Normally we'd be having a caption contest this week, but I need to add the HeroMachine 2 list of "sample characters" into the HeroMachine 3 Templates, and I want you all to be the ones to design those instead of me. Here's how the list looks in HM2:
So this week, your challenge is to tackle the first of those categories, the Fantasy Warrior. Here's how the male version looked:
I'll be picking two winners from the submissions, one male and one female. The winners will need to send me the text string for their characters so I can include them in the HM3 Templates, whereupon they'll be available for everyone to load up "live", as it were. So if you're not comfortable having your creation permanently featured in that way, then you should avoid submitting anything this week.
Note that you still own the character concept and copyright, I just have the right to show it within the confines of the HeroMachine.
You don't have to (or even want to, necessarily) recreate this exact look. Your goal is to come up with the coolest, best-looking template that people can use as a starting point for making their own "Fantasy Warrior", something that a beginner could load up and learn from. To that end you're probably going to have to keep these a lot simpler than you're used to, because a new person trying to figure out why and how you've used a head to substitute for a leg isn't going to cut it.
I'll ask that you use only the first, "Standard" male or female body in the default pose. Try to avoid using the "multiples" setting if at all possible (clearly, with things like ears you're not going to be able to do so).
Good luck! You don't have to post your text strings yet, I'll only ask the winners for that.
The rest is the same as usual -- no limit on entries, link directly to your image, contest ends next Monday, etc. etc.
So it would be better to do this one in a “standard” arms to the sides type pose then, right?
Left side seems rather orphaned in any category. Especially if you try to do a woman warrior.
Especially in tops (fantasy common and fantasy armor) and shoulders etc, I’m going to have to use multiples, hope thats ok.
So post Character here, save the text for it and if it wins send you the text for it, Right?
i wanted to enter but when i went to HM2 it just gives me a white screen and wont load.
*yawn* I dunno. I’ve got a big week ahead of me, it seems simplistic, insomnia’s messing with my ability to get sleep. I may actually take this contest off to try to take care of me.
$20 says I crack by tonight and start banging away at HeroMachine to come up with at least one entry.
Yes, there are obviously some things you’re going to have to Multiply, just try to keep it as clean and simple as you can.
And yes, arms-at-the-side poses.
Hammerknight: That’s right.
Tool: You don’t need to go to HM2 … you’re designing a Fantasy Warrior (male, female, or both) in HM3 …
Alright, here goes: http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn48/GeroTheKeymaster/FantasyWarriorTemplate.png
And a headshot, though it’s probably not needed: http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn48/GeroTheKeymaster/FantasyWarriorTemplateHeadshot.png
I tried to make it similar to the HM2 version, but also showcase the upgrades/differences in HM3. It’s got a few masks, and a lot of resizing, but hopefully nothing that’s too complicated for a novice to see how it was done…
First up. Male Fantasy Warrior 1. Simple all around including color scheme.
http://forums.ugo.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=76759&d=1303157764
I decided to give her the fantastically original name of Fantasy Template Red Lady. Isn’t it awesome?
http://i1139.photobucket.com/albums/n547/Zaheelee/zaheelee-FantasyTemplateRedLady.png
Oops, I frogot to write INSERT SARCASM
Backgrounds can be changed.
Male
http://forums.ugo.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=74442&d=1294051551
Female
http://forums.ugo.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=75051&d=1295972055
so we have to do in HM3 one of the above pictures, or make a picture that fits from a catogory above?
if the latter:
female modern person: http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o125/onmission4christ/Fantasy/ziva.png
male wizard: http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o125/onmission4christ/Fantasy/wizfire.png
This is ONLY for the Fantasy Warrior, not the others, Zarae. The others will come later.
My (first) entry is a mighty warrior and his mighty… ummm…. squirrel…
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=221743194509784&set=a.201686679848769.61050.100000223159388&type=1&theater
And yes, it is a stupid facebook entry again, sorry about that. I know there are people who can’t see it.
Okay, I’ve tried showing off some of the most basic HM3 features here: masking, moving objects, size changes, etc…while still keeping it simple.
Male Warrior
http://i1227.photobucket.com/albums/ee431/Iflytehm/Iflyte-MaleFantasyWarrior.png
Female Warrior
http://i1227.photobucket.com/albums/ee431/Iflytehm/Iflyte-FemaleFantasyWarrior.png
here is my first entry its based off of the templar knights
http://i328.photobucket.com/albums/l325/funkeymoneky19/pyrodude760-templar.jpg?t=1303165384
Here is my male fantasy warrior.
http://forums.ugo.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=76763&d=1303166960
http://i54.tinypic.com/29zzaq9.png
Simple Soldier.
Jeff do you want these background free ?
Well, here goes. My first ever entry. I figured that since it’s supposed to be fairly simple, I might actually fit with some of the greats that post here.
http://i1180.photobucket.com/albums/x402/Mr_MikeK/Erclon.jpg
He’s based on an old D&D character I used to play way back in the day, Erclon the Red Knight.
My entry for this competition, a basic and simple warrior that anyone could make.
http://aspirant-scribe.deviantart.com/art/Uesugiwarrior-FantasyWarrior-205445185
Additional Note: No 22 is a male template. It doesn’t say in the link due to limited spacing on the title where I hosted.
i have a little doubt, we can go crazy or we have to keep it simple and easy ´cause is a template model?
