Thank you, Yuni! I really appreciate you deciding to add an "Updated" section to your site. I still adore your old images and some of them I've never even seen before. So I'm really happy every time you bring them back to the site, even if you think some of them don't look as good as you'd like.
When I first created Yuni.us in 2016 or 2018 (I believe), I actually had a lot of old works to upload, but I only managed to upload about 60% of them or so, then gave up as I thought nobody would be interested in seeing them. Might need to revisit my archive, see if I missed anything interesting. Actually I didn't bother uploading them mainly because they wouldn't appear on the main page and would be super hard to find, but now with the "updated" section it might be worthwhile ^^ (though I doubt there are any truly exceptional old pics... XD)
Dear Yuni, I have already expressed my opinion on this matter. If you are worried about the size of the audience, you should try to return to Twitter. Despite all its shortcomings, I do not know of another equally popular global social network with rules that are liberal enough regarding the publication of sexual content and erotic art. First of all, you should google what other artists write about the pitfalls of working with Twitter, especially those who work in the erotic genre.
For example, I see that almost everyone who draws both women and femboys creates two separate accounts. But here it's a matter of different user preferences, I think. I haven't seen a single artist banned for femboy art yet, except for individual images that are removed at the request of the copyright holders. Like, pictures of naked Link...
But there are probably many other subtleties that you need to know in order to avoid problems with the Twitter administration and so that people who are potentially ready to appreciate and love your art can find it.
I do not think that you should publish all your works on Twitter. Only those that will appeal to the maximum number of people. You can publish both new and the most popular old works.
Even though you say you've ignored Twitter for years, I see you have some very popular people following you. For example, porn star Jean Hollywood, with hundreds of thousands of followers. ^^ x.com/sodacatxxx
I don't know why but X.com feels like the evil older brother of the naive baby Instagram XD Where Instagram is an ultra dumb globohomo platform full of cringeworthy, saccharine, "playful" emoji bullshit, yet it's rather harmless. Twitter, in contrast, is like a high-nosed toxic globohomo villain teen who believes they can "cancel" someone with a single tweet.
I got a strong intuition that I don't want to participate in that whole alien culture... Perhaps this sentiment might evolve someday - but if that shift happens too late for me to take advantage of Twitter, I will have no regrets.
Wipe the entire site just because people didn't comment on this one image?!! Yuni, please don't say that and especially don't do it. It's August and many people are on vacation, spending their days on the beach somewhere.
As for me, I'm sorry I didn't comment. But I was really busy and then I just didn't get the story, so I didn't know what to say. But the thing is, I'm not a very sophisticated person, so first of all, I love your original, wildly imaginative erotic/acrobatic art.
If I were to use the titles of your works as an example, I'm more of a fan of "The Vortex of Inhuman Stretchiness", "Humpy Dumpy", "The House of the Rising Fist", "THE CROSS OF THE BEAST" and many, many more like that than "The God of the Valley".
And yes, I'm not sure, but it seems to me that when you choose a subject, composition and poses for the image, AI in some ways limits your creative imagination.
Of course, it's up to you to decide, but it's really frustrating to know that at any moment, all your art for many years can just disappear...
To me, "The God of the Valley" was interesting because of the village scene happening in the background, which has been something I've always wanted to create, but never had the skills/tools to achieve until now. I tried spicing up the scene with some unusual corset, hoping that some viewers would appreciate it. However, it seems this addition has only ruined the image instead of enhancing it... Next time I'll try a similar scene with a contortionist, that should be more interesting and closer to what I originally envisioned... :3
AI is the last thing to limit my creativity - I never share pictures that I'm not proud of myself. I have quite high standards, so when I post something that means I truly enjoyed it and wanted to share it with others :3
About the website's ups and downs, I've been doing this since 2005 because I often develop the feeling of extreme disappointment in everything. This feeling does not go away until I completely erase everything from everywhere. But it's important to notice that the content always comes back after a couple of days. In my entire life, I have never deleted any of my projects entirely - I currently have at least 6 different backups of everything I have ever worked on, 2 of which are updated multiple times per day, and 4 others that are updated once a week in turn. Therefore, even if I accidentally delete anything crucial, I can retrieve it from a backup made 2-3 weeks ago. If I delete anything from the web, I ensure it is very simple to upload again - this entire website, for example, takes only two minutes to fully restore, and all of the comments have offline backups updated several times each day :D
I recently had the impression that nobody visited this site anymore, but yesterday I tried adding proper view counters that exclude bot traffic, and only count unique visitors, so I discovered that "The God of the Valley" has been actually viewed by over 1000 different people! This was quite an encouraging revelation :D So at least the site doesn't seem as abandoned as I thought, there are still real people stopping by... So now that I know for sure that there's still plenty of visitors looking at my stuff, I can feel a bit more confident about continuing my work here ;3
Dear Yuni, the cat thing is a funny example, of course. But look... If Andrzej is a cat lover, and suddenly in a new story he is cuddling his beloved dog, the reader is slightly puzzled. "What happened, Andrzej? Why are you doing this? How did this happen? What did I miss? I've known you for years. Leslie loves dogs, not you. Maybe you are Leslie, not Andrzej?.."
