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I'm really sorry for causing trouble with the new system, but I'm currently living through a personal disaster and it feels worse than getting stabbed in the vital organs several times a day.

In the last weeks somehow the views on Yuni.us dropped significantly, from like 1000 to like 200 views and keep going down. I tried to see if I need to advertise my site a bit, posted some of my best works on DeviantArt but after a whole day they got less than 100 views and only 2-3 likes on DeviantArt itself, and no increase of views on my website.

They were some of my best works I've done lately. I wonder if DeviantArt shadowbanned me for some unknown reason and what I post simply isn't even shown to my watchers. Because I have over 25k watchers, and some years ago I used to get 100+ likes, a month ago I still had about 40 likes on the pictures I posted, but now only 3.. I know art is not about likes, but I think this phrase is only applicable in case you've never had them in the first place, but if you had 100+ likes a couple of years ago, and your art has improved a lot, but now you get only 3 likes, I don't think it's fair to think that "art is not about likes".

My friend keeps coming up with excuses everyone has – thanksgiving, wars, corona, nuclear winter, the judgment day... Meanwhile, I'm closer and closer to suicide that slowly turns from a mere joke fantasy to some real life considerations. I'm trying hard to turn it back into a joke and do some funny stuff like leaving comments on my own pictures, trying to impersonate my character Stephan XD; But as my friend said, it's only going to drive me into madness in the end. I don't know why it should, I think it's really funny to think about what my character would say about other characters' pictures XD But I guess it's supposed to drive me into madness somehow anyway...

Anyway, back to my "disaster"... I don't know what to do to save at least a little bit of what I have left. My art is on life support in a hospital righ now. The comments from Shifty, Sasha M, Valri, Joka, joy, J, KJ, TBJ, TKnight93, /<o>, [M]... I just wanted to thank them for always being there to support my work which is all I have. I've lived in the same small room for 30 years, I almost never buy anything, almost never leave my home, don't watch anything, almost never play games anymore, everything is just about making the best possible art for 10-12 hours a day... Why? I have no idea, I just love my art a lot, never had a block, never had a burnout, it's just natural to do it for me and I love to find all kinds of ways to make it better, make things I couldn't before, but now it just...makes me cry, teh sudden cut in views and comments is liek a real backstab. Iv'e put everything into it but every new post is a new failue now. I gave you everything i had, you just took it away...

(ab)users like "murmux" use my pictures to commission art of his own female characters with the poses, compositions and everything stolen from my work... (ab)users like "thefishnerd1" take my pictures and remake them in Daz3D to post as their own super creative material. I won't mention how many trace my pictures on Pixiv and DA. And most people who visit my site can't be bothered, they're true magicians because there's always a magical excuse to step over my works like trash and sometimes download the "nice ones" to their devices.

There's only a few heroes... so I thank Shifty, Sasha M, Valri, Joka, joy, J, KJ, TBJ, TKnight93, /<o>, [M] and several others who don't sign their comemnts but do comment a lot, I tried to make someething special for them and give them VIP access to my site and everythign. Everybody else who doens't care, just forget about me, I'll probably be gone soon anyay. I feel Flex Men are going to be another disaster and I'm scared to think about even better stuff i'm wokring on and how it will be turned into trash and dust... i just...can't take any more.

I have many works scheduled for auto-posting so there should be enough to entertain you for a few weeks. All the stuff I had great hopes for, done at the peak fo my ability. Everything that's juust tarsh now

Thank you if you read this. Sorry for rambling, sorry for my art, sorry that i breathed your oxygen

-1 Yuni

What do you think? 😄

Valri

Don't ever give up on life, even if you stop your art, there is other things in life at least, your art really excited me many years ago back when I first saw your art on DA back in the late early 2000's

Thanks Valri! It's always nice to hear from an old friend! I'm not going to give up. I've always tried to make the best of my life, so why stop now... I'll try to make the best of the little that's left. At least until I can find something else to enjoy as much as I enjoy this. Thanks for the positive comment!

I'm sorry hearing that. but things may not be as terrible as you think there are many viewer that you can't see as they are from China. they may not leave their track on the web or inter other pages to send likes but they still admire you as past

Thank you so much for your comment! I am very glad to know that I have fans in China. I don't know if it's simple to access my site from China, so I'm not sure about how it works, but I hope you can continue to enjoy my work...

❤️🫂❤️🫂❤️

💙~💙

I love your works.The characters you shaped are alive in my mind with their fantastic poses.The artist like you are special and rare，so the viewers like me can't imagine how to live without your works.Please take care of youself,it's not only the viewers accompany you，also you accompany us.You enabled us to get in a amazing world ,now we get addicted to it，we want more,always.

（my English may not be very good,so I am sorry if what I said sounds a little strange.）

Thanks, I appreciate your support, it really means a lot! I hope you continue to visit and enjoy my content, because I'll always keep working hard to do the best I can.

