ddgryphon

I agree; It's a cool backstory and a great portrait.

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Hey saw the cake , happiest of birthdays to our patron art forum moderator .

Me and the regulars were up in the air between making you a cake or buying you naughty art ...well we posted the art but the link got modded ...so we got you a cake instead

Baking a cake

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That is simply evil.

Really great Idea--and as Heri says, not bad--probably not up to your usual standards, but a great idea.

Excellent work, Juggy. I think that will be a tough piece to beat for the clever application of retro and the versatility shown by the varied subject matter.

Really, really excellent.

One thread to rule them all, please.

/em sketching

This is so weird. This thread keeps showing up as unread, but no one has edited or added to it--I feel like do-doing.

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Maybe some day they'll ad loin cloths to the costume sets.

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I wanna know whose behind I have to kiss in order to get Egyptian/Babylonian kilts I mean, can they be that difficult to add?

BTW I put you on watch, and added a couple to my favorites.

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I say, old chap, I do fancy this colour palette which you have provided for our use. May I present to you fine chaps and ladies, Percival Cavendish. He's a ripe old bean who's gotten fed up with all the riff-raff on the streets nowadays and decided it was high time he went to boffing 'em on their noggins with his walking stick. (I wish there was a nice smoking jacket to use... and he really needs a pipe instead of a cigar, but I think it works well enough heh).

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This is a freakin' riot!

Here's the second Ref Sheet for Stygian Claw .

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i think he looks pretty damn cool, dd! any chance you could some brighter/daytime shots or creator screen grabs?

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I'll give it a shot, but my screenies are really dark no matter what I do--I'll try taking shots with something other than the built-in grab tool. I think it may work better.

I gave it a Shot in the dark.

Okay, I'm clearly in it for the joy of creating characters:

Stygian Claw

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sure there is... *goes and create a necro MM* done and done :P

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That would be the DMV Manager (an arch villain MM if ever there was one).

I agree, my pencils and artpad are both in open rebellion--nice shading btw.

Both are great fun shots.

Getting ahead in the game


for some reason
this is always funny.

Buns of Steel

The sinister Backpack

Very cool stuff--now if you could just get them framed and on your office wall. . .maybe with some catchy words and definitions involving team buiilding--that way they can't make you take them down.

Freem me! That's incredible.

Great--especially the Donna Troy outfit--looks great. Yeah, you need a Rowr Paper Doll with Famous Female Hero costumes from comics, fantasy and science fiction.

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Cherries 'n Cream by Manoa - A little too bland for my taste.

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No offense to Juggertha (with whom I concur that Baisleac's costume was the best of the lot)...but I gave this a try 'cause the thread thus far has been pretty constructive thus far and generally, not only the negative was discussed, but also the positive aspects of a person's costume. Plus, if there was any negative, tips on sprucing up the costume were also provided. Unfortunately, I have no clue what to improve upon since the comment above provides nothing constructive to build off of. And to be a little frank, it kinda made me feel embarrassed for even giving it a go.

I personally feel that the full critiques is really what made this thread shine. They help people identify what works, what doesn't and the judge's rational for their decision. Without the full critiques, it just feels like another costume contest in Atlas.

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As someone who has entered every contest in this thread (six now is it?) and never having so much as managed a place or show, here's my take it fwiw opinion:

I agree that a small mask and a dark color on the leggings would make it stand out a bit more heroish. I would also take advantage of the two colors available in that top--you've made it a solid color, but it's designed to be two tone and works well.

I would say that this is a difficult palatte and that for a first entry you did all right.

Come back for the next one--my first costume for these contests received the following review:

Sir Tanks-a-Lot
Whoo. Now THIS is a jumble. Nothing on the outfit seems to really match with one another, which is a bit of a setback. The enforcer glove with the tech glove is a weird pair, and the metallic bottom doesn't match very well with the metallic top. The concept is a little unclear to me as well, but to each their own. Always pleasant to see what others come up with, y'know!

That's a really great start. Of course the only way you'll improve is to challenge yourself daily. That what many of the artists who are regulars do. Specifically Lady Judgment and Juggertha have really upped their game by constantly challenging themselves and drawing every day.

Good luck and keep banging at it. You clearly have a good eye.

I'll give it a try--I'd really like to finish reading it.

I've started to read this several times only to be frustrated by the purple letters--they are extremely difficult for me to make out against the blue background of the COH message boards.

Is there a reason you chose them? Yellow would have been a better color as it works well against blue.

I'm interested in finishing this story, but the purple really irritates and separates me.

I'm sorry, I wish I could easily read it, but as it is, I can't read it at all where the text changes color.

Yep--more great art. Keep them coming.