#it's also. uh. well. hm

[attila-werther]

[seafoamsol]

Hey, different post than usual, but this is just a PSA for people who may follow or have purchased anything from @/kagebros, or are looking to join any of the zines run by them @/allsparkzines. They have a history (and present) of tracing for profit.

I don’t think this one requires an overlay. It’s a trace of the yolopark bumblebee shockwave model kit promotional image, as a “sketch”.

Which they changed, once people noticed it! Changed most of it. They traced a different promotional image for the gun, which remained largely the same, even in the final piece (right).

Their matching Optimus Prime poster is a trace of the still from a [ Paramount promo video ], 36 seconds in.

There are several other examples that I can’t fit into this post without making it overly long, but if you have purchased or have been gifted anything from them, there is a chance it has been traced.

Regarding tracing as a tool:

Go hogwild! Trace all you want! Tracing is a very useful tool for learning shapes and forms, but like any other tool, it’s only useful if you use it correctly. The ultimate goal of tracing is to understand. It’s training wheels. Just don’t hide and lie about it, because as soon as you do, it becomes plagiarism.

Even within the finished versions of the Shockwave poster, it’s still clear where parts have been traced or copied without understanding. It’s a shame, because transformers as a franchise having so many toys makes it very easy to make references!

Here's an example of how I use them:

Luckily for me, the Cybertron toys and models are more or less exactly the same. I don't own the toys, so I have two images from a [ toy reviewer ] on top. Many angles to help me understand exactly what's happening. Granted, I could just ask my friend who does own the toy for him in the same pose, but tracing over that directly would make it too stiff and it wouldn't mesh with my style.

TL;DR: Kage traces, blindly and without disclosure, for profit.

[the-lonelyshepherd]

jackieshauna drives me insane btw

[deoidesign]

Someone killed my boss last night and he sent me this I'm so fired

god I can't wait to make this comic.

[skrunksthatwunk]

dummies

[cheezyharu]

World Vanquisher posting intensifies 💥💥💥💥💥

YESSIR 🗣️🗣️🗣️💥💥💥💥💥

[clowningaroundmars]

i still cannot get over The Twins like.

imagine.

you have another version of you out there arguably living a life just as difficult as yours, if not more, that you can talk to at literally Any Time! and they're You so you basically already have half a convo down anytime you decide to pop on over via a portal

1610 and 42 stepping out of their respective portals side-by-side just to stroll out of an alleyway like nothin happened just going:

1610: LOUD SIGH

42: rough day too huh?

1610, brushing debris off of his shoulder: yeeep. another run-in with the rhino. again.

42: you didn't lock his dumb ass up like, last month? how'd he get out?

1610: don't know, don't care. so done with this week, i just wanna... i dunno. hibernate til spring 😮‍💨

42: man, what a mood.

1610: what happened to you? you look like you had a rougher day than me!

42, covered in visible bruises and cuts along with his bandages: mannnn... rougher week more like. well... rougher life. but. anyways.

they both nod at each other in Understanding

[sillywebz]

jurassicshipping Anyone..?

[solargeist]

your art convinced me to get in stars and time and now im a couple hours into my first playthrough and im scared bc things are going fine so far but i know it devolves? somehow? (i can already see some impact on siffrin. buddy this is the 4th loop are you going to be okay) but im having so much fun!

anyway your art is so cute always

ehehehehehe

i wont say much

but my first playthrough was 105 loops, my second was 219 loops

[red-hot-moon]

Cartoon Network created "Dexter's Lab" based on him

[seventh-district]

7am, eating cold leftover teriyaki stir-fry for breakfast and crying over blorbos

[spitblaze]

Dragon Quest 4 is pretty good but I still stand firm in my belief that 7-9 are the best ones

[tortoise-teapot]

> solas post

> caption: trash horrible awful egg man 🥚🥚🥚🥚 i'm gonna GET him!! he's so fucking full of himself and evil and ugh he's so UGLY why do i like him??? i can fix him 💕 love him

😐

[andromedasummer]

sudden flashbacks to childhood as i remember the first book series i ever loved, Roman Mysteries. which in retrospect. has a lot. a lot. a LOT of issues

[compacflt]

Okay. Need to know after seeing your graph breakdown. Who told Bush and/or Obama about icemav???????? Please I need answers

i mean all they’d have to do is just look at them.

[silverselfshippingchaos]

put him on the f/o list :D