GhostOS
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Some time ago, I discovered a little secret that I thought had been long lost. But first let me give you (the younger members of this forum) a bit of background information...
About two decades ago, when I only got started, fetish artists were few and far between, and content was really scarce compared what we have now. As for online platforms, the TMF and Tickletheater were really the only ones we had. Despite of that, one thing that was super common and fun was art collabs. And sometimes, we had MEGA-Collaborations. One very influential individual in this regard was the legendary artist Cheshire Cat, who organised at least two of these events; the "Summer Specials". It was with one of these projects, "Summer Sleepover Shenanigans Special (S4)" That I was involved as an artist myself.
Now, organising this kind of thing in secret over the course of months wasn't easy I those days, but the Tickletheater would set up a hidden forum -invisible from the main index- to which only the participating artists got a direct url link to access it. Tickletheater unfortunately was shutdown eventually, but as we all know, it was archived and incorporated in the TMF here for us to read through. Now, I had no idea the ENTIRE forum had been archived, hidden subforums and all. And guess what? The old link still works!
So, for those who are really into the art of the early days, and want to check out this time capsule from 2008, I highly recommend checking out this treasure trove that's been hiding right here under our very noses. Some of these art pieces may not have been seen since this event.
And perhaps more importantly, the banter between artists (Check out the top thread "Finished Pieces Ready To Go") is so fun and heart-warming to read through. That's the sort of interaction you don't see anymore. I really miss those days...
https://www.ticklingforum.com/forums/artisans-of-the-laughing-ink.543/
And since the links to the completed project "book" are long dead, I may still have an archived copy which I can upload if I can find it. Just leave a comment here if you're interested and I'll have a look for it.
About two decades ago, when I only got started, fetish artists were few and far between, and content was really scarce compared what we have now. As for online platforms, the TMF and Tickletheater were really the only ones we had. Despite of that, one thing that was super common and fun was art collabs. And sometimes, we had MEGA-Collaborations. One very influential individual in this regard was the legendary artist Cheshire Cat, who organised at least two of these events; the "Summer Specials". It was with one of these projects, "Summer Sleepover Shenanigans Special (S4)" That I was involved as an artist myself.
Now, organising this kind of thing in secret over the course of months wasn't easy I those days, but the Tickletheater would set up a hidden forum -invisible from the main index- to which only the participating artists got a direct url link to access it. Tickletheater unfortunately was shutdown eventually, but as we all know, it was archived and incorporated in the TMF here for us to read through. Now, I had no idea the ENTIRE forum had been archived, hidden subforums and all. And guess what? The old link still works!
So, for those who are really into the art of the early days, and want to check out this time capsule from 2008, I highly recommend checking out this treasure trove that's been hiding right here under our very noses. Some of these art pieces may not have been seen since this event.
And perhaps more importantly, the banter between artists (Check out the top thread "Finished Pieces Ready To Go") is so fun and heart-warming to read through. That's the sort of interaction you don't see anymore. I really miss those days...
https://www.ticklingforum.com/forums/artisans-of-the-laughing-ink.543/
And since the links to the completed project "book" are long dead, I may still have an archived copy which I can upload if I can find it. Just leave a comment here if you're interested and I'll have a look for it.
