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Character Design Contest ♯140- Getting Emotional

Okay guys, going all kinds of throw-back here, well, for me anyway. On the suggestion of Sabrina on last weeks CDC suggestions blog post, we're going to revisit the theme for what was my third contest in charge of the CDC's. What I want you guys to do is create a character or abstract piece that represents an emotion. It can be any emotion, so joy, fear, anger etc. but you can only portray one per picture, unless you're doing ambivalence, in which case, good luck.

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.

 

Pop Quiz – Ode To Autumn

On September 19,1819 John Keats wrote "Ode to Autumn."e5caef65481653c8fbf02c22159aa102

Your Pop Quiz challenge this time around is to celebrate autumn in any way that moves you – using Heromachine of course. Could be a landscape, a character, something abstract...whatever floats your boat.

There is no prize. There is no poll. The winner is chosen by me.

You only get one entry so be creative, and above all else, have fun!

All entries must be in JPG or PNG formĀ (BMPs are too big), posted to a publicly accessible website (likeĀ the HeroMachine forums,ImageShack,Ā PhotoBucket, or whatever);

  • Entries must be made as a comment or comments to this post, containing a link directly to the image and the character name;
  • The image must be new and designed specifically for the Pop Quiz;
  • No copyrighted characters please – they will be deleted.
  • Please name your filesas [your name]-[character name].[file extension]Ā before you upload it. So DiCicatriz, for instance, would save his ā€œBayou Belleā€ character image asĀ DiCicatriz-BayouBelle.png.
  • Please make the link goĀ directly to the image(likeĀ this) andĀ not to a hosting jump pageĀ (likeĀ this).Ā See this post on how to get the direct link for most sites.

This contest will close at 9pm Eastern on Sunday, September 20th.

Kaldath’s Caption Contest #72: Results

Last week I asked for you all too caption this GIF:

Deadpool

And the top five entrants as judged by me are:

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GuyGenesis
Deadpool ā€œEveryone treats Deadpool like a door mat! ANY ONE ELSE WANT TO WIPE THEIR FEET?!ā€
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dreadyacht
Deadpool: What a lovely day! Nothing can g-

Hulk: Deadpool! Am I getting warm?

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William A. Peterson
ā€œOkay, so Hulk was mad about that putting his hand in a bowl of water while he was asleep thing! But, THIS is so far from his usual stomping grounds that he’ll NEVERā€¦ā€

{STOMP!!!!}

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Nug
ā€œI am one with the wind and sky

Let it go, Let It G-ā€

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ams

ā€œMondays are the best day of the week! I said, Mondays are the best day of the w……UGHHHHā€

 

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And your Winner is ..............................

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Pop Quiz Results

Four great entries this week.

Nug used some very innovative pieces to come up with cool - sort of retro - design.

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Love the murky look of Vampyrist's entry; great colour choices.

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The shading and very effective use of just a few items cleverly repeated makes Stulte's entry top notch.

Stulte

And finally Herr D chose a whimsical approach - nice colouring and textures.

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And this week's winner - and the winner of a custom made Captain design inspired by their submarine is...

Nug!

Join me in congratulating Nug, and all the other entrants. Nug's prize will be posted on my Forum page and on Deviant Art when I get it done...with any luck, no later than Friday.

See you Saturday.

 

Character Design Contest ♯139- Colourful

So, very simple idea for this weeks contest. What I want you guys to create is a superhero or villain that has a colour themed name and costume. Examples of this would be guys like Green Lantern, Red Tornado, Black Panther etc. so the characters name must include the main colour of their costume. Easy.

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.

Pop Quiz – All You Need Is Imagination.

On September 12, 1966 The Beatles received a gold record for "Yellow Submarine."
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Your Pop Quiz challenge this time around is to create your very own, customized yellow submarine.

There is a prize this week: the winning submarine will get a captain designed by me. (Not the greatest prize...but hey...it's something!)Ā 

There is no poll. The winner is chosen by me.

