s really fucking important, folks! I know it’s a giant fandom and I know it’s messy and it’s difficult to keep track of all of this, but it matters a lot.

Even with credit, you are taking the attention away from the original creators.

Stop reposting art and please respect artists. They deserve credit and notes. Be decent fans!

It’s a lot more complicated than just stealing credit and notes from fanartists.

Japanese fanartists run the risk of getting sued by manga publishers if their fanart (especially nsfw art but it applied to everything) end up on too many websites. The more you spread fanart, the more likely it is that some jerk is going to take it and start making money off of it, and guess who gets sued over that? The artist. We’ve all seen shirts, mugs, mousepads, etc… with Japanese fanart on them (there are people right on Tumblr who make and sell that stuff). Some fanartists are also professional manga artists themselves and they run the risk of losing their jobs if it is discovered that they draw fanart and/or doujinshi.

This is why you need to ask permission. Artists need to know WHERE their art is, and they need to know that it’s possible to get it removed if need be (which means they need contact with those who posted it).

Every time you post fanart without permission, especially on a website like this where it’s impossible to control where it goes, you dramatically increase uncontrollable visibility for the artist. And guess what? Most fanartists don’t even care about visibility or notes or ratings outside of Pixiv and other websites they CHOOSE to post on. A lot of Japanese fanartists employ passwords on their personal sites, and regularly change URLs to minimize the number of Westerners finding them. I have had an artist friend of mine delete her website entirely because she felt too many Western fans had found it, and when she eventually put it up again, she had a password on it that you had to ASK her for (so clearly notoriety was not a concern for her, seeing as maybe 20 of us had access to her site for months).

Sure, some do want popularity and notes and all that jazz, but it’s not everyone by a long shot. It’s unfair to use the “you’re stealing notes” argument because in truth it’s more more complicated than that. Most jerks who repeatedly post without permission are concerned about followers and notes, but that’s really not how it works for a lot of Japanese fanartists. Art theft is RARELY an issue in Japan, even if people might be desperate for attention like a lot of art thieves here are, because they understand that there’s a lot more at stake here than just boosting your internet ego.

also people make up fake permissions and artists have said they’re uncomfortable when overloaded with messages because they feel rude to turn them down. not every artist of course but something to keep in mind.

learn to use pixiv. reblog & encourage original content on tumblr instead. most people repost things bc they cbf to make things on their own. stop it

drops this and runs

belated bday present for my tiddy homie lesmoules

THANK U KARU, MY PRECIOUS FRIEND!!! BLESS YOU AND EVERY BOSOM (´༎ຶ۝༎ຶ)✊

30 days nsfw otp challenge: eruri, bdsm + spanking

Slap!

The sound rang out loudly in the momentary silence of the room, immediately followed by a deep, muffled groan.

It was Erwin, blindfolded, gagged, and tied to the bed by his wrists, currently twisted so he was lying on his side with Levi behind him.

“Tch. Your ass is so red.” Levi was saying, rubbing the splotchy skin of his right cheek, striped already from the riding crop that lay next to him. “Does it sting?”

Erwin nodded, breathing heavily from around the cravat that was digging into his mouth.

“Do you like it?”

Another nod from Erwin, this one shaky and punctuated by a flinch and a grunt when Levi spanked him once more.

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fic - arbutus [erwin/levi]

a quick little birthday present for lesmoules. I adore you so, I hope you had a wonderful birthday~ (nsfw) (title comes from floriography–arbutus means ‘only love’)

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WE’LL GET THE SL FULLY FUNDED IN NO TIME

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