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@kit-kat-reader pointed out that i never actually put the link on the post when i shared this before so i'm posting again 😭

PSD O1 ♡ CHERRY BOMB! 

this psd was made by me, for mostly icons, but works for edits too! i was going for a pastel look and ended up with this, i really like it honestly. it brings out reds and cyans/blues, poc friendly!

hi!! first off let me say welcome to caratnation! 🎉🎉🎉 it’s a good time over here hehehe ❤️

i think the first rule of thumb is to try and not get discouraged; as you’ve probably noticed the content creation circle on tumblr has greatly declined so it can be really hard to get your stuff noticed, especially when you’re just starting out :( but i promise if you keep working at it your stuff will get noticed!! 

so that being said, i think the main way to help get your stuff out there is to utilize tags and networks. for networks, i primarily use two:

@svteditors is a seventeen network that is open to everyone, even non-members, and they track the #svtcreations tag so make sure you tag your content there so they can find it!!

@kpopgfxnetwork is another network i’m in; they require you to be a member but they just opened up applications! this one is multifandom but that also means it’s a way to expose your content to non-seventeen fans. they track #kpopgfxnetwork

other networks i’m aware of:

@underratedkpopgfxnet is another multifandom network, and they emphasize on supporting smaller blogs. i believe their applications are open! they track #ukpopgfx 

@theseventeentown is another seventeen-specific network, i think their applications are open as well! they track #thesvttown

also for anyone who does seventeen fanart, i run @thecaratgallery which is kind of(?) a network, but i mainly track #seventeen fanart and #seventeen for content :) 

EDIT: okay apparently #svtgifs is tracked by @svtgifsets in which case i apologize for using the tag as a non-member i didn’t know it was a network one :( but it seems their applications are open as well!

now for general use tags, you can use any tags related to your content! in particular for gifs, one of the (what i believe to be) free-use tags is #svtgifs. idk if it’s tracked by anyone but i do think a fair number of people use it. see last bullet above lmao

also while you are free to use as many tags as you want, i wouldn’t overdo it or abuse it... people can actually get pretty annoyed if you flood a tag with completely unrelated content.

and lastly, but certainly not least, be sure to support other content creators! don’t just leave a like, reblog their work, provide feedback in the tags, etc. personally i tend to notice blogs that reblog/comment on my work a lot, and i’m sure that is the same for others as well! 

ahhh hope you’re doing well as well anon, and thank you so much that means a lot ❤️❤️❤️ personally i’m not very picky when it comes to traditional materials... honestly my rec would just be to grab your favorite writing implement and just go for it!! everyone’s different and you’ll start to get a feel for what you like, but you can honestly make anything work.

also under readmore bc this got kind of long sorry lmao these are more like reviews then recommendations