SOD.030 – Pixie gnomes

I keep calling this guy a gnome, but he's way too small for that if he's using a button as a shield and a needle as a sword. So he's like, um, a pixie gnome. Or something.

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I did a screencast of this one as well, with the added "bonus" that I got my microphone and recorded audio with it, explaining what I'm doing as I go. I lost track of time a bit and didn't actually finish it completely in the ten minute limit, but I get fairly close.

Plus, this way people in the next room who can't see the screen can find me irritating as well. So that's nice.

Let me know if the audio's too low or high or inane or whatnot. There's a weird sound periodically that sounds like I'm going "TKK!" with my mouth, but it's actually the keyboard clacking when I toggle between various digital tools (zoom, the hand to move the screen, undo, etc.).

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Caption Contest 53 Prize – Alpha and Omega

Steve and I have completed his prize for winning "Caption Contest 53", his brother-sister twin duo of Alpha and Omega:

Thanks to Steve for his patience and willingness to work with me on this.

RP: On not actually being helpful

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(From "Weird Comics" number 7.)

Hammerknight’s Comic Talk

Many thanks to Hammerknight for once again providing interesting commentary, this week on comics. Enjoy! As always, click on an image for a larger version.

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SOD.029 – Group shot

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These are all freehand, no reference. I started with the guy at the upper left. I kind of liked him and was on a roll, so I drew the next guy, with the metal cap. I liked him too, which is fairly unusual (two in a row, woot!) so, feeling greatly daring, I went for the female. After some tweaking, she was also good, so it was clearly time for a gorilla/chimp super-scientist to join the team.

What team? No clue. Maybe they're strangers who just happened to show up for their picture in the same outfit. Em-barr-assing!

RP: More prom flashbacks

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(From "Weird Comics" number 7.)

Poll Position: It’s all Greek to me …

Sorry for posting this a couple of days late, but this week your dilemma is:

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Now, you're not going to actually BECOME the person in question, you're just going to have powers BASED ON them. So keep that in mind as we join the discussion after the jump.

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SOD.028 – Come hither

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I took this from a reference photo, then super-fied it.

RP: If super-heroes taught science class

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(From "Master Comics" number 85, 1947.)

META: New UGO design

If you haven't been over to UGO.com today, check it out -- they've done a complete site redesign and it's pretty nifty. Also, if you scroll down on the main page, down in the right-hand column, you'll see a nice little HeroMachine plug that'll change every week to feature one of the recent contest winners.

The UGO front page is prime digital real estate, and from now on if your character design wins the bi-weekly contest, your work will be shown to millions of visitors!