Interviewing the community

[Scorch]

I noticed a bunch of interviews for more well known members of the community, and I decided to do one for the regular grunts....if you want to do it, just copy and paste these questions and add your answers under the questions

1) What is it that you like about TG?

2) How did you become interested in TG?

3) Have you actually completed any TG releated materials?

4) Do you have any formal art training or are you self-taught? Same goes with working in 3D rendering software?

5) What's your opinion of the current state of the transformation community?

6) Do you find the Process to be a welcoming place for TG art? (This has been a complaint which has been registered a few times in the past, which is why I ask)

7) What about the PROCESS of TG do you enjoy the most?

8) Which TG artists do you like?

9) What media of TG do you like, art, video, written?

10) Have anything you'd like to add about yourself that people won't know, funny story or whatever?

[Scorch]

1) What is it that you like about TG?

I like a good process and how people try to adapt to their situation, some adapt better and some resent it. I like the idea for a few of Mako's movies, such as Eleven where we learn in Tales from the Underground that Nikki is plotting to take out the people who made her.
I also like BE.

2) How did you become interested in TG?

Oddly enough, breast expansion. This goes back years and i'm not even sure of everything anymore, as it was over 25 years ago, it was an old music video on some variety show and women were talking about good certain foods were for their bodies, and yeah their boobs grew bigger at the start. I don't really recall much afterwards, but it seemed to be in my head for years, then I thought "Would be weird if that happened to a guy." I imagined a few years later about a scientist who grew boobs after drinking potions and became a vigilante called Boobie-Man....shit, i was a messed up kid....then I saw a trailer for Dr. Jeckyll and Ms. Hyde and my imagination went into overdrive.

Funny thing was, I didn't even see dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde until I was in my early 20's.

3) Have you actually completed any TG releated materials?

A few, made a couple using South Park studios (one of which is one of my highest viewed deviations), a few Kisakae 2 TG's, a TG/BE and a short story called Failsafe, which was a sort of prequel to Eleven.

4) Do you have any formal art training or are you self-taught? Sane goes with working in 3D rendering software?

I can't draw to save my life, I use basic PC software. Self taught.

5) What's your opinion of the current state of the transformation community?

The process is doing great, but I noticed a huge shift a few years back, several transformation sites vanished, gendertech, fruitbasket (or whatever it was called) and transformation sites which didn't vanish suddenly became pay to view...I'm TPTV, too poor to view. T_T

It's getting better now, TF media came back and TG comics is going stronger then ever.

6) Do you find the Process to be a welcoming place for TG art?
Meh, wouldn't really say welcoming, but not unwelcoming, some new guys are better recieved. My first TG's were laughed at, and my response was "Try doing it better yourself." Miss Mako and Carmen Sandiego....I mean Daniel Sangeo seem to be welcoming to newbies, Mako said that I could write a short prequel to Eleven, as long as i credited him for it, and I did. Too bad the story didn't make a hit here.

7) What about the PROCESS of TG do you enjoy the most?

When it's done in slow and steady pace, where it's not just "2 second boob job" like in Ms hyde, where it's like flat chest to D cup in 2 seconds, I perfer more when it's like eleven, where the breast growth takes about 15 seconds.....I think that's the 4th time i've mentioned Mako...Yeah, he's paying me to bump his stuff. XD

8) Which TG artists do you like?
DanielSan, Mako, Smooth, CBlack, the guy who makes Eden on TG comics and the Mirrors Cycle Guy, oh yeah Rayne and the other creator of AG.

9) What media of TG do you like, art, video, written?
I like all 3, I perfer video and art myself, but one of my favourate TG's ever Sheena was a story...as was School of Changes, the first TG i came across.

10) Have anything you'd like to add about yourself that people won't know, funny story or whatever?

My grandma has a painting of the Laughing Cavalier and I was terrified of it...but I was 3 at the time.

[danielsangeo]

Hah. I'm not going to be able to shed that Daniel Sandiego thing, am I?

[Scorch]

Originally Posted by danielsangeo

Hah. I'm not going to be able to shed that Daniel Sandiego thing, am I?

Nope, now would you kindly just tell us where you are instead of making us trek the globe?

[wandering_spirit]

Originally Posted by Scorch

Nope, now would you kindly just tell us where you are instead of making us trek the globe?

Aren't you referring to Carmen Sandiego?

As for my answers to the 'interview':

1) What is it that you like about TG?

There's a lot of different things I like about TG. First is the idea of shedding one's old self and becoming someone else. I usually like the "bad boy to good girl" TG, but I won't scoff at most TG categories. The only thing that truly bothers me about TG is when it's used for corruption, domination or enslavement. I guess I'm just that kind of guy... I don't mind racial changes, reality changes, or even Male-to-Bimbo changes, as long as it's well-executed and not overdone with sexual clichés.

2) How did you become interested in TG?