2 versions of the same guy
v1 Helmet on Head
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m189/acebase_2006/HM3%20-%20Contests/MartianBlue-Warlordv1.png
v2 Helmet on Sword
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m189/acebase_2006/HM3%20-%20Contests/MartianBlue-Warlordv2.png
I tried to make it as simple as possible, without losing anything in the design, while representing…
Item Movement, Sizing, and Masking
Duplicate layers used
x2
Background(Wall/Grass) | Belt(Layer 1/2) | Foot Left & Right (Foot/Shin) | Head(Head/Scar) | Insignia(Pendant Back/Top-Skull Mask) | Item Right(Sword/Blade) | Legwear(Skirt/Over) | Shoulder Right(Cape Left/Right)
x3
Facial hair(Beard/Beard Stubble/Mustache Stubble)
I think that’s everything
http://s1138.photobucket.com/albums/n536/Fatalboom44/?action=view¤t=hm3-beta.png
A warrior.
First try at it, male: http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm156/Tuldabar/Heros/WarriorTemplate.png. I went for a simpler type of character than I usually do, and here I designed him as your typical “Knight Paladin. Hope you like him.
http://forums.ugo.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=76766&d=1303177985
With an Eastern twist.
#2
http://forums.ugo.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=76767&d=1303178391
Here’s mine. Just a reboot of the original.
http://www.iaza.com/work/110419C/iaza18808274347800.png
Female Warrior 1
http://forums.ugo.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=76768&d=1303180580
For my first two entries, I decided to go with some extra constraints. I used every item slot I could (no Patterns for either and no FacialHair, HandLeft, or FootLeft for the female), and only one of each, unless it already had multiples in the template (which I used as a starting point). I also didn’t do anything in the Transform tab, except Masking items to the hands and changing the layering when necessary. I also moved things when necessary (Female’s gloves and the items she’s holding), but only by clicking and dragging.
Female:
http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m600/logosgal/logosgal-FantasyWarriorOne-F.png
Male:
http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m600/logosgal/logosgal-FantasyWarriorOne-M.png
haha….i see that now. man i need more sleep.
ok, you can delete those then
Here’s my female entry: http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm156/Tuldabar/Heros/FemaleWarrior.png. I tried not to go the metal bikini route and made her look like she could actually fight. I inverted the color scheme to make gold dominant, and I finally found a working believable hairstyle (which for me is rare).
Geez its difficult to restrict the duplicates, etc. Well certainly a lot simpler than most of my images.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6781672/MMI-Generic%20Fantasy%20Warrior%201.png
http://forums.ugo.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=76773&stc=1&d=1303197617
Went with an odd combination of roman, barbarian and medieval, but I’m happy with the result:
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t285/Detour84/BlazingTornado-FantasyWarrior.png
I did use two items apiece in the Background and Tops categories, but otherwise I used multiples only with things such as shoes, shoulder pads, eyebrows, etc.
When it is prophesied that no man can defeat me, I will keep in mind the increasing number of non-traditional gender roles. –The Evil Overlord List
http://forums.ugo.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=76774&d=1303199682
I’ve updated my entry (the older version was missing a companion and an insignia): http://forums.ugo.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=76776&stc=1&d=1303201104
She is one of five quintuplets, each named after a precious stone – the other girls are Ruby, Jade, Pearl and Opal – (their father was a goldsmith!) and who wear clothes the colour of their namesake, so it’s easier to tell them apart. Beryl prefers to use bladed weapons, and is so proficient that she has earnt the highest rank in her chosen weapon class, the Sword Dancer.
http://i1236.photobucket.com/albums/ff444/wraith76/BeryltheSwordDancer.png
I’m taking a wide view of what “fantasy warrior” could be, and covering as much of the spectrum as possible. Also, in order to keep the multiples down, I’m going backgroundless (’tis hard to construct a background with only one, and even with only 2 elements).
Gladiator – Male
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv217/Myrowire/Hero%20Machine%20Contest%20Entries/myro-gladiator.png
Templar – Male
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv217/Myrowire/Hero%20Machine%20Contest%20Entries/myro-templar.png
Elven Lancer – Female
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv217/Myrowire/Hero%20Machine%20Contest%20Entries/myro-elven_lancer.png
So, yes, I’ve completely cracked, and there’s no telling how many more warrior classes I can come up with.
First entry
http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/109/f/8/sky_knight_by_malfar-d3ecjz8.jpg
I wish I wasn’t so busy at the moment, I miss playing around these parts!!!
This is one thread I had to stop everything though and take part in!
So I thought I would pop a few of my characters down.
