Sooo This Is From December/January And I Have No Idea When I’ll Feel Like Finishing It☃️

had a minor crisis when 12ft.io went down yesterday and thankfully it's back now but this seems like a good opportunity to compile a list of similar paywall-evading tools in case 12ft ever gets canned for real:

12ft.io: the legend himself. definitely my favorite of the bunch by virtue of being the easiest to use (and the easiest url to remember), but it's configured to disable paywall evasion for a handful of popular sites like the new york times, so you'll have to go elsewhere for those.

printfriendly: works great; never had any issues with removing paywalls, even on domains that don't work with 12ft.io. since this site is literally designed to make sites print-friendly, it might simplify the overall formatting of the page you're trying to access, which can be a good or bad thing. my only real issue is that the "element zapper" (which lets you remove content blocks from the print-friendly preview) is a little sensitive if you're browsing on a touchscreen device, which means you might accidentally delete a paragraph when you're just trying to scroll. but if that happens you can reload the page and it'll revert everything back to its original state.

fifteen feet: basically a 12ft clone, minus 12ft's restrictions. haven't used it much since I only discovered it yesterday in the wake of 12ft's 451 error but it seems to do the trick.

archive.today: an archival tool very similar to the wayback machine, but it also works as a de facto paywall removal tool. (the wayback machine seems to remove paywalls as well, but archive.today has better UX imo and is way faster to use.)

and an honorable mention for sci-hub: only works for scientific/academic journals, not random news articles, but the other sites listed above only work for random news articles and not academic publications so you gotta have this one in your toolbelt for full coverage. pubmed is your oyster.

This new orange Ikea cabinet I bought sure is good for photographing my art b/c complimentary color to my usual palettes 🎨😴Sleepy and want to sleep but in pain lol so maybe I’ll mail packages and draw sooner today. Or maybe my body can chill and let me get some sleep to wake up at 11:00 🙂 #catchmeyesterday#rock#art#drawing#mangaka#comics#manga#comic#music#album#albumart#漫画家#漫画 https://www.instagram.com/p/BrC_fKDgqPJ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1fu0qp4j8s0ro

I will say, not a fucking fan of the point I see from some leftists that "Actually specialized artists shouldn't exist as a field, art should be something you do after working all day in the community garden."

Like, A) that would fuck up so many artforms that rely on specialized skill and time it's not even funny and B) Denying "inefficient" art resources and time that being allowed to focus on it brings because you don't consider it "real" labor is already what happens under capitalism, and the results speak for themselves.

Like, I get that there's a deep and abiding working-poor anger at the Middle Class Professionals that are so often the face of art-as-profession and the way they turn skill/polish from a ceiling into a floor for access, doubly so if you're a member of said working-poor denied access to that field.

But like... sweet genius

I am saying this as an independently published author who would not be able to make rent without people supporting my writing: Universal information piracy is an unqualified good for humanity.

More manga progress 🙆🏻‍♀️

I’ve been drawing pages 9-12 the past couple weeks

#manga #comics #comicart #indiecomicsart #sequentialart #ink #イラスト #スケッチ #clipstudio #clipstudiopaint #ipadpro #monochrome #screentone

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前によりもっと近くだね Closer than before 🌱

I’m just about to get out of bed today; just trying to stay on top of my health but nonetheless, there is more to draw and more to prepare for before AnimeNYC. I will really look into hiring a couple artist friends as assistants for my comics after NYC. Even for screen tones and Black fills. I’m not sure how payment will work considering I don’t make a living yet, so maybe we can plan a Kickstarter release. I don’t know… all I know is: I realize my limitations and have to do my best despite, and I have friends who can help but I need to make it worth their while. Drawing has been really… exhausting lately. It takes a lot from me, and it’s not just drawing in itself; but circumstance. Unfortunately, life currently consists of MUCH more than “just drawing.” I wish it was so.

#drawing#art#illustration#manga#light#光#orange#cute#girl https://www.instagram.com/p/Bp40SrQAG54/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1fgftvhxyekfl

SO HAPPY TOGETHER!

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My body is in so much pain. I don’t want to anymore. What do I do. The only reason I haven’t killed myself is because I pray my body will get better but it’s just so painful. I want anyone who cares about me or whatever to sort of just deal with it if I die. I have a treatment planned for late November. I hope it is successful, but I told myself I refuse to enter 2019 feeling this way. So no matter how successful my clothing or comics become, my happiness is my priority. I can’t keep feeling like a slave to my body. I just don’t want to anymore. I can’t think of type properly ‘cause I’m high as shit and falling in and out of sleep. I gotta design my banner for AnimeNYC though. Gotta get up :) lol I don’t even want to go go NYC anymore. My birthday is in a few days and I’m too sick to even enjoy some sake or any alcohol to celebrate 21. Life is pure shit right now. I made $600 in the first 3 days selling my art and lol I just don’t feel better. People, really, there’s something so wrong with my body. It hurts so much. I can’t do this anymore. https://www.instagram.com/p/BpvW0mvgBPH/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1r0esmc7w1b9a

Okay, so this is super W.I.P. but I really want to know if you all would be okay with/interested in seeing short comics in this style. I’ve been really into colored pencil lately and wanna just create short comics sometimes without stressing so much over the inking. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo8GqY3FOEy/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1sf3bg596swhk

Merry Kissmas : )

#manga #comic #らくがき #漫画 漫画家

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