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UPDATE AUG 1ST 2021: You can grab the removed images here: RemovedContent.Zip
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Hey guys!
Something I’ve been thinking on the past couple years is my older content with more extreme depictions of rape/non-consent. As I’ve grown as an artist and a person since I began way back in 2014, I find myself looking back at the path behind and questioning some of what I made to get to where I am now. I was a far cry from the most extreme dark fetish creator. Hell I’m not even on the radar of some of those creators and what they make - but it's all about what you're comfortable with in the end.
The timing of this may somewhat brow raising to you considering recent events. While this isn’t a cause of the recent lawsuit against Blizz it is somewhat informed by it - but it’s mostly formed from the longtime thoughts of a maturing artist in their early 30’s finding different things that they consider sexy compared to their early 20’s and what’s important to them now.
As a result, on August 1st 2021 I will be removing the more extreme examples of non-consensual content from the gallery of my website and packing them into a zip file for people interested in those old works to download if they so wish. After all, nothing truly gets deleted from the internet so it’s useless to try - but I can choose to display what I wish on my website regardless of that fact because what I display openly represents me and I honestly don’t feel those things represent me.
FAQ on this topic from my Discord feedback channel:
Q: How many images will be removed?
A: I expect no more than between 5-10 will be removed from the gallery.
Q: What does this mean for characters like The Baroness & Mar’gur?
A: Not much really. I’m merely pruning the images that go a bit far in their depiction of certain things. Evil or anti-hero characters like Penelope and Mar’gur will always be the rougher partners and they’re fan favorites.
Q: This seems a little kink shaming? Is it?
A: Absolutely not. I understand the appeal of these darker images (hell I made them, remember?) but in some cases I made them a little too well. They don’t really reflect what I want to be in my visible portfolio of work is all.
Q: Why provide the zip file for them? Why not just delete them entirely if it bugs you?
A: Simply because nothing is truly deleted from the internet. You can use archiving websites or R34 boards to find the images I’m removing more than likely. I can simply zip them up, warn people what they are and let people make a logical decisions about if they want to see them without displaying them.
Q: You’re not becoming PC with your content are you?
A: Nope. I enjoy rough scenes and I enjoy making bondage/sexy slavery scenes. All that stuff will continue. I know the difference between reality and fiction enough to not go overboard with this. Once again, just getting rid of the ones I made that don’t really sit well with me all these years later.
If you have any further questions, direct them to me on my discord or @ValnoressaArt on twitter.