http://forums.ugo.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=75620&d=1298212216
http://forums.ugo.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=75618&d=1298212170
http://forums.ugo.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=75564&d=1298041856
http://forums.ugo.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=75528&d=1297873124
http://forums.ugo.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=75423&d=1297590440
http://forums.ugo.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=75420&d=1297589979
http://forums.ugo.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=72965&d=1285937426
http://forums.ugo.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=72954&d=1285857856
http://forums.ugo.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=72953&d=1285857841
http://forums.ugo.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=72952&d=1285857833
http://forums.ugo.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=72817&d=1285348166
http://forums.ugo.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=72816&d=1285348142
http://forums.ugo.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=72757&d=1285190067
http://forums.ugo.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=72474&d=1284281781
http://forums.ugo.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=72353&d=1283860350
http://forums.ugo.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=72351&d=1283860333
http://forums.ugo.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=67881&d=1269336329
http://forums.ugo.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=65972&d=1263826160
http://forums.ugo.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=64727&d=1260189876
http://forums.ugo.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=58317&d=1242576673
http://forums.ugo.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=58318&d=1242576698
http://forums.ugo.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=58167&d=1242250424
http://forums.ugo.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=57925&d=1241648890
Cheers
Scorp
Here is mine from a Conan game I am playing in
http://i714.photobucket.com/albums/ww145/costanps/Crogararmor2.jpg
and another
http://i714.photobucket.com/albums/ww145/costanps/Archer.jpg
Female fantasy warrior
http://forums.ugo.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=76779&d=1303216907
Duplication of boots, eyes, eyebrows and ears (not visible). Some items have been modified in size. The dark inside of the hood may be the most difficult aspect to figure out for new users. In this case it is accomplished by using a symbol in the background layer. Except for putting the sword in the hand, no masking was used.
Male fantasy warrior
http://forums.ugo.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=76780&d=1303216923
Duplication of eyes, eyebrows, ears and shoulder cape. Some items have been modified in size. Except for putting the axe in the hand, no masking was used. No inherent difficulties to de design.
My Entries.
Yeah i know need a simply human warrior – BUT I HATE TANKS 😀
I more prefer ELFs
First
Male Elf Warrior – FULL
http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/4240/tarkabarkamaleelfwarrio.jpg
Male Elf Warrior – HEAD
http://img850.imageshack.us/img850/4240/tarkabarkamaleelfwarrio.jpg
Second
Female Elf Warrior – FULL
http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/9012/tarkabarkafemaleelfwarr.jpg
Female Elf Warrior – HEAD
http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/9012/tarkabarkafemaleelfwarr.jpg
Hey Jeff,
Here is my entries. Hope you enjoy at least one of them 🙂
The Tiger
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4996996/TIGER.png
The Adventurer
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4996996/ADVENTURER.png
Female “Bow and Arrow”
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4996996/ARQUEIRA.png
Blue Knight
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4996996/BLUE%20KNIGHT.png
Night Dragon
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4996996/CAVALEIRO_DRAGAO.PNG
Bronze Golem
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4996996/GOLEM.PNG
Fighter
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4996996/GUERREIRO.PNG
Hanzo Kazumi (Oriental Fighter)
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4996996/Hanzo%20Kazumi.PNG
SwordMaster Mage
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4996996/MAGO.png
Ranger
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4996996/RANGER.png
Silver Falcon Society Warrior
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4996996/Sociedade%20do%20Falc%C3%A3o%20Prateado%20-%20Guerreiro.PNG
The Templar
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4996996/TEMPLARIO.PNG
Thief
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4996996/THIEF.PNG
http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/5338/femalefantasywarriorful.png
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y241/mars1566/Heromachine/RodimusMike-FantasyWarrior.png
Second entry
Dragon princess and her pet dragon
http://forums.ugo.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=76781&d=1303229540
Duplication of boots, eyes, eyebrows, hands and backplane. Some items have been modified in size. Except for putting the hammer in the hand, no masking was used.
Barbarian warrior
http://forums.ugo.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=76782&d=1303229563
Duplication of eyes, eyebrows, hands and items. Some items have been modified in size. Except for putting the hammer in the hand, no masking was used.
Even though I prefer my first entrant(Warlord) head over shoulders
(Lion Tamer)
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m189/acebase_2006/HM3%20-%20Contests/MartianBlue-LionTamer.png
I’m pretty sure the only duplicate layer on this one, except eyes, eyebrows, and ears is the extra sword handle.
Masking: Sword > left hand || Handle > right hand || Top > background || Insignia > body
The lion’s green eyes, is green hair
all of my heromachine charectors are on my other computer and it has a virus. what do i do?
Just output them as text and send them in emails to yourself via cut and paste (assuming you have some sort of online email storage like GMail or whatnot). Otherwise you can save them in a big plain text file, which presumably will get scanned along with your other files during a virus scan. That way if the .sol file that has your saves in it is damaged, then you can manually reload them from text.
My second entry is a female archer.
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=221992494484854&set=a.201686679848769.61050.100000223159388&type=1&theater
(And FB entry again, sorry. Can’t wait ’till ShoutWiki gets its problems sorted…)
A female archer:
http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/8776/hm3mariegrog.jpg
And a male warrior:
http://img864.imageshack.us/img864/1506/hm3damienshieldgrogwhel.jpg
Jeff, not trying to nitpick, but every contest is someone’s first contest and if you shorten the entry requirements to “etc, etc…: some of the newbs may get a little confused, but I’m sure you don’t want to be cutting and pasting the requirements every time. So, might I suggest posting the entry requirements somewhere on the website, and then just posting the link each new contest?
Whatcha think?
hey #49 FelipeSCard i like your templar you should cheack mine out very similar #18
my second image princess http://i328.photobucket.com/albums/l325/funkeymoneky19/pyrodude760-princess.jpg?t=1303250181
Female Fantasy Warrior: http://forums.ugo.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=76783&stc=1&d=1303251549
Female Warrior
http://forums.ugo.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=76784&d=1303254012
Female fantasy warrior with background:
http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/2126/femalefantasywarriorsam.png
Without background:
http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/2126/femalefantasywarriorsam.png
The background is two layers and patterned, which might be a bit much for a sample, so I made a copy without it. Other than that, I limited the “special effects” to resizing, one or two rotations, and a few flipped duplicates since there is no left female hand or foot.
