I’ve just uploaded Frankie’s prize for Caption Contest 118 to Background-Standard, a lighthouse and a cliff on which to perch it:
Originally I had them combined, but it was too limiting to try and get good color on both the buildings and in the landscape. But they’re positioned by default to work together, so if you just turn on Multiples you can place the cliffs, then the lighthouse and they ought to fit together.
Posted in Challenge Prizes
Although my new full-time (non-HeroMachine) job might keep me from actually getting to these before this afternoon, it’s time for another Open Critique Day!
If you have a HeroMachine illustration or another piece of artwork you’ve done that you’d like some help with, post a link to it in comments along with your thoughts on it — what you think is working, what you’re struggling with, etc. I will post my critique of the piece, hopefully giving some tips on how to improve it.
Of course everyone is welcome to post their critiques as well, keeping in mind the following rules:
That’s it! Hopefully we can get some good interaction going here and help everyone (me included!) learn a little bit today.
Posted in Open Critique Day
I’ve just uploaded E350’s prize for winning Caption Contest 117 into Headgear-Military, a WWI style Brodie helmet:
I’m fairly appalled I didn’t have one of these in there already, and I’m very grateful to E350 for requesting it.
Posted in Challenge Prizes
I’ve just uploaded Nick Hentschel’s prize for winning Caption Contest 110, freckles:
These are now available in Head-Male-Faces. I also updated the Head-Female-Faces with not only these freckles, but all the wrinkles that were previously only available in the Male set. Holler if any of that gives you trouble.
In keeping with the wrinkles, I only did one cheek’s worth of freckles; use the Multiples button and flip them to get them to be two-sided.
Posted in Challenge Prizes
Last night I worked up the prize for Knighthawk’s Caption Contest 108 victory. This isn’t exactly what he asked for, but rather my interpretation of what his description inspired in me. So if there’s something you don’t like, blame me 🙂
Posted in Challenge Prizes
Before we return to our regularly scheduled stuffed-bunny zombie adventure, I wanted to say a quick word of thanks to “Zombocalypse Now” author Matt Youngmark. He was kind enough to email me last week to say he appreciated that all of you were having fun following along with his story and to let me know that they have another Chooseomatic Book — this time with a super-hero theme! — coming out next week titled “Thrusts of Justice“:
As you’ve seen here, Mr. Youngmark’s writing jumps off the page and makes the entire “choose your own” paradigm a heck of a lot of fun. If you haven’t already gotten your copy of “Zombocalypse Now”, I highly encourage you to do so. And on April 11, go ahead and get “Thrusts of Justice” as well. I know I will!
And now, on with our regularly scheduled stuffed bunny versus brain-eating zombie thriller.
Posted in RPG Corner, Zombocalypse Now
(From “Target Comics” number 1, 1940.)
Posted in Daily Random Panel
An alert reader sent me Nightwing’s classic costume for our “Bad Costume Wednesday”:
But here’s the thing — I’m not so sure this is a bad costume. I mean, you can make fun of his long, flowing, romance-cover raven locks if you want, I suppose, but remember that this was an era in which Superman had a mullet. So you kind of can’t totally blame the guy.
The big yellow glove wedges and giant glowing chest wing are perhaps not ideal for a night-stalker, but I don’t think they look bad.
I kind of dig the stylized Bat symbol on the belt, I think it helps establish him as his own person without totally losing his history.
About the only thing I am not down with is the belt itself, which always bugs me when it’s not actually holding up anything. But that’s a pretty minor point.
Still, this particular alert reader has good taste and sound judgement, so I’m willing to concede I might be wrong on this. What do you think, was this a good or a bad super hero costume?
Posted in Bad Super Costumes
Three middle-aged nerds (including yours truly!) review all of the MCU movies in chronological order. Short, funny, and full of good vibes, check it out and let us know what you think!
Nerdmudgeon.com