I'm sad to read about this... You've proved your talent, but I just kept thinking recently that the golden age of people creating amazing things is kind of past. This is not your fault so don't feel too sorry. Keep calm and carry on!

Yeah, back in 2010 and earlier people reacted nicely and in great quantities, so the overall enthusiasm led to the golden age of creativity for many. I was just lucky to be there and build up many skills and a gallery, all thanks to the positive feedback from the fresh internet.

However, now that this period has passed, it feels kind of bitter. I keep thinking of the example of a business that suddenly goes bankrupt after years of success. It's indeed not the business owner's fault in some cases. But we'll see how my "business" goes - whatever fails to kill me on the spot only makes me wiser...

To imagine living in a calm golden age forever, making the exact same stuff every day and receiving the same comments in the same quantities every single time... I'd be bored and feel like I've wasted my entire life. Currently, I don't have that feeling, and only because I don't always have success, I must always think of new ways and nothing is guaranteed to succeed twice... So I'm grateful for having faces numerous challenges on my journey.

Your comment made me think of these things - maybe experiencing a golden era once in your life is great, but what if that's all you ever get? A lifetime spent in that state wouldn't seem like much. Now it's time for me to embrace being a random nobody in the vast expanse of the dead internet. Where's my survival kit!?

Dearest Yuni,
Please don't despair! Let me relay my own personal experience concerning your site: For quite a while I was linking directly to yuni.us/art as a shortcut directly to your gallery. I think it was about the time "Lemondrop" appeared, I thought you had removed all of your explicit art from your site. There was no "Settings" button going straight into the Gallery as I was doing, so I couldn't see any of the incredibly beautiful explicit images that are so compelling to me. Being addicted to your art, I checked back several times, to no avail. Eventually, I figured out that going to yuni.us offered a Settings shield button to click and choose what level of access I desired (all of it, of course!). I wonder if others had my experience and lost their way to your explicitly beautiful masterpieces (but weren't as tenacious as I).
Yuni, I not only love your art, I love YOU! Your wonderful nature shines through your many responses to comments. You are a treasure to the world! A truly genuine individual who gives of themselves more than all of us could possibly give back!
I am so honored that you included me in your list of VIPs!
I love you, and I know I am far from alone in that!
💜💙💚💛🧡❤

Thanks so much for your kind words! It really warms my heart to hear that you believe my creations are valuable. Just hope they don't get lost or forgotten anytime soon... I wish I didn't put such high stakes on this art thing, but I'm not entirely sure what other path in life could bring me happiness. Can't really imagine myself enjoying something outside of this art world, so at least I'm in the right place right now, just need to figure out how to survive in the dead internet jungle ;D

About the website, sounds like a significant design issue on my end, so I've given the system a complete overhaul. Now it's back to a single gallery and displays all the artworks but explicit thumbnails are now blurred (rather than being completely absent). Also, there's a Settings shield button on top of the website, hopefully making things easier this way.

Guess I was too cautious in trying to protect people from seeing things they might not be interested in, without considering that I might also be making it unnecessarily hard for those who actually want to see my work... It's like I cared more about avoiding annoying people rather than helping those who actually enjoy my stuff. It makes no sense because if someone does take the effort to visit my site, chances are they're here because they want to see my work, because I think it's very unlikely to randomly stumble upon my site by accident and then be offended. So it makes sense that making things friendlier for those who want to see my content should be a priority.

Please don’t end your life, it can be good and you’re making lots of people happy. Even some of those who doesn’t bother liking or supporting you, you’re still living rent free in their minds. Having been an avid fan of your artwork for years I’d never forget you or your artwork, it’s really appreciated!

I wish I could give you more advice on how to promote your artwork, but I think patience and slowly and consistent posting on other platforms would work better. I follow you a few other places and in stead of popping out several art pieces at once on rare occasions, maybe post them consistently as you post them here? Like once you post a new art piece here you post the same art piece on all the other platforms, that could eliminate people scrolling by if there’s the rare occasion of 3-4 art pieces and then radio silence for a few weeks?

It’s just a suggestion as I seen on other websites when people have had a fotoshoot and have 10 new pics, they post them all at once and people disregard over half of them. They get discouraged and no more pics for several weeks… maybe the method of slow and consistent posting on other platforms could help boost your likes?💖

Thanks so much for the uplifting words and support! 🤗 I know my social media skills are still quite terrible, but getting advice and working hard towards improving them instead of giving up easily is just what I need!

Maybe I should try a 30-day challenge? Post something daily, and even if people ignore it, I can ignore them ignoring me in return XD Sounds like a fun challenge to survive for 30 days among people who don't care, who criticize my existence, unfollow me or scroll through my stuff without stopping... XD

On the other hand, maybe during these 30 days at least a few people would stumble upon my works and enjoy discovering tons of free pictures on my website...

