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Hi there! Most of the offending posters are blocked at this point, but the comments section of Knockout's entry became so godawful that I feel like I need to stop such a travesty from occurring again! So here's a few of my most commonly asked and answered questions and comments. I love interacting with people and I definitely don't want to discourage comments, it just gets a little tiresome having to answer the same things over and over again, so I'm hoping this FAQ will save everyone some time!
1) What is Transformers Legacy? / Is this for a comic/fanfic?
Transformers Legacy is basically an "if I were in charge of Transformers". It consists mostly of redesigned preexisting characters, but there have been a few originals sprinkled in here and there. I typically take my favorite bits and pieces of previous incarnations of the Transformers brand and stitch them together into a horrifying Frankenstein's monster of continuity. Legacy consists solely of character art and biographies for the individuals I deem interesting enough to include in the project. There is a loose story driving the "plot" of Legacy, which is told piecemeal through the bios. Although I'd love to do so in a perfect world with infinite money and resources, I don't have any plans to make Legacy into a comic, fanfic series, or animated series. And no, I'm not going to submit my ideas to Hasbro because that's not how the world works, kids.
2) Why did you do _____? / Is _____ a reference to _____?
Please read the whole description of an entry before asking a question! I spend a lot of time writing both the character's bio and commentary, which combined should cover just about everything about the character from an in-universe perspective as well as my creative process in designing them and what's an homage to what. If you have a question about the character that's not covered in the description, ask away!
3) Will you be doing [insert character here]? / Can you do [insert character here] next?
At least through the end of Series 3, the characters for forthcoming entries are set in stone. Since I want to preserve some manner of surprise, I'm no longer going to be addressing questions about who I'll be doing in the future. If you do enough digging, you might be able to find mention of a few characters I've confirmed that have yet to appear, but I'd like the majority of Series 3 to stay secret. And I can't do everyone's favorite character, sadly.
4) When is the next entry coming out?
I truthfully will never have a straightforward answer to this unless I'm a day or two away from finishing it. I think people take for granted how much work goes into each character for Legacy from the design stage through to the final illustration. The absolute best I've been able to manage is about one entry per month, and it usually doesn't last long. I often don't have the free time to dedicate to the more intensive aspects of the design process, and I have other interests and projects that frequently take precedence over Legacy. Asking when the next entry is going to be finished isn't going to make it come any faster - if anything, it's actively discouraging.
5) Your tech specs are wrong.
That's not a question, but a statement I detest so much I already wrote a separate journal addressing it!
I'm trying to be more patient when addressing comments, but if I continue to see people repeatedly ignoring the text portions of my submissions or generally having a shitty, entitled attitude, I'm just going to block them. Also, I have a zero tolerance policy for spammers - if you only came here to advertise your crap or bombard my notes with pictures of Power Rangers zords (why would you do this?) you're getting banned on the spot. Otherwise just use good judgment and you'll be fine.
1) What is Transformers Legacy? / Is this for a comic/fanfic?
Transformers Legacy is basically an "if I were in charge of Transformers". It consists mostly of redesigned preexisting characters, but there have been a few originals sprinkled in here and there. I typically take my favorite bits and pieces of previous incarnations of the Transformers brand and stitch them together into a horrifying Frankenstein's monster of continuity. Legacy consists solely of character art and biographies for the individuals I deem interesting enough to include in the project. There is a loose story driving the "plot" of Legacy, which is told piecemeal through the bios. Although I'd love to do so in a perfect world with infinite money and resources, I don't have any plans to make Legacy into a comic, fanfic series, or animated series. And no, I'm not going to submit my ideas to Hasbro because that's not how the world works, kids.
2) Why did you do _____? / Is _____ a reference to _____?
Please read the whole description of an entry before asking a question! I spend a lot of time writing both the character's bio and commentary, which combined should cover just about everything about the character from an in-universe perspective as well as my creative process in designing them and what's an homage to what. If you have a question about the character that's not covered in the description, ask away!
3) Will you be doing [insert character here]? / Can you do [insert character here] next?