If cat lover Andrzej suddenly fell in love with dogs, and received a new characteristic "dog lover", then there was a reason for it. The reason can be realistic, fantastic, magical, mystical or even just humorous. But it is definitely a reason for a story. Or there can be no story, so that the reader tries to guess for himself what happened. But it must be a conscious decision of the writer for some reason.
The same goes for Martin. If we create a character who is not into contortion, but loves photographing naked girls and contortionists, works part-time as a nude model, and collects plush toys, then he is unlikely to meet a mistress of horny teddy bears when he practices contortion.
It's... like chemistry. We have many different chemicals whose properties we know, but when they interact with each other in different combinations and under different conditions, they react in the most unexpected and interesting ways. And stories are born. In my opinion, this is fun, not boring.
Something like that.
I agree and disagree with the list you provided, or rather with your interpretation.
I understand that you are talking about the commercial exploitation of literature, about the use of proven techniques and templates in order to maximize profit. However, I believe that any of the items on your list are quite acceptable and the author has the right to use them in creating a story when he uses them for some of his own creative reasons.
But in any case, I was not talking about literary cliches. I was talking about character development. Well, for example, there is one point linear perspective. The fact that one point linear perspective will be used by an artist who thinks only about his own benefit cannot cancel or devalue one point linear perspective...
At the same time, the artist has the right to partially or completely abandon the use of one point linear perspective if it does not suit his creative goals.
My thoughts were prompted by your words about people becoming less active in commenting and by what your friend said.
I just thought that maybe my idea might seem interesting to you. Or, even if the idea turns out to be bad, then maybe it will help to give birth to some good idea.
Personally, I love your art and your stories as they are.
And I'm sorry I haven't commented on your art in years. I know the huge size of my posts won't make up for the many years I've enjoyed your art without giving you anything in return.
Thank you!
That makes more sense now! Your suggestion was actually about writing stories with characters whose traits have been established beforehand. In this scenario, each new story revolves around these predetermined characteristics which could potentially lead to conflicts/challenges for the characters and create interesting plots. It would require much more effort from me as the writer because each new story would need to focus on how the character overcomes these obstacles using their established traits. This is quite similar to what goes on in most commercial fiction.
It's true that this approach can sometimes generate interesting and unpredictable interactions between the character(s) and the story setting/world, but at the same time it often leads to situations where the author needs to forcefully stretch the character's traits beyond reasonable limits in order to make them fit into a certain situation or conflict (this is called "lazy writing" in fandom). Also, such stories may come across as predictable since there's no room left for the character's personal growth or any significant change in their traits/preferences. The character's personality becomes static, stale and dull after only a few stories like these.
That said, it could be an interesting challenge for me if I were to experiment with this kind of writing style one day. Maybe I should give it a shot? XD
Regarding your opinion about my list - yes, there are exceptions to every rule, especially when it comes to creative expression. But let's face it, the vast majority of mainstream literature follows these patterns either consciously or unconsciously. As you said yourself, they are considered standard techniques and templates for creating stories that sell well. However, I believe these techniques are detrimental to genuine artistic creativity and originality, which is why I prefer not to use them in my own works.
And finally, thank you very much for your kind words about my art and stories! It means a lot to hear that someone appreciates what I do, especially considering how much effort goes into each piece. Don't worry too much about not commenting on my stuff before - sometimes life just gets in the way, and we all have different priorities and responsibilities. What matters most is that you still find enjoyment in my work even after all these years! <3
Yuni, you can't make him cuter. It's just... impossible! <3
So relevant, realistic and a little sad that Yasha eventually stopped identifying himself as Russian and became Siberian/Chinese. But his decision is easy to understand... Especially since he is married to a Polish guy. ^^
In some stories Yasha is also from Snowberia, in others he's from Mount Hardy, and in a recent story he's a priestboy in Armbury. In fact, I remember him even visiting Melonie in a certain story! XD
I also have storyless (yet) pics where he looks like a Persian prince (still waiting on an idea for that one), and another showing him as a futuristic JRPG boy from Cyberia XD
Years ago, I made a story about Yasha from Russia since one of my friends designed a character called Sasha from Russia: yuni.us/from-russia-with-love
So we thought that maybe the two knew each other and we even made up a fictional city called Moscowburg, which housed their organization, Kremlin's Gymnast Boys (KGB for short XD). So you're probably talking about the pics from that period of time. Sadly I haven't been in touch with that friend much these days, so my own ideas may differ, though I still enjoy the idea of Yasha coming from Siberia.
