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Nightwing/Arsenal fanart (colored version)

On a related note, could someone explain to me what kind of pictures are commonly regarded as "not worksafe" when labeling fanart? I realize that pictures where you can see genitals would be considered NWS, but at which point does NWS start? Like, would the picture in this post already be labeled NWS by common convention, just because they're naked and kissing, even though you don't really see much of their bodies and they're not doing more than kiss? I mean, it's not what you'd consider an "adult" picture, certainly not here, but I don't think it would be in the US either, odd as those rating systems are.

BTW, are other people also still having problems with the LJ comment notifications? By now I get notified of some again, but still not of all. *grumble*

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This is just lovely colored!

I'd say it's definitely NWS, with nudity, period. Here in the US, if you've got two people naked together, I'd consider it "adult" in content, and probably not something you'd want to be caught looking at at workplaces where it's an issue at all.

Thank you, I'm glad you like the colors.

It never occurred to me that even nudity without explicit sex or visible genitals would be "adult", because you get scenes with people kissing in bed or shower scenes and the like quite often in comics and tv series that are rated as okay for teenagers at least, if not for children. But then I don't think explicit sex without violence or very pornographic close-ups is considered more than the equivalent to PG-13 here, so I find the whole ratings for sexual content as done in the US a bit incomprehensible. And I guess sex without nudity would also be NWS? Like for example two guys, still in their clothes but clearly having sex, like say rubbing against each other in some alley?

Well, what's teenager-safe in the privacy of a home isn't the same as safe to view at work, though. *g* And it really depends on the work environment, who can see your screen, how the workplace views obvious non-work-related browsing about, etc. But if someone can glance at your screen and it's obviously sexual in content, I'd probably mark it NWS, just to be on the safe side. So, my instinct might be to flag the alley frottage as NWS, maybe with a descriptive blurb, or something. Mind you, I'm speaking as someone who (perhaps foolishly) will look at almost anything at work that's not an actual sex site, as long as nobody can see my screen. *kof*

It's more or less (in my mind, at least) that it's inappropriate in a work environment, which might cast a wider net than simply obvious pornography. And while homoerotic art might be more questionable in some parts of the country (if it's clearly so at a glance, at least), any sexual content (or clearly violent content) might be NWS for some.

And the ratings are fairly incomprehensible, even if you live here, so. *g* Hmmm. Might be interesting to ask the question directly and see what variety of responses it gets.

Yes this whole "worksafe" issue confuses me too. The way I see it, people should be working while they are on the job and saving their personal internet explorations for home time! :P But that said, I think it will all depend on the nature of an individual's particular work environment. That's why I like to just put in a "Worksafe assessment" line and describe briefly the kind of possibly objectionable content in the art. Still, it does kind of tarnish the mystery and the buildup somewhat... :(

But I would definitely be curious to see a wider range of thoughts on this issue. Does anyone know where it's been discussed before (as I'm sure that it has) or else what the most appropriate forum might be?

No, I really haven't seen it. It might be the kind of thing to get started in your LJ, and maybe poke

metafandom to pick up, so you get a wider range of input.

And whether there's personal browsing time at work also varies widely. I work in a University Library, where it's not really monitored at all, as long as you're getting your work done, so following links of LJ on break or now and then isn't a problem.

Cool job. I work for the government so, yeah, it's a big deal. ;) Also, thanks for the pointer re:

metafandom. I'll have to look into it.

Ohh... **BOYS**

I want to stare at this until it's burnt into my memory. Because, if only in my head, they should always be in this relaxed and happy (and naked) place together.

So beautiful. Thank you so much.

=) I'm so glad you like it.

And well, maybe they shouldn't always be happy and relaxed, because there needs to be some angst also ;), but they definitely deserve some happy, relaxed breaks.

I love how golden Dick is. [licks]

Yeah, I'm still having troubles with comment notifications. Grr. I miss a lot of the ones outside my journal.

I put a slight orange filter as an overlay on top of the picture after I finished coloring to give it a warm, friendly feeling, that's why he seems kind of golden. Great to hear that the effect worked for you.

And it's at least somewhat reassuring that the comments aren't just a problem for me, though it sucks that this problem is still persisting.

The filter is excellent, and I like the red background. It makes the skin tones stand out even more.

Thank you.

I usually kind of waffle whether I should bother to color my sketches at all, because I'm quite slow at it, and compared to what others do with computer coloring not all that good at it either, so I'm always really happy to hear that the colors actually work to improve the effect of a sketch. =)

Oh, pretty.

Thank you. :)

Ohhh, man. The proportions/POV kind of lose me a little -- especially with Roy's lower body -- but... yeah. Wow. So *bright*. So... I would please like to have a Dick sprawled over my lap. Man.

(Also, I LOVE YOUR RATCREATURE ARSENAL. SO MUCH.)

Thank you. I'm glad you like it.

I'm not sure what causes the proportions to look wrong to you, because I've drawn the pose mostly from a photo reference, though I've changed the position of Roy's left leg from the way it was in the photo because it looked really odd to me when I copied the position exactly (somehow it didn't appear to be properly attached to the body). The photo was a bit more shadowed than my drawing, so I might have deduced outlines or proportions of areas that were in the shadows in the photo slightly wrong, despite my attempts to verify it with the typical body construction blocks. Sometimes it doesn't work so well to base poses on photos, because they just look wrong when you draw them.

And you have to thank

derryderrydown for the existence of Arsenal!RatCreature, because she requested that motif when I asked what icons I ought to draw. It'd have never occurred to me to make an Arsenal one otherwise, but I'm quite pleased how it turned out. :)

I made high pitched noises, and then I stuck my fingers in my mouth, and then I made more high pitched noises.

This is so warm and lovely. The color scheme is just.... radiant.

Aww, thank you. =) It's very cool to get such great reactions. *squee*

I love this art! The colours are just right for the subject and they perfectly compliment each other too. The difference in skin tone is great as well! Plus the intimacy is clearly palpable and so very natural (adore the kiss into a laugh - gorgeous!).

This is just adorable =D

Thanks! I'm glad you liked it.

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