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Yes, you are right, Yuni, most people will only view the images that you post on the social network itself. But still, some of them will visit your site. I mentioned Twitter as a possible platform only because it is probably the last truly huge global social network that is tolerant of nudity and eroticism. There are social networks much larger than Twitter, but on these social networks even nipples are considered pornography and a potential reason for a ban.

At the same time, I have no idea how to properly promote art. I just see how artists do it on Twitter with varying success, not always depending on their artistic talent. But I think this is an important matter, because it is absolutely wrong when people do not appreciate the work of an artist or writer not because they do not like it, but simply because they do not know that it exists.
Sasha M

Well, I tried posting on Twitter, but tbh it's just as useless as if I hadn't posted anything at all.

Websites are just not reliable if you want to have a large fanbase, twitter is your next best option.

I don't want to have a bigger fanbase and simply attract more views to the dying content, I kinda want to figure out why it's dying in the first place, and why I even I don't enjoy it sometimes... I think I just need some interesting bigger project but I think I already got an idea in my head.

I understand your attitude towards Twitter, Yuni. But if we are talking about increasing the audience of your site, then at least it is necessary to give new people (who can potentially become regular grateful viewers) a chance to find your art.

I can only speak for myself. I love your art, but I am only one person, not ten or a hundred people. And the number of your old fans will continue to decrease. This is an objective process. Many years have passed, some of those who were your fans from the very beginning, even died over the years. Like one of my friends. She was your big fan, but cancer does not spare even young people.

So if nothing is done, visitors will gradually leave your site for various reasons.

And yes, if you start promoting your art on big social networks like Twitter to attract a new audience, you will get not only new fans of your talent on your site, but also new stalkers, psychopaths and just rude people. And such people can be in the management of the social network on par with quite adequate people. You know this..

A great example with Natalie Mars, whom I really love as a performer and respect as a person. As I heard, she retired much earlier than she planned, because of some really crazy and evil stalker. She was always very level-headed and not at all timid. So she tried to fight, but when the jerk directed his efforts at her friends and loved ones, she gave up.

Every decision has its pros and cons. That's life. It's not just about social networks. It's about absolutely everything.

Sasha M

Well I just posted about 5-6 pics on DeviantArt a couple of days ago, seemingly got about 30 new visitors or so - hopefully, some of them bookmarked my site. I'll probably post something on Twitter later, but I think people generally prefer in-platform content over off-site links...

I'm sorry to hear about your friend passing away at such a young age due to an illness. I'm not sure if I knew her or not, there are many people who never leave comments, so...

As for Natalie Mars, it was shocking to learn that someone could have unauthorized access to her personal contacts. I believed she might be signed with a modeling agency, but seems like she had public accounts on unsafe platforms like FB and IG that expose friend lists to the public without the user's consent... IG even goes as far as suggesting your profile to everyone nearby based on your precise geographic location.

Yyyyoooo Yuni! I was thinking about this all day at work but I wanted to let you know that you and the Yuniverse have helped me a lot throughout the years. It was your art that made me realize I was gay (lol thx to Andrzej and Yasha of course) and that it's ok to want to be a femboy and feel pretty as a guy, especially when I grew up in a place that wasn't the most accepting of that kind of thing, it means a lot to me, more than you'll know.

I also thought that you might have more consistency and continuity in your work than you think. Andrzej and Yasha are, at least to me, your most recurring characters in the Yuniverse. I had an idea before I went to bed last night but the picture of Andrzej and Yasha in the classroom being taught about the history of Yunia might work well as being displayed like a pop-up book? (I guess a fold-up book in the case of the Yuniverse :3) It might even work for an intro to your game!

