Ask Blog Helpers

Sure! Ask blogs can be done in many ways! You can use cosplay, text edits (a popular format is the texting format) and more!

It’s a symbol that used to be used on tumblr next to the ask box to tell you there was a new message, whether or not you use it is entirely up to you! 

Mh, usually self-inserts aren't very popular with most readers. It's up to you, but I wouldn't recommend it.

Affordable askblogging for beginners part 3 - Digital Postproduction with nothing but your phone. (A big thank you to @st-marten-girl for her drawings!) Nowadays, most apps will be able to provide the tools you need for a satisfying edit. It will not look like a high-end photoshop edit but it will work for a tumblr askblog! I am using my Samsung Galaxy A5 for this. 1) Choose your frame Frames are important business. Do not let your art just float in the middle of your canvas. Use composition lines or just try out what looks best (If you are a total beginner at composition, look up the Rule Of Thirds. Also learn what Dead Space means and how to avoid it!) I usually stick to 4:3 or 16:9 formats because that's a standard in film and photography. 2) Contrast Try to get a nice contrast so your lineart stands out. The cleaner your lineart the better (avoid shading with HB pencils. Actually, the best choice is a clear cell shading with markers -> Stabilo pens and text markers are perfect for this!) 3) Coloring You can use your phone for some quick simple shading. It won't look perfect but it does its job. Works just fine for some blush or eye colors if you ask me! 4) Text Use the text tool. Hand written text will usually look bad unless you got some real good hand writing. Plus, many apps have a word limit for their text elements so you avoid writing too much. This is actually good! You can draw a free-hand speech bubble and insert the text digitally or draw the speech bubble in the app. Both works. Inserting pastel colors to make the text stand out has the whole picture look more balanced! I hope this is helpful to beginning artists who only have their phone and some pens at home! Have fun creating!!

it’s not a post I made, but you can do this with basically any program. You can play around with different apps and see what suits you best!

If we can help in any other way, let us know!

I believe that would depend on the admin and what you want. I wouldn’t mind doing it and I know other admins have done it in the past for blogs. Just don’t expect those to be answered as quick because of analysis. Also, please send it off anon so we know you actually want it and if you wish, we can answer it privately! 

It’s a wonderful idea! Ask memes are icebreakers! Sometimes peoplehave trouble thinking of questions on their own so it helps to have somethingthere to just “Ah yes, this!” I highly recommend ask memes.

I’ve also recently started from the ground up on a roleplay blog (kind of similar but not really) so if you have any questions on that, please let me know.

It will take time to get those asks flowing in and even then it probably won’t be a daily basis. If you get a lot of asks at some point, be a squirrel and stock up for the slow days. Hope this helps and best of luck!

I hope things are going well with you on your blog, have a wonderful day!

Tumblr’s supposed to be fun. Don’t let people ruin that for you with rude anons. Best of luck to you!

Hope this helps and sorry if it’s late! Good luck with your blog!

Sorry this is coming so late, I forgot the password for my blog meaning I couldn’t get to the sideblog. Consider this open for business!!

There is actually several ways to do this!1) Texting Many blogs use text messages between their characters. Very effective and easy to make, good for humor2) RoleplayEmphasis on interaction with other blogs so I don’t know if this is for you, but it may be a good idea3) Make shitty drawingsSounds odd, but trust me there’s a lot of potential with this if you go for a certain type of humor. Remember that manga artists like ONE started out like this!