Female Warrior:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/remathilis/FemaleWarrior.jpg
I went with a Greek-Warrioress look. The only funky part of the design is the feet: the shin armor is both malestandard left while her feet and sandals are femalestandard right.
Male Warrior:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/remathilis/MaleWarrior.jpg
Standard Build and very simplistic.
Beast Master
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6781672/MMI-Beast%20Master.png
Female Warrior 2
http://forums.ugo.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=76788&d=1303276542
entry #1
the strange warrior Orochi
http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/109/e/6/orochi_by_onikagenoken-d3eexkc.png
Male Warrior 1
http://forums.ugo.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=76789&d=1303279253
entry #2
a mysterious warrior known only as the Saint; named for his unique weapon and the strange way he seems to kill without wounding.
http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/109/5/e/the_saint_by_onikagenoken-d3eeye6.png
Male Warrior 2
http://forums.ugo.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=76790&d=1303285633
Male Warrior 3
http://forums.ugo.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=76791&d=1303287850
Second entry.
A female bard style warrior.
Full
http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/635/tarkarbarkafembardf.png
Face
http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/8079/tarkabarkafembardh.png
And a Male Assasin type warrior
Full – Only Eyes
http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/2415/tarkabarkamaassfm.png
Full – Face without dark background hood
http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/7162/tarkabarkamaasswmf.png
Head
http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/272/tarkabarkamaassnmf.png
Third entry
http://forums.ugo.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=76792&d=1303304705
Duplication of boots, eyes, eyebrows, ears and hands. Some items have been modified in size. Except for putting the sword in the hand, no masking was used.
http://forums.ugo.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=76793&d=1303304722
Duplication of eyes, eyebrows and ears. Some items have been modified in size. Except for putting the hammer in the hand, no masking was used.
Fantasy Warrior Chick…
http://forums.ugo.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=74457&d=1294162201
Another…
http://forums.ugo.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=74459&d=1294172317
And another…
http://forums.ugo.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=74370&d=1293652211
Now for some dudes…
http://forums.ugo.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=72904&d=1285638217
Again…
http://forums.ugo.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=71302&d=1279560152
Here’s my entries. A male and female warrior with the same look. I tried to keep them really simple as templates and avoided too many advanced techniques.
Male Fantasy Warrior http://forums.ugo.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=76796&d=1303315430
Female Fantasy Warrior http://forums.ugo.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=76795&d=1303315412
Both together for comparison http://forums.ugo.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=76797&d=1303315443
Here’s my entry.
http://i364.photobucket.com/albums/oo88/Jesterthegreat92/FantasyWarrior.png
I tried to go very simple on this one; perhaps too simple? Didn’t really use any bells and whistles, though I tried to get in as many categories as possible. No masking (one pattern), no flipping, multiples only on the eyes, only resized the background, and minimal repositioning. He’s a fairly generic armor-wearing fantasy warrior – basic enough for a newcomer to edit and make their own. He might not be the most original entry, but I think he has a solid design.
Jester: It may be simple, but I like it (because of that. I tend to love simple designs, along other things), good mating of items there.
Here’s my famale warrior. This should be simple enough. Aside from the multiples needed for some of the female items, I used two separate legwear layers (spandex and dresses) and fantasy armors (the armor and shirt underneath), and two backgrounds.
I have to add that the newer Roman-style armor item is so great and detailed it looks good no matter how you use it!
http://i744.photobucket.com/albums/xx88/jzelger/FantasyWarriorFemale.png
Red Fist!
Red Fist Archer
http://s1138.photobucket.com/albums/n536/Fatalboom44/?action=view¤t=Archer.jpg
Red Fist Swordsmen
http://s1138.photobucket.com/albums/n536/Fatalboom44/?action=view¤t=redrepublie.jpg
2 of my best fanatsy warriors and both only use multiples for eyes and ears and maybe tops.
This next entry is a female warrior, and again the titled piece doesn’t say as such due to character restraints.
http://aspirant-scribe.deviantart.com/art/Uesugiwarrior-FantasyWarriorW-205692349
and that’s my two submissions. Here’s hoping I do better than usual.
#49 FelipeSCard #42 myros #18 pyrodude760
templars of the world unite lol
Here is my unoriginally named, “Fantasy Warrior – Female”. I hope I didn’t tread to heavily on the prohibition against multiples. I always try to keep my characters looking clean and simple, but I often achieve that with a bunch of detailing work. I tried to keep that to a minimum this time.
http://www.eldacur.com/~brons/Comics/Brons-FantasyWarrior-Female.png
I didn’t go for any particular era, just a generic “fantasy” using a red and bronze color scheme, and wielding a somewhat Celtic labrys, as it seemed an appropriate weapon. There’s a bit of stretching and rotating and the like, but it’s the sort of thing I’d have felt pretty good about as a newbie.
Wow. It’s actually pretty difficult to stop myself from adding all kinds of other stuff instead of keeping it simple. Here’s mine:
http://forums.ugo.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=76810&d=1303355929
Umm… Jeff, you need to disqualify my first male warrior entry (#16) CCleaner destroyed my .sol files and I botched the text string saving, so the files for that can not be recovered. Maybe people should be warned that CCleaner DOES remove .sol files, so best to be careful with it.