In any case, thank you so much for taking your time to write me a message, and your idea seems useful, I plan to take it up sometime real soon.

Please Yuni, I beg you, get help from a professional! Suicide is NEVER the solution.

Please, I beg you, NEVER ever refer to psychiatry as "professionals". It's a fake science full of pointless speculations and experimenting on humans. Despite their existence for 100+ years, they're still desperately struggling to discover at least one valid model that has some success rate. All current branches of psychiatry are dead-end streets that worsen conditions significantly. They strive tirelessly to be seen as a go-to "remedy" in order to sustain their unlawful business. Don't get roped into their scheme.

Death is the only way to eliminate suffering. But in reality, it just ends up causing enormous pain to the ones left behind, who are forever affected by their loss. I have great relationships with my parents and a suicide would come as a shock to them. I also have a few online friends who would be left hurt for years, which would suck bad, not to mention hundreds of visitors here never getting to see any more of my generic AI garbage is a very sad perspective.

I will genuinely consider suicide only once there's not a single soul who'd feel any grief because of my leaving, including my characters who wouldn't be able to draw themselves if I go. It might take ages... But until then, I'll always find a way to keep my spirits up and focus on improving my life instead.

Lord Truhan

You should not give up. Your art is great and if it wasn't people wouldn't bother commenting or stealing it. The age of good comments is mostly gone alas. Just keep in mind your worth truly lie in how you inspired people. I don't think contortionist art would be this popular without you. I'm struggling with similar issues with my website so I can relate on how hurtful and disheartening it is. I think you should force yourself to pick up a couple characters you enjoy drawing and build a rich universe for them. There's more enjoyment in focusing on limited characters each picture becoming a brick which build up further their lore.

Thank you so much for the advice, but I think characters will become shallow and predictable if you start to force them to fit into some premade scheme. I refuse to let my characters be chained by any dull artificial patterns that stifle creativity and make everything look boring. I certainly will continue to keep my art fresh, unique and interesting every time. But thank you anyway for the kind words.

I've been watching your creations for so many years, so that I would probaly say I could identify which are your artworks, which are not.
No one can live in a vacuum. Your work needs to produce some output for you, whether material or spiritual.
I strongly endorse and even suggest that a sponsorship section be added to the site to give us the opportunity to make our own small contribution to the upkeep of this small world together.

Thank you for the kind comment! Honestly, I'd prefer some feedback over cash, but I'm going to ask my friend who helps hosting this site if it's possible to set up donations. Still, I doubt that would change my situation with the decrease in views and comments... But thanks for the idea, I truly value it!

Giz199

I said it before, and I'll do it again... you really are one of a kind and shape(d) and inspire me everytime I visit(ed) your sites. We talked about you many times before, per DA, per PM, others before, and I really feel with you, deeply and every single time. I know I didn't take the necessary time lately to talk. With anyone around me. And that's purely on my count, since I struggle sometimes myself. I hope I didn't hurt you by that - it clearly wasn't meant to... I'm here. Even if I didn't talk much, lately...
Yours, Giz199 (aka F1300)

joy

oh dont be sry for what you do youre incredible!

ive been enjoying your art for years now and even with some of your thematic and stylistic switch ups ive always come back and im still loving your art and can identify with it on so many levels.

the first posts i saw were actually about your limbless characters because im a quad amputee myself and then through scrolling i found all of your other stuff which because of my hobby and passion for contortion i obviously enjoyed as well.

i know i speak for a lot of people when i say that it would be insanely sad if you were to ever stop doing what you do because the passion shows and we all love you ^^

joy

oh and to add to the endless list of excuses the only two things that come to my mind are 1. the thematic/stylistic switch ups and 2. your use of ai which personally i obviously dont mind but i know for a fact others dont take well

Good morning.
You have great taste and the works you create.
Your work is a part of you, and you cannot quit or refuse it, as you will kill a part of yourself. You must have motivation and purpose in life.
I wrote you reviews in Russian, you deleted them, I also don’t have enough time to translate the texts. But I will correct myself and will do it if it is so important to you.
Believe me, you are not the only one living in cramped and limited conditions, these means that tests have been sent to you by our creator, and you must pass them with dignity. So you exhibited images of your heroes. How do you think they came to such flexibility, through a smile and goodness, no, through work, pain, perseverance and the goal that they set for themselves. Demonstrating their capabilities in the circus in front of people for their admiration of their talent.
So you should imitate your heroes, not break down and wonder, but move forward, maybe change the format or find something new and original that will attract new viewers with your work.
I suggested that you place a violinist in the hall and you did it and this image has already been sown differently.
Try to follow the comics with your works and show the complete life story of your heroes, then it will take on a new meaning and completeness of the project as whole and connected. This will generate new interest and increase viewership.
So I wish you not to lose heart and reconsider your positions and views and accept the current situation as another test, but for you, and not for your heroes, whom you twist so that it will not be sweet for them even as depicted. Accept everything as it is and move forward.
We are all with you!!!
Alexander Niko

Sasha M

Dear Yuni, I felt from your posts that a crisis was coming, but I was not sure and, most importantly, as I said before, I do not know how to help. I try to comment and thank you for your art as often and as much as I can. I tried to think of some way to help you get your art to the audience, so that your audience would be as big as it was in previous years. I thought that Twitter could be such an opportunity, since, despite all its shortcomings, Twitter seems to be the last global social network where erotica, femboys and some contortionism are welcomed and in demand by a very large audience. But you do not like this idea, and I know too little about it to insist on my opinion.

