Coloring done in Flash this time. I’m slowly getting the hang of it, I think. It’s less flexible than doing it in Photoshop, but much much faster.
Posted in Sketch of the Day
(From “Punch Comics” number 16, 1946.)
Posted in Daily Random Panel
As a helpful commenter pointed out (thanks Moneymaker!), the helmet on that dwarf warrior I posted the other day wasn’t quite right. It was bugging me, even though these are supposed to just be relatively quick, non-worked-over sketches, so I fixed it. Updated version after the jump.
Posted in Sketch of the Day
Thanks to everyone who voiced their opinion in the Olympian Games’ Tug of War Competition! On behalf of Game-master Hammerknight, I am happy to report the following characters are our winners:
Gold Medal: Team Marvel 1 (The Hulk, Thor, The Thing, She-Hulk, Colossus)
Silver Medal: Team DC 1 (Superman, Superboy Prime, Batman, Wonder Woman, & Captain Marvel)
Bronze Medal: Team Marvel 2 (Galactus, Annihilus, Thanos, Juggernaut, Sentry)
After this, the sixth and final event, the overall medal winner of the First Olympian Games is Marvel with 8, then DC with 6, and Dark Horse with 1.
This concludes this edition of the Games, I want to again thank Hammerknight for coming up with the idea, putting together the contests, and then helping chivvy it all along.
Great job HK, and many thanks to all of you for commenting and voting! If you have ideas for other Big Event contest polls like these, by all means let ’em rip.
Posted in Challenges, Friday Night Fights
(From “Punch Comics” number 16, 1946.)
Posted in Daily Random Panel
I’ve been asked by UGO to redesign the page for HeroMachine 2.5, which still gets the bulk of the visits. Obviously the whole UGO.com site has been redesigned, and the old comic-booky type feel just doesn’t work any more. And the 2.5 version, while pretty much retired, is starting to look dated.
Plus, the new UGO pages are much wider than they used to be, which gives me more room to put stuff. Part of the frustration in the current layout is how tight the space was between that big honkin’ ad in the upper right corner and the character window. Plus, I was never happy with how the controls were labeled, I thought they weren’t very intuitive with just the icons. I was also asked to keep the links to the other HM versions (currently living outside the application itself) and the social networking links UGO now has on all their pages.
So, here’s my first attempt at a full-width version. I am also working on one that would fit in the left-center wide column of the basic UGO page, with a right column for their usual assortment of links and features. That one’s not ready yet, but I wanted to get some feedback on this one if possible before I submit it. Let me know what you think. The “new”, default UGO header would be at the top, from the black bar down to the main big ad.
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(From “Punch Comics” number 16, 1946.)
Posted in Daily Random Panel
Best bud John Hartwell has taken up the challenge and agreed to try doing up a Sketch of the Week every Friday. You can find his artistic postings on Facebook right here every Friday. John has illustrated numerous RPG books for the likes of Iron Crown Enterprises, HERO Games, Steve Jackson Games, and more. He’s a righteous rock-and-roll illustrating stud, so show him some lovin’.
He’s also posted a challenge:
Alright, time for a little geek trivia with the Sketch of the Week. First person to identify this old school Marvel character gets…well…a hearty slap on the back and a bucket o’ geek pride.
(Hint, his dastardly plans were foiled by a certain foursome who are, quite frankly, fantastic.)
And the image is:
Posted in Sketch of the Day, Super-Hero Stuff
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
