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Hot Yaoi Base is an exploitable art template depicting a large, generic, muscular Yaoi character standing next to and looking at a smaller character with wide eyes. The artwork, created and posted by DeviantArt user K3nel1OS in December 2013, became the subject of a redraw art trend on Twitter in June 2023 in which artists draw their ship pairing characters from various fandoms using the template for reference.

Origin

On December 2nd, 2013, DeviantArt[1] user k3nel1os posted a piece of artwork titled "Hot Yaoi Base" showing two men, one large and Chad-like and one smaller, garnering over 23,000 views in 10 years (shown below).

DeviantArt users began to draw over the template the next year, some sharing their artwork in the comments of the original post. The earliest known redraw was posted by DevianrArt[2] user hikarijade on February 2nd, 2014 (shown below, left). On June 14th, 2018, DeviantArt[3] user zzAuguss used the template (shown below, right).

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2023 "Draw Your Ship" Trend

On June 8th, 2023, Twitter[4] user @chaldkicker posted the artwork, writing, "Draw your ship using Hot Yaoi Base," garnering over 51,000 likes and 15,000 retweets in six days. The post inspired numerous redraws and fan art pieces referencing the template over the following days. For example, on June 9th, Twitter[5] user @bamboomface posted a version of the meme drawing the characters as Sans from Undertale and Baldi, garnering over 5,600 likes in five days (shown below).

On the same day, Twitter[6] user @saloonboy posted a Spider-Man redraw of the meme, garnering over 76,000 likes in the same span of time (shown below, left). On June 13th, Twitter[7] user @Render_Point posted a My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic version of the meme, garnering over 2,300 likes in a day (shown below, right). Over the same span of time, the trend also gained notable spread on Tumblr.[8]

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Various Examples

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External References

[1] DeviantArt – k3nel1os

[2] DeviantArt – hikarijade

[3] DeviantArt – zzauguss

[4] Twitter – chaldkicker

[5] Twitter – bamboomface

[6] Twitter – saloonboy

[7] Twitter – Render_Point

[8] Tumblr – hot yaoi base



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Hot Yaoi Base meme format depicting a large man with a triangular face standing behind a smaller worried-looking person.

Hot Yaoi Base

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Updated Jun 14, 2023 at 02:39PM EDT by Zach.

Added Jun 14, 2023 at 12:12PM EDT by Phillip Hamilton.

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About

Hot Yaoi Base is an exploitable art template depicting a large, generic, muscular Yaoi character standing next to and looking at a smaller character with wide eyes. The artwork, created and posted by DeviantArt user K3nel1OS in December 2013, became the subject of a redraw art trend on Twitter in June 2023 in which artists draw their ship pairing characters from various fandoms using the template for reference.

Origin

On December 2nd, 2013, DeviantArt[1] user k3nel1os posted a piece of artwork titled "Hot Yaoi Base" showing two men, one large and Chad-like and one smaller, garnering over 23,000 views in 10 years (shown below).



DeviantArt users began to draw over the template the next year, some sharing their artwork in the comments of the original post. The earliest known redraw was posted by DevianrArt[2] user hikarijade on February 2nd, 2014 (shown below, left). On June 14th, 2018, DeviantArt[3] user zzAuguss used the template (shown below, right).


www. an> Wwwww wwwwwww... Th I ✔Bleh

Spread

2023 "Draw Your Ship" Trend

On June 8th, 2023, Twitter[4] user @chaldkicker posted the artwork, writing, "Draw your ship using Hot Yaoi Base," garnering over 51,000 likes and 15,000 retweets in six days. The post inspired numerous redraws and fan art pieces referencing the template over the following days. For example, on June 9th, Twitter[5] user @bamboomface posted a version of the meme drawing the characters as Sans from Undertale and Baldi, garnering over 5,600 likes in five days (shown below).



On the same day, Twitter[6] user @saloonboy posted a Spider-Man redraw of the meme, garnering over 76,000 likes in the same span of time (shown below, left). On June 13th, Twitter[7] user @Render_Point posted a My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic version of the meme, garnering over 2,300 likes in a day (shown below, right). Over the same span of time, the trend also gained notable spread on Tumblr.[8]


DeviantArt Hot Yaoi Base by on ... Visit "yes ma'am" "Shining. We make baby now."

Various Examples


Translucent Chick ( r 立 D D f B-Bowser Kun... Mario-chan... I love you ♥

Search Interest

External References

[1] DeviantArt – k3nel1os

[2] DeviantArt – hikarijade

[3] DeviantArt – zzauguss

[4] Twitter – chaldkicker

[5] Twitter – bamboomface

[6] Twitter – saloonboy

[7] Twitter – Render_Point

[8] Tumblr – hot yaoi base

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