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8 years ago
Hello! It's Cuisine again. I've started on FA over 6 years ago and despite the long hiatuses, I'd say I've been going strong! There are tons of stuff people have asked me over the years (whether in character of Sonic or just to me directly) and I'd like to respond to some of them, for those who don't mind reading all that stuff!
Sorry, redacted. Sadly the fact that the existence of this gallery could interfere with my real job in real life, so I'm very sorry that I can't reveal this information! My job also involves me to station myself in different countries.
I have a great infatuation of having the "alpha" male mascot of a franchise to slip into the role of a lusted-over female. I think this soft spot in mine was unlocked by Ranma 1/2 and Naruto and I really enjoyed the notion even since. Sonic franchise has never been a stranger to genderswapping (especially Tails) but that didn't attract my attention that much until I saw SonicDash's works depicting Sonic as the sole genderswapped character -- and that's a concept I just love immensely for the whole story ever since. Eventually, he stopped doing this for his further endeavors and I decided to keep it on despite my immense lack of comparable talent, but I am working on it ever since.
I still dig the other characters being girls; but I'd much, much rather seeing Sonic as the only one. If I ever get successful at establishing this Cuisine-verse for Sonic, I do not want to include any other genderswapped character within that lore. I think that's what makes it interesting and unique due to other character's perception of Sonic changing, and having others swap genders feels like it would cheapen that angle of it all just for the sake of showing more girls. Still, wouldn't mind draw one-time pieces depicting that, and I love seeing other artists drawing Genderswaps of any character!
Up to you. I've heard from more than a handful viewers of my works that my stuff has actually helped them about (apologies for putting it broad and blunt) transsexual people. Some people expressed that as the main character, they've always had a relatability with Sonic in the games and comics; and the way I draw Sonic has made them realize something about themselves. I've seen plenty of people to slowly appreciate my concept after a long time of detesting it just because a GUY CHARACTER couldn't be a GIRL. I am so glad that I unlocked that sense of sexual liberation in some people and it's something I'd like to allow myself to be proud of. If perceiving Sonic as a transsexual helps you and makes you enjoy it in that sense, please do. Sexual liberation, fluidity and new experiences are concepts that will always breathe life into what I do.
At the same time, I realize my portrayal is far from perfect. I am not a transsexual myself and I know I am not the best person to portray the hardships of being one. My works could VERY EASILY be interpreted as the normalization of sexualization of transsexual people, objectifying them and advocating to create a hostile environment towards a certain amount of people that should be as respected as any other person in our world's society. For this very reason, I choose not to out my Sonic as a transsexual. Be wary that my interpretation of Sonic usually transforms via magic and similar painless ways and not through rigorous procedures and surgeries like real-life people do. Although I love the concept of someone being very in-tune about what they want with their life (& who they REALLY are) versus what they're given; my Sonic does not properly reflect these very real worries and concepts. I do my art under the pledge of artistic escapist fantasy and I do not intend to actually portray these problems. Maybe in the future, I might go that angle, but I believe I need to be under supervision to properly and respectfully handle a concept like that.
If you know of artists doing more realistic portrayals of sexual transition and relevant concepts & situations, please do note me of such artists and storytellers so I can endorse them the best way I can. If you like my art because you plan on transitioning, I am so glad I am a part of this, but please realize that I should act as nothing but a stepping stone in your journey. Please look for real-life guidance and hear the experiences of other people with information that surely dwarves any further insight I might have about this.
If you disagree with my views on these, yet enjoy my art -- I also respect your views as long as you respect others with what they end up doing with their own life. I will mute any comments that express hatred towards people who feel more comfortable assuming a gender they're not born as, but I believe a more civil argument could always be made and I would like to advocate this approach.
Over the years I have given conflicting depictions in my works in terms of how Sonic turns into a woman. I've done nearly most of them for sake of showing a sequence of bodily transition since people really like it. Otherwise, if I am allowed to have any sort of canon, most of them are only one-time pieces that don't reflect what I have in mind. My old game Sonic XX is the best version of what I really want to show so far, but it has been half a decade since I've done it and it aged really, really badly. I am not only talking about graphics and gameplay, but the story as well. I want to make a better story to really show how it all happened, and so far, I haven't shared how.
I like to keep it crucial in my story that Sonic WAS a guy before and through accident or outside manipulation, Sonic becomes a female.
Never found any particular use or drive for drawing them, really. I am not particularly that into lesbian stuff but... Why not, tbh? I should make some time for drawing all of them too, I don't hate any of those characters at all. I just really favor guys fawning over the blue girl, that's all.