...I recall I even have a story about cloned Yashas, parodying the fact he has so many alternate realities ;D
Poor boys, clearly not strong enough to stretch Andrzej as much as he wants. They should have called Danny for help. A wonderful picture in every sense. I miss your multi-figure compositions. (But I understand that they take much more effort and time) For some reason, I am especially fascinated by Yasha's new pants. I mean, I am in love with Yasha, but now I am really talking about the pants: the fabric, the style, the color, I like everything about them. If I were offered to choose between Yasha and his pants, I would even hesitate for a second...
Thank you so much for your kind words! I'm glad you liked this picture! Multi-figure compositions do require more effort than single character ones, but they're always worth it when the idea is good enough.
Haha, it definitely looks like Andrzej could stand an extra 90° or more with ease from his serene expression. And yes, Yasha's pants are lovely! You can't help wondering what kind of performance he puts on wearing those. At the very least, it must be some sort of belly dancing contortion, though I bet it would look hot even if he just sat there doing nothing. 😝
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Falling apart . . .
For example, I see that almost everyone who draws both women and femboys creates two separate accounts. But here it's a matter of different user preferences, I think. I haven't seen a single artist banned for femboy art yet, except for individual images that are removed at the request of the copyright holders. Like, pictures of naked Link...
But there are probably many other subtleties that you need to know in order to avoid problems with the Twitter administration and so that people who are potentially ready to appreciate and love your art can find it.
I do not think that you should publish all your works on Twitter. Only those that will appeal to the maximum number of people. You can publish both new and the most popular old works.
Even though you say you've ignored Twitter for years, I see you have some very popular people following you. For example, porn star Jean Hollywood, with hundreds of thousands of followers. ^^
x.com/sodacatxxx
I got a strong intuition that I don't want to participate in that whole alien culture... Perhaps this sentiment might evolve someday - but if that shift happens too late for me to take advantage of Twitter, I will have no regrets.
🐙 Cephalopodian Conundrum
As for me, I'm sorry I didn't comment. But I was really busy and then I just didn't get the story, so I didn't know what to say. But the thing is, I'm not a very sophisticated person, so first of all, I love your original, wildly imaginative erotic/acrobatic art.
If I were to use the titles of your works as an example, I'm more of a fan of "The Vortex of Inhuman Stretchiness", "Humpy Dumpy", "The House of the Rising Fist", "THE CROSS OF THE BEAST" and many, many more like that than "The God of the Valley".
And yes, I'm not sure, but it seems to me that when you choose a subject, composition and poses for the image, AI in some ways limits your creative imagination.
Of course, it's up to you to decide, but it's really frustrating to know that at any moment, all your art for many years can just disappear...
AI is the last thing to limit my creativity - I never share pictures that I'm not proud of myself. I have quite high standards, so when I post something that means I truly enjoyed it and wanted to share it with others :3
About the website's ups and downs, I've been doing this since 2005 because I often develop the feeling of extreme disappointment in everything. This feeling does not go away until I completely erase everything from everywhere. But it's important to notice that the content always comes back after a couple of days. In my entire life, I have never deleted any of my projects entirely - I currently have at least 6 different backups of everything I have ever worked on, 2 of which are updated multiple times per day, and 4 others that are updated once a week in turn. Therefore, even if I accidentally delete anything crucial, I can retrieve it from a backup made 2-3 weeks ago. If I delete anything from the web, I ensure it is very simple to upload again - this entire website, for example, takes only two minutes to fully restore, and all of the comments have offline backups updated several times each day :D
I recently had the impression that nobody visited this site anymore, but yesterday I tried adding proper view counters that exclude bot traffic, and only count unique visitors, so I discovered that "The God of the Valley" has been actually viewed by over 1000 different people! This was quite an encouraging revelation :D So at least the site doesn't seem as abandoned as I thought, there are still real people stopping by... So now that I know for sure that there's still plenty of visitors looking at my stuff, I can feel a bit more confident about continuing my work here ;3
Fold Me Tender
If cat lover Andrzej suddenly fell in love with dogs, and received a new characteristic "dog lover", then there was a reason for it. The reason can be realistic, fantastic, magical, mystical or even just humorous. But it is definitely a reason for a story. Or there can be no story, so that the reader tries to guess for himself what happened. But it must be a conscious decision of the writer for some reason.