At least through the end of Series 3, the characters for forthcoming entries are set in stone. Since I want to preserve some manner of surprise, I'm no longer going to be addressing questions about who I'll be doing in the future. If you do enough digging, you might be able to find mention of a few characters I've confirmed that have yet to appear, but I'd like the majority of Series 3 to stay secret. And I can't do everyone's favorite character, sadly.
4) When is the next entry coming out?
I truthfully will never have a straightforward answer to this unless I'm a day or two away from finishing it. I think people take for granted how much work goes into each character for Legacy from the design stage through to the final illustration. The absolute best I've been able to manage is about one entry per month, and it usually doesn't last long. I often don't have the free time to dedicate to the more intensive aspects of the design process, and I have other interests and projects that frequently take precedence over Legacy. Asking when the next entry is going to be finished isn't going to make it come any faster - if anything, it's actively discouraging.
5) Your tech specs are wrong.
That's not a question, but a statement I detest so much I already wrote a separate journal addressing it!
I'm trying to be more patient when addressing comments, but if I continue to see people repeatedly ignoring the text portions of my submissions or generally having a shitty, entitled attitude, I'm just going to block them. Also, I have a zero tolerance policy for spammers - if you only came here to advertise your crap or bombard my notes with pictures of Power Rangers zords (why would you do this?) you're getting banned on the spot. Otherwise just use good judgment and you'll be fine.
State of the DeviantArt 2022
Hi, everybody. Been a while. Things are looking pretty different on here since the last time I posted anything! So I don't really even know how to start this entry. I made a decision several years back to leave DeviantArt entirely, largely just because I felt very much like I had aged out of the site and its content, especially my particular audience. I also felt guilty posting anything that wasn't Transformers related, both because I didn't want to disappoint people and because I didn't want to be inundated with comments asking when the next Legacy entry would be. And then the godawful notifications system DA introduced shortly after that kept me from even visiting the site more than a couple times a year. Luckily it seems like they've finally introduced a moderately more manageable one. Anyway, I don't know if my feelings on DA have really changed that much, but the fact of the matter is, I'm still making art, and this is one of the only viable gallery sites on the internet, and
State of the DeviantArt
Hi there. You might have noticed that it’s been almost two and a half years now since I posted the last Transformers Legacy entry (or anything at all, for that matter). Some people certainly have, because I understandably get asked on probably a monthly basis when, or if, the next entry will be coming.
The short answer is the same as it’s always been: I don’t know.
The characteristically long answer is: I started Transformers Legacy nine years ago (to the day!), when Transformers Animated, a property I dearly loved, was arriving at its premature end. I adored how Animated cherry-picked elements from virtually every single Tr
A Note on Tech Specs
I'm writing this journal entry to address the constant complaints I get regarding the tech spec numbers I give my Transformers Legacy characters. It's incredibly frustrating explaining this over and over again, so instead of responding to each comment individually as I have been, I'll just link to this long overdue post from now on and save everyone the trouble.
The main misunderstanding seems to be based on the fact that my tech spec numbers are relative, not absolute. In other words, each character (per faction per series, more on that in a second) is ranked in order by each attribute, rather than any all-encompassing objective measure. Th
Godzilla (2014) Review
Hi everybody! Remember about a year and a half ago when I destroyed my will to live by watching and reviewing every Godzilla movie ever made over the span of a month? No? Well, you'd better check out my otherwise empty tumblr! Anyway, against all odds, another Godzilla movie has been released, and it's my sworn duty to keep this train rolling, so here's my review of 2014's Godzilla:
POSSIBLE SPOILERS AHEAD! PROCEED AT YOUR OWN RISK!
So I guess the most important thing to mention straight off the bat is - unless you count the English versions of the original 1954 Godzilla and 1984’s The Return of Godzilla, which featured significant am
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Well said. Too many people these days seem to think that the viewers/audience take priority in your lives and don't give a crap about the artist themselves. It's the same all over the internet, you're doing this for free and they seem to forget that