Mini-Updates

In reference to my last post - following my participation, I did take the time to go back and download and listen to all the other podcast episodes.  I enjoyed them all a great deal - they brought back a lot of good memories of different sites and interactions over the years - even if I don't know all the folks involved.  It helps that I have already commissioned work from several of the featured artists - with more on the way!

I highly recommend giving them all a listen.  Cheasy has put a LOT of work into their production and has done a great job moderating these for the community.  A nice little series of time capsules and snapshots if you will.  I gave him a few recommendations of other folks who I'd love to hear on his program in the future - we'll see if any of them show up.

Today's update is a set of updates on the Gift Art/Request page.  New art by Gnome-oo, an update to an art contest entry by zdemian and a piece of cluedog art colored by technosasquatch.

Discussion - Art and Caption Contests

Thanks for the votes and feedback on the most recent poll.

(Pic didn't turn out too well, but whatever).

I was pretty certain that "Farmgirls" would be a favorite - it's a consistent theme that a lot of artists have already worked with.  Might be fun to mix it in with something else....seasonal options maybe?  Of course...the difference is between showing the transformation sequence and something else...I'll work on something - next one will probably start the beginning of next year.

On the other hand it's also nice to see some of the other concepts pick up a lot of votes.  We'll see how things go.  Kinda weird to see "Other" get 3 votes but no comments explaining them ;p

Don't forget - a little over 2 weeks left for the current caption contest.

New Art Contest Poll

In addition to the new Caption Challenge post, I have just stuck up a new poll regarding future art contests.  I enjoy the concept a lot, but with a few exceptions, I've been disappointed by the overall number of contestants or entries, even with what I consider to be fairly large cash prizes (and a generally good chance at winning all things considered).

Not sure if I'm not getting the visibility I'm aiming for even with posting and updating on multiple sites, or if it's a matter of my choice of subject matter in each case.

Feedback is appreciated - via comments on this post.  The main target of course are the actual artists who would or would not be interested in participating or who have participated in the past.

Thanks.

The People Have Spoken - 7

Results are in for Contest #7.  Thanks again for all the beautiful entries.  There will be at least one more art contest this year - and a few more contests of other shapes and sizes!  Stay tuned.

Congratulations to zdemian for the winning "Pronouns":

Art Contest 7 - "Scientific Progress Goes.....WTF?" - Results!

Apologies for the delay folks - sometimes real life has to take a little precedence.

We received six beautiful entries in this contest.  Unfortunately, only 3 can win this time around - but don't forget the viewer's choice award - the poll will be posted at the end!

It'll be interesting to see what - if any - reaction we get out of TransRepo Industries for publicizing these [potentially] very embarrassing failures.

Art Contest Entry - zdemian - Pronouns

Last entry for tonight folks.  Just a heads up - my deadline tomorrow is still the same, but the results post probably won't be till later in the evening due to unavoidable schedule stuff...(sorry).

zdemian has dug into the TransRepo Industries company archives to find out the real reason why all employees receiving pink slips are tasered and abandoned on the side of a country road - without even having the chance to clean out their desks.

Take my word for it - it's better for all parties involved.

Art Contest Entry - MaLAgua - Clinical Trials

One of the fun things about art contests is meeting new folks - coming across up and coming (or established) artists...that for some reason you haven't seen before.

MaLAgua presents a brief piece regarding clinical drug trials.  Maybe TransRepo Industries doesn't pay their interns enough to make sure they hand out the correct samples to the correct people.  Or maybe they just don't care - since the results probably make for great home viewing.

All he wanted was a hair-loss fix....all she wanted was something to make her a little more desirable to the opposite sex...and to be fair to TRI....that is kinda what they wound up with.

Art Contest Entry - Synthean - PhotoCynthia

Synthean presents us with a new member of the TransRepo Industries team.  Looks like she'll be a real rising star.  Just call her Photo Cynthia!

Art Contest Entry - Furco

I suppose even within failure lies the seeds for future success...and profit.  Furco's contest entry examines one aspect of the concept.

TransRepo
Project FG-1 Analysis
NOT FOR PUBLIC RELEASE

Project FG-1's goals of creating self-healing, regenerating clothing using fur and leather-based materials have encountered an unforeseen setback. While the prototypical materials are, in fact, successfully functioning, a complication has arisen. When exposed to living tissue, undesired and uncontrolled growth and expansion is occurring, consuming tissue to provide more mass and energy.

Our first and second test models both exhibited this unexpected side effect, and unfortunately, we have not determined any way to reverse the damage. We are keeping them in storage pending further review.

Art Contest Entry - Furrtografurr - FarmHand

Another day, another graphic failure by the genetic engineers at TransRepo Industries. 

Featured for the first time on this site, Furrtografurr has included a classified transcript with their visuals.



Transcript from a classified board meeting of TransRepo Industries:

Art Contest Entry - Blackshirtboy - Implants

The first official entry for Art Contest #7 has been received - and it's a beauty by blackshirtboy.

