There have been a few times I've tried to post some art sourced from Tumblr, but the image ends up getting replaced by a mod with the "original file." How do I go about downloading the original file to upload? Is it effected by which way I'm downloading it (opening the image link from the direct ___.tumblr.com/post/ source and downloading it there, or by doing the same but with the dashboard veiwer instead) or should I be going about it a diffirent way?

xxv1rusxx said:
There have been a few times I've tried to post some art sourced from Tumblr, but the image ends up getting replaced by a mod with the "original file." How do I go about downloading the original file to upload? Is it effected by which way I'm downloading it (opening the image link from the direct ___.tumblr.com/post/ source and downloading it there, or by doing the same but with the dashboard veiwer instead) or should I be going about it a diffirent way?

Look for Tumblr on howto:sites_and_sources.
It seems that you were downloading the lower quality .pnj/.jpg files instead of the higher quality .png file.

For example, on post #4795345, you can compare the file you had uploaded and the one that replaced yours.
It can be confusing to read the replacements history, but on the first row, the "Current Size" is the new file that replaced yours while the "Replacement Size" is the file you had initially uploaded.

Going to the Tumblr post in question, if I had simply clicked on the image first to open the viewer, and then right-clicked and opened the image in a new tab.
It gives me the link to the image you had uploaded:
https://64.media.tumblr.com/ee955778f3cc8e6b667f808291d4e761/322431e3af05f555-66/s640x960/a18c26ec4c29d615c020a090580626533c16ed91.pnj
However, if you had followed the instructions given for getting the ideal URL format, you will get a better version.
https://64.media.tumblr.com/ee955778f3cc8e6b667f808291d4e761/322431e3af05f555-66/s15000x22500/ccbe7afbdff424bdaaacefeacd2dd7a6f7f3197c.png

thegreatwolfgang said:
Look for Tumblr on howto:sites_and_sources.

Thanks you!

xxv1rusxx said:
Thanks you!

I had edited my first comment to explain in more detail.

thegreatwolfgang said:
I had edited my first comment to explain in more detail.

yeah, it can be a bit confusing. the breakdown helps a lot though. i thought it would something to do with the URL, but i somehow missed that one little bit. Thanks again ^^

One of my recent ones was like this. I thought I HAD the best version publicly available. Apparently, the trick to get the original image still works, and yes, you need an account for it. You just export your own account with them linked and presto, it lets you have the originals. It at least prevents massive hotlinking, which is probably (read: Certainly) why they did it.
I kind of gave up on Tumblr sources since making an account on that site has never been remotely friendly.