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[urlocal-ghosty]

SO me core

just finished the book HUALIAN HUALIAN HUALIAN IM GOING INSANEEEEEEE

[terrificpairofcomiclads]

[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.

[a-bloody-omen]

He was down bad tbfh…

[itissadbutitsmy-artblog]

pep and his basketballs

[strange-doll-child]

The things my friends ask me to draw, but I needed to actually finish a piece for once anyway jdhshsjshs

[neyney2010]

James: What does the cow say?

Baby Harry: MOO

James: What does the pig say?

Baby Harry: OINK OINK

James: What does the wolf say

Baby Harry: FUCK YOU SIRIUS

James: …

Lily: …

Lily: And what does the dog say Harry?

Baby Harry: I BET YOU WANNA

[sonicranger1]

Can't believe i'm forced to say this again but alas- (<- No one is forcing me to do this)

BESTIES! ERROR AND NIGHTMARE AREN'T CANON TO INK! DREAM IS NOT CANON TO INK!

The only one that could possibly be canon to Ink is Swap if we take into consideration the canceled comic Comyet did a long while back! And the art Comyet has done with Ink and Error I'm 99% sure is just a what-if, not canon interpretation on how they think they possibly would interact together

Everytime I see someone with their full chest exclaim how the dream twins or Error are canon to ink I internally die inside I'm sorry

[averlym]

the one who pulls the strings (click for better resolution!)

from adamandi by @melliotwrites,, consider this my pitch to get you all to watch it

[axquiva]

Every day I think of the post that said, "Stop with the coolification of Mike wheeler. that guy is a LOSER" and every day I fall in love with it more

[fred-the-dinosaur-draws]

bit late for the americans but it's not pride til next month here. have a pride dinosaur. for everyone who gets to be less involved in pride than they'd like because they can't risk a super spreader event.

[webvampzz]

american psycho but kkhta koishi

[shedontlovehuhself]

Video of Misha and Darius in Ukraine.

[clit-a-cola]

Now I understand not liking how a character is portrayed or treated and hating a story they're in and then like

Making fanfic, or completely rewriting the story, or hell creating a whole NEW story and character to show How It Shoulda Been Done

But it sometimes feels like the leasebound hate-readers have a very particular, like, need for the comic's fans and creator to see their re-invisioning.

Idk what it means or what in particular causes it but it IS interesting

[jerichoes]

why is there ai art in gort tag

[sea-buns]

anyone else having a really tough time tagging this season? my brain keeps wanting to type "fhjr" instead of "fhjy" and I've just discovered that an entire half of my own posts are tagged incorrectly. I feel like my brain is tongue-tied and it feels bad