Destinations "I only ask what way my journey lies. For He who made you bitter, made you wise." - William Butler Yeats "Cuchulain's Fight with the Sea" Alternative TFs!Art/Alternative-Transformations/index.html!The strange, the bizarre, or the otherwise different.; Anthropomorphic Art!Art/Anthropomorphic-Art/index.html!Animals that walk like humans… or something like that.; Aquarium!Art/Aquarium/index.html!Fish, marine mammals, and anything else with fins and flippers.; Aviary!Art/Aviary/index.html!Birds, bats, and all other children of the wind.; Bestiary!Art/Bestiary/index.html!Earth-bound mammals and reptiles.; Conjoinment Art!Art/Conjoinment-Art/index.html!Two or more individuals becoming of one body.; Discontinued Artwork!Art/Discontinued-Artwork/index.html!Old artwork that no longer pleases me.; Non-TF Artwork!Art/Non-Transformational-Artwork/index.html!Artwork that has nothing to do with transformations.; The Saga of Blood!http://www.chimaera-media.com/sagaofblood/index.html!My own mythology-based shared story universe.; TFan Art!Art/TFan-Art/index.html!Artwork based on or inspired by the creativity of others.; Guest Art!Art/Guest-Art/index.html!Characters and transformations drawn by other artists.; Fiction!Literature/Fiction/index.html!Short stories and other made-up prose.; Non-Fiction!Literature/Non-Fiction/index.html!Essays and discussions in the key of TF.; Poetry!Literature/Poetry/index.html!Verse with rhythm and rhyme.; Guest Writings!Literature/Guest-Writings/index.html!The stories and poetry of others.; Autobiography!autobiography.html!About the artist/writer known as StormDrake.; Chronology!chronology.html!All the art on this site, in chronological order.; Commission Info!commissions.html!Information on purchasing exclusive artwork.; Complete Guides!Resources/guides.html!Lists of transformations in popular media.; Contact Information!contact.html!Methods of reaching me, such as e-mail.; Tutorials!Tutorials/index.html!Explanations on digital art techniques.; Home Art Literature Resources Destinations One of my life's philosophies holds that worth is determined by the efficiency with which one serves as a conduit for information. In other words, the more information you assimilate, and the more information you distribute, the better off you are, and the more important you are in the grand scheme of things. Or something like that. The point is, I wouldn't be a very efficient conduit for information if I didn't give those who visit the Menagerie a list of options of where they might travel next. If you like what you see, please be sure to check out some of these other sites of interest, both to myself and (I hope) to others. And if you think there is a site out there that I should link to, then by all means let me know. New Furmeet UK This is a forum-based gathering site for fans of anthropomorphic art, literature and culture in the United Kingdom area. While I have yet to personally post on this site, it was brought to my attention by a contributor to the Menagerie, and I got the impression others might find Furmeet UK to be of interest. Back to top Transformational Web Sites Animal Transformation Archive The ATA was once the site for animal-themed transformations of all shapes and sizes. I'm not sure if it will be coming back or not, but if it does, it is sure to be glorious. Anime Transformation Archive One of the oldest transformational art archives online, the Anime Transformation Archive contains plenty of art from anime and anime-influenced artists. Conjoined Dreams This site belongs to Dr. Mercurious Prospero, a photomanipulator with a preference for conjoinments, multiple limbs, and similar changes. It features his own photomanipulative work and several galleries of other artists' creations. This site contains adult material. D.M.A. D.M.A. is an artist who impressed me right from the beginning with his high-quality art and unique ideas, and has become one of my favorite artists in this theme. Much of his work features some of the most bizarre transformations I have come across. Why are you still here? Go check out this site! This site contains adult material. Naga's Den Very adult, but very good! Naga is a great artist, with quite the creative mind and artistic skills to match. Naga also maintains the "A-List," a collection of links to adult-themed transformation sites. Naga's art is varied, but consists mostly of inanimate transformations. This site contains adult material. Shadowlord, Inc. Stonegate Shadowlord and Dragonaid run one of the largest and most comprehensive archives for cartoon and comic book transformations. Screen shots and actual .avi files of transformative scenes are available. And it looks as if the site has returned to life! Storyline Saga Darker is a highly prolific writer and artist who has contributed great amounts of creative work to the Menagerie, especially the Saga of Blood. This is his site, a collection of transformation and anthropomorphic-themed artwork and literature. If you like his work here, check out his home site. TF Central I don't really visit the TF Central forums as much as I used to, but I try to drop by every once in a while to see what's new in the wild world of transformations. At this point, TF Central has come as close to a central gathering point as the transformation community gets. If there's a better hub, be sure to let me