What is Weasyl?
Weasyl is an art and creative writing-focused online community website for artists, writers, musicians, and enthusiasts. Launched in 2012, Weasyl provides a social platform for users to upload, share, promote, and engage with visual art, literature, music, multimedia, and more.
As an art website and social network hybrid, key features of Weasyl include:
- Artist profiles - Users can create detailed personal profiles to establish their identity, showcase interests, feature their creative works and talents, and connect with others.
- Artwork uploads - Weasyl supports submitting and sharing all kinds of user-generated visual content including drawings, paintings, pixel art, photography, comics, anime, cartoons, rendering, fractals, and more.
- Writing uploads - Users can also upload and share original fiction stories, nonfiction writing, poetry, lyrics, journals, tutorials/guides, and reviews.
- Audience support features - Followers, watchers/subscribers, shoutboxes, messaging systems allow fans to follow artists and support creators they enjoy.
- Content customization - Users have deep personalization options for their gallery page layouts including custom CSS, featured content selections, welcome messages, and banners.
Overall, Weasyl aims to help online artists and writers develop their skills and creative passions while building an audience of engaged followers within a community focused on creativity.