3 more:
Berzerker – Female: http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv217/Myrowire/Hero%20Machine%20Contest%20Entries/myro-berzerker.png
Pharaoh Guard – Male: http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv217/Myrowire/Hero%20Machine%20Contest%20Entries/myro-pharaoh_guard.png
Also, decided to strip down some of the flourishes from VII, my Roman poisoner/assassin from the Scorpio contest. Actually, this would make her 3rd appearance on HeroMachine
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv217/Myrowire/Hero%20Machine%20Contest%20Entries/myro-VII_template.png
Fantasy warrior…
http://borlavlit.narod.ru/ric3.png
…and his fun friends! ^_^
http://borlavlit.narod.ru/fon.png
Trying to keep it as simple as possible here are two variations of a male warrior. Enjoy!
http://i1219.photobucket.com/albums/dd423/xXBladeXIIXx/Warrior1.jpg
http://i1219.photobucket.com/albums/dd423/xXBladeXIIXx/Warrior1-1.jpg
For my “Fantasy Warrior” I went with a female archer. Also, she’s an Elf!@
Elf Archer
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz360/engetsunoaori/unknownblackpaper-elfarcher.png
OK. Here is my character; The Golden Knight
King Arthur Pendragon, legendary ruler of Camelot, received a gift form the powerful wizard Merlin; a Golden Armor, endowed with incredible powers. When the king died, the armor was magically transported to another dimension. In modern times, Arthur Kingsley, an historian and archaeologist, found an old scroll detailing the history of Arthur and the Golden Armor. After reading and transcribing the writing, the Golden Armor returned and claimed Kingsley as his new owner. Kingsley is now the Golden Knight.
https://picasaweb.google.com/107263429437355588118/21042011?authkey=Gv1sRgCL_l9f3VrcyWBw#5598069742799450850
Primitive Warrior
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6781672/MMI-Primitive%20Warrior.png
Primitive Warrior Close Up
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6781672/MMI-Primitive%20Warrior%20CloseUp.png
Three guesses to how I made his teeth. I left a clue elsewhere on a different thread.
Making a template certainly offers its challenges. You want to provide enough elements for a new person to play around with without having to hunt them down, yet you also don’t want to overwhelm them with too much (of course, “too much” is the death of any design). Symmetry can be a challenge. For example, we’re making “fantasy” warriors, but the only left shoulder pads are “tech”. So if you want symmetrical shoulder pads, you use “tech” pads to get a “fantasy” look. You want it to look fancy, but you can’t really pull out on your fancy tricks to do so. And still, you have to make it look cool enough for someone to want to play with in the first place.
You know how you had that one class where the teacher basically told you that poetry is just whatever you feel like slapping on a page? Yeah, that’s the class where all the poetry sucks. Constraint brings out the best in us, pushes us.
Okay, enough of that little commentary. 🙂 Here’s my pic:
http://i604.photobucket.com/albums/tt121/whittierstrong/Whit-FemaleFantWarriorTmplt1.png
And a male template, with a hat tip to the Imp School of Design:
http://i604.photobucket.com/albums/tt121/whittierstrong/Whit-MaleFantWarriorTmplt1.png
Another Male Fantasy Warrior, based on the Female version I posted earlier in the week: http://forums.ugo.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=76823&stc=1&d=1303436580
Female Fantasy
http://s1138.photobucket.com/albums/n536/Fatalboom44/?action=view¤t=FemaleFanatsy.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o125/onmission4christ/Fantasy/merida.png
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o125/onmission4christ/Fantasy/dwarf-4.png
((forgot to rename the above. but its just male warrior. not dwarf))
MMI: Stonehenge!!! lol 😀
Well, Jeff did ask for a fantasy warrior, so…
http://i1236.photobucket.com/albums/ff444/wraith76/SirFantaSee.jpg
THERES SOME REALLY GOOD ONES ON HERE, I HAVE A FEW IDEAS BUT HAVENT HAD THE TIME TO UPLOAD ANY YET. I HAVE THEM ON MY HOUSE COMPUTER, JUST NEED TO PICK SOME AND LOAD TO PHOTOBUCKET TO ADD HERE. I LIKE TO TAKE MY TIME OR JUST TAKE A BREAK EVERY ONCE AND A WHILE SO I DONT BURN MYSELF OUT. I LOVE THE ITEMS BUT IT CAN GET BORING AT TIMES JUST USING THEM THE CONVENTIONAL WAY. I REALLY LIKE IT WHEN SOMEONE POST SOMETHING THAT MAKES YOU GO WOW AND SCRATCH YOUR HEAD TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THEY USED AND HOW.
Another female warrior entry from me. A drow this time.
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=222700504414053&set=a.201686679848769.61050.100000223159388&type=1&theater
Another female warrior entry from me: a female drow.
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=222700504414053&set=a.201686679848769.61050.100000223159388&type=1&theater
My third entry.
Dark Knight – Two type with helmet and without.
