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Art gifts

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What is the policy for the posting of art gifts on tumblr?

I'm making an art gift for one of the wishlists, but I only use my AO3 account for fanfic, so I don't want to post it there. I'd like to post it to tumblr, but tumblr has no way to hide a post (afaik).

So do I just respond to the wishlist in question with a "gift will be linked to soon" message and then post on tumblr and drop the link in another comment on the wishlist once reveals day comes around?

Re: Art gifts

[trobadora]

Hi, thanks for asking! We saw your question, and we know from past years that there is a way on tumblr, but neither of us mods are tumblr people, so we're making inquiries. We'll get back to you as soon as possible - thank you for your patience!

Re: Art gifts

[trobadora]

Hi there! We've consulted with some tumblr people, and there is indeed a way to post your artwork to tumblr without it being publicly viewable. The way it works:

1. Make sure you have custom themes enabled in your settings.
2. Click the drop-down arrow on the Post Now button and select Post Privately. Then click Post.
3. Go to the post.
4. Click the three dots at the top left and select Copy Link.
5. Paste the link into a file to check that it's in the username.tumblr.com format (not tumblr.com/username).
6. Post your link in a comment on the wishlist you're gifting to (with any additional info you want to include).

Thank you again for asking!