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We meant to make this post about 30 followers ago, but we’re so glad that this blog has been helpful for so many people! Our goal is not only to provide descriptions for images, but also to change the culture of fandom so that describing images and reblogging images becomes a norm in fandom. This fandom culture shift will only happen if people make it a habit to describe the works they post, whether it’s fanart, meta, memes, or screenshots of tweets.

We are happy to describe work but we LOVE it when we see that the OP has provided a description/alt text with their images. For fanartists especially, YOU are the ones that are most able to describe what you were going for in your art! If you write a long meta with lots of pictures, then adding id’s for 15 interspersed pictures after the meta helps exactly no one (shout out to @swift-fated, who wrote an incredible meta and then went back and added in descriptions to make it more accessible).

A shift in culture can’t come from just one or two blogs–it comes from changing our habits as a group.

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Also, we do this work not because we necessarily enjoy it, but because it’s necessary to provide an accessible fandom experience for everyone--ESPECIALLY in a fandom with a canonically blind character. But frankly it’s a lot of work. And it’s not exactly fun to sit down and describe 20 posts because almost no one else is describing their stuff. Obviously we’re not going to stop, but we do highly encourage you to get involved in describing stuff if you are following this blog and you don’t have a visual disability.

If you’re thinking, “Yeah, sure, I’ll describe stuff but I don’t know where to start!” send us an ask or message one of the mods, please. We have over a hundred drafts and we’re happy to send you some.

If you’re thinking, “I don’t know if I’m good at describing,” send us an ask here or on our blogs! We are happy to proofread/provide advice for descriptions--we do it all the time for each other.

If you make a habit of describing stuff, let us know! We love signal boosting people who describe things.

Also, it’s disability awareness month, so if you post something with images, describe your stuff, please!

#fandom accessibility #a psa from the mods #not image descriptions

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koheletgirl

[id: two images. the first image is the new art from the avatar legends roleplay game. it shows sokka in a battle stance with his space sword raised over his head and looking forward with a serious and determined expression. he is wearing his battle armor from the day of the black sun and is in a camp surrounded by mountains. from behind the mountains, the sun seems to be rising or setting. the second image is of the colors of the bisexual flag, picked from the first image. /end id]

#sokka #image described

esmedalma

Child of war

nonbinaryyue

[Image Description: A watercolour painting of Jet from Avatar: The Last Airbender. Jet is walking, painted in side profile, his face turned to the ground. His hook swords are held behind him. Stiff grass protrudes from the ground, and billowing smoke fills the background. Everything is painted in tones of brown and dark orange. End Image Description]

#jet #image described

nazumichi

Can u draw Yue. Yueki even

i can draw yue. yueki even (big sucker for the ”tenderly bandaging a wound or something” thingy. the only thingy ever).

[id: a drawing of yue and suki sitting closely together, wearing their canon outfits, yue in her everyday wear and suki in her kyoshi warrior armour, minus the chest plate and headdress. yue holds suki’s arm, wrapping it in bandage, a focused look on her face. suki smiles at her fondly. end id.]

#yue #suki #yueki #image described

ponytailzuko

[ID: A digital illustration of Katara from Avatar: the Last Airbender. She’s shown from the shoulders upwards from a profile view. She’s smiling and looking slightly upwards. She has the mark of the brave on her forehead, white earrings on, and her hair loopies are braided. End ID]

ive been trying to get all my school work done before winter break so i haven’t had a lot of time for art, but here’s a katara that i managed to draw in what time i did get. idk why but drawing katara is always such a comfort to me… i always fall back to drawing her when i don’t feel like thinking about what i’m drawing so much.

#katara #image described

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nsml-art

“I don’t feel like doing homework”

rolandtowen

[ID: two digital paintings of Sokka by @nsml-art. He is laying down on his side, seemingly asleep. He rests his head on one arm, and the other is tucked under his chin. He wears a bright blue sweater and jeans, and his brown hair is down. The background is a solid purple with 3 yellow crescent moons and two orange stars decorating it. The second image is the same, but slightly less saturated. An artist's mark reads: nsml, 2021. End ID].

#sokka #image described

chitsangenthusiast

babe wake up new gaang member just dropped

zukoisgayforsokka

[ID: A screenshot of tumblr recommending to follow the tag "#the gaang'. The suggested posts show an image of Firelord Zuko, and the "Do The Roar" kid from Shrek Forever After /End ID] @atladescribed

reyofblack

Old habits die hard

norstrum

[ID: A digitally drawn comic with four panels. In the first panel, Suki is shown pointing to a paper on the wall, with a piece of paper on it covering something and four other words written on it that say: "swimming with the Unagi". Suki says: "There is only one thing worse than swimming with the Unagi." In the second panel, Suki rips off the piece of paper. In the third panel, she gestures at the paper, saying: "Boom!" The paper now says: "The Avatar swimming with the Unagi". In the fourth panel, Zuko is shown, saying: "The Avatar!" A speech bubble on the bottom, with chibi faces of Katara, Toph, Aang, Sokka, and Suki near it says, in all caps: "No!!!" The username on the bottom right is: @/ReyOfBlack. /End ID]

jetsvapetricks

[additional detail: in the last panel, Aang is crying and Toph is facing the wrong way]

#suki #zuko #image described

jasminedragonart

You can’t convince me Katara wasn’t one of those kids who threatened to run away from home at least five times a day.