With Helmet – Full
http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/5805/tarkabarkadkfullm.jpg
With Helmet – Face
http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/3999/tarkabarkadkfacem.jpg
Without Helmet and Stuffs – Full
http://img853.imageshack.us/img853/3919/tarkabarkadkfullwm.jpg
Without Helmet and Stuffs – Face
http://img852.imageshack.us/img852/7642/tarkabarkadkfacewm.jpg
male fantasy
http://forums.ugo.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=76831&d=1303479128
The Lady and the Bear
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz360/engetsunoaori/unknownblackpaper-ladyandthebear.png
And Close-Up
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz360/engetsunoaori/unknownblackpaper-theladyandthebearcloseup.png
male fantasy warrior
evil
http://i1190.photobucket.com/albums/z456/asder0072/Evil.jpg
http://forums.ugo.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=76833&d=1303487767
http://forums.ugo.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=73671&d=1290314550
http://forums.ugo.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=68834&d=1271807940
http://forums.ugo.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=74493&d=1294288769
The Iron Lady
https://picasaweb.google.com/107263429437355588118/MisCreacionesHeroMachine#5598484444270181426
this is mine…and it’s actualy my first contest:http://img200.imageshack.us/i/sam
sorry i ment:http://img18.imageshack.us/i/sample1g.png/
http://s1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff426/Namless/?action=view¤t=Ninta.jpg
Dragon Brood – The offspring of a dragon in humanoid form and another human (typically), the Dragon Brood shows characterists of both lineages.
http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n629/Mashlagoo/Mashlagoo_DragonBrood.jpg
Fallen Paladin – Not so evil as other paladins who have fallen from their god’s favor.
http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n629/Mashlagoo/Mashlagoo_FallenPaladin.jpg
Orc – The best I could do for a standard orc using as little multiples as possible.
http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n629/Mashlagoo/Mashlagoo_Orc.jpg
Holy Knight – The sacred avenger and defender of the church.
http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n629/Mashlagoo/Mashlagoo_HolyKnight.jpg
Peasant Legend – What peasant mothers and fathers describe to their children to make the behave. Said to be a beautiful woman who accepted to have her beauty enhanced further through “new” magic experiments.
http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n629/Mashlagoo/Mashlagoo_PeasantLegend.jpg
All of these have as few multiples as possible. However, the women have more multiples as not all female parts are both left and right.
Just a generic Greek Warrior.
Greek Warrior
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6781672/MMI-Greek%20Warrior.png
The tricky part was trying not to be fancy. Looks like just about every warrior archtype has been presented.
Female Barbarian:
http://members.cox.net/freethespam/femalebarbarian.html
Goblin General:
http://members.cox.net/freethespam/goblingeneral.html
Mars Gravidus (finished too late for the Aries contest):
http://members.cox.net/freethespam/marsgravidus.html
Renart the Fox:
http://members.cox.net/freethespam/renart.html
ok so here are two more the first is a warrior whos more of a rebel
http://i328.photobucket.com/albums/l325/funkeymoneky19/pyrodude760-warrior2.jpg?t=1303536594
and the second is just random
http://i328.photobucket.com/albums/l325/funkeymoneky19/pyrodude760-warrior2.jpg?t=1303536594
woops sorry heres the second link
http://i328.photobucket.com/albums/l325/funkeymoneky19/pyrodude760-warrior.jpg?t=1303536823
me myself and i
i love your greek warrior
Thank you pyrodude760 (119), much appreciated; I wasn’t to sure about it myself. Me & I kind of liked it though . . . 🙂
I like your rebel (117). In particular, the mongoloid hat works surprisingly well with the skull mask. I might have to borrow that. The clothes over top of the chain shirt are a really great combo.
Dragon Knight
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6781672/MMI-Fantasy%20Warrior%20Dragon%20Knight.png
An updated version of my previous entry:
http://forums.ugo.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=76844&d=1303580378
Moved the figure’s head up about 5 pixels. The previous version looked like he didn’t have a neck, despite his head actually being positioned atop the neck of the standard male body image.
I was experimenting with different colors and thought these alternates would be a good way of demonstrating a drastic different feel simply by changing one color to another.
Dragon Knight w/ Gold
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6781672/MMI-Fantasy%20Warrior%20Dragon%20Knight%20w%20Gold.png
Dragon Knight w/ Silver
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6781672/MMI-Fantasy%20Warrior%20Dragon%20Knight%20w%20Silver.png
Another male warrior entry from me: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=223087731041997&set=a.201686679848769.61050.100000223159388&type=1&theater
Note that he is actually left handed, which would give him an advantage in single combat, as most of his enemies would be right handed.
I have some ideas for some fantasy warrior-ish type characters.
http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee363/cameron_stanley_84/Barbarian.png
http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee363/cameron_stanley_84/FantasyWarriors.png
http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee363/cameron_stanley_84/DWARF.png
http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee363/cameron_stanley_84/DarkElf.png
http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee363/cameron_stanley_84/Akuma.png
these are some, i have all my works if you click on my name. i made it where anyone can view
female
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e113/rancid20/other/rancid-femalefantasywarrior.png
male
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e113/rancid20/other/rancid-fantasywarriormale.png
DARK ELF PRIESTESS OF THE PIT – The Priestess of the Pit is charged with overseeing the worship of the Blighted One, the demon-god responsible for the sundering of the elven race. Her title is a reference to the Abyssal prison where the Blighted One was chained by the Elder Gods.
http://i761.photobucket.com/albums/xx260/hastur1/darkElfPriestessOfThePit.jpg
DARK ELF RAVER – Ravers enhance their already impressive combat skills with the use of a frenzy-inducing narcotic that makes them fearless and imumune to pain.
