Of course, I am making a habit of having costume design contests on an annual basis, so this is going to be this years. However, to make it a bit different, I would like to ask that you only focus on the costume, at the expense of everything else. Some slight posing is allowed if it is to show of different aspects of the costume, but other than that I only want face-forward standard posing, and hair is only allowed if the costume includes so sort of fascinator or other hair accessory. If you want to do shading on the costume, that's fine, but other than that I want the body to be a completely blank slate, like a mannequin, it can't even have a face. I'm only going to be looking at the costume, so I think it's only fair that you guys do too.
As per usual, no limits on entries and the contest will close at midnight Saturday (blog time). Please read the contest rules before entering, have fun and good luck.
Rules for posts, contests, and challenges that I am hosting: Original characters only, no copyrighted characters, no characters based on copyrighted characters, no characters based on RPG’s or other games. The characters must be your own design and not based on any character that might be copyrighted in any way. I have the right to delete any post that I believe crosses this line without warnings. Only post characters that you have either created for this contest specifically or you know for certain have never been entered to a contest before. If you aren’t certain, don’t enter it, because I’m not going to go back through all of the contests and check.
Does costume count as all clothing? Like, you said no face, does that mean we can have a helmet? Are we allowed to show no skin at all?
@hawk007- yes
May be a dumb question, but I’m going to ask anyway. I have a concept already made that fits well with this, but he has two weapons on him (Club and taser of sorts) that are apart of his main form of attack. Like Deadpool wouldn’t look right right without his swords in the back. Is it okay if my character is wielding weapons?
@Ubiquitous Pixel- Unless they are part of the costume, no.
Lone Wolf
http://i1383.photobucket.com/albums/ah304/Ubiquitous_Pixel/Lone%20Wolf_zpsmkoulbt1.png
Mayhem
http://www.heromachine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Mayhem-Contest-Verison.png
Coincidently I was playing around with some costuming concepts just recently.
This one is Typhoid Mary
http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n620/bluntobject1/Typhoid%20Mary.png
And her sister Penny Dreadful (although I used a version of this for this weekend’s Pop Quiz so that may disqualify this entry for this contest)
http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n620/bluntobject1/Penny%20Dreadful.png
Fenikkusu, the Phoenix of Redemption
http://www.heromachine.com/forums/topic/bloodwillows-warriors/
Question: How about masks with some kind of facial features – if they’re part of the costume? And how about hair under a hoodie? Just asking ’cause I got some characters where I’d have to remove parts for this content if the above things aren’t allowed… 😉
@madjack- masks yes, hair under hoodie no.
Well, let’s go then, shall we?
Black Mantis (the scythes are part of his costume- without them the rest wouldn’t work)
Chiller
CitizenX
Deathwish (normally he would hold two big pistols in his hands, but JR said no guns)
Doomsayer
Gecko
Golem
Leecher
Loophole
Magpie
Megahertz
RedHawk
Shabaz
Silver Dragon (would hold “electric charged katanas”)
Perun
And a few WIP’s (name suggestions welcome):
Unnamed 01
Unnamed 02
Unnamed 03 (that’s a mask – not his face)
Unnamed 04
Unnamed 05
Unnamed 06
Unnamed 07
Unnamed 08
Unnamed 09
Unnamed 10
Unnamed 11
Steampunk Chic
http://sushicatlove.jimdo.com/for-heromachine/
Okay here’s mine.
Shock Trooper
http://i.imgur.com/GN2OnEj.jpg
The Raven
http://i1383.photobucket.com/albums/ah304/Ubiquitous_Pixel/The%20Raven%20Contest%20Version_zpszgtld6cg.png
Seiun, the Star-Gazer
http://www.heromachine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Seiun.png
Suchiru, The Gentleman
http://www.heromachine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Suchiru.png
No, I’m new here and I don’t have a photobucket or whatever, and sushicat is my website.
http://www.heromachine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/RobM-Positron1.png
Heyla All!