Kofi link is on my page

jasminedragonart

Forgot to add this on since, yeah, Katara did it for attention and to get her way most of the time 🤣

anacoluthas

[ID: Image 1 is a digital illustration of young Katara from Avatar: The Last Airbender in a long blue parka with patterned and fur trim, carrying a big red sack over one shoulder and standing amidst the snow, with mountains in the background. She looks angry, and is speaking with Kya, whose tired and unimpressed face is shown above her speech bubbles.

Katara: I’M GOING!

Kya: That’s nice, sweetheart

Katara: I MEAN IT!

Kya: Uh huh

Katara: MOM!

Kya: I believe you sweetie

Image 2 is a close up of young Katara’s face, her expression twisted in frustration. She is saying “MOM COME AFTER ME!” End ID.] @atladescribed

#katara #image described

0-aredhel-0

So apparently it’s A:tLA’s 15th anniversary!! 🔥🔥🔥

anacoluthas

[ID: A digital painting of Zuko from Avatar: The Last Airbender. He is looking up with his mouth parted and he has short, shaggy black hair. His right eye is covered by a lock of hair and his left eye is covered by bright orange and yellow flames that extend off the side of his face, mimicking his scar. The background is a light orange/mauve that matches with his robes and skin tone, to highlight the black of his hair and orange of the flames. End ID.] @atladescribed

#zuko #image described

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do you want to be tagged in posts with text transcribed from screenshots (e.g. tags or tweets) or just IDs for fanart?

Either one is fine!

#asked and answered #muck-raker

mellowzukodeer

Zuko and Yue have a mutual love of pools of water with animals in

or, just an everyday turtleduck meeting a totally normal koi

Inspired by @unacaritafeliz's dancing in the moonlight! Thanks so much to them for the mutual yusuzukka headcanons and writing this cute rarepair

zukoisgayforsokka

[ID: A digital drawing of a pond seen through a side view as though the viewer is under water, the surface of the pond at the top of the page, the blue of the water in horizontal layers getting darker as it gets deeper.

In the water is a white koi fish with a black spot on its head, facing up towards a turtleduck, a white duck with 4 legs and webbed feet and a turtle shell on its back. The turtleduck sits on the pond surface, head reaching down into the water towards the koi fish. The artist's signature is "MZD mellow zuko deer" /End ID] @atladescribed

#image described

spyderverse

SUKI ALONE (2021) | insp & insp

dykejet

Plain Color Text: SUKI ALONE (2021)

ID: 5 edits of Suki from Avatar: The Last Airbender. Every edit has a blue, black, & white color scheme.

1: Suki shown shoulders-up in her Kyoshi Warrior garb, her eyes closed & a fan raised. The background has paint-like streaks.

2: “Suki” written in large blocky letters, “Alone.” written on top of it in smaller blocky letters. They’re both in all caps.

3: Suki shown torso-up in a fighting stance with 3 color borders around her. The following text is edited over her right: We’re getting stronger together. The background is a gradient.

4: The following text edited in varying sizes: i don’t need ANYONE to rescue me. The background has a 2 color wave, also cutting into the letters.

5: Suki shown small & shoulders-up, a half-circle behind her. The following text is written repeatedly in the background: I am not alone. End ID.

#suki #image described #i love these edits so much!

hello, i would like to star including descriptions in my content but i don’t know if there’s a correct way of doing it, so what i’m asking right know is if you could explain what a description must have or the appropriate way of doing it, please

by the way, i really love your blog. it is super cool 💜💜💜

The best way to go about this would be to put your description in alt text, or in the caption, right after the image. Your image description should always be easily accessible; I wouldn't recommend hiding it away in a reblog or under a read more.

As for writing the description itself, just describe the image like you would if you were summarizing it. Being concise and brief is usually easier to understand. e.g., if it's fanart of Sokka in his normal clothes, you can just say it's fanart of Sokka. You don't necessarily have to go into detail about what he's wearing, because we can assume he's wearing what he wears in the show.

For more in-depth tips and how-to's on writing image descriptions, you can check out our resources (linked) and there is also a Discord server (linked) that is full of people who write image descriptions who would be happy to help out. Here is a masterpost (linked) on image descriptions.

And of course, you're always welcome to DM one of the mods (@menofgondortits and @maeples) for any more specific help you need!

#asked and answered #Anonymous

Hello! I just started a similar blog to this called rwbydescribed! It's alright if you don't do shoutouts/signal boosts but if so, I'd love to spread the word! Thank you either way!

Awesome! If any of you are fans, go follow @rwbydescribed!

#asked and answered #anonymous

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gingersnapped

[ID: digital painting of Sokka and Suki from Avatar: the Last Airbender. They hold hands while walking down stone steps, Sokka on the left and Suki on the right. Sokka wears a patterned white suea phraratchathan, a blue pakama wrapped around his waist, and navy blue chong kben. His jian is sheathed at his right hip. Suki wears a turquoise patterned sabai and green chong kben. Her katana is sheathed on her left hip. Sokka looks at Suki with a smile, right hand gesticulating as if explaining something. Suki looks back at him, smiling, her left hand resting on her katana grip. Behind them is a tree and rocks in front of an orange-blue sky with clouds. End ID.]

i’d like to think that sometime after the war, sokka continues his sword training with piandao, and suki visits occasionally to do some sparring <3

#suki #sokka #sukka #image described

yinza

Patreon reward of some 70s AU Korrasami~

[Image Description: Digital fanart of Korra and Asami. Korra is wearing a white, red, and gold roller derby uniform and holds her skates slung over her right shoulder. Asami is wearing a blue crop top and high-waisted pink pants, with hoop earrings in the bisexual flag colors. She is pulling Korra’s helmet off as she leans in to kiss her, which Korra looks delighted about. /end ID]

#korra #asami #korrasami #image described

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