In the end if you ever do decide to walk away from the Yuniverse altogether than that's a decision you have to make for yourself. However, I do think that you are willing to keep going if you are willing to post about how you don't have a grand overarching tie-in for all your characters, world-building, and ideas, and don't want all these decades of work to be for nothing. You mentioned Tolkien above and I do want to say that when he was tinkering with LOTR and Silmarillion after the success of the Hobbit, his publishers thought it was too radically different and didn't want to publish, and instead wanted more Hobbit stuff. Tolkien had to revise LOTR over and over to get it published, at least to where Allen and Unwin were happy with it, but he insisted that there be as few changes to keep the world-building consistent, especially concerning his Silmarillion. At any rate (sorry for the diatribe, big Tolkien fan) you should know that your work does have great real-world value, even if it might not seem like it. I would have un-alived myself a *long* time ago if I didn't get to see that there was someone out there like you who made me feel valued as a femboy and who made me feel like I can just be pretty and cute and it's ok to want to feel like that, because I saw Andrzej and Yasha just being how I wanted to be :3 thank you so very much for everything you've done, you really have had a very deep impact on my life because of your work!

I'm not walking away from the Yuniverse, I'm just trying to figure out how to make it an interesting project and the first thing to think about every morning... XD

Also I'm very glad that my art helped you in some way... I wish I could say the same about it, but sadly I've never had a strong feeling that I've created something good. I'm extremely protective of my work when someone tries to attack it, but when it comes to sitting down calmly and just enjoying the fact I've created all this, I don't remember a single time in my life when something like that happened... Usually I'm only happy when someone else told me they like my character or story, or that I created some awesome pose etc. Then it actually feels like I've created something valuable...

Wish I had my own "Allen & Unwin", I believe it was the editors and publishers who shaped many books we know to their best form. Sometimes you get to read the pre-edited versions of some famous books and it's frustrating how much worse they are. But unfortunately, I have not a single person who is genuinely interested in my work on the partner level... I wish I could have someone to whom I could send my works for suggestions and brainstorming, someone I could respect and trust... I know that I can simply publish WIPs here for everyone to brainstorm but people would just tear my works apart, suggesting all kinds of different ideas without any kind of good vision. So I'm doomed to work alone in constant frustration ^^;

Absolutely great art! He looks so happy with his size and cinched waist, skipping along worry-less! Such a great visual and loved the poem💖

Thanks for your great art

Oh great Aphrodite, goddess of love... Any horse would envy this mane, legs and dick! <3
I wish he had a harness on his cock and balls too. ^^
Sasha M

Your perfect body rendering newer fail to impress. Really Renaissance level here.

Perhaps it should be hung in the Louvre for the French gestapo elite to enjoy while they still can.

I should have said "remember a limerick" because I didn't just think it up. 😎

This poem made me think of a limerick...

An Argentine gaucho named Bruno
Said, "Fucking is one thing I do know.
Women are fine
And sheep are divine
But llamas are numero uno."

Brilliant, I love her.

I can't believe this picture didn't get any comments yet. It looks like the boy is using a lot of muscle to close the gap, but he's still having a great time, super proud of his accomplishment. A great combination of power and mirth!
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I stopped reading at the 'I'm just frustrated with my skill'. That is absurd. Beyond your creations, what I'm seeing is the result of one of the MOST talented and skilled people .. .ever. I mean, who designs websites?
AND
.. picks up software platforms and packages, watches a few youtube vids and then masters them .. like I've seen you do with both Blender and the current AI epoch. I look at what you produce and have decided you have to be on welfare or independently wealthy. How could you squeeze so much into one life? I've published several 3d comics under the moniker of ThulsDoom and must say that my efforts are all puny in comparison. At times, I've struggled for inspiration, and those times come and go. In my humble opinion, Yuni.. the site is not near as important as the result. Who goes to the Louvre, looks at the Mona Lisa and says, 'wow, look at that frame'. What newly engaged girl shows off the box the ring came in? Your muse will return. You are one of the few people, I'll never meet that I'd like to sit down and just have a beer with.

