[sacul]

i suppose i like to draw fmg becuase i have a natural talent for drawing.  i inherited that from my dad's side, and i try to draw anything and everything that comes to my mind.  i have drawn human bodies, normal and exaggerated, buildings, cars, fight sequences, comics, and so on, i originally liked drawing fmg not becuase it was hot, but that it was different. whenever there's a joke of muscle, everyone expects it to be on a male, however, when you draw something that's unconventional, it looks cool.  besides, isn't that what an artist is supposed to be? being a bit odd, and expresses his or her emotions through their art?

[mikazuki]

besides, isn't that what an artist is supposed to be? being a bit odd, and expresses his or her emotions through their art?

I agree. Although I would like to think that our "oddity" will inspire others to express -their- emotions through whatever means which suit them. I believe humans are creators by nature, so it should simply be natural for us to create, not just the ones dubbed "artists".

Also, I would be most intrigued to see your art. Pleased to meet you, sacul.
Edit: Ah, pardon my ignorance. I was slack and didn't do my due research. Most wonderful art.

[Dr.Otto]

Because back in 1987, nobody else I knew was drawing them. Seriously, I thought, "Ok, if women are gonna be superheroic, why the hell don't they look like it?" I drew my first draft of Andrah back in 1987 when I was in the military, and I never looked back. I'm told I'm kinda good at drawing them, too.

A more contemporary reason is because I feel that muscular women are often reviled or misunderstood; mind you, a lot of it is deserved. Still, not all of them are alike, and i feel the need to make that distinction in the majority of my work. Sure, I like to draw eye-candy as much as anyone else, but by drawing muscular women in a positive light, I might possibly bring a little bit of a positive slant to the perception of them. Andrah, who is arguably the most popular and recognizable of my women over the years, is known more for her spirit and heart than her strength…and THAT is a big victory, at least on a personal level, because I've gotten people to look at at least ONE massive woman as something other than a ballcrusher.

[Agent Highmax]

Before I start I used to go under the name Illtown22. I know that probably doesnt help identify me but….yeah.

Honestly for me it started the first time I saw Andrulla Blanchette. I'd already been interested in art so naturally in time i sketched a few. Nothing other worldly.
I agree with Chris in that a heroic female should look heroic. Thats how i used to draw.

Then I found this little community and sought acceptance here. However noone really showed any interest in my art, and my parents have always insisted anything artistic or creative was dumb or gay. I stopped drawing completely for some time.

Everyday i'd go online and get ideas then feel the life drained out of me by my living situation but no more. I came to a realiztion not so long ago. The thing that really hurt me was my desire for acceptance. I have to do what I love for myself and noone else. I've since then gotten back into my art, after i study some anatomy i should be back in the game full swing.

[Lu]

back in 1987

Dayum. For young 'uns like me thats. Wow. Thats a long time ago. So is this the golden age of FMG? :p

Please don't beat me with your walking stick.

[TC2]

Golden age of FMG?  Nah I think in my opinion it really hit its stride in the 90's, probably around either '96 or '98 when some really great bodybuilders were more popular than they are now, like Cory Everson.  That's also around the same time they actually broadcast bodybuilding shows on TV, I don't think they do that anymore nowadays though.

FMG was way more taboo then, than it is now.  Although it's still taboo enough that you will never see a movie based on FMG in mainstream, and people STILL get grossed out by female bodybuilders.  With current society trends it's a lot less shocking and repulsive than it would have been back during She-Hulk's beginning days.

[Dr.Otto]

Dayum. For young 'uns like me thats. Wow. Thats a long time ago. So is this the golden age of FMG? :p

[size=4pt]Please don't beat me with your walking stick.[/size]

Maybe as far as art goes, yes. The "sport" itself it circling the drain, and FBBs are spiraling downward into the realm of "freakish internet fetish" objects.

[Silence]

Maybe as far as art goes, yes. The "sport" itself it circling the drain, and FBBs are spiraling downward into the realm of "freakish internet fetish" objects.

So it's bad with the "extreme" art of FBB?

[Kitsunekun]

Just because I do anything I want, while it doesn't hurt anyone who doesn't deserve it  ;D
And I also just draw anything, though I have never could draw a decent spaceship (still trying at at that)

[AlexG]

If I might interject for a moment, this question could just as easily be asked of the authors here as to Why do you write about femuscular females?

In my own case, it was a combination of factors – but isn't that true with everyone?  (That was purely rhetorical, no need to answer).  But two – nay, three, in particular were galvanizing for me.  One, that on the GTS forums that I then patronized, there was an almost complete lack of full length stories (Hi-Standard being a major exception) and two, that no one was tackling the subject of Growth Couples (m/f).  The third being when he posted Cindy and the Macromizer.  It was a story that had great inherent growth couple potential – however, rather then carrying through on it, he went for the conventional GTS story line instead.

Thus feeling the challenge (if they will not build it, it's up to you to supply it), I proceeded to craft my first two stories, but it was with my third attempt that I was confident enough to publicly post it . . . the rest, as they say, is history.

“I like a good story well told. That is the reason I am sometimes forced to tell them myself.”
~ Mark Twain / Samuel Clemens (1907)

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