http://i761.photobucket.com/albums/xx260/hastur1/darkElfRaver.jpg
HILL FOLK MARAUDER – The Hill Folk are among the older cultures driven from the homeland by the continuing expansion of the allied kingdoms of the Holy Alliance. Now they dwell in the bandlands on the fringes of civilization, occasionally crossing into Alliance territory to raid and pillage frontier settlements in the name of both survival and revenge.
http://i761.photobucket.com/albums/xx260/hastur1/hillFolkMarauder.jpg
KHETHITE WARRIOR – The Khethite Empire is an Egyptian-style dynasty that dominates much of the equatorial continent of Kysis. It has been ruled for thousands of years by the undying pharaoh Ankheth, who is said to be the chosen of Atros, the god of undeath, and the oldest (and perhaps first) vampire in existence.
http://i761.photobucket.com/albums/xx260/hastur1/kethiteWarrior.jpg
KU SHANG PIRATE – A society of master horsemen who used their skills to raid and occasionally conquer neighboring cultures, the Ku Shang became a pirate nation after the lich-king Nazgoth destroyed their homeland in retaliation for the treachery of his supposed ally, the Ku Shang warlord Khulus Khan. Now they sail the seas in a massive flotilla, rarely setting foot on dry land.
http://i761.photobucket.com/albums/xx260/hastur1/kuShangPirate.jpg
MASKED DUELIST – The Masked Duelist is a frequent and popular competitor on the underground dueling circuit. According to rumor, she is a pampered princess who created the secret identity of the Masked Duelist in search of excitement.
http://i761.photobucket.com/albums/xx260/hastur1/maskedDuelist.jpg
ROBYN HOOD – Just a female version of Errol Flynn’s Robin Hood.
http://i761.photobucket.com/albums/xx260/hastur1/rangerFemale.jpg
SCYLDING WARRIOR – The Scyldings are a Viking-style culture of warriors and sea-raiders. Legends claim they descended from a separate race of humans than those of the Holy Alliance and that their origins can be traced all the way back to the legendary, long-vanished Golden Empire. http://i761.photobucket.com/albums/xx260/hastur1/scyldingWarrior.jpg
SCYLDING BERSERKER – Among the Scyldings, there is a select group of elite warriors that have the ability to cast aside their humanity in battle and become as wild beasts. Fearless and immune to pain, they disdain armor and shields, preferring to fight with a weapon in each hand.
http://i761.photobucket.com/albums/xx260/hastur1/scyldingBerserker.jpg
SHU QUON NINJA – The Shu Quon (Ghost Tiger) ninjas are a clan of assassins native to the island-nation of Aztir. In addition to their considerable skills, legends claim they possess various supernatural abilities.
http://i761.photobucket.com/albums/xx260/hastur1/shuQuonNinja.jpg
TIRANESE SAMURAI – The samurai are the elite warrior-class of the mysterious and exotic island-nation of Aztir. They are as much enforcers as they are protectors, defending the rule of the immortal shoguns of the twelve clans. http://i761.photobucket.com/albums/xx260/hastur1/tiraneseSamurai.jpg
TWILIGHT ELF – The oldest of the elven species, the Twilight Elves are a powerful but dying race. Opposing the forces of the Blighted One for millenia has taken its toll as the weight of ages pushes them ever closer toward decadence and self-destruction. Twilight Elves care nothing for good or evil, only the preservation of their race.
http://i761.photobucket.com/albums/xx260/hastur1/twilightElf.jpg
TWILIGHT ELF DRAGON LORD – In ancient times, Twilight Elves were led into battle by their most venerable warriors mounted on enormous, fire-breathing dragons. Legends claim that when the War Foretold begins, the Dragon Lords will return to lead their people one final time in the battle that will decide the fate of the elven race.
http://i761.photobucket.com/albums/xx260/hastur1/twilightElfDragonLordv2.jpg
I just had to go with my namesake on this one. I couldn’t resist.
Sir Galahad:
http://i1015.photobucket.com/albums/af278/mmasur719/SirGalahad12.png
Jeff, these 2 aren’t really entries for the contest, but with it being Easter I had to post them. These are a couple of pictures I made for my kids:
Easter Bunnies
http://i1015.photobucket.com/albums/af278/mmasur719/EasterBunnyBoy.png
http://i1015.photobucket.com/albums/af278/mmasur719/EasterBunnyGirl.png
Surprisingly I haven’t seen much for heraldry on shields for peoples submissions so I figured we should see some.
Crown Prince
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6781672/MMI-Fantasy%20Warrior%20Crown%20Prince.png
A female warrior, sort of a conquistador-gone-native type thing:
http://forums.ugo.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=76865&d=1303632094
http://s1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff426/Namless/?action=view¤t=Buckthemilitaofficer.jpg
Medival law time!
MY last entries in this contest.
A Samurai type warrior.
Full
http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/7241/tarkabarkasmwmfull.jpg
Face with mask
http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/5463/tarkabarkasmwmface.jpg
Face without mask
http://img861.imageshack.us/img861/6699/tarkabarkasmwwmface.jpg
And an Amazon type female warrior.
