[Herr D]

By far I like the fourth face the most, and the fourth overall the least. The other three faces I have trouble picking a second–but I like the overall in this order. 1, 3, 2, 4. The hair and hidden lower face seem to greatly improve the character even though I don’t like the grid background with him. Btw, I have some photographs you must have signed–

[Herr D]

*BadS(blog)
Some people have certain cells that replicate beyond usefulness to cause cancer. Brian’s body began overproducing adrenalin and mucous.

He can now, faster than the human eye can follow, PICK HIS NOSE AND NEVER RUN OUT OF SNOT. He is now codenamed ‘the Picker.’ (Shown here with two biohazard waste bins that should be incinerated daily.)

[Herr D]

@RobM: Thanx! I could always use more votes. The FNF poll has been educational. I think I don’t win more contests because my tastes differ from most. I would have at least slightly changed the order of every piece within the poll, and several of them I would have changed dramatically.

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*OPMC
Rumblat was ready to play the gig. Then they told him he’d be playing classical music.

He NORMALLY specializes in funkedelic banjo. (Shown here wearing his blinged-out picker-glove.)

[Herr D]

@RobM: Thanks for the info and rubric recognition. Other judges are welcome to use or adapt it.
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Rumblat was ready to play the gig. Then they told him he’d be playing classical music.

He NORMALLY specializes in funkedelic banjo. (Shown here wearing his blinged-out picker-glove.)

[Herr D]

Six parsecs from the industrial center of the Hairbrush Nebula, there’s this star, ‘T34.’ It has a single gas giant with about fifty moons. On one of those moons, I forget the name, Universal Biologic did a bit on a dangerous species.
I can’t remember the name of the mottled, soft-shelled aquatic creature. It’s got certain aspects of insect, lobster, lizard, and mammal. The really dangerous bit is the combination of aerating hypnosuggestibility pheromones, self-sacrificial behaviors, and poisonous innards. Yeah. The least healthy of them stay at the edges of their groups, smell good to eat, start and lose fights with potential predators. Fatigued by fighting and killing, the winner of the fight experiences a form of the ‘munchies’ and dies when they eat the loser. Tourists are encouraged to only go outside just after eating a buffet and only on the patrolled beaches. Shown here is one of them with a standard marker I tossed in the sand. I think they’re about 3.1cm to a side. Not my best shot, but the light was uneven and I had some oxygen narcosis. Always double-check your rebreather settings.

Come to think of it, they also use those tentacular eyelashes to help push food into the mouth. There’s some species of frog on Earth that uses their optic muscles to push food down the throat–so amphibian belongs in that list too, right?

[Herr D]

*FNFr5

Undead is a category that I’ve never had enthusiasm for. Hum- um . . . most people I’ve known are trouble enough while they’re alive. I mean really–imagine how much pollution a creature could cause being around for centuries? And the contagion angle? Colds are bad enough. I’m sorry if this bothers anyone, but my personal beliefs are that angels are sent here to work (bad commute,) and nothing else has the right to be here in the category of supernatural. At best demons would be gate-crashers and undeserved by everyone still here, even those malicious enough to invite them on purpose. That’s why I avoid commenting on pictures of demons or other pure-evil creatures and most supernaturals. They get enough press.

The draugrs do interest me as lore, however. Not as widely known, they strike me as somewhat of a potentially neutral, unpredictable oddity. (Perhaps more artists should focus on them?) Particularly my darkly romantic side is drawn to the idea depicted here.

Imagine being on a fishing boat, and you see by moonlight a fisherman repeatedly heaving a net and drawing it in. He’s not catching much, but he’s obviously very strong and capable. The clouds clear a bit, and you see that the fisherman has no head, and is floating in half a boat. Most of us have to go through too much of our lives without enough guidance or wisdom or knowing our own minds, trying to stay afloat despite never having everything that we think we need, trying to do our work or our best despite the fact that everything we are ever taught is at best incomplete and at worst absurdly wrong. This sea-draugr is a metaphor for all of us.

[Herr D]

Daymaker, that’s me! I’m not done with the bat of reality’s origin story yet. That may be awhile.

[Herr D]

Thank you, and, yes! He’ll SALINATE those leaves. Then he’ll MASTICATE AND RUMINATE those leaves. Destruction to the deciduous by defoliating dentition! Definitely.
I’m pretty sure I used a dinosaur head as the base head shape and a rifle handle as most of the neck?
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Some try to get where they want to go by stepping on others.
“The City Stomper”
It’s a very ugly thing.
*FNF4

[Herr D]

@WMDBASSPLAYER said:

You come up with the best stuff!