All strictly 18 and above, with Tails being the youngest. I believe he and Sonic has 4-5 years of disparity between them, making Sonic at least 23. Pretty good age if you ask me. I try to make their bodily physique reflective of that as much as my talent allows me to do so.
Underage (loli, shota), preg, mpreg, piss, scat, nipple fucking, gore, vore, inflatation, elderly... Pretty sizable list, but you're not seeing any of these from me. I am sorry but all of them are simply too revolting for me to put on a canvas.
I don't enjoy it, but I understand it's within the confines of a picture. Rarely if ever I can include it in requests but no drive tells me to draw anything non-consensual. Hypnotization and doctrination are even weirder in that sense -- I tolerate them way better simply because the character LOOKS consensual and happy (but it's against the wishes of the person before hypnotization, which is what the appeal is). I understand it's all escapism and yes, I will draw them.
In the works, in the slowest term possible. I have a story draft in my hand and early-but-faithful graphics that a couple friends of mine has given approvals towards. However, the project I'm thinking of is way more massive than the first game (and any of Ctrl-Z's beautiful works) and due to my real-life schedules, contracts, responsibilities etc I keep delaying it. I really want to make it and I think my ideas hold quite well. It's not unlikely that I will end up getting a more free schedule within the foreseeable future and I will do my best to work on it. When that time comes, I will be very open to recruit and commission others for the work I cannot make by my own, and I don't think I will be able to handle that project by my own in any way possible.
For also answering one of the questions above, Sonic XX 2 will depict my true story of how Sonic turned into a woman.
It's a retelling and an expansion of Sonic XX, where the other characters aren't just puppets to choose and fuck. I imagine it as a 2D version of Sonic Adventure (with the hubworld and puzzles) where Action Stages are more fit for slower boss battles and platforming challenges than speed and momentum. There will also be an abundance of minigames for gaining currency to buy different costumes, and to portray, you know, raunchier scenes.
These ideas aren't to be realized in Flash. I find myself familiar enough with C++ and Game Maker and I would like to carry the technical work of the game, as well as the main art and story. That, of course, also spells for disaster. I would really like to divide the effort between those that I can trust, but I also don't want to recruit people if I end up incapable of rewarding their effort. I want to make Sonic XX 2 completely free (not only because I wanna give people free entertainment, but, also, you know, trademarked characters), and I don't have any business plans for monetizing it to give back to those who offered me their talents and kindness. The best way I can make it all work is to commission people for all the extra art (and music) I require for the game out of my pocket, and thus I will wait until my real-life works give me enough to make this dream into reality.
Thank you so much for staying so patient with me for so long.
I will openly ask people when I need it, and when I come up with a plan to rightfully reward those who help me. For now, please do not worry about it.
I feel very guilty for constantly being EXTREMELY late with any wave of commissions I've gotten over the years. Although it is true that I cannot use PayPal as we speak, that's not the only reason why I cannot take commissions. Kind people within the community has offered me other ways to be paid and have set systems for me to accept payment. For the time being, within the schedules I have to endure, I know that I WILL end up being very late with commissions the way I always end up being. For this reason, I find it better for people not to commission me. Thank you for your resistant interest so much, and I am very sorry that so far this is the case. Please be mindful that I've taken commissions only in times of crisis in my life, and I am so thankful for all of you to help me out in my worst times. I am no longer in a slump and I sustain myself enough for the time being.
If my schedule is relieved, I will still not take commissions due to the fact that I will work on Sonic XX 2. I might make a Patreon if the platform stands still when I decide to get on it. I might accept Patron requests on that platform but that would be as far as I would go.
I plan on delivering them asap and in best quality as possible. I can't really work on them unless I have a definitive drive for finishing them, otherwise they really look horrible and that's not something I want to do. Believe me, I don't like owing people, and I am so sorry for always making you all wait for such long stretches of time. The fact that I am so indebted ironically and recursively takes a toll on my drive, which is another reason I plan on never getting commissions again. I want to overcome this feeling I have as soon as possible, because it is undoubtedly a very unfair non-excuse to those who trusted me with their hard-earned money.
Not until I finish my remaining commissions, and I will be very selective, sadly. Do note me if you are interested.
Not until I finish my remaining commissions, and again, I will be very selective. I will only take sketch requests. Do note me if you are interested.
