#alter boards
How to make a stimboard for an alter!
Disclaimer: This is just how we do it and decided to make a system based one because there’s a few non system specific ones avalible.
Also we only make boards on mobile so I’m afraid there won’t be a PC equivalent.
Step 1, decide which alter you’ll make a stimboard for.
This is probably an easy step but for us (due to our amount of members) takes a long time. If you have any ‘new’ alters, birthdays, or irl events (such as alters who have come out of dormancy), you could make it a gift for them.
If you still can’t decide we’d reccomend using a wheel of names to randomly decide what alter you’ll make one for
In this example we will be making a stimboard for our Ohto Ai (Wonder Egg Prioroty) introject.
Step 2, find out what the alter likes/dislikes.
This is again probabaly and easy step, however due to communication issues it can be hard to work things out.
The most direct way is to ask, but if that won’t work scrolling through the stim/stimboard tags to get ideas is always fun.
For this board we know that it likes: eggs, sunflowers and natures including skies. As well as the colors: yellow, green and blue.
Step 3, find the middle GIF
We start with the middle GIF first because (if you don’t already have one) it can give you a color scheme to work with.
We go to Google, type in the name of the character/introject and look at the results.
If you’re using a GIF of this introject then you can always type in ’[Name] gif’ but we just like to use Google search function.
If you hit the abacus looking icon then hit GIF- it will narrow all your results to GIF’s.
Step 4- Crediting the middle GIF
So first thing is that you need a 'linking object’ such as a symbol, letter or emoji. You can make these in any pattern you want- just make sure that there’s a space between them so they don’t get mixed up.
Then you hilight the middle symbol and hit the chain option in the bottom right corner and a link box will appear.
Go back to where ever you found your middle GIF, copy the link and paste it.
Step 4, finding stim GIF’s on tumblr.
As perviously mentioned we have a 'specific breif’ to work with so I know exactly what GIF’s I am looking for.
So we’ll start with sunflowers because they’re her favorite GIF type!
Just go to the tumblr search bar and type in the stim you’re looking for. In this case it’s 'sunflower stim’. This can also be edited for speficic colors (ie 'yellow sunflower stim’) or themes (ie 'nature sunflower stim’) so make it as specific as you need to!
Then you scroll, find a GIF that you’d like and then save the image you want to use.
We want to use these sunflower gif’s by @//beestim
Step 6, crediting GIF’s
HOWEVER the most important part of the process by fat is to credit these GIF’s so if other people want to use them they can with out the worry of being reported for stealing GIF’s.
Click the arrow on the bottom left corner, and a multitude of options will appear.
We always save ours in the notes app, but if it doesn’t automatically have the software you’d like to use, then click the 'other’ option and scroll until you find the app you want to use.
Save the link under a memorable name, and then go back to tumblr and hunt for more GIF’s.
We often do our boards with patterns (ie the four coner gifs fit one theme and the middle ones fit another) but this breif is a bit more complex than 2 specific types of GIF.
Step 7, credit the rest of the GIF’s
Just use the method above and copy/paste the correct links into the corresponding item.
Step 8, You’re done! Marvel at your own alter board!
This board can he found here! If you have any questions feel free to ask!