Thanx! Here’s hoping I’ll eliminate some more backlog and show more.

One of the things I don’t see covered often for werethings or combined species is what the poor things would have to do PHYSICALLY to make things taste right. Certain brand-new implements might become necessary, as I point out in this composition I call “Altitude Salad.”

Btw, I’m pretty sure this is the first salt shaker I’ve seen on hm?

*FNFr3

[Herr D]

Your meeting of east and west is good. I’ve had the best luck outlining gold with a combination of gold, copper, and warmer browns?

[Herr D]

Belated thanx to Keric . . . Riala’s anti-flashdance moment was a fun one to create.
Good turnout this week.
Keric’s Sharkie, mattisagamer’s Jester, RobM’s SlotM

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Story score: S0…..J4…..M0
Bkgd score: S0…..J0…..M4
Item head: S2….J3…..M3
Item legw: S4…..J4….M5
Item handle: S4….J4…..M2
Bells: S5….J4…..M4
Whistles: S3….J4.5..M5
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Items-story: S7….J8…..M8
Emotional: S7.5..J8.5..M10

For the story and background part of the rubric, the scoring was easy. Two entries of each had none; the other entry in each category was good and appropriate. Individually, using a head as a head and a handle as a handle was okay, but ‘misuses’ are greatly loved by yours truly. The next tier up of creativity was using a head upside-down as a head or as a picture of a head. The next tier was using the legwear item as ‘epaulets’ and the handle as batons and scroll parts. The only excellent item score was the legwear item used to make coin takers.
Sharkie looks like he’d lead his band pretty well. B & W categories showed the speed Keric posted with. He would’ve tied Jester if the hands had been masked better. (That hat and uniform went well. K’s fashion sense kept the scores fairly high.) Jester’s card motley and meaningful scroll were a great composition. SlotM had an unusual level of combined realism and glitz that looked really Vegas and took the combined B & W.
I considered adding a category for other creatively used items because SlotM includes a hammer head as buttons, something I haven’t identified as the winnings feed, several misused background items, and something I haven’t identified as the sheen on the glass front (mountain?) Also Jester’s eyes might have qualified for notice there? Not sure what they were.
In the end, though, I didn’t add the category. It was covered another way. Under emotional. Sharkie gave me a big smile. Jester gave me a big smile and appealed to my bias for supporting this contest. SlotM made me LAUGH, and THEN made me smile over the additional misuses. THEN I smiled again over the following notion–“Win a sawbuck with three hammerheads! Play SHARK ATTACK!” Did you plan that, RobM? Was the winnings feed a t.v.? Was the sheen mountains? Tune in and give us three, RobM!

Btw, I hope to eventually see the rest of Sharkie’s band and Jester do some frolicking–particularly because he reminds me a little of Grimace from the old McDonald’s gang. Is he a mer-blob for underwater card sharks? That tail . . .

[Herr D]

My round two entry for the FNF:
Ever get REALLY annoyed at your neighbors for loud noises or too-bright lights? Here for your viewing pleasure, I present “Shut Off That Stupid Light!”

Oh, and thanx to Mad Jack for getting us those tats. The base for that body is a tat. Took some doing.

[Herr D]

JR’s suggestions are definitely worth trying. I personally would move monkey-lion-guy’s tail upwards so it looks like it comes out of his back higher. In general I would also suggest trying to make the poses less symmetrical. As you grow more used to hm3, you’ll likely become less satisfied with standard poses. You might also begin use of backgrounds. In particular even using a solid Shapes Background gives the opportunity to ‘drop’ your masking items behind for easier retrieval should you need to change something.

Also, as mottling, energy effects, the star background, etc. make larger source material, though not always what you’ll want. As for ridges, MaleMaterials bodies might work, though you’ll need to experiment. Composite feet can be done also, but I’ve found it easier to work like you did the face–choose one for a shape and alter. Announce if you need more suggestions.

[Herr D]

I was really surprised to see someone else picked a version of a draugr.

[Herr D]

@Myro said:

Thanks for the update JR. Nice to hear Michael is recovering.

Yah. My four-year-old loves MLP. I shudder to think that someday she’ll think of suicide as a worthy option. Realistically most people do at some point, though many have internalized the background support and preemptive education to talk themselves out of actively trying it.

I’m pretty sure the only way to win the human race is not to forfeit.

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