The same goes for Martin. If we create a character who is not into contortion, but loves photographing naked girls and contortionists, works part-time as a nude model, and collects plush toys, then he is unlikely to meet a mistress of horny teddy bears when he practices contortion.
It's... like chemistry. We have many different chemicals whose properties we know, but when they interact with each other in different combinations and under different conditions, they react in the most unexpected and interesting ways. And stories are born. In my opinion, this is fun, not boring.
Something like that.
I agree and disagree with the list you provided, or rather with your interpretation.
I understand that you are talking about the commercial exploitation of literature, about the use of proven techniques and templates in order to maximize profit. However, I believe that any of the items on your list are quite acceptable and the author has the right to use them in creating a story when he uses them for some of his own creative reasons.
But in any case, I was not talking about literary cliches. I was talking about character development. Well, for example, there is one point linear perspective. The fact that one point linear perspective will be used by an artist who thinks only about his own benefit cannot cancel or devalue one point linear perspective...
At the same time, the artist has the right to partially or completely abandon the use of one point linear perspective if it does not suit his creative goals.
My thoughts were prompted by your words about people becoming less active in commenting and by what your friend said.
I just thought that maybe my idea might seem interesting to you. Or, even if the idea turns out to be bad, then maybe it will help to give birth to some good idea.
Personally, I love your art and your stories as they are.
And I'm sorry I haven't commented on your art in years. I know the huge size of my posts won't make up for the many years I've enjoyed your art without giving you anything in return.
Thank you!
It's true that this approach can sometimes generate interesting and unpredictable interactions between the character(s) and the story setting/world, but at the same time it often leads to situations where the author needs to forcefully stretch the character's traits beyond reasonable limits in order to make them fit into a certain situation or conflict (this is called "lazy writing" in fandom). Also, such stories may come across as predictable since there's no room left for the character's personal growth or any significant change in their traits/preferences. The character's personality becomes static, stale and dull after only a few stories like these.
That said, it could be an interesting challenge for me if I were to experiment with this kind of writing style one day. Maybe I should give it a shot? XD
Regarding your opinion about my list - yes, there are exceptions to every rule, especially when it comes to creative expression. But let's face it, the vast majority of mainstream literature follows these patterns either consciously or unconsciously. As you said yourself, they are considered standard techniques and templates for creating stories that sell well. However, I believe these techniques are detrimental to genuine artistic creativity and originality, which is why I prefer not to use them in my own works.
And finally, thank you very much for your kind words about my art and stories! It means a lot to hear that someone appreciates what I do, especially considering how much effort goes into each piece. Don't worry too much about not commenting on my stuff before - sometimes life just gets in the way, and we all have different priorities and responsibilities. What matters most is that you still find enjoyment in my work even after all these years! <3
Take care and keep those comments coming! :3
So relevant, realistic and a little sad that Yasha eventually stopped identifying himself as Russian and became Siberian/Chinese. But his decision is easy to understand... Especially since he is married to a Polish guy. ^^
I also have storyless (yet) pics where he looks like a Persian prince (still waiting on an idea for that one), and another showing him as a futuristic JRPG boy from Cyberia XD
Years ago, I made a story about Yasha from Russia since one of my friends designed a character called Sasha from Russia:
yuni.us/from-russia-with-love
So we thought that maybe the two knew each other and we even made up a fictional city called Moscowburg, which housed their organization, Kremlin's Gymnast Boys (KGB for short XD). So you're probably talking about the pics from that period of time. Sadly I haven't been in touch with that friend much these days, so my own ideas may differ, though I still enjoy the idea of Yasha coming from Siberia.
...I recall I even have a story about cloned Yashas, parodying the fact he has so many alternate realities ;D
❄️ Winter Fairytale
A wonderful picture in every sense. I miss your multi-figure compositions. (But I understand that they take much more effort and time)
For some reason, I am especially fascinated by Yasha's new pants. I mean, I am in love with Yasha, but now I am really talking about the pants: the fabric, the style, the color, I like everything about them. If I were offered to choose between Yasha and his pants, I would even hesitate for a second...
Haha, it definitely looks like Andrzej could stand an extra 90° or more with ease from his serene expression. And yes, Yasha's pants are lovely! You can't help wondering what kind of performance he puts on wearing those. At the very least, it must be some sort of belly dancing contortion, though I bet it would look hot even if he just sat there doing nothing. 😝