As for deviant art, I better keep my opinion to myself, since I can only describe their current management in the most obscene words.

I also tried to suggest that you systematically focus on some large and complex project. I made this suggestion simply because in my experience it has been a great way to desensitize myself to the annoyances and misfortunes that have become so common in real life lately. When you set a goal to create something big and do it well, it gives me strength.

Also, it suddenly occurred to me. You used to post one or two images a week. Now, sometimes two a day. Could it be that the people who used to view and comment on every post you made now only choose the one they liked the most? I mean, try looking at the total number of views on the site per week, not the views of individual images.

The truth is that your art and the correspondence with you in the comments help me as much as the comments from viewers and the knowledge that many people continue to view your work and read your stories help you.

Besides your art, I know almost nothing about you. Who you are, what country you are from, how old you are, or even what gender you are, but right now I feel very close to you. I just want to hug you tightly and warmly and never let go. Please don't leave us. We need you.

Alldenspa

This is horrible to hear! I've been wracking my brain as to what could be causing this drop in traffic you've been experiencing... Surely it's no coincidence, and it can't be about the quality of your posts either. Even if there are people who don't like your new series it would never result in such an extreme drop. I'm dumbfounded, no idea what could be causing it. Hearing you've been struggling so much breaks my heart, I hope you feel better soon. I can't imagine what it'd be like not to see your art anymore :(
But it's not just about your art! You're a human person like all of us, it's unfair to somehow "calculate your worth" just by the art you produce. If a break is what you need, then take it. Do take care of yourself! And if you want to chat, my discord messages are always open, as you know. I'd love to talk about the Flex Men or anything else, really.

Looking back, I’ve been following you for over ten years now (although it started when I saw someone share your images on the Chinese internet). I also visit your site about five days a week. I understand that sometimes getting recognition can be really difficult. I personally have a media account as well (which is only followed by family and friends). My suggestion would be to add a "like" button to make it easier for people to show their support without having to leave a comment.

Yuni, there is no doubt in my mind that you are a genius, as not only is your art truly beautiful, inspired and incredibly erotic, but it is also constantly getting better. Your images are more than just pictures as they feature characters complete with their stories and lives. There is truly NO ONE producing images comparable to yours on the planet. Stopping your life’s work would be a tragedy, please don’t give up, I’m convinced that there must be many, many out there who love you and love your work. Now I feel bad, I’ve been admiring you for years and only recently started commenting. I am very sorry for being so complacent. I will not let it happen again. Like so many, I also will be greatly saddened if anything bad happens to you… have courage! My best wishes and prayers go with you… your faithful follower: MikeS

Hello. This is a tough situation, and I don’t know what to say. I hope you’ll get through this depression and melancholy. Thanks for the art. You are one of the artists that helped shape my taste when I decided to change my gender and came out as trans. Take care.

Honestly I don't know what to say, because I am afraid that any comment or it absence may sad or upset you. Your usual works are filled with joy and life pleasure, and seeing it as a false facade for depression is a pain.
I am not an artist and can't give advices on how to promote your works. I followed you since forever, and when you moved to your own site I added it to bookmarks. However, I don't know how you can be found by new watchers.
You rarely post on DA (or posted. Currently it doesn't work in my browser, so I can't see notifications). Big number of watchers means nothing. I constantly see accounts with thousands of followers but hundreds of watches per post and tenths of likes/favs. Many accounts are dead, many just don't check their notifications, many don't comment or fav. Also, I personally usually visit DA only once a week, and others may do so, so low daily numbers are irrelevant.
Also, at least you _have_ a friend. Not everybody does.
About somebody using your work, well, plagiarism is the highest form of flattery. It's the best they ever found.
Downloading pictures is an old habit, originally from dialup era, and it is constantly feeded by site owners changing their policied in idiotic ways and deleting entire galleries, or politicains censoring everything, so you shouldn't afraid of it. The whole "just walking by" attitude is inevitable - we have a tons of content today, and you can't await people to stop and pay attention if they don't want. But some will stay longer.
Many people don't comment anything. I personally almost never leave any comments on any sites I use. You gallery is the only exception, because you repeatedly asked for comments (sometimes too intrusively, IMHO). Usually I just think "well, nobody is obliged to listen to my brain fart" and just don't try to compile my thoughts into something readble, and I don't want to post a default "Good art". And many others behave same way, I think. Doesn't means they don't like what they see. Nothing to worry about. People are what they are, and will not change habits.
Sometimes I am annoyed by changes in your site. Moving folders, changed settings, changed file format, adding some "comment to unlock" features... For me, the simpler the better. Just a single gallery with all pictures and comments. No accounts, no subscription, no "upper/lower caste" of watchers. But I return here, because your art is a part of my personal little world, and I don't want to lose it. Every time your site goes offline, my heart drops a bit. If it vanish, my world will become a little darker place.

