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ratwednesday · 15 hours

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I’ve been knee-deep in finishing out the last couple large projects on my queue, so here’s a peek at the current one. I haven’t done much painting over the last year but this has been moving along pretty damn smoothly so far!

#furry artist #digital art #ratposting #art #furry art #furry #artists on tumblr #digital artist #dragon #dragon art #work in progress #clip studio paint #clip studio

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ratwednesday · 3 days

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I'm currently painting a very cute, slithery lad 👀

#forever obsessed with your sense of light and texture #and depth!! the way each color layer feels like it's floating on top of the other #i am looking at a pool into which somebody is dripping layers of ink and it is So satisfying #friend art

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ratwednesday · 8 days

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D U A L I T Y

this was a huge and gorgeous commission that I got to make for Tyr! a ton of detail and time went into this piece; I really recommend zooming in to take a closer look at it.

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ratwednesday · 8 days

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So I just saw a post by a random personal blog that said “don’t follow me if we never even had a conversation before” and?????? Not to be rude but literally what the fuck??????????

I’ve had people (non-pornbots) try to strike conversation out of nowhere in my DMs recently, and now I’m wondering if they were doing that because they wanted to follow me and thought they needed to interact first. I feel compelled to say, just in case, that it’s totally okay to follow this blog (or my side blog, for that matter) even if we’ve never talked before.

Also, I’m legit confused. Is this how follow culture works right now? It was worded like it’s common sense but is that really a thing?

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ratwednesday · 8 days

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one of the most interesting things for me right now is that the more I learn about how to draw, the more I have to think about how to draw

#ratchatters

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ratwednesday · 8 days

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D U A L I T Y

this was a huge and gorgeous commission that I got to make for Tyr! a ton of detail and time went into this piece; I really recommend zooming in to take a closer look at it.

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ratwednesday · 12 days

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To illustrate this post by @mayahawkse I would like to visualize to you the difference:

A post in 2023:

A post in 2014:

A zoom out of the same post:

This is what a community looks like.

See how in 2023 almost all of the reblogs come from the OP, from their few hours/days in the tag search. Meanwhile in 2014 the % of reblogs from OP is insignificant, because most of the reblogs come from the reblogs within the fandom, within the micro-communities formed there. You didn't need to rely on tags, or search, or being featured. Because the community took care of you, made sure to pass the work between themselves and onto their blog and exposed their followers to it. It kept works alive for years.

It's not JUST the reblog/like ratio that causing this issue, it's the type of interaction people have. They're content with scrolling and liking the search engine, instead of actually having a reblogging relationship with other blogs in their community.

Anyways, if you want to see more content you like, the only true way to make it happen is to reblog it. Likes do not forward content in no way but making OP feel nice. Reblogs on the other hand make content eternal. They make it relevant, they make it exist outside of a fickle tumblr search that hardly works on the best of days.

If you want more of something, reblog it.

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ratwednesday · 12 days

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the fact that you can pass really well and still get called a man makes it really clear that the underlying issue isn't even about appearance it's literally just people think it's okay to hurt you because you're a tranny

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ratwednesday · 12 days

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time for late night lynda barry I Don't Know How To Look At Art

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ratwednesday · 12 days

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took the weekend off from the commission grind and instead played with the new markers again!

have a vaguely identifiable root vegetable

#is it a radish? is it a beet? i do not care #i simply enjoy drawing them #ratposting #art #artists on tumblr #original art #ohuhuart

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ratwednesday · 15 days

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"HEY, RAT! Are you taking commissions?"

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Hi y'all! Since I've had a few people ask now, I wanted to put a post out about this. The short answer is that I am currently planning to open for new commission projects in June for August/September completion!

The longer answer: I am currently at 4 pieces remaining on my queue with an estimated total work time of approximately 70-80 hours, and then I will be doing Patreon print and sticker catch-up followed by one last round of patron requests before I retire the digital art reward tiers. Additionally, I'll be vending at AnthroCon in July, and need to factor that into my schedule for the next few months.

The other thing I need to do is finish updating my commission sheet website, with refreshed examples, clearer project guidelines/interests, and updated pricing for 2024. Please understand that my artwork is my full-time career and my rates will reflect this! I love to offer budget slots when I can, but they are the butter, not the bread. I'll have more details to share soon regarding standard project rates, but right now I'll say to expect for them to be in ranges of $95-$230 for timed pieces, and $225-$1200+ for high-detail rendered work.

As always, thank you so much for the support of my work <3 It seriously means the world. I love getting to make beautiful things for people, and I can't wait to do more!

#rat chatters

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ratwednesday · 15 days

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a commissioned work for DeceptiveDante, featuring Dante, the icy skull-faced beastie!

[ID: A digital abstract illustration of a white and blue anthropomorphic skull-faced wolf lounging in swirling ice. He is holding up one hand with a shard of ice hovering above. A stained glass design reminiscent of a skull is in the background, along with repeated abstracted motifs of ice and teeth. Art by Rat Wednesday.]

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ratwednesday · 16 days

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a commissioned work for DeceptiveDante, featuring Dante, the icy skull-faced beastie!

[ID: A digital abstract illustration of a white and blue anthropomorphic skull-faced wolf lounging in swirling ice. He is holding up one hand with a shard of ice hovering above. A stained glass design reminiscent of a skull is in the background, along with repeated abstracted motifs of ice and teeth. Art by Rat Wednesday.]

#furry artist #digital art #ratposting #art #furry #artists on tumblr #digital artist #original art #illustrators on tumblr #illustrators of tumblr #artists of tumblr #clip studio illustration #clip studio #clip studio paint #skull dog

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ratwednesday · 20 days

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