I've seen a lot of 3d artists over the years (more precisely, Poser artists) who were probably less skilled than me, but what they really have is interest in their own work - they keep producing stuff non-stop, not caring much if others find their skillset impressive or not. Maybe sometimes they envy some greater artists and wish they could make higher quality stuff, I can't tell, but I certainly can see a lot of passion in their own work, even if they may be limited in skills, they're still building something that they're passionate about...

I'm not too limited in my skills and tools, but I have a lot of troubles with exhaustion and feelings of futility while making all this... And when I see people who are genuinely passionate about something, they may make poor 3d art but they have interesting and memorable characters and they can't wait to make more about them every day. I've talked to an artist on DeviantArt who is quite old but said he will keep making art and sticking around as long as he can hold the mouse...

Cheer up! You're the most amazing painter I've ever met, and even more rare to have the exact same hobby as me! Your masterful portrayal of the human body makes every character extremely appealing. I come back almost every day to see what you've got up your sleeve, and I wouldn't hesitate to support a paid sponsorship program if one existed. I'm honestly shocked at the fact that I can now see all this amazing work for free!

Thank you so much for your kind words about my work! It's wonderful to hear that you enjoy it. Regarding financial matters, I must admit that to me, comments are the only valuable form of "payment" - in fact, I sometimes wish I could hire someone just to write interesting comments... but that would certainly be odd ;D

Iam super glad my comments could help in some way.
Since ai stuff appeared I have in mind literally every second day one great idea and can't resist to at least "check" if I could actually achieve it and when I dedicate ie 14 days to the thing I can see OMG I could actually do it! (Last project was 2D space game). And then I realize "wait a moment" to properly finish it you need to dedicate at least one full year of time.
Because Iam sadly not genial or talented but I can be very "dedicated" and with ai I can do a lot now! And then all commes "crushing" on you telling you that in 3 months there be another project or real life emergency... and you wont finish that game anyway. And it is maddening... .
You at least are creating complete beautiful images and stories and songs now...

Hey go for your ideas I think "interdimensional" travel is good thing it is different to alternative multiverses which is super bad idea. I was always craving for Helen and Kyle to visit your proper demonic demons and learn some proper "stuff" and that is just one story. Or for Nuv and Ramazir to visit modern world and try all new toys X-)

Oh and there is one thing I realized lately which connect to your realization about "life goals". You know those shortlived certain projects and ideas they after few months seems like they didnt even existed they are like a dream a something which is slowly fading away. And with real life it is same, there are certain things which just "works" for decades (or centuries) even few fictional worlds are just so good and strong that they are still vivid and "alive". But other things and events are just fading away like a dream. I used to hate those philosophical views but there is some truth to them.

Shifty

Sorry, I tried to read your last paragraph like 12 times thinking I must be crazy for not understanding plain English, even tried making AI explain what's written and it seems the overall meaning is "some things remain for centuries and some disappear like dreams..." But I'm still failing to understand what kind of "philosophical views" you hate... XD

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Wonderful!

Thank you so much! :D

Hey, what was with that short period of time where all your main art was on the "Old site"?

I was trying to think of the case when someone unwanted (e.g. an intrusive ISP provider) may want to check what's that "yuni.us" site people are visiting - and when they check the site, all they would see is some cute AI art. And people who know that they actually want to see contortion and everything would check the settings, see the "Old version" and try it out, hoping to get back the old view - and they would indeed get back to the usual site this way.

However, most people were unable to find the way to get back to the usual site and assumed that I simply wiped all my content and replaced it with garbage, so I had to return to the less secure but more accessible version.

Ideally, I know I need to implement logins and user accounts instead of just "security by obscurity", but I don't want to collect people's email addresses, since any server can potentially be hacked, so I choose to not collect any data in the first place.

I really like the new Random page. There are always some pleasant surprises there. 💞

Thank you so much!! It's fun for me as well because I've never had this kind of function before, and I tend to have a bad memory of older works, so it's quite enjoyable to look at them 😗

wonderful art and exciting poem. Thank you, Yuni

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