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I've just posted Lime's prize for winning Character Contest 52. She requested "something Japanese" and given the popularity of the Oni mask, I went with a Kabuki mask:
It is now available in Headgear-Mask.
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With my new rules about "Sketch of the Day" style prizes, Bael hasn't had a chance to approve of his prize for winning Caption Contest 85, so I hope he likes it. He requested a "Fairy in a butterfly collection" style sketch, and here's what I've come up with:
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So, I owe AJW (the winner of the first Friday Night Fights 2 Consolation Prize) an apology. First, it's taken me a really long time to do his prize. Second, he hasn't gotten to approve it yet.
The reason is, of course, that I have a bad habit of making stuff up as I go along. In this case, I never really defined what a "Sketch of the Day" sort of prize -- which is what AJW chose -- would involve. In my mind I meant it as more of a "Draw Hulk smashing a tank" kind of a thing, and not a custom character sketch. Usually sketches of characters you make up are reserved as Grand Prizes. But I never said that, so he asked me to draw his own creation, specifically this guy:
But this left me in a bit of a pickle. How could I differentiate "custom character illustration" from "a Sketch of the Day" style drawing, so I retained some value to the Grand Prize?
What I finally decided to do was to compromise.
Usually with a full on character sketch type of prize I am in close contact with the winner, getting approval on at least one rough draft before doing more complete versions, then getting approval before calling it all "done". This lets the winner have a lot of control over exactly how the character looks, what they're doing, how they're dressed, background elements, etc.
Instead, I'm defining the SOD style drawing as "Jeff gets to draw it however he wants and you have to live with it." Which is why I owe AJW an apology, because I didn't tell him any of this ahead of time, on account of I just decided it about an hour ago.
So AJW, here's your prize, and since I didn't give you any warning, if you want to substitute an HM3 item instead, that's fine, just let me know. But, I hope you like it anyway!
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I admit I'm not quite sure what the original requester (whoever that was) meant by "mean eyes", but here's my take on it, now available in Eyes-Standard (refresh your browser cache if you don't see it):
That's the last of the Top Ten placers on the original Replacement Prize vote, leaving just PapaKrok's "next item up" which is the spooky graveyard.
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I just uploaded the following new items to the Mouth-Standard set in HM3 (clear your browser cache if you don't see them):
I wanted to make sure I got a good "clenched teeth" one, so I put in three. As well as most of the suggestions in the last thread, so thank you for those.
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I just added a Khopesh in three parts -- complete, just the blade, just the hilt -- to the HM3 ItemRight-BladesTwo set. Enjoy! If that's the right word for a weapon of death.
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I've just updated Tops-MaleStandard (clear your browser cache if it doesn't show up) with the following items from the Replacement Prize list:
There was only a call for one Lab Coat, but I saw the diagonal one while getting reference and loved it too much not to throw it in.
After the jump I'll post the latest version of that list so you can see where we stand.
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Two more prizes from the Great Replacement Prize list, the patchwork coat (with sleeves and without) and the gentleman's waistcoat live in Tops-MaleStandard (clear your browser cache if they don't show):
I'll probably do the Lab Coat and Shirt Tied Under the Bust next since I've already got Tops open.
Enjoy!
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The last of Imp's "Four items from the replacement prize list" award for taking top honors in Friday Night Fights 2 was "Facial Wrinkles". It's now done and available in "Head-Male-Faces":
The top image is the set of wrinkles, covering the corners of the eyes; bags under the eyes; cheeks; really big bags under the eyes; mouth to nose crease; jawline; chin / lower lip; upper lip; and forehead. The bottom image is a full-tricked-out old dude face. For the bilateral items like crows' feet and cheeks, I only did half the face, so you can further customize it how you like by turning "Multiples" on for the Head slot and using the Flip button.
Hope you like 'em! This should close out the suite of items for Imp. I think we all owe him thanks for giving up his grand prize for those the community had earlier voted on, very noble of you sir.
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Item 3 for Imp's Friday Night Fights prize of four items from the prize replacement list is now live in Headgear-Military:
Enjoy!
Update: Per request, here's the current list of replacement prizes.
In addition to these, I need to do:
51 Alien Nation PapaKrok Next on the Replacement Prize list
52 Sagittarius Lime "Something Japanese" - oni mask?
53 Bad Guy Blue Blazer Owen Head
FNF2 Consolation 1 AJW Japanese Oni guy
I haven't heard about prizes for quite a few of the Caption Contests, including Black Griffin (77), Galactic Ketchup (82), whoever won #83, Larkin (84), Bael (85), and Doomed Pixel (87).
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