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Updated Free & Open Source Art Programs

Updated the article as promised!

There are plenty of amazing art programs out there, but many cost money to buy (and sometimes a lot), which can be hard for an artist to justify. There are also a lot of artists that wish to support open source inititatives, which is great. This is a list of my favorite free art programs, many of which are open source. If you can, donate to the developers to keep these projects alive!

Digital Painting and Drawing Software

Pixel Art

Photo Editing Software

Illustration & Graphic Design Software

Video Editing Software

3D Modelling & Animation Software

Audio/ Music

PDF Viewers & Editors

Discussion

Hi folks, today we're announcing the Rally for Palestine Raffle, a cross-fandom charity raffle to raise funds for Palestinians in the Gaza strip. (Reblogs appreciated to spread the word!)

How to enter and donate:

You can win a fanwork from an amazing crew of cross-fandom creators, and one bid is only $10! Rules for how to enter AND the bidding site are here: https://rallyforpalestineraffle.site/

Please donate directly to the org FIRST, then send your donation receipt to rfpraffle@gmail.com to verify your number of bids before checking out on the site!

Why donate?

Some background on what’s going on in Palestine and how you can help:

Palestinian civilians are in desperate need of funds for food, water, and medical aid, and we’re trying for the fastest, most effective way to leverage impact in fandom space.

More info here.

Links to Donate:

PCRF: https://pcrf1.app.neoncrm.com/forms/gaza-relief

Anera: https://support.anera.org/a/donate

Doctors Without Borders: https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/

Save the Children: https://www.savethechildren.org/us/where-we-work/west-bank-gaza

If you are a US citizen, sign the ceasefire petition HERE: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-congress-ceasefire-now

Creators:

Here is our incredible first lineup (with several amazing creators waiting to be unlocked in stretch goals!). Bid on them right now!!!!!

The more we raise, the more mystery creators will be unlocked!

You have until Friday, October 27 to bid. Matches are highly welcomed; see the site for more details.

Let's get raffling!!!

Level 1: Porn with plot

Level 2: Porn with social commentary

Level 3: Porn with troubling philosophical implications

Level 4: Porn with maddening revelations of humanity’s place in the cosmos

Level 5: Porn with math

Clair de lune, Claude Debussy

Baby, don't you know you read my lips? You're coming to my dreams now Night or day / mon amour by GEMINI (제미나이)

me a couple hours ago: wow everyone on my tl is posting about the eighth sense lmao i just saw 8 posts in a row screaming about it so i’m excited to watch

me now: I GET IT I GET IT I GET IT IT’S SO LOVELY, SO OVERWHELMINGLY QUEER, I’M CLEARING SOME SPACE ON A SHELF IN MY HEART AND PUTTING THIS SHOW ON DISPLAY THERE

Over his shoulder, over his shoulder... checking over his shoulder. They look and we look and we see a man in black and a man dressed so softly, someone ready to try something new and someone seeking an escape from all the masks he wears but is just as scared of that escape as he is his own reality. (JiHyun is learning to be fearless but JaeWon gave in to fear before he met him) and the true question is... can light overcome darkness, can fear be outweighed by another's bravery, can he find his way to what he wants but doesn't believe in... himself. (Can JiHyun be light to darkness or will the darkness pull him down as well and leave him alone somewhere he's never been?)

sk8ter boi x jock 🛹⚽️

also EXTREMELY key point the director keeps explicitly using words like 'queer contents' and 'queer works' (even when the koreans are referring to things like skam or cmbyn as 외국 BL작품 'foreign bl works' which is itself interesting...) AND he says he told them not to watch korean bl shows as reference