Full
http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/9413/tarkabarkafwaf.jpg
Face
http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/3950/tarkabarkafwafa.jpg
Heavily Armored Warrior
http://i1227.photobucket.com/albums/ee431/Iflytehm/Iflyte-MaleFantasyWarriortwo.png
Lighter Armored Warrior
http://i1227.photobucket.com/albums/ee431/Iflytehm/Iflyte-MlaeFantasyWarriorThree.jpg
Roman Gladiator
http://i1227.photobucket.com/albums/ee431/Iflytehm/Iflyte-MaleFantasyWarriorFour.png
Standard Knight
http://i1227.photobucket.com/albums/ee431/Iflytehm/Iflyte-MaleFantasyWarriorFive.png
Not sure if someone did this yet or not but, Classic NES Male Hack&Slash Fantasy Warrior.
http://i1227.photobucket.com/albums/ee431/Iflytehm/Iflyte-MaleFantasyWarriorSix.png
Female Warrior Elf:
http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/4501/kytanafantasyfemale.png
Male Warrior Elf(with beard):
http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/4940/kytanafantasymale.png
I have tried to reduced the items. Only Insignia and legs are more. Also i have use patterns for a little effect
and Text and a Helm of the side that not hide the face/head of the character.
Maiden of the Wood
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6781672/MMI-Fantasy%20Warrior%20Maiden%20of%20the%20Wood.png
I thought we could use a few more female entries.
http://s1133.photobucket.com/albums/m593/mrmatt220/?action=view¤t=hm3-beta.png
Probably my last entry this week.
Fortress Defender – Female: http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv217/Myrowire/Hero%20Machine%20Contest%20Entries/myro-defender.png
EXECUTIONER –
http://i761.photobucket.com/albums/xx260/hastur1/executioner.jpg
DARK ELF PAIN LORD –
http://i761.photobucket.com/albums/xx260/hastur1/darkElfPainLord.jpg
DARK ELF SLAYER – Unaffiliated with any guild, house, or cult, dark
elf slayers are swords for hire.
http://i761.photobucket.com/albums/xx260/hastur1/darkElfSlayer.jpg
these are my 7 entries. I tried to keep them very simple so
no fancy backgrounds or anything.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v639/nakiato/nakiato-hawkknight.png
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v639/nakiato/nakiato-elfknight.png
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v639/nakiato/nakiato-musketeer.png
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v639/nakiato/nakiato-barbararianfemale.png
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v639/nakiato/nakiato-barbararian.png
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v639/nakiato/nakiato-archerfemale.png
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v639/nakiato/nakiato-romansoldier.png
Greetings! Longtime Lurker, 1st time Poster! I’ve Been
geeking out on the Amazingness that is HM3 for ages, but never
thought I had anything worth saying. I’ve been tinkering with HM
Since 2.5, but really Dove into the New Changes with Zeal. Many
thanks to Master Jeff for the wondrous boon he has given the
Community. I am So impressed by some of the Designs I have seen, If
I tried to Name all of you Artists that have inspired, amazed, and
informed me, This post would be Miles Long. I finally found a
contest I thought I could actually participate in, so I thought I’d
give it a try. Anyway, I have a Few Entries, I hope they are Not
too late… 1st up is an elven Lady Warrior with a Sylvan Theme.
http://yurasagi.deviantart.com/art/Yllandryia-Warrior-Elf-Maiden-206286779?q=gallery%3AYurasagi&qo=2
Next I have a Wilderness Hunter Style Male Warrior, that Wolf Helm
really is very Sweet.
http://yurasagi.deviantart.com/art/Dire-Wolf-Warrior-206287321?q=gallery%3AYurasagi&qo=1
And Last for now is a 12th Century Spanish Knight, I Did My Best to
Get the Heraldry as Close to Authentic & Accurate as
Possible to the actual Rodriguez Family Coat of Arms. (Can You tell
this was supposed to be a PC for an RPG?)
http://yurasagi.deviantart.com/art/Don-Gabriel-Rodriguez-DeAragon-206287983?q=gallery%3AYurasagi&qo=0
Okay, Thanks, I hope Someone Enjoys at least one of these!
Hello. Been a while since I did one of these.
Well, I did very basic with this, but I tried to show some of the great things that the HM can produce.
The Golden Knight:
http://i862.photobucket.com/albums/ab183/knitesoul/Fantasy_Warrior.png
Female Elven Fighter Designed for DnD, but never got to
play her. =(
Female Elven Fighter Designed for DnD, but never got to
play her. =(
http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm234/chilifish1/HeroMachine/Amaranth.png
1 Last Entry… Female Drow Assassin.
http://yurasagi.deviantart.com/art/Female-Drow-Assassin-206300115
Lady Swashbuckler
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6781672/MMI-Fantasy%20Warrior%20Lady%20Swashbuckler.png
Yurasagi (142) Welcome aboard.
MMI (148) Many Humble thanks! I am a big Fan of your Work on Here! Nice Pirate, I bet She’d Get along Famously with My assassin. 😉
Generic Elven Female
[IMG]http://i1018.photobucket.com/albums/af309/skybandit/FantasyWarrior.jpg[/IMG]
Ignore previous post. Thought you wanted HM2 pix.
Last minute entry….
BLIGHTED REAVER – Those who dwell too close to the unholy wasteland known as The Blight risk becoming twisted in body and mind.
http://i761.photobucket.com/albums/xx260/hastur1/blightedReaver.jpg
OK folks, entries are all now downloaded and I’ll start going through them.
This contest is now closed, many thanks for everyone who entered.
And welcome to our first-time posters!
Again too late…. ok… but I’ll show my work 😛
Male
http://i1118.photobucket.com/albums/k608/Kwnnos1/Contest/male.jpg
Female
http://i1118.photobucket.com/albums/k608/Kwnnos1/Contest/female.jpg