On a side note, the Art Contest Archive has been updated with the entries from #6.

Those crazy techs at TransRepo Industries just can't seem to get the bugs ironed out on this project.  Ah well, it's all about trial and error.  (sometimes mostly error).

Title: Implants

Art Contest #7 and Blog 4th Anniversary - Countdown

Well folks, getting pretty close now and still waiting to hear from some folks.  I know a number of people have expressed interest in participating in Art Contest #7.  Please don't wait too long to get those entries submitted.  Just a little over a week left.

While my work schedule is looking pretty good for that weekend, just to be on the safe side, I'm moving the deadline to Noon Hawaii Standard Time on 12 April (sooo, about 3 PM PST / 6 PM EST) that Saturday.

That timeframe will also mark the general site celebration (such as it is) for four years of operation.  Not much to show for myself....except a lot of great art and some great new working relationships (and friendships) with some great folks.  Sometimes, that's all you really need.

Have a good one!

Discussion - Sequences, Art Contests, etc

First, just a quick note about "South Pacific Follies" - didn't want to clutter up the initial post.  Basically, Cluedog and I are both big fans of a lot of classic cartoonists.  In our last collaboration, I intended it largely as a tribute in part to Al Capp (although I haven't read as many of his comics yet, I love his creations).

SPF on the other hand is a similarly-minded tribute to the amazing comics of Milton Caniff - and while I'm still getting into the early years of Terry and the Pirates and Steve Canyon, this series is really in tribute to the stunning wartime, military-exclusive strip Male Call.  We hope you enjoy this little tribute...;p  The intent is to update one frame or so at a time, generally 3x a week as schedules permit.

Next, just another reminder that we are rapidly running down the clock on Art Contest #7 and I haven't seen any entries yet.  Not the end of the world if I don't receive any entries - I've got a lot of other ideas on the burners, but I thought this one would be pretty fun.  Any gift art in celebration of the Transformation Repository's 4th Anniversary would be much appreciated as well.

Lastly, I do appreciate the votes in my last poll - clearly a majority of folks (who voted) prefer that I keep the format the same.  Again, not much feedback....I'll probably look at keeping the zip/email format but I'm definitely going to *try* switching to a .pdf format for the longer projects...at least to give it a shot.  And I might eventually look at e-publishing as well - just for the heck of it if nothing else.  Interested in seeing how well some of these translate to hard copy vice just digital.

Synthean - Instructional Video 4

Well, it took us a little longer than expected to restore this portion of the video.  Seems there might have been some sort of chemical substance gumming up the works...but Synthean's been a real trooper about the whole process.

Looking at the results...I'd say the effort was worth it - and I've already had initial reports that it should be smoother sailing from here on as far as the restoration process.  (For what it's worth, I'd say these pics are presenting an excellent example of the kinds of projects we're looking at for the ongoing art contest....TransRepo Industries going nuts....)

Once again we are presenting the individual clip portions followed by the merged image.

Discussion - Art Contest, More Feedback, etc.

Just a reminder folks - just about a month left in the 7th Art Contest for The Transformation Repository.  Haven't heard from a lot of folks yet, but looking forward to some solid projects after the great showing last year.

Regarding my ongoing poll - see left side of page - there are about 4 days left in the poll.  It's great that you folks think I should keep the current format...it's certainly the easiest thing - even if I switch to .pdf format, I can still use password-protected zip files...for the most part.   But I'd really like some feedback comments if you guys have any other ideas or suggestions regarding security....given the amount of effort put into these projects by the artists involved.

Thanks.

Discussion - Art Contest and Donation Artwork

At this point, now that I finally added the tab on the side of the screen for it - a reminder that we're a little over 2 months away from the due date for Art Contest #7.  Please push it to the artists you know who are interested in this kind of thing.  We got a great response last year with Art Contest #6 (much better than all the previous competitions).

Just like last year...pushing the heavy prize $$$ here for the quality pics.  Thanks.

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On a side note, just wanted to throw out a thank you to a couple of recent donors for their support for the Donation Art Project.  Honestly, I've been seeing too many months lately when I have pretty much nothing to send to the artists.  It's not as though I expect to pull in a lot with these - I would have starved years ago ;p - no reliable source of income given the costs - but I will continue to provide them because I enjoy coming up with ideas and sharing them - and supporting artists in the process.  I'm happy if I can break even with a project over the period it's been posted on the site.  Right now I have at least 3 new projects planned for release this year and some other concepts loosely in the works.  That said, I continue to look on these as a way for folks to give back to an artist they enjoy even if they can't afford to commission the artist directly.  And trust me when I say that every cent I receive after the portions for paypal fees and artist support goes directly towards more art.

Thanks.

Art Contest #7 - "Scientific Progress Goes.....WTF?"

Alright….time for the seventh Art Contest.  We had some amazing entries last year....here's hoping we can repeat that this time around!

The new deadline is midnight 11 April 2014!   This is intended to coincide roughly with the 4th Anniversary Celebration of The Transformation Repository (there may be some slight adjustments to that end but that doesn't affect things at this time).