know. The Transformation Story Archive For those who enjoy a good written tale, the Transformation Story Archive is the definitive place for fiction of a metamorphic nature on the World Wide Web. From animals to inanimate objects to mythological creatures, the TSA has material that caters to all interests. Transform.to This is one of several servers that will host transformation-themed web sites for free. If you are an artist or writer who would like to place his or her footprint (or pawprint, or hoofprint...) on the Web, consider checking into getting a transform.to account. TransFur.com The Menagerie was once hosted on the TransFur server, another site offering free webspace for transformation and anthropomorphic creations. Unfortunately, TransFur proved to be too unstable, frequently up and down, and the Menagerie quickly grew beyond that server's size restraints. So I moved to the Furvect server. Nowadays, TransFur features a transformational image archive similar to that of the VLC. X-Formations: The Art of ICAW ICAW (who no longer prefers to use his real name online) was the first transformation artist I found on the web. His work is almost solely responsible for my own interest in this theme, and the Menagerie would not exist if I had not stumbled upon his art on that day, six years ago. He is a pillar of the transformation community. What more can I say? Back to top Non-Transformational Web Sites Blind Guardian - Official Page Blind Guardian is probably my favorite music group in the world, regardless of genre. They play emotionally epic metal, fast and heavy, with the best vocals I have ever heard. They base songs on a variety of subjects, from The Lord of the Rings to Stephen King's The Tommyknockers to history and mythology. They even based an entire album on The Silmarillion ("Nightfall in Middle Earth," my favorite album of all time). I know this has nothing to do with the rest of this site, but I love this band. So please support them. Elfwood Elfwood is the premier location for fantasy art, science fiction art, and literature pertaining to both. New artists are added every day, and with almost ten thousand artists already, there is plenty to see and appreciate. The quality might variy, but most of the art on Elfwood is quite good. Estradasphere - Official Page My other favorite band... Estradasphere play a combination of death metal, klezmer, blue grass, techno, jazz, black metal, and video game music. They are incredible... I have seen them live three times, and each time was something close to a religious experience. I would gladly sell all my worldly possessions and follow Estradasphere around for the rest of my life, if I could. Visit their site! Buy their albums! Spread the disease! FurNation The ultimate collection of furry and anthropomorphic websites, the history of FurNation has not always been positive. But it looks like this server is back on its feet and on the right track, so take a look at the works of more artists than I can count. This site contains adult material. GyP - Image Imagine GyP is one of the best photomanipulation artists out there, and many of his works involve surreal transformations of some sort. I am fond of surrealism, and Gyp is an excellent artist. This site contains adult material. Monthly Gargoyles Art Contest Without a doubt, my favorite cartoon series of all time is Gargoyles. I could devote a page to that series, I loved it so much. This site is devoted to the fandom surrounding the cartoon, specifically a monthly art contest involving characters from the show and fan creations. I would like to take part in this contest one day, if I can find the time. Sticky Site Meerkat's Stuck Girls site is all but gone… but the stuck lives on! This site features the artwork of the Andrade Brothers, plus stuck-related images by a variety of other artist. Basically, there is a fandom surrounding the concept of being glued to things, and to other people. It is something I find of interest, so perhaps visitors to this site will find it to their liking as well. This site contains adult material. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Alright, so this is somewhat transformation-related... this is the official site for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, probably my favorite cartoon growing up in the 80's. Looking back, this was likely one of my influences for getting involved with transformations. Everything you ever wanted to know about those turtles, but were afraid to ask... VCL Whether it is the Velar Central Library or the Vixen-Controlled Library, the VCL is an archive site where anyone may post their anthropomorphic-themed artwork, regardless of quality or content. There is a lot of stuff here, but much of it is good. This site contains adult material. Yerf Another great archive of anthropomorphic art, Yerf prides itself on both the high quality of its art and the clean nature of all content on the site. No adult material allowed... so those who are interested in anthropomorphic animals, but who can't stand the majority of the field's preoccupation with sex, can visit this site and feel safe. Back to top All content is © 1998 - 2006 StormDrake, unless otherwise noted. Do not redistribute without permission. Thieves and plagiarists will be prosecuted to the utmost extent of the law. 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