Hello. I'm not an English speaker. This is Google translation. This is the first comment in a long time (it's hard for me to type). I first saw your work in 2015. without the name of the author. I've been looking for the author for 6 years. I came across this site by accident at 23. I've been visiting every day since then. I hope my words will help

I’ve been watching your art silently since 2017-18. Seems like now’s my time to chime in. What you’re going through must be incredibly tough. Take some time to get your mind off of things and come back to it. There’s no harm in taking a break to get your head right. This time of year is especially tough for people

Yuni, I am so sorry for you. hope you can recover soon.

/<o>

Dear Yuni!

I'd rather leave a comment as an admirer than silently be a bystander being afraid to upset you.

The last thing you should do is feel sorry for your work. Although I have been up to much else IRL and haven't commented in a while, your work is as impeccable as it's ever been; from animations, to stories, to the still images, and everything in between. I dearly hope that whatever thing(s) are weighing you down to this degree of despair goes away and you can find new inspiration for life and joy.

I am, and will always admire your work and creativity that has brought so much inspiration and spark to my own creativity. For that I thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Much love.

Leonidas90

yuni, it was your art to a large extent that pushed me to follow my dreams of drawing what I wanted, you were a huge source of inspiration for me on the long road of moving forward.
your wonderful art touched the lives of many people and I am grateful for that.
I will not ramble on with cliché phrases that hurt more than help, so I will answer with the truth: send those idiots who steal your art to hell, there are many here who appreciate your great creativity.
I know you struggle to tell stories because of the great cloud of worries that surround your mind, like a storm of wasps making noise (for more than a decade this happened to me, and I know firsthand that it is almost unbearable), and I know that it is even more painful to live in tomorrows, but in the end there is always a way out.
do not abandon your anchors, draw, play, make bad contortion jokes, experiment with new art styles... all that will allow you to survive until the fog clears.

Greetings from Terrasigna:
Leonidas.

pd: i hope google translate did no make a mess with my msg X_x

RomarovArt

Hello, Yuni!

This entry alarmed me, honestly. You know that I have always admired your art and appreciated your talent and extraordinary skills. Having experienced crises myself, I understand your mood deeply. I know how difficult it can be to go through this, especially for creative individuals. I would like to help you, but I am unsure how. Believe me, what is happening to you now is just a temporary twilight, after which a new dawn will certainly come! Perhaps it is fatigue, but perhaps your mind is now reconfiguring millions of neural connections in order to flare up with new ideas tomorrow. Yes, public recognition is an element that fills our sails, but it is merely an element, a wind. Today it blows from the north, tomorrow from the south, the day after tomorrow from somewhere else. But the main thing is what you hold in your hands, and what no one will take away from you - the sails of your talent! Please, trust your talent, your extraordinary mind and imagination. ❤️

Also, please check your notes on DA

Your

You do cool art! I really like how you draw femboys, including those with good abs haha. You also did some pretty hardcore art with all sorts of knitting needles and stuff :D. Always interesting, what about fighting/wrestling art with ballbusting?...

Seriously, liked your stuff, but you having this kind of melt down that "Waaah, a few less people saw my art today" every other month and nuking your site over it is what drives people away. Including me.

Joka

Hello, first of all, I want to wish you to be strong, secondly, I want to suggest that you perhaps look for new fields for creativity or self-realization.

I don’t remember how long I’ve been following your work, I think I saw your first works on the rule 34 website and tried to find you, and eventually came to this website. I think it was about 6 or 7 years ago, and even more, I think it was 2016, maybe a little earlier or a little later.

The point is that you are a damn talented person, who has been improving for many years and, what’s important, trying different styles and methods of creativity, while many people lock themselves into one thing.
Even taking into account the fact that bending is often not my type of kink (I’m not a hater by any means, it’s just not my thing, and not always) I can’t help but admire how not only sexy, but also often beautiful your work is, especially the latest ones. It may sound strange for praise, but I think it's pretty powerful when a person's creativity is cool enough to attract and retain someone who is not quite the target audience. Imagine a chef who cooks fish, and a client who is usually indifferent to fish, but visits this chef's establishment because his fish is incredibly tasty.
A strange example, but I hope it clarified what I meant a little.

