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Last week I asked you all to come up with a character based only on the name "Blaze Master". This contest produced 5 solid entries which were had to choose between, however I have finally made my selection and the winner is ........................
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Posted in Pop Quiz
Ok apparently the Pop Quiz is bombing so that will be discontinued. though I will announce the winner of K#2 later tonight or tomorrow , I would have done it sooner however I was unexpectedly away from home all day today helping a friend with something.
So with the pop quiz once more drifting off into obscurity I would like to turn to you all and ask what you want me to post on Wednesdays? Please do not ask for Open Critique as I do not feel qualified to critique other peoples art. I can go back to doing Anime Talk, or I can try and bring back another old topic if I think I can do it justice, or you can suggest something completely new! Just keep in mind what this site is about when making your suggestions.
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Posted in Uncategorized
Last week I asked you to come up with your best replacement dialogue for the following image:
My top 5 entries are:
Isia: “And I would have gotten away with it if it hadn’t been for those meddling kids!!”
RobM: “Kneel before Zo… (cough) Doom!”
Calvary_Red: “You dare mock Doom!? KAAAAALLLLDAAAAAAATHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
Steve Mckinnon: “WILL THIS STUPID WINTER EVER END???!!!”
Lionheart: “Arhhhh, How on earth is anyone supposed to beat this level of Candy Crush!!!!!!”
AND THE WINNER IS ..........................
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Posted in Caption Challenges
Ok guys, this week there is no category for the challenge, you can just enter what you want (so long as it sticks within the blog rules obviously). So just go wild. You don't have to enter with something made specifically for this contest, but it can't be something you've entered into a contest before. And also, as a special stipend, you've only got one entry into the contest this week, so make it something special.
As I said, only one entry per person this week and the contest will close at midnight Saturday (blog time). The winner gets to claim a custom made item from dblade to be put into heromachine, so long as the item conforms to his prize rules, which you can find here: http://www.heromachine.com/forum/the-heromachine-art-gallery/dblades-whiz-bang-item-dispenser/. 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.
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Posted in Challenges, Character Design Challenges
The Whiz Bang production moves on!
The Heavy Leg Armor was an extra for a poll from a month ago. The thigh, knee, and shin pieces can be found in Legwear/Standard while the foot can be found in FootRight/Tech.
The Scary Eyes were another remnant from the Bison Head piece. They can be found in Eyes/Standard.
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Posted in New Item Releases, News & Updates
The winner of this weeks poll got very lucky indeed, actually entering the contest late and getting added to the poll to round out the 5 entries needed for me to actually put the poll up. But despite this, they went and won it. So congratulations to QuantumCookies whose piece Steampunk Guitar Gun ran away with this weeks poll from the very bringing. Well done QC, please go speak to dblade about your prize, and thank you to the other 4 entrants.
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Posted in Challenge Favorites
Everyone Please join me in congratulating djuby for winning the Monster Wars Poll via your vote with the following image:
djuby please contact Jeff at afdstudios@gmail.com I will let him know you expect your email.
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Posted in Character Design Challenges
Last weeks Pop Quiz didn't go so well, but I decided to try again this a similar challenge. This week I want you to create a character based solely on this name "Blaze Master"
In addition to the image I want you to tell me a little about your character. Nothing to complex just the basics, Real name, powers (if any) etc. Nothing more then 4 or 5 sentenced please.
The Rules:
All entries must be in JPG or PNG form (BMPs are too big), posted to a publicly accessible website (like the HeroMachine forums,ImageShack, PhotoBucket, or whatever);
The new pop quiz grants you a full week to create your image as I can not post and Judge this contest on the weekends do to my Real Life Job, Therefore you have until 1pm Eastern time Tuesday March 18th 2014 to submit your entry. Good luck Everyone!
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Posted in Challenges, Pop Quiz
The winner of last weeks Pop Quiz, which was about creating a character based on a certain pose which I provided is
MATTISAGAMER!
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Posted in Pop Quiz
I worked with Brad Carter on another illustration of his characters, this time featuring the speedsters Electrium and Surge. He gave me the following writeup of what he wanted:
I want another battle scene but this time instead of 2 powerhouses it is 2 speedsters Surge and Electrium.
Surge's powers: Runs at the speed of light (fastest human alive) a skilled combatant snd get generate and manipulate positive lightning (lightning that comes from the sky) he can also utilize electronics byusing his lightning powers. his suit is made out of pure energy (no spandex) in the concepts you will see lighting bolts on his costume those glow with lightning energy running through them. Surge stand at 6'11 about 185lbs of athletic ness he's not muscle bound like titan but he is not skinny either he is the perfect build for an athletic speed runner
Electrium's powers: electrium is basically the reverse surge he has the same exact powers and capabilities the only difference is electrium can control negative lightning (which comes from the ground) and is more devastating then positive lightning his suit is also made out of energy the same way so no spandex the basically have energy based armor suits kinda like the green lanterns suit is made out of energy so around that concept. elstrium is the same size and build as surge.
basically the battle will be on the ground and they will be running side by side with lightning coming off of them symbolizing how fast they are going I want electrium to be running kinda leaned back ready to throw a lightning fist at surge and have surge in front of electrium as if he got a few steps ahead of him and jumped in the air while running to hit electrium with a lighting fist as well however if you think of a better idea we can do that as well have like a blured building in the background or something to make it look like they are running super fast I will send you the concepts of them
Brad also provided the following HM reference photos:
With that as our starting point, we were off to the races! So to speak. Ahem. I don't have the process photos to show you but the final result turned out pretty well. I ended up doing the coloring in Photoshop, which is a bit of a new approach for me.
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Posted in Sketch of the Day
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!
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