I appreciate notes of this variety a lot and I am so glad people are so supportive. I really don't want to come off as if I'm begging, and I first would rather proving myself and to everyone else that I am capable of rising above what I have on my plate for now. I'm sure there are many other artists that would happily take that kind of attention and support instead of me so please consider directing that attention on them instead.
Favoriting my works, commenting under them and watching me are all I feel comfortable expecting from you and I'm so glad you all still do. I am sorry I can't respond to every comment but I do read every single one of them and I love them all. They are the reason why I keep doing this and why I feel energized as I do this.
I couldn't look at it at all. I am so sorry. It's still on hiatus for 8 months -- boy time passed so quickly. I always have plans on reviving it, but I am sorry I won't ever be able to deliver daily goodness as I promised.
I still read every question I get over there as well and I have ideas, but I draw very slow and I have other matters to attend to - like remaining commissions.
No. I tried, but Twitter keeps maiming me. I am still under suspension due to the fact that I choose not to give them a phone number I feel comfortable of giving them. I plan on sorting it out thru extraneous means but I really want to have a Twitter account.
I feel very uncomfortable roleplaying as Sonic, one reason being that I have a significant other and I don't want to cyber with others on the internet. I'm sorry
Sorry, it is hard for me to sort out my contacts as is and I have to socialize a lot in any given day than I personally feel capable of. I am a very introverted person in general and every day is another sort of overwhelming in terms of that. Even the risk of two circles of my life accidentally converging (my real life and Cuisine) really makes me uneasy. Nothing personal, hope you all understand. I wish to rid myself out of this slump as well. Within 6 years I've taken great steps and my liberation regarding close relations within this circle might be on horizon. Thank you for attention and understanding.
Do note me with anything you're curious about, and I will add them to this journal if more people have been itching to learn about it.
If you've read all these, god, I can't even believe it. Thank you so much!
♥ Who are you, and where are you from?
Sorry, redacted. Sadly the fact that the existence of this gallery could interfere with my real job in real life, so I'm very sorry that I can't reveal this information! My job also involves me to station myself in different countries.
♥ Why Sonic as a girl?
I have a great infatuation of having the "alpha" male mascot of a franchise to slip into the role of a lusted-over female. I think this soft spot in mine was unlocked by Ranma 1/2 and Naruto and I really enjoyed the notion even since. Sonic franchise has never been a stranger to genderswapping (especially Tails) but that didn't attract my attention that much until I saw SonicDash's works depicting Sonic as the sole genderswapped character -- and that's a concept I just love immensely for the whole story ever since. Eventually, he stopped doing this for his further endeavors and I decided to keep it on despite my immense lack of comparable talent, but I am working on it ever since.
♥ Why ONLY Sonic as a girl? You don't like R63 Tails/Shadow/Silver/Knuckles etc?
I still dig the other characters being girls; but I'd much, much rather seeing Sonic as the only one. If I ever get successful at establishing this Cuisine-verse for Sonic, I do not want to include any other genderswapped character within that lore. I think that's what makes it interesting and unique due to other character's perception of Sonic changing, and having others swap genders feels like it would cheapen that angle of it all just for the sake of showing more girls. Still, wouldn't mind draw one-time pieces depicting that, and I love seeing other artists drawing Genderswaps of any character!
♥ Is your Sonic transsexual?
Up to you. I've heard from more than a handful viewers of my works that my stuff has actually helped them about (apologies for putting it broad and blunt) transsexual people. Some people expressed that as the main character, they've always had a relatability with Sonic in the games and comics; and the way I draw Sonic has made them realize something about themselves. I've seen plenty of people to slowly appreciate my concept after a long time of detesting it just because a GUY CHARACTER couldn't be a GIRL. I am so glad that I unlocked that sense of sexual liberation in some people and it's something I'd like to allow myself to be proud of. If perceiving Sonic as a transsexual helps you and makes you enjoy it in that sense, please do. Sexual liberation, fluidity and new experiences are concepts that will always breathe life into what I do.
At the same time, I realize my portrayal is far from perfect. I am not a transsexual myself and I know I am not the best person to portray the hardships of being one. My works could VERY EASILY be interpreted as the normalization of sexualization of transsexual people, objectifying them and advocating to create a hostile environment towards a certain amount of people that should be as respected as any other person in our world's society. For this very reason, I choose not to out my Sonic as a transsexual. Be wary that my interpretation of Sonic usually transforms via magic and similar painless ways and not through rigorous procedures and surgeries like real-life people do. Although I love the concept of someone being very in-tune about what they want with their life (& who they REALLY are) versus what they're given; my Sonic does not properly reflect these very real worries and concepts. I do my art under the pledge of artistic escapist fantasy and I do not intend to actually portray these problems. Maybe in the future, I might go that angle, but I believe I need to be under supervision to properly and respectfully handle a concept like that.