Not to stretch the thought: Among people there are many ungrateful idiots, and even more those who are simply lazy or forgetful, or taciturn. I myself sometimes find it difficult to comment on the beauty that I see so that the comment does not sound like banal nonsense in the spirit of "Oh, that's cool."
I do not know you outside of this site and do not know the realities of your life, so the main thing I can advise is to try to focus on yourself, and on what you like and what makes you happy. As a slightly creative person, I perfectly understand your desire to get more than deserved attention, and I perfectly understand the moral imbalance when work that takes tens of hours gets few likes and reviews, it's really shitty.

But I also want to say that the world is not limited to likes and reviews, that is, there are many joyful things around like traveling and discoveries, delicious food and communication with friends, even through programs like Discord or Skype.
Your life is in YOUR hands, and I have no right to insist on how you manage it, but if you ask me, damn, it would be indescribably offensive if such a talented and creative person like you parted with life, especially against the background of how many bad (for one reason or another) or incompetent people live around.

As I said above, I'm not familiar with your life story and creative path, so I don't know much (well, not much... almost nothing), but have you considered the option of getting a job in your field? Like an animator, artist, programmer or 3D designer in some company producing video games.
This will impose restrictions (like you need to work on a studio project and not on your personal creativity, and the project may seem tasteless or strange) but it will also bring in income, give you more self-confidence, and may introduce you to other creative people.

As for the site, you have created many beautiful and amazing works, inspiring (and frankly, making horny) many, and I would be glad if it remained and was filled with content, but at the same time it is YOUR project, so you are free to do with it what you want, and frankly, damn, do it the way it is more convenient and pleasant for you, the main thing is to live and do it in such a way that you are happier, and if possible, please those who support you. But only not to your detriment.

I think that changing priorities or mastering something new can help your mental state, routine housework, communicating with friends (though not in person, my friends are far away and I communicate with them through instant messengers and things like Discord) and watching anime and movies with them, it is very motivating and inspiring, and live communication probably inspires and motivates even more.

I spend most of my time at home in front of the computer, but if you have the opportunity to activate your life and get more social communication, I recommend doing so.

Otherwise, please accept my best wishes, Yuni, you are a very creative person and a talented author, and I would really like your life to be cool and full of colors, and not end because of being ignored by a bunch of passers-by.
In the end, you are alive, probably healthy, with a full set of organs, and access to a good computer, for many this is already a huge achievement. You are a cool person with a talent of 1 in several tens of thousands, so rather than waste your life and work, I advise you to simply try to redirect this talent to something that will bring you pleasure, will be interesting to you, and preferably something that you can monetize.

I'm not in the habit of commenting on everything I find satisfying, but know that I visit your site regularly and appreciate everything you do. Master of multiple crafts, do not forget :)

Shifty

I could sense something is wrong since moment you started posting art very quickly. I just can tell... . I thought it is because it is gloomy and end of the year and that it is just some kind of mild sadness. Which you try to compensate by sharing more of your bright witty and funny art :)

To tell the truth this year some very bad things happened to me too. Iam like still healthy and alive and have what to eat and where to live but aside from this everything else went to shit... . But after about half of year Iam somehow better also thanks to your art I can look forward each day.

That is why Iam usually scarred when there is some website update. I fear things will break or stop working properly... . To tell it bluntly the version of web as was about month ago seemed best to me. But I also know how it pains when you put your work and dedication into improving something and then people are like "naaah we dont like it..." that is when some ass kicking attitude gets kinda alive inside me for a while :D

Iam honest because I really carre and love not only your art but you for providing it in your free time!
Problem isnt in quality of your art or how your website looked month ago or even dedicated audience which still visit out of genuine interest in your hard good work.

Problem is todays megashitty corpo-net ruled by dumb money optimalized algorithms. If main source of visitors was DA and they cut it somehow they are to blame. As I hate and blame Google for stealing well above 50-70% of traffic of my website because of their "rich snippets" which is content they steal and use on their page without providing anything to me.

Sigh... what Iam trying to say is shit just happens and it is not your fault or fault of your dedicated visitors. And believe me when you mention my name and say that you thank me for support Iam beyond happy that you really think so!!! Because that is why I started commenting many years ago... to give you something back.

In fact I have surprise Iam working on slowly - dont know if you will like it but I hope so! :-)

Lastly I say "cliché" and suggest to step a bit from comfort zone but still do what you love most - your superb art.
What about doing real life items like sculptures of your characters? Or maybe calendars, mugs illustrated by your funny witty art? Or latter even 3D figures?
It is not something "I" want or something you want but it would broaden your perspective and in the end make you more "known" and maybe even make some money.

Alternatively grind that painfull sand of developement and finish one of your games AND publish it somewhere. Even knowing it will attract haters and trolls but at same time hoping for more fans which have no idea your art even exist.

