Who’s excited for Inksgiving! 🖋️😎😆

[ajcrwl]

i'm hyper excited for inksgiving, really missed it in november.
thinking about what to make my goals, but i know that i'll definitely go crazy this year and shove as many gifs into this event as i can

[stiatent]

Oh thats cool that sounds nice how you include their OC as part of it its almost like comissions right?
Edit- i saved your shop page love your watercolor/ marker-ish style and the portraits look pretty keep it up

Yep still brainstorming
Thinking one of the higher ink reward can be about 5 cg images with fights between current and unreleased characters. But everyone gets to vote on the characters based on several presented (since i got some of the 3d models done for future characters)

But was also thinking Top Donor -
To do a special episode with my series cast talking about their series. Showing various scenes from theirs or anything that can help serve as a detailed featurette for theirs ( have to better flesh it between novelist or comic artist)

But then still cant decide reward if its just a reader being top donor. Sort of similar to you was thinking of making it sort of like a comission but the none-creator donor gets to create a sick boy themed OC to be featured in an artwork alongside the MCs and then they keep copy to do as they wish much like a comission.
Still polishing them

[CEWashburn]

It's a good thing we have some time to brainstorm ideas, because there really is a lot we could do to reward our readers. I don't even know what my goals are gonna be yet...what are some basic ones that y'all have seen?

[CarltonIsaac]

That’s the spirit! @CarltonIsaac

Peaked in 2022, all downhill since then.

[BellaTheCow]

Aw thanks! yeah it’s essentially commissions with a twist.

And wow yeah you really are onto something with all these ideas. Keep it up, I really can’t wait to see how all these turn out. .

[BellaTheCow]

Idk this is my first time so haven’t been around to observe that long, but I would think “basic” is like reaching a certain amount to get a q&a or something which works too @CEWashburn

[BellaTheCow]

Gotta keep your hopes up though, this year might be the year, and even if it’s not, trying for even a little ink wouldn’t hurt. You’ve got this @CarltonIsaac

[wolflu66]

Spent a very short time making this. This is just for fun and not the final version.

[vieveda]

First Inksgiving and in the midst of very busy life stuff! Hoping I can find time in the next couple of weeks to start preparing some bonus content - though only recently posted stuff for reaching subscriber goals I'll do what I can! 🫡

[Crusoe]

Inksgiving always seems to come at an unoppurtine time for me haha. So no rewards probably but it'll be fun to donate some and see if anyone still actively reads what I post.

[ajcrwl]

check novels that have been around for a bit, and look at what they've being doing around November in 2023 and earlier years. i can't really give any examples as i've decided to start reading some novels only recently.

i can share what i've seen some comic authors offer for rewards though, but it's all art based.

[BellaTheCow]

Wow that’s a great announcement list @wolflu66 the ink splats are perfect

[BellaTheCow]

@Crusoe @vieveda yeah hear you, it’s pretty similar for me too. I’m gonna try to do as much as I can with this event but you know, can’t go overboard cause of how utterly busy I’ve been the past months and will be the coming months. I guess all we can do is what we can right?

[LWriter]

Forgive me if this is a dumb question, I know of Inksgiving but never actually participated. To do so, is just that I have to release chapters during those two days, and they have attached the image about inksgiving some have posted above? Is it it about posting rewards instead during those 2 days? Or is it using the hashtag? I’m really sorry, I should know this by now, and feel free to ignore this

[BellaTheCow]

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[BellaTheCow]

Nono you’re all good, it’s the first time for a lot of creators here )myself included) so whether or not it’s your first time or just need a refresher it’s totally fine.

Firstly, yes and no. If you want to participate (it’s an optional event) you do have to make an announcement on April 11 (according to the instructions) with an episode whose content is the announcement template they put together (you can download it) or your own version of the announcement template. During this same episode post, you can also announce some activities or rewards that your subscribers can participate in if the ink amount donated to you is a certain number or if the person had donated a certain amount. This is just to stimulate the ink donations from your subscribers. Again, if you don’t want to you don’t have to do this part either, you can simply post the announcement if you like.

In regards to the hashtag, according to the instructions, you can use them in your posts (it was unclear whether it applied to all tapas platforms only or anywhere else, if you need to please verify with tapas support or a moderator) for a chance to have tapas repost it as an official tapas post. This is optional as well.

For more information, here are some links

Event | Inksgiving: Creator Participation Guide 📌

https://forums.tapas.io/t/what-is-inksgiving/79137/2

https://forums.tapas.io/t/inksgiving-support-unlock/65520

https://forums.tapas.io/t/what-is-inksgiving-and-how-does-one-obtain-it/33406

Hope these help.

Note: please be aware that the information I have provided before the links may be incomplete or incorrect, so be sure to verify at your discretion @LWriter

[vapidink]

Here's some ideas for goals, some of them not art related:

Bonus chapter
AU chapter (maybe have a poll about what sort of AU)
Q&A
Write a chapter in another character's POV
Shoutouts to top donors
Pick a character's name, appearance, etc.
Top donor gets to be in a chapter
Crossover chapter
Story critique/feedback for top donors
Thank you videos

For artsy people:

Character sketches
Fully rendered art for top donors
Character stickers/gifs/animation
Wallpaper for phone/desktop
Free merch like prints/stickers

Also, I'm willing to do some quick character sketches if anyone who can't draw wants to offer art of their characters as a reward for a lower tier. Just let me know!

ETA: You can also post some info or do a cover reveal for any stories you plan to post.

[BellaTheCow]

All right I’ve got it!

1. I’ll reopen the au portrait shop for only the time of inksgiving duration
2. I’ll do a q and a
3. I’ll do a shoutout.

I’m super busy so this may be al I can handle. Still can’t wait.

[heyroxi]

Me, who can't relate cause I currently have 182 subs

[vapidink]

Smaller creators can usually ask to have ink support unlocked for the event so you can still participate!