Character Design Contest ♯57- Old School: Energy Blaster

This week I want you guys to create an energy blaster type character. I want to see your characters using their powers, but apart from that you can go wild. Hero/ villain, Modern or Golden Age, doesn't matter.

As per usual, no limits on entries this week, 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.

Back From The Basement

Coff coff. Did'nt you hear my screaming? I was trapped in a humongous cobweb on my way to the basement. It took me days to get out of it while hiding from that monster spider.

But hey - guess what I found, when I finally got downstairs? An old tattoo parlor! What, you don't believe me? Well, I brought prove. Therefore you'll find 3 new sets with a total of 360 (!) tattoo motives in the insignia category: Insignia/TattoosAnimal, Insignia/TattoosMisc, and Insignia/TattoosTribals.

If you don't know what to do with them, maybe take a look in this forum thread, where I posted a few characters that I've done with photoshop some time ago. Of course you will find all the materials I used there in the new sets. So, there you go - have at it... 😉
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Phew, now I'm exhausted. Wait ... didn't somebody say something about a garage sale?! Hmmm....

Modern Women

I've just updated Companions-Humanoid with the following women, dressed more appropriate to the modern era:

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Thank to commenter Wild Card for pointing out the lack. Enjoy!

HM3: Kirby Energy Blasts (Reward for CDC #54 Winner RobM)

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These Kirby energy blasts were requested by Character Design Contest #54 (Flying) winner RobM. So if you have any problems/satisfaction with these items he's the man to blame/thank!

They can be found in ItemRightEnergy.

Character Design Contest ♯56 (Gadgeteer) Poll

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Character Design Contest ♯55 (Speedster) Winner

The winner of this weeks CDC poll was headlessgeneral for his piece Kid Wicked. Congrats hlg, you may now claim your prize from dblade if you so wish.

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Legends of Steel companions

I've just updated Companions-Humanoid with the following fine folk:

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The first two gentlemen are from an illustration I did a few years ago of costumed crusaders in their fancy civvies. The remaining four were drawn for the "Legends of Steel" RPG created by Friend of HeroMachine Jeff "Evil DM" Mejia, who has graciously allowed them to be used here. You can order the game in its several varieties here.

Thanks to the Evil DM and I hope you enjoy the new additions to the bullpen.

Open Critique Day

It's Friday, so that must mean it's time for another OCD. You know the drill, you post a piece of heromachine work (either finished or W.I.P) that you want an opinion on and myself and others will give our opinions and advice.

So, show us what you’ve got.

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.

Whiz Bang Item Creation Poll #4 (SciFi Leg Armor)

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It's scifi leg armor time? We have War Machine, Guyver, and Mass Effect leg armor. I will be making the complete leg (so boot, knee, and thigh piece where applicable). Don't leave me without a leg to stand on. Vote and it shall be made!

Now's your chance to decide what artwork I will work on next. Whatever wins the vote will be completed the following week. This doesn't mean I won't work on other pieces. The winning piece will just be guaranteed my attention.

This poll will end on Thursday, January 23rd.

"Phantom Howler" by RobM