So, in keeping with the theme, your character has to be able to power the cosmic treadmill in order to qualify?
Well, conceptually, yes.
As a costume contest, we're clearly not going to be able to actually see whether or not the character can do that, but as a costume and character as a whole, speed should be the whole gist of it.
*heh* I was actually making a smart-[censored] comment about your deadline. Hint - It's not june.
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*heh* I was actually making a smart-[censored] comment about your deadline. Hint - It's not june.
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Fixing that!
Okay, I won't pretend that this is any kind of winning entry (the unconventional color combo wasn't "all that" after all) but putting it together was fun.
F-F-F-F-LASH Pyre!
Lol, I like the one under "Faster". Looks like he is running on a treadmill.
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I think it's great to have multiple costume contests.
This themed contest is going to be inherently harder to judge than the color palette contest.
Here's my entry:
Speed Limit
The basic idea is that she's an ex-traffic cop who's decided that the only way to stop the bad guys is to be faster than them. She's a tech origin AR/Devices blaster who will eventually get superspeed if/when I play her.
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Here's my entry:
Speed Limit
The basic idea is that she's an ex-traffic cop who's decided that the only way to stop the bad guys is to be faster than them. She's a tech origin AR/Devices blaster who will eventually get superspeed if/when I play her.
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Love it!
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Good idea. Shouldn't she be black and white though?
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Here's my entry:
Speed Limit
The basic idea is that she's an ex-traffic cop who's decided that the only way to stop the bad guys is to be faster than them. She's a tech origin AR/Devices blaster who will eventually get superspeed if/when I play her.
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That's a cool character idea, Artic! Very original, and nicely done. 
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Good idea. Shouldn't she be black and white though?
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Not all cop cars are black and white. The majority of them in my area, for example, are mainly white, while in others they're mainly black. There are even cars that come in other colors, especially if they belong to detectives or are used for undercover work.
C.B. lingo often lists an undercover cop as a 'Bear in a plain brown wrapper', or blue, or red, etc.
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Representing "speed" as a costume element as opposed to a character concept is a difficult one. What do you do besides give yourself a bunch of lightning bolts or other iconic "flash" patterns?
I think this one may be won on name originality more than anything!
I mean, the iconic speedster has already been done.
Remember, it's not just ground speed...
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Here's my entry:
Speed Limit
The basic idea is that she's an ex-traffic cop who's decided that the only way to stop the bad guys is to be faster than them. She's a tech origin AR/Devices blaster who will eventually get superspeed if/when I play her.
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Good idea. Shouldn't she be black and white though?
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I was originally going to do black and white, but I just couldn't come up with anything I liked.
Thought I'd give it a shot. The character looks pretty good, but I don't know if he reads as a speedster.
Probably not what you're looking for, but I always thought this screenie conveyed speed.
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Thought I'd give it a shot. The character looks pretty good, but I don't know if he reads as a speedster.
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This is good. It's got all of the elements I would have considered for it, combined in interesting ways. I like the symmetry and the way that you used the starshot as the focal point of the design. I was looking at the top photos thinking "All he needs to complete that is a pic with Dash running", and then I scrolled down and there it was. *heh*
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Probably not what you're looking for, but I always thought this screenie conveyed speed.
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Thought I'd give it a shot. The character looks pretty good, but I don't know if he reads as a speedster.
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This is good. It's got all of the elements I would have considered for it, combined in interesting ways. I like the symmetry and the way that you used the starshot as the focal point of the design. I was looking at the top photos thinking "All he needs to complete that is a pic with Dash running", and then I scrolled down and there it was. *heh*
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Hmm.. Turnout for this week wasn't too good. Perhaps it was double XP, or perhaps there wasn't much room to expand on the theme. Regardless, if you all really want me to judge, just tell me.
EDIT: Ok, I will!
Flash Pyre
I like this design. It might be a bit basic, but that grey jacket he's wearing really helps to break the monotony. Only thing I'm not keen on is his hairdo, which looks a bit strange to me at least. Still, very solid design.
Speed Limit
This one is pretty good as well. Only thing I'm not too keen on is the constant gray scheme going on. I would've snuck a bit more blue into the design; maybe on a belt buckle or something. Still, I like this design.
Hyper Sonik
This really needs some other colors than just yellow and red to make it a bit more interesting to look at. I also noticed you made your belt buckle black and the belt itself red like the background color; probably should've switched that around. I just don't think the colors were used correctly here; nothing had real contrast from other things, but it is a good start!
Thorax thing
...That's a cool boat in the lower right.
RANKS:
1st - Flash Pyre
2nd - Speed Limit
3rd - Hyper Sonik
Round 2 - Aquatic
Your character has something to do with the water. Perhaps they've been blessed by underwater deities? Or perhaps built a robotic suit that can withstand submarine pressures and water? Maybe they're just swimmers with superpowers! Regardless, your hero is all about swimming!
sure go ahead and judge--every body will at least place.
Oh no... Not again.
Oh yes again. I'm starting Costume Contests up again... Mainly because somebody is taking too long to judge costumes in ANOTHER one!! *Glares at you know who...*
Nah, but really. This is just another costume contest thread with a completely different central idea...
What might that be?
Themes! Instead of designing a costume based on a palette of colors, you must design a costume for a hero centered around a general theme, whatever it might be.
WHA-that leaves no room for creativity!! What am I gonna do!?
Oh, there's plenty room for it; the themes are going to be, at worst, only slightly specific. Different themes will have different levels of specificity. For example, it could be simply [u]Animals[u], which means you could do a hero based on... A wolf, perhaps. Maybe a skunk. Perhaps a Panda? It's up to you. Maybe it could be [u]Senses[u], and you could choose wether to do a hero based on the sense of sight, hearing, touch, smell... Or just the whole of it. Basically, if you put your head into it, there are tons of ways you can take these general themes, and therein lies a chance to win!
Hmm... What could I potentially win?
Well, if you are an exceptional performer, you could win a spectacular... *drum roll*...
...NOPRIZE!!!... Uh, yeah... Sorry, but the main reason my first costume contest thread came to a halt was because I got too tired of spriting as a reward for the winners. Not to mention, the other costume contest seems to be doing quite well despite the lack of any big prizes.
Any specific rules in your crazy scheme?
A few:
<ul type="square"> [*]You cannot submit an existing character to compete in the contest. Your character must be made from scratch for this contest, as it's a test of using creativity! [*]Your character must have a visible semblance to the theme in question. Not much else to say here. [/list]Other than that, it's anything goes. You can use as many or as little colors as you want; use any unlocked pieces you might have gotten, and generally go at it. It's all, generally, a test of creativity.
So without further ado, here's our first theme:
SPEED - Your character is all about speed. Wether it be on ground, in water, in the air, or even in space, your character is a racing ace in however he gets around.
That's all there is to it. Get going! Deadline for this one will be on July 19 or 20.