You only get one entry so be creative, and above all else, have fun!

All entries must be in JPG or PNG formĀ (BMPs are too big), posted to a publicly accessible website (likeĀ the HeroMachine forums,ImageShack,Ā PhotoBucket, or whatever);

  • Entries must be made as a comment or comments to this post, containing a link directly to the image and the character name;
  • The image must be new and designed specifically for the Pop Quiz;
  • No copyrighted characters please – they will be deleted.
  • Please name your filesas [your name]-[character name].[file extension]Ā before you upload it. So DiCicatriz, for instance, would save his ā€œBayou Belleā€ character image asĀ DiCicatriz-BayouBelle.png.
  • Please make the link goĀ directly to the image(likeĀ this) andĀ not to a hosting jump pageĀ (likeĀ this).Ā See this post on how to get the direct link for most sites.

This contest will close at 9pm Eastern on Sunday, September 13th.

 

Kaldath’s Caption Contest #72

After a short delay it is once again time for our Caption Contest! This week I want your best Caption, Dialogue, what-have-you for the following Gif:

Deadpool

The normal rules apply, which are: You are limited to Three (3) entries which are due by 5:00 PM Eastern Time on Tuesday September 15th. Of course I as always expect you to keep your entries no worse than PG-13 in nature and that you follow all the normal rules of the forum when writing your caption for the above image. That being said I wish you all Good luck!

Pop Quiz – Results!

Five great entries this week. It's gonna be hairy picking a winner...sorry.

First Stulte's King of Trolls; beautifully done and very creative; also the drops of added colour are a nice touch.

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Stulte-King-of-Trolls

Next Herr D's whimsical take on a beard/cello hybrid. One of the best imaginations on HM!

HerrD

EW44 provides a dapper gentleman whose grooming seems to have gotten away from him.

EW44-BeardGuy

Dreadyacht conglomerated what appears to be hundreds of hairpieces into this elaborate creation.

dreadyacht

And finally Cliff; form and function. Actually saw something similar to this at Fan Expo yesterday, but instead of a bird, his beard held a fish bowl. Well done as always.

Cliff

Very closeĀ  call this week, withĀ dreadyacht winning by a whisker...sorry. Sometimes less is more, but not this time!

Join me in congratulatingĀ dreadyacht and see you on Saturday.

 

Character Design Contest ♯138- Am I Evil?

It's been a while since we've had a villains exclusive contest. Therefore, you may only enter this contest if you have aspirations towards world domination, an unquenchable thirst for revenge or a insatiable desire for destruction, mayhem and chaos. And your picture must show someone or something that isn't very nice either. Other than that, there are no other rules (apart from the obvious keep it PG and no copyright characters). But other than that, go wild.

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.

Pop Quiz – I Didn’t Like My Beard At First…But It Grew On Me.

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On this day in 1698, Russia’s Peter the Great imposed a tax on beards.

Your Pop Quiz challenge this time around is to create a beard that would have cost a fortune in rubles to maintain.

There is no prize. There is no poll. The winner is chosen by me.

You only get one entry so be creative, and above all else, have fun!

All entries must be in JPG or PNG formĀ (BMPs are too big), posted to a publicly accessible website (likeĀ the HeroMachine forums,ImageShack,Ā PhotoBucket, or whatever);

  • Entries must be made as a comment or comments to this post, containing a link directly to the image and the character name;
  • The image must be new and designed specifically for the Pop Quiz;
  • No copyrighted characters please – they will be deleted.
  • Please name your filesas [your name]-[character name].[file extension]Ā before you upload it. So DiCicatriz, for instance, would save his ā€œBayou Belleā€ character image asĀ DiCicatriz-BayouBelle.png.
  • Please make the link goĀ directly to the image(likeĀ this) andĀ not to a hosting jump pageĀ (likeĀ this).Ā See this post on how to get the direct link for most sites.

This contest will close at 9pm Eastern on Sunday, September 6th.