ABOUT MASTERS OF MUSCLE
Back in late 1998 I landed a job that gave me Internet access. I was amazed and hooked. "What a wonderful thing this 'internet' is." I thought. I then decided that designing websites must be the wave of the future and my future as well. I got myself a computer and Internet access. I wanted to be the next Bill Gates, although it did not work out quite as I had planned.
In a few e-Group forums I met several Artists that used Adobe Photoshop or similar graphic software packages for photo manipulation, what we now call morphing. At that time there were only a few morphing artists out there: the incredible "N" and KiwiMike (who passed away several years ago from a prolonged illness). It was KiwiMike who encouraged me to try my hand at morphing. In the process I became known as "Morphed Muscle," which is now my pen name. Other Artists soon joined the e-Group, including the versatile Kristiaan.ENH, who does not only morphs and sketches but also draws in a genre called "Furry Muscle Art," anthropomorphic muscled characters.
Many artists desired a website to display their work, but had no desire or skill in setting one up. I decided that maybe I could give their art a home for display. So I taught myself how to write html code. What followed was a series of websites that started on a free hosting service called HotBot. I chose this service because of their lack of "banner ads," ads I still don't care for, even today.
In early 2001, when HotBot discontinued their free service, I considered other options. What resulted was a real domain name, morphed-muscle.com, which used a paid, hosting service. I soon found the bandwidth charges hurting me financially. I sought a better way to financially underwrite the site. Soon after I introduced a section on the website called "Erotica", where the Artists could display some of their "adult" manipulations. I used an "adult verification service" to protect Erotica from minors. The "AVS" also had the advantage of offering a commission based on membership sales. Even though this service worked well, I still had to pay a large part of the hosting charges out-of-pocket. So I placed the entire site behind the "AVS," which then required a membership fee. This worked well and was able to subsidize the hosting service. But after awhile, the "AVS" style was becoming more pornographic in content and less like my vision of what I wanted while sales started to dwindle to the point of not being able pay for the site. This continued until late 2009: updating the site became sporadic due to my own life events and the staggering amount of html code becoming necessary for adding even one image! So I decided to once again "re-invent" the site and Masters of Muscle was born.
The Masters of Muscle site now uses gallery software, which is extremely efficient and has the added bonus of allowing the Artists to upload their own images. I also decided to focus not just on muscle morphs but on all types of muscle artistry such as 3D renderings, drawings, paintings, sketches, anthropomorphic art, and other mediums. I chose CCBill as my Internet billing provider. CCBill is one of the oldest and most respected Internet billing services in existence.
The end result is the site you see today, Masters of Muscle. The newest incarnation of what was previously called Morphed Muscle. Masters of Muscle continues to add new Artists regularly and the galleries are updated with great, new works twice monthly.
I hope you will enjoy Masters of Muscle as much as I have enjoyed working with these Artists and presenting them to you for your pleasure.
With special thanks to Kristiaan for his friendship and support over these many years. I could not have done it without you My Friend!
Best Wishes, Morphed Muscle |
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The site that started it all, Morphed Muscle Classic, is now available to Masters of Muscle members.
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Morphed Muscle is always looking for new or established artists & photographers who would like to display their work at Planet Earth's Favorite Destination for Male Muscle Artistry.
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Read all about Masters of Muscle... how it got started and a brief history of the site.
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