"Scientific Progress Goes......WTF!?!"

Basically....this is strictly a look at TransRepo Industries - and in particular their Genetics Division - although elements from other divisions or commercial/industrial elements of that corporation could be referenced or incorporated.

We've already established that they've been around for quite some time...always looking towards the future.  Some concepts have met with more success than others, while other projects are still in progress.  That said, following the attempt by Maria Belloc and EPATRI (Ethical People Against TransRepo Industries) to alert the world to their research methods...let's look at some of their failures.

The focus here is simply on genetic experimentation resulting in failure on the part of TransRepo Industries.  Technically speaking that leaves a pretty wide range of options - given their delving into projects involving a vast variety of consumer products.

Now for process here, this one will be very open to interpretation again.  The idea here only requires a minimum of 3 pictures – although more are always encouraged.  We need a before and after pic - with at least one process pic in between.

This could come from research photos, surveillance footage, even PSA (Public Service Announcement) poster formats or news stories.  Admittedly, most of these will probably be internal documents rather than public record files (unless some of the transformation failures took place outside of the workplace - delayed reactions, etc).  A favorite example (just a single pic, but works fine as a example of the final stage) is this one:

Obviously, these genetic failures could be demonstrated in many different transformation forms - whether fur/hair growth, expansions of all types, other animal/plant features, mental changes (with accompanying physical changes), mergers with different objects/materials, etc. 

I fully encourage you to share this challenge with other friends and artists you may know who don’t regularly read this site.  Any artist I have previously commissioned from – even the same subject matter – is welcome to compete, but the submission must be a new piece.

On 12 April, I’ll announce three winners – First prize $200, second prize $150, third prize $100 – cash prize from me to you via paypal.  From our previous contests...if we have enough entries, there will also be a Viewers Choice Poll with a prize of $50 - that's $500 in total prizes!

Now the hard and fast rules (no real changes here):

1. All work must be the original work of the person submitting it.  No exceptions.

2. Sequences must be at least 3 pictures long.  There is no upper limit to the number of pictures and additional consideration will extended for additional effort.

3. Any medium is accepted – pencils, ink, paint, digital art, CGI renders, photomorphs, etc – or any combination of mediums.

4. All submissions should include the following information (which will also be posted with the picture): artist name, medium(s), scenario (if applicable), sequence title (optional) – and any other additional information you think is relevant.

5. Subjects must be adults – at least 18 – NO exceptions!

6. Any artist may submit as many sequences as they wish.

7. Unlimited revisions are allowed during the submission period.

8. No copyrighted characters are permitted (unless they're your own characters). This means no anime, videogame, movie, comic/manga characters, etc. 

9.  By entering a submission, you are automatically giving permission for me to post it on the site clearly labeled and identified as an art contest entry – and although I would prefer to avoid it, if the artist wishes to remain anonymous, I am amenable to posting their entries in that fashion.

10.  Submissions should be addressed to me: thrandrall@gmail.com – subject line should contain the artist’s name and that it is intended as a submission for the Art Contest.

Additional Guidance:
a. Upper body nudity is permitted but should not be excessive. Lower body nudity will be frowned upon. Sexual activity is right out. (This is a great opportunity to try out some new poses or stances).

b. Constructive criticism by others is encouraged in the comments section, but *should* be accompanied by suggestions on how issues might be addressed, improved, etc.

c.  Backgrounds or scenarios are optional but also encouraged.  (accompanying write-ups, flavor text, etc).

Have at it!

The People Have Spoken - 6

And congratulations to Darkoshen with his little beauty:

Thanks for voting and for the comments on the different entries.  Thanks again to all the artists who participated with their incredible entries.  Not sure yet about the next contest...may have a small Halloween themed one, but haven't decided yet.

Art Contest 6 - Luck Be A Lady Tonight - Results!

Well, unfortunately the last artist I was in contact with was unable to meet the adjusted deadline - but I certainly hope to feature more work from him in the future.

That leaves the 6 original entries to be judged.  Out of my 6 art contests so far, I've never received a more solid group of entries...which makes the selection of a winner for this contest far and away the most difficult choice so far.  I want to say up front that all of these entries were gorgeous pieces of work and I'm extremely grateful for the work put into them.  I sincerely thank you for your hard work and look forward to commissioning more pieces from each of you in the future.

With that in mind, moving to the selection - the winners are below the break:

Art Contest Update

Now that the contest has officially run it's course, I'd like to thank all the contestants for their beautiful entries - this is far and away the best selection of pieces since I began running my contests 2 1/2 years ago.

Now I have allowed one entrant a little more time since he notified me in advance of issues beyond his control delaying his entry - so the main judging will be delayed a little longer - but for the entries already received, I am going to go ahead and list the poll for the Viewers Choice Prize.

For the artists - I truly appreciate your patience in waiting just a little longer - and feel free to post on your respective sites to "get out the vote" for your entries ;p

Thanks again - and stay tuned!