And that leads me to last point which many said before. Because google is shit and sites like DA are themselves not relevant anymore. One must try wholy new channels like that retarded twitter. Ideally posting only teasers or low quality versions of your works. AND brace for influx of haters, trolls, assholes... all the while hoping for new good visitors.

Just dont lose your hope :) we will think about something! You are super talented and dedicated so it will work out!

Shifty

And as deviantart goes if you not logged in - which 90+% visitors of that site isn't then your profile does not exist. All you see is empty profile without single image and you won't show up even in their search.

Hang in there Yuni!
I only comment anonymously when you post in moments of crises but please don't interpret that in a lack of adoration for your work. You're the only artist I've ever followed consistently nearly every day for years and no one else on the internet compares. Furthermore your loving engagement with your fans in the comments and your constant dedication to your craft inspire me much more so.
Please know that you're loved and appreciated as a person, not only as an artist.
I hope you can find fulfillment in your life beyond your art too though.
Love,
Yuni's secret admirer
(I've never signed one of these before)

Te he seguido durante años... y solo puedo ser testigo de tu progreso en tu talento con el dibujo... te copie quien te copie... en el mundo del aficionado a la contorsion todos los sabemos que tu eres el mejor ilustrador de contorsionistas que hay hasta la fecha...fisfis era un pintor que tambien hacia cuadros de contorsiones... pero tu actualmente estas a un nivel ya superior...de siempre...tu progreso ha sido brutal y hasta has llegado a inspirar a Alexey con sus poses... tus poses increibles han sido posibles en la realidad.... no esta mal recordartelo... pero honestamente... solo existe un dibujante estrella del contorsionismo... y ese eres tu... habitualmente visito tu paginas varias veces al dia y mas que tu Devianart, esta para mi es tu pagina de referencia... asi que no te desanimes...por que el original eres tu... que te quieran copiar... pero todos sabemos quien es el Nº 1.
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I have followed you for years... and I can only witness your progress in your talent with drawing... whoever copies you... in the world of contortion fans we all know that you are the best illustrator of contortionists there is to date... fisfis was a painter who also made contortion paintings... but you are currently at a higher level... always... your progress has been brutal and you have even inspired Alexey with his poses... your incredible poses have been possible in reality.... it is not bad to remind you... but honestly... there is only one star contortionist illustrator... and that is you... I usually visit your pages several times a day and more than your Devianart, this for me is your reference page... so do not be discouraged... because the original is you... they may want to copy you... but we all know who is # 1.

Luca

Perhaps you shouldn't have left Deviantart? And you should also start your own Twitter account.

Your art is very hard to find out about, I used to find out about it - with DA, but now it's gone.

Luca

Very good, very fine, Uni.
You delete comments you don't like and then complain and cry that people are leaving your site.
That's just over the top hypocrisy.

Hi Yuni

Your art is amazing and has always gotten my attention.
I have been a silent fan of yours for many years, I understand better than most what you are going through and I hope you never give up, the world needs you. I'm an artist like yourself and our art has more than a little in common I feel.
I don't have a massive following but my art tends to be on the more extreme end of things (in some cases very extreme...) so that's understandable.
There has been more than one occasion where your art has inspired new ideas for me and I'm always looking forward to your next creation.

For some feedback on what I would like to see in your art (in case you're taking notes), I would like to see more variety in how relaxed your characters scrotums are (I can elaborate on that if you need), I know it's not an easy thing to do but I feel your good enough of an artist to make it work... I don't know, food for thaught maybe.

Hauser

I'm one of those lurkers who checks your site daily for any new art. I love your stuff and am always happy when new are comes along. While I encourage you to keep up your good work, I also know that a bit of change can help the mental health. Maybe pick up an old game or go out to a movie. Something to break up the routine.

Anyway, love the work and would love to see more NBM, but happy to enjoy whatever you post. 😊

Dear Yuni! I recently learned that despondency is a sin! That is, it is wrong to allow yourself to become discouraged. It is quite normal and correct if you forbid yourself this condition.
Perhaps times have changed and neural networks have entered all sites today, displacing traditional 3D art. And readers fled to neural networks.
Perhaps your former viewers have matured and their interests have changed. Hence the collapsed likes.

Answer the question to yourself: what do you want? If you want views and likes, then you will have to create content that is in demand on the sites today.
Look for works by other authors with a large number of views and likes and try to make works in the same styles.

It's just not the first time I've watched an artist reach his peak in 10-20 years, then stop and even quit.
Because that's human nature. It is impossible to develop upwards all the time. Once you hit the ceiling.

Try to work in neural networks, generate work there. And post it somewhere, on another resource.
Personally, I still like your work. Not all of it, but part of it. It has always been so.
If you don't want that, then you don't want to change for the sake of a new era. It's not bad, but you have to take it calmly.
Accept and decide what to do next? Believe me, you are not the only one who is faced with such a question.