Back when I was younger, I think the two things that got me intrigued about TG was reading Ranma 1/2 and seeing a trailer for "Dr. Jeckyll & Miss Hyde". I also watched a lot of 'magical girl' transformations online, and some of the ones that intrigued me the most had three things that got me hooked: age change (progression to, or regression into, sexy young women), breast expansion (to a reasonable size) and gender change.

3) Have you actually completed any TG releated materials?

Plenty. I made a lot of TG-related pictures, captions and stories since I got hooked on TG. Sadly, with DeviantArt shooting down my captions since I used pictures off Danbooru or Gelbooru, I lost most of my TG material.

4) Do you have any formal art training or are you self-taught? Same goes with working in 3D rendering software?

I'm self-taught, though I tend to use some mild tracing for the more important lines of the body. I don't use 3D rendering.

5) What's your opinion of the current state of the transformation community?

I'm usually a drifter, these days. I spend a lot less time doing TG art, since I have work, games and a story that I am spending a lot of off hours on - a fantasy-genre story made of my role-play experiences as a D&D player. If anyone wants to read, I'm always looking for critiques, as I want to publish my stories one day.

6) Do you find the Process to be a welcoming place for TG art? (This has been a complaint which has been registered a few times in the past, which is why I ask)

I can't say I have a lot of great experiences here, as I tend to pop in and out a lot. The good times I've had were role-playing Yu-Gi-Oh! style, as well as Eden School, and the times I was able to request works. With the request line died down, the atmosphere has gone a bit sterile, and while I spend a lot of money on commissions, I don't do it for TG anymore.

7) What about the PROCESS of TG do you enjoy the most?

I like the changes to be well-described, but not overly so. I don't mind seeing changes go... a page long, for instance... but not when it takes forever for everything to happen. Depending on the setting, I also like some mental changes if they help spruce the process, but if it's too quick, it just doesn't cut it. Picture-wise, poofs are fine if there's a reason behind them, but I usually like it when there's at least a few stills to show how much change and where the body's changing.

8) Which TG artists do you like?

I don't really have a list, as there are a lot of good TG writers out there, but to point out a few good TG-drawing artists, there would be some solid names like Mako, Diggerman and DanielSan (the latter of whom I chat with from time to time). I also had a lot of fun with the few RPs I was in here.

9) What media of TG do you like, art, video, written?

I don't really have one that I like more than the other, but I like them all... in some aspects. I tend to be picky, and using 'real life' to make TG videos usually doesn't cut it.

10) Have anything you'd like to add about yourself that people won't know, funny story or whatever?

As I said before, I am trying to have my stories - which I spent off-time during two years to write - published, and am looking for people who would be interested in reading them. If you want to give it a read, just send me a note with your email address so I can send you the complete first tome, or check out my galleries at DeviantArt (mistylear.deviantart.com). The story folders I wish to publish are 'Upon a Star' and 'Broken Threads'.

[Scorch]

Originally Posted by wandering_spirit

Aren't you referring to Carmen Sandiego?

Yeah, see a few months back, I wrote sandiego instead of sangeo, so daniel changed his avatar to Ms Sandiego. So i refer to him as Sandiego for a joke.

[monkat]

1) What is it that you like about TG?

It's totally a humiliation thing. Even F2M, it's just about being robbed of what you knew as your sexuality, a major piece of your identity just being gone. Your self-worth is diminished. Beautiful. Of course, that's more prevalent in M2F because of the usual height/muscle deminishment (as well as a lack of "just desserts" on the F2M side), but at least to me there is no issue relating to the other side.

2) How did you become interested in TG?

Like, a decade ago I was brought to the forums through a link on the ararchive, and discovered TG, and it totally scratched that itch.

3) Have you actually completed any TG releated materials?

Like, creation-wise? No, I'm a pretty worthless person when it comes to creation. I mean, you could blame how I was educated, but I can't really do much other than academic or career-focused things. I'd love to learn how to do just about anything, but I don't know anyone to train me and I'm learning more and more how difficult it is to learn without someone there to assess your progress, and guide you.

4) Do you have any formal art training or are you self-taught? Same goes with working in 3D rendering software?

N/A

5) What's your opinion of the current state of the transformation community?

I dunno. I'm not sure I really consider it a community.We just share a spot where we dump or sell things to get off to. I think any self-centeredness can just be attributed to the fact that you're mistaking a marketplace for a community.

6) Do you find the Process to be a welcoming place for TG art? (This has been a complaint which has been registered a few times in the past, which is why I ask)

Generally, yeah. Why not? If we're just talking about the forums, it's basically just a link hub. I'm not sure how it could be construed as being negative.

7) What about the PROCESS of TG do you enjoy the most?

I mean, it depends, but it kinda goes back to the first question. It's less about physical changes than it is about psychological ones. And that takes more than a dialogue box, by the way.

8) Which TG artists do you like?

