Mastodon has Direct Messages (DMs), there are two ways to make them happen:

-Create a normal message, set its privacy to "Direct" and then @ mention whomever you want to receive the message. If you mention more than one person it becomes a group chat. This works on all apps and versions of Mastodon.

OR

-If you're logged in through the website, or if you're using a third party app, you can click on the "..." menu on a post or a person's profile and select Direct Message. This then automatically creates a direct message just like the one in the previous method. You can also look at your previous DMs by clicking on the envelope or the "Direct Message" link in the menu.

The official apps don't currently have any specific DM features, but you can use the first method in them and it works fine.

The end result of both methods is exactly the same.

#MastoTips #FediTips #Mastodon #Fediverse #DirectMessages #DMs

“We are naught but bones and dreams, Childe.” His voice came like the shifting of gravel within the earth, old trees crackling in the depths of a forest, a timeworn call from deep within his chest. Eyes stained with moss, blind to what was before him, seeing all that had come before. In the distance, the forest echoed with a rattling of hollow remains in the wandering breeze.
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Pencil, graphite powder, gouache

#MastoArt #drawing #forest

#wip I was going to crop this picture but the cat deserves to be shown. He's not my cat but he acts as he was 😂

So, talking about #mistakes! I'm a firm believer of referencing everything. Not to copy, but to reference. My brain is not an Al you know. So, I referenced a lot for this illustration, as I always do, but for some strange reason I painted those reeds without any reference. I'm feeling the pain. Yes, it's not that bad, but it could have been waaay better 😬

#MastoArt #watercolor #frog