Therefore, do not lose heart because of the deterioration of views. We just need to figure out the reasons, calmly and carefully.
I've been in a small apartment for a long time too. And I don't like to go outside. And I don't buy much, except maybe food.
By the way, there are many such people all over the world. In Japan, they are called Hikikomori, they live there for a long time and normally.

I really don't like your bad mood, it's a mistake to think that you have a bad life.
In fact, you live very well, much better than many people in the region near me, believe me.

Card R.

Please! Don't! Just like... Don't! Don't let these kind of awful thoughts about yourself take control of you. These thoughts are inevitable, but what you can do about them is just remember what you've done, the greatness you have achieved, the incredible results you have shown to all of us here. I've been following you for a long time, and man, i love your work. It's inspiring it's beautiful, it's incredible.
You've evolved so much through time that i only wish i could be as Flexible (in any possibile way!!!) as you've proven to be.
I honestly am sorry for not always commenting, or leaving some half assed things here and there. You deserve the world.
And if there's anything we can do, please, let us know. I would love to be able to support you in any possible way!
And I'll remember to always leave some comments because you deserve them all!
Take care of yourself. Love yourself even!
And remember you're a very talented human!

Maybe it would help to have a presence and advertise on other social media sites? Reddit, Bluesky, Insta? The trouble with an independent website is that discover ability is rather low, and DeviantArt has been in decline, I think - many of the people watching you on there might not have visited their accounts in a long time.

I don't comment very often, but have been returning here regularly for a long time. I wanted to tell you that I think your art, and stories are probably some of the most unique I've seen/read. I don't have any advice to help your mood/motivation since its something I struggle with, but I wanted to let you know that your skill, dedication, and constant improvements continue to motivate me to improve my own art and 3d modeling skills.

You have captured in your art what I have fantasized in my head for many decades. Your art has meant a lot even though I am not a poster of comments. I wish you the very best in life and want you to know that I appreciate you. Thank you!!!!

English (Final Version)

I used to have a link in my Google account that I would visit every day. At some point, it just disappeared… I think the problem in my case is with Google, which stopped suggesting the link. As for DeviantArt, I haven’t visited it in a long time because, in my opinion, it’s gone downhill quite a bit (just my personal take).

I write here very rarely, unfortunately, since English isn’t my native language, and it’s a bit challenging for me. But I’d gladly leave likes and even register if it meant supporting such amazing content.

Right now, I feel like I really need to write to you. I’m worried about you. When I first saw your work 15, maybe 20 years ago, I thought you were a superstar. I genuinely believed you were incredibly famous (I was very young at the time). Your works are still some of the best I’ve ever seen in my life. They’re masterpieces, and I honestly can’t imagine how anyone could not admire your talent.

Honestly, I’d like to help in some way. I think your works and style are just missing a little bit of (and it really is just a little) promotion on popular platforms. For example, you could try Twitter, short drawing process videos on TikTok, an Instagram account, or a Discord server for interaction. Even OnlyFans, Boosty, or Patreon—platforms where people could click on your works, and maybe even buy them. You could also post on Reddit, sharing your art and stories—they’re written so wonderfully.

It’s also possible that your site’s SEO is broken—maybe some key parameters aren’t working properly anymore. I honestly think that if you got some help (or even just used ChatGPT), you could fix all this and achieve steady growth in your popularity fairly quickly.

You mentioned focusing on your art—and that’s incredible. But unfortunately, “SEO” and promotion require a lot of effort too. Algorithms tend to filter out those who don’t pay attention to such things, and everything just gets buried under a flood of AI-generated content, spam, and news.

Please don’t worry, though—you’ve already achieved something most people can only dream of. Your art is timeless, and I’m sure it will find its way to the audience it truly deserves. You’ve inspired so many people (myself included), and your talent is far too unique to go unnoticed.

Sending you the warmest support and a big comforting hug 🫂.

Yours truly and always,
Your dedicated and admiring fan.

Agu Fungus

Hey Yuni, even though I'm still active on Deviantart, I still check your website from time to time, and I still enjoy the artwork that you post here, and several of the art that you made during these years still serve me as inspiration for some of the contortion artwork that I draw, including the ones that I draw as gifts for you. All I want to say is that you shouldn't let experiences like these get you down, and just continue doing what you like to do. I understand how it feels to not get many views for your work. My account on Twitter, for example is not as popular as other accounts I follow, but that doesn't stop me from creating new art whenever I find the time. But yeah, your followers here and on DA would be really devastated if we learn that such an inspiring artist for this type of discipline is now gone forever. So all I have to say right now is keep trying to make the best out of your life like you always do with your art. You will always inspire no matter what.🫂👍

Just discovered this site and the amazing art it contains. Have you thought of posting some of your art on community forums like All The Fallen, 3DBoys and ShotaWorld. Like you I'm an artist and I find those communities very supportive.

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