If we're going to limit ourselves to traditional visual art, I'm a fan of a lot of people, mostly on DA. I can't remember any names, but that guy who does those amazing pencil drawings has an amazing talent for drawing faces. I wanna say snoopbone, but he's an author and I don't think it's the same guy. It's definitely a "dog" themed name, though.

9) What media of TG do you like, art, video, written?

Generally, art. Video tends to be cringey, and most things that I read are more general-transformation deals. Tainted Sins, comes to mind--definitely a lot of TG in his(her?) library, but I wouldn't call him a TG writer.

10) Have anything you'd like to add about yourself that people won't know, funny story or whatever?

Despite the aforementioned fetish for humiliation, I'm actually pretty horrified of it in real life, and largely plan my life in a short-sighted way to avoid it at all costs. Kinda ironic.

[danielsangeo]

Originally Posted by monkat

8) Which TG artists do you like?

If we're going to limit ourselves to traditional visual art, I'm a fan of a lot of people, mostly on DA. I can't remember any names, but that guy who does those amazing pencil drawings has an amazing talent for drawing faces. I wanna say snoopbone, but he's an author and I don't think it's the same guy. It's definitely a "dog" themed name, though.

You wouldn't be talking about cluedog, would you? And she's a she.

[monkat]

Originally Posted by danielsangeo

You wouldn't be talking about cluedog, would you? And she's a she.

Yes, cluedog!

But yeah, I guess I just assume everyone into TG is a dude. Just from a "root cause" standpoint, I'm not sure many women are really into MtF transformations. Would be cool to meet someone I would dare talk to about this kind of thing though!

[Jecilyn]

Originally Posted by monkat

Yes, cluedog!

But yeah, I guess I just assume everyone into TG is a dude. Just from a "root cause" standpoint, I'm not sure many women are really into MtF transformations.

There's a least a couple here...certainly, I very much enjoy the MtF scenario, and I'm sure there's at least a couple more on this board.

[RavenRift]

Originally Posted by Jecilyn

There's a least a couple here...certainly, I very much enjoy the MtF scenario, and I'm sure there's at least a couple more on this board.

I think the reasons for why would be very different between the two genders. I know TheTGArtist fell out of TG after he starting taking hormones. Now she, I think her transformation is nearing its end. She lost total interest in TG.

I would love to see more people answer this interview to get a better understanding of where people stand. It seems everyone has some very drastic reasons for liking tg, and like different parts of it for different reasons.

[Ichigo3924]

1) What is it that you like about TG?
Well, I suppose the major thing I like is the change, and how the victim deals with the situation and where they go with their life from there. As for the physical aspects of it..... I guess it's sort of akin to BE in a way.

2) How did you become interested in TG?
Well, that's a story. Like most people in this group I was..... let's just say interested in transformations, for some reason they would always grab my interest in a cartoon whenever the plot may just go into it. One particular show that I remember was (I think it was the pilot of) "My Gym Partner is a Monkey" where the main character, gets hit by a tranq dart and then turns into a monkey. Anyways, I sort of graduated to TF stories on the internet, I sort of began with werewolf stories, and had found the site "Doc's Lab" where I would do most of my browsing. It was there that I encountered my first TG story (along with werewolf themes), and for some reason or another, I was hooked. From there I found deviant art (through the artist "Akuoreo") and later this forum. Years later, here I am now.

3) Have you actually completed any TG releated materials?

Sorry for the pony. As for why, I am not artistic enough, I've always contemplated writing a TG story but I've never had the guts to go through with it. The most I've done is create some archives via favorites on deviant art. Although the art's been trickling down as of late.

4) Do you have any formal art training or are you self-taught? Same goes with working in 3D rendering software?
SEE ABOVE.

5) What's your opinion of the current state of the transformation community?
I'm not seeing as much content as I'm used to, and that worries me a bit....

6) Do you find the Process to be a welcoming place for TG art? (This has been a complaint which has been registered a few times in the past, which is why I ask)
I suppose? I'm pretty much just a lurker.

7) What about the PROCESS of TG do you enjoy the most?
Aside from the mental changes (if there are any)........ *sigh* the boobs.

8) Which TG artists do you like?
I am a fan of many.
Arania, Cluedog/Smooch, Akuoreo, Mr. DNA, Black Shirt Boy, Saphire Foxx, MentalCrash, Onna- Tokomei, Fuze, Imric, KannelArt, tgwonder, TheTGArtist, Ian Samson, Dynamoob, Seer Coltz, Sturkwurk, Infinity, CBlack, Siproites, and whoever else I forgot......

9) What media of TG do you like, art, video, written?
Stories, comics, or just sequences are what I prefer. Captions are good as well, preferably anime captions.

10) Have anything you'd like to add about yourself that people won't know, funny story or whatever?
.........I'm a brony? I feel like that's obvious now though what with the above pic. I'm not too sure, I don't really have much....