ORT451
Time to move on.
At the time of writing this, there seems to be a bug that hides the description of deviations so now may be a good time to say this, I'm going to be posting on pixiv for the foreseeable future.
Though if I get around to it, I'll make a sendoff to this profile.
I have some works that were never reposted to deviantart, here is the link for anyone who wants to follow me: https://www.pixiv.net/en/users/39531144
See you there.
Update: Here's the sendoff
The Basics of Pixiv
For those who want to move to Pixiv.net but feel a little overwhelmed, I wrote this little guide for you. Using Pixiv is pretty simple, just follow along and you'll get the hang of it.
Dealing with R-18 Content:
After creating your account, go to settings found in the drop down menu of your pfp (It's where your user icon is).
Under "User settings", change the viewing restriction to hide both R-18 and R-18G (which stands for gore).
Then look for the "Feed settings" tab along the top and make sure your browsing settings are only set to "Everyone (E)".
Uploading Works:
At the upper right side of the webpage is a button labeled "Post your work". You can select Illustrations, Ugoira (meaning an animation), Manga, and Novels.
Since Illustrations and Manga share the same base requirements, the only difference is that Manga asks what series to add to or create when the list is empty as a new account, we'll use Illustrations for our example.
You press "select files" and navigate to the file, you can also drag and drop, and select up to 200 files so long as the files do not exceed 32 MB for all files combined. Uploading multiple files at once puts them under one post instead of several individual posts. Give your work a title and optional caption, then you need to add a tag and an age restriction.
Lastly, there's a check mark box to denote if it is an original work or not. For anything in walfas, Do Not Check "Original Work". It's up to you if you want your post to be public or not.
One thing that should be noted is that it isn't possible without a premium account to truly edit what you've already uploaded, so if you made a mistake and chose the wrong file, you'll have to delete the post and try again.
Finding the Right Tag:
Usually, English and Japanese tags coincide with each other, so long as the correct term is used.
If the term doesn't look right, look it up using Pixiv's search bar. If that still yields nothing, and you don't know enough Japanese, tag search through different uploads until you find the right one.
So long as you obey Pixiv's rules and use the right tags, you should be fine. We hope this guide was helpful to you.
Town Haul May 23 2020 Minutes
Recording can be found here.
A condensed version can be found here and here for the announcements.
Town Haul May 23 2020 Minutes
Community Topics
More websites besides DeviantART: We thought it over and Pixiv was still the best option as the rest were portfolio/social media based.
Where will assets/props/etc. be stored: A GitHub repository was decided on, though archive.org is a viable option.
A New, Decentralized Walfas Network: We plan to take inspiration from the Touhou community's Gap Network and create our own network to connect the existing Walfas community together.
Projects Announcements & Publicity
Community Projects
@SuperDragonite2172 and @ferdyferdy9 have revealed that their walfas revival project will be called Walfas Studio.
Individual Projects
@stkpro11 has his series called Touhou Hotels and a second series coming soon involving his OC, Beatrice.
Though there have been a lot of behind-the-scenes personal troubles, the first draft of @Spaztique 's Wrath of the Amanojaku is still available for anyone who wants to preview it.
@ORT451 plans to expand on a story seen in one of his QnA comics, it will be posted to his pixiv once a basic script is written up.
@Choon-Iweleth shared on behalf of a friend the release of Servants of Harvest Wish. Follow the link for the download listed on the page.
If there are any other project announcements, mention it in the comments below.
We will mainly go over the topic of websites to use for our media uploads going forward like last time. At the current moment, Pixiv seems to be what most people prefer and we will be discussing how it will work if a better option is not suggested.
The meeting can watched via livestream link here: on Youtube or on Twitch
We hope you folks are prepared and will be there when the hour hits.
Town Haul May 8 2020 Minutes
Recording can be found here.
A condensed version can be found here
Town Haul May 8 2020 Minutes
Community Topics
Moving the Community: Since the Eclipse update is now here, we're planning on using another site for the group's artworks. We in the administration feel that Pixiv.net is a good alternative as comic making is much more streamlined and its tagging system is quite good. Forums such as Reddit were mentioned but they have the drawback of allowing any post to be seen without submission.
Continuing Walfas: Flash is just about on the way out, the good news is the fact that we do have a flash player projector, a standalone flash player, and the create.swf source code. Some people are looking into finding an alternate way to continue walfas, but our use of flash will not last forever.
Project Announcements & Publicity
Community Projects
@SuperDragonite2172 and @ferdyferdy9 are working on their implementation of walfas that does not require flash. They currently do not have the github open yet, however. For anyone with some background in software development, send a message their way!
The next Town Haul will be on Saturday, May 23rd, 2020 at 4-6 pm EST.