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l274/Healingbear/Green%20Royal%20Costume%20by%20Thundersong_zpsxwdos2oo.png
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l274/Healingbear/Dance%20of%20the%20Veils%20by%20Thundersong_zpsknfzmuxo.png
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l274/Healingbear/The%20Masquerade%20by%20Thundersong_zpseygepc7z.png
If the background is not acceptable, I’ll take it out, since it doesn’t have a mannequin, figured I’d try to “hang” it waiting for the person to put it on.
3LF!
Thundersong
Sentoki, the Brawler
http://www.heromachine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Sentoki.png
This is “Dragonburn” just your basic cybernetic flight suit with a helmet mounted flamethrower.
http://orig03.deviantart.net/98ff/f/2015/182/e/1/dragonburn_by_son4-d8zkmjt.png
Futuristic Baseball Player
http://www.heromachine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Madpac-Costume-I.png
Civil War General
http://www.heromachine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Madpac-Costume-II.png
http://www.heromachine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/costume.png
Buki, the Ravager
http://www.heromachine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Buki.png
All weapons are included in the costume, as they are features of the mech suit.
Hopefully I’m posting this right…
His left hand is his actual hand.
This is…
The Aureate Royal
http://s745.photobucket.com/user/Damien_074/media/Demon%20King.png
Okay, maybe this one is the right link.
http://i745.photobucket.com/albums/xx99/Damien_074/Demon%20King.png~original
@MadJack: how about something like “Moloch” (or spelling variants) for Unnamed #7? Because it’s spiny like that “Moloch horridus” lizard (also known as a “thorny dragon” or a “thorny devil” in English) + the costume’s red tones convey associations with fire (and blood), similar to what the original Moloch (that Near-Eastern god to which human (baby) immolation sacrifices were made) was all about. Or perhaps just “Thorny Devil” (but “Moloch” sounds a bit more majestically occult 😉 )
how do i submit it
Flora
http://www.heromachine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Geno_Flora.png
@teir- Ok, first upload your image to an image hosting website (e.g. deviantart) then open the image in a new tab. Copy the url from the top bar of that page and paste it into the reply box here. Simple.
Kiri, the Shadow
http://www.heromachine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Kiri.png
Here’s a few.
1) BATTLESUIT – In Red or Gold. I couldn’t decide which one I liked better so I’m posting both if that’s ok…
http://www.heromachine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/DiCicatriz_BATTLESUIT_RED.png
http://www.heromachine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/DiCicatriz_BATTLESUIT_GOLD.png
2) NEXUS – My resident reality altering sorcerer. Flesh colored mannequin to better show how the gaps in the costume actually look. The tattoos on his arm I consider to be part of his overall look so I hope those are ok…
http://www.heromachine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/DiCicatriz_NEXUS.png
Here is the Ancient armor, a mystical suit of armor.
http://www.heromachine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Vampyrist-ancient.png
Tactical Gauntlet Field Jacket (“TacJac”)
http://orig13.deviantart.net/4a5a/f/2015/185/a/8/tacjacket_by_son4-d8zwoqt.png
Tactical Gauntlet Field Jacket (“TacJac”) final one the first one was not finished…
http://orig10.deviantart.net/3c6d/f/2015/185/b/5/tacjacket_by_son4-d8zwoqt.png
http://www.heromachine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/costume1.png
This is inspired by the “knock on wood” video’s outfit-I’ve made changes so that it was not a direct copy!
http://www.heromachine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/costume2.png
Three entries.
First- Warrior’s Dress Uniform (personalized to Aura and her fire specialty)
http://www.heromachine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Melmo44-Dress-Uniform.png
Second- Ninja (undercover version)
http://www.heromachine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Melmo44-Ninja.png
Third- Ninja (warrior version)
http://www.heromachine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Melmo44-Ninja-Warrior.png
another version of the “TacJac” I just could’nt stop tweaking this thing I think I’m finished now…
http://orig01.deviantart.net/e31d/f/2015/185/b/0/tacjacket_by_son4-d8zwoqt.png
Made it!
http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/u438/jamais5/2015hm/HerrD-Costume_zpsvmrqkuok.png
Ok guys, this weeks contest is now closed. The poll will be up shortly.