If you know of artists doing more realistic portrayals of sexual transition and relevant concepts & situations, please do note me of such artists and storytellers so I can endorse them the best way I can. If you like my art because you plan on transitioning, I am so glad I am a part of this, but please realize that I should act as nothing but a stepping stone in your journey. Please look for real-life guidance and hear the experiences of other people with information that surely dwarves any further insight I might have about this.
If you disagree with my views on these, yet enjoy my art -- I also respect your views as long as you respect others with what they end up doing with their own life. I will mute any comments that express hatred towards people who feel more comfortable assuming a gender they're not born as, but I believe a more civil argument could always be made and I would like to advocate this approach.
♥ How did Sonic REALLY become a woman / Was Sonic ALWAYS a woman?
Over the years I have given conflicting depictions in my works in terms of how Sonic turns into a woman. I've done nearly most of them for sake of showing a sequence of bodily transition since people really like it. Otherwise, if I am allowed to have any sort of canon, most of them are only one-time pieces that don't reflect what I have in mind. My old game Sonic XX is the best version of what I really want to show so far, but it has been half a decade since I've done it and it aged really, really badly. I am not only talking about graphics and gameplay, but the story as well. I want to make a better story to really show how it all happened, and so far, I haven't shared how.
I like to keep it crucial in my story that Sonic WAS a guy before and through accident or outside manipulation, Sonic becomes a female.
♥ Why do you never draw Amy/Rouge/other Sonic girls?
Never found any particular use or drive for drawing them, really. I am not particularly that into lesbian stuff but... Why not, tbh? I should make some time for drawing all of them too, I don't hate any of those characters at all. I just really favor guys fawning over the blue girl, that's all.
♥ What age are Sonic and co. in your drawings?
All strictly 18 and above, with Tails being the youngest. I believe he and Sonic has 4-5 years of disparity between them, making Sonic at least 23. Pretty good age if you ask me. I try to make their bodily physique reflective of that as much as my talent allows me to do so.
♥ What will you never draw?
Underage (loli, shota), preg, mpreg, piss, scat, nipple fucking, gore, vore, inflatation, elderly... Pretty sizable list, but you're not seeing any of these from me. I am sorry but all of them are simply too revolting for me to put on a canvas.
♥ What about rape?
I don't enjoy it, but I understand it's within the confines of a picture. Rarely if ever I can include it in requests but no drive tells me to draw anything non-consensual. Hypnotization and doctrination are even weirder in that sense -- I tolerate them way better simply because the character LOOKS consensual and happy (but it's against the wishes of the person before hypnotization, which is what the appeal is). I understand it's all escapism and yes, I will draw them.
♥ Where is Sonic XX 2?
In the works, in the slowest term possible. I have a story draft in my hand and early-but-faithful graphics that a couple friends of mine has given approvals towards. However, the project I'm thinking of is way more massive than the first game (and any of Ctrl-Z's beautiful works) and due to my real-life schedules, contracts, responsibilities etc I keep delaying it. I really want to make it and I think my ideas hold quite well. It's not unlikely that I will end up getting a more free schedule within the foreseeable future and I will do my best to work on it. When that time comes, I will be very open to recruit and commission others for the work I cannot make by my own, and I don't think I will be able to handle that project by my own in any way possible.
For also answering one of the questions above, Sonic XX 2 will depict my true story of how Sonic turned into a woman.
♥ What does Sonic XX 2 have so much that it's such a big project?
It's a retelling and an expansion of Sonic XX, where the other characters aren't just puppets to choose and fuck. I imagine it as a 2D version of Sonic Adventure (with the hubworld and puzzles) where Action Stages are more fit for slower boss battles and platforming challenges than speed and momentum. There will also be an abundance of minigames for gaining currency to buy different costumes, and to portray, you know, raunchier scenes.
These ideas aren't to be realized in Flash. I find myself familiar enough with C++ and Game Maker and I would like to carry the technical work of the game, as well as the main art and story. That, of course, also spells for disaster. I would really like to divide the effort between those that I can trust, but I also don't want to recruit people if I end up incapable of rewarding their effort. I want to make Sonic XX 2 completely free (not only because I wanna give people free entertainment, but, also, you know, trademarked characters), and I don't have any business plans for monetizing it to give back to those who offered me their talents and kindness. The best way I can make it all work is to commission people for all the extra art (and music) I require for the game out of my pocket, and thus I will wait until my real-life works give me enough to make this dream into reality.
Thank you so much for staying so patient with me for so long.
♥ Is there anything I can help with Sonic XX 2?
I will openly ask people when I need it, and when I come up with a plan to rightfully reward those who help me. For now, please do not worry about it.
♥ Why can't I commission you?
I feel very guilty for constantly being EXTREMELY late with any wave of commissions I've gotten over the years. Although it is true that I cannot use PayPal as we speak, that's not the only reason why I cannot take commissions. Kind people within the community has offered me other ways to be paid and have set systems for me to accept payment. For the time being, within the schedules I have to endure, I know that I WILL end up being very late with commissions the way I always end up being. For this reason, I find it better for people not to commission me. Thank you for your resistant interest so much, and I am very sorry that so far this is the case. Please be mindful that I've taken commissions only in times of crisis in my life, and I am so thankful for all of you to help me out in my worst times. I am no longer in a slump and I sustain myself enough for the time being.
If my schedule is relieved, I will still not take commissions due to the fact that I will work on Sonic XX 2. I might make a Patreon if the platform stands still when I decide to get on it. I might accept Patron requests on that platform but that would be as far as I would go.
♥ What happened to the remaining commissions?
I plan on delivering them asap and in best quality as possible. I can't really work on them unless I have a definitive drive for finishing them, otherwise they really look horrible and that's not something I want to do. Believe me, I don't like owing people, and I am so sorry for always making you all wait for such long stretches of time. The fact that I am so indebted ironically and recursively takes a toll on my drive, which is another reason I plan on never getting commissions again. I want to overcome this feeling I have as soon as possible, because it is undoubtedly a very unfair non-excuse to those who trusted me with their hard-earned money.
♥ Can we art-trade?
Not until I finish my remaining commissions, and I will be very selective, sadly. Do note me if you are interested.
♥ Do you take requests?
Not until I finish my remaining commissions, and again, I will be very selective. I will only take sketch requests. Do note me if you are interested.
♥ Can I help you in any other way?
I appreciate notes of this variety a lot and I am so glad people are so supportive. I really don't want to come off as if I'm begging, and I first would rather proving myself and to everyone else that I am capable of rising above what I have on my plate for now. I'm sure there are many other artists that would happily take that kind of attention and support instead of me so please consider directing that attention on them instead.
Favoriting my works, commenting under them and watching me are all I feel comfortable expecting from you and I'm so glad you all still do. I am sorry I can't respond to every comment but I do read every single one of them and I love them all. They are the reason why I keep doing this and why I feel energized as I do this.
♥ What happened to your Ask Blog?
I couldn't look at it at all. I am so sorry. It's still on hiatus for 8 months -- boy time passed so quickly. I always have plans on reviving it, but I am sorry I won't ever be able to deliver daily goodness as I promised.
I still read every question I get over there as well and I have ideas, but I draw very slow and I have other matters to attend to - like remaining commissions.
♥ Do you have a Twitter?
No. I tried, but Twitter keeps maiming me. I am still under suspension due to the fact that I choose not to give them a phone number I feel comfortable of giving them. I plan on sorting it out thru extraneous means but I really want to have a Twitter account.
♥ Do you RP?
I feel very uncomfortable roleplaying as Sonic, one reason being that I have a significant other and I don't want to cyber with others on the internet. I'm sorry
♥ Can we chat/IM?
Sorry, it is hard for me to sort out my contacts as is and I have to socialize a lot in any given day than I personally feel capable of. I am a very introverted person in general and every day is another sort of overwhelming in terms of that. Even the risk of two circles of my life accidentally converging (my real life and Cuisine) really makes me uneasy. Nothing personal, hope you all understand. I wish to rid myself out of this slump as well. Within 6 years I've taken great steps and my liberation regarding close relations within this circle might be on horizon. Thank you for attention and understanding.
♥ Can I ask you something else?
Do note me with anything you're curious about, and I will add them to this journal if more people have been itching to learn about it.
If you've read all these, god, I can't even believe it. Thank you so much!
I really, really want to deliver people the full potential of the concept they ended up liking so much. Thank you so much for these supporting words, they mean a lot in terms of signifying me that I am on the right track with this.