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Yeah, I was, but you can apply that last comment to the last couple of your works, the point would still stand.

[JR19759]

That head shading is AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Actually, that shading is AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[JR19759]

Thanks guys. To be honest, the hair isn’t anything special, it’s just the fly away blown hair from the female hair section turned 90 degrees with the other fly away hair squashed up to make the fringe. The shading does make it look good, but it’s not amazing really. I was expecting people to talk about the gradient work yeah, but not the hair. Oh well, kind words are always nice, even if I don’t think all that much about what the kind words are about (not saying I hate the hair, it’s just meh, it didn’t turn out how I wanted it to and I think it looks a bit silly).

Anyway, next up: Enabler

Bio: A genius and a mutate, Enabler is able to mimic any power she can think of, although only one at any given time, as well as being able to enhance and sense the powers of others. Born by a surrogate mother for a gay couple who wished to have a family, she is one of the worlds most vocal supporters for LGBT rights. She met Double Trouble when they saved her from an assassination attempt during a public speech she was giving. Soon afterwards she helped Double Trouble form Pride, helping to find other super-powered LGBT individuals.

[JR19759]

Welcome to the forums. Cool start. Got some good designs there.
Please make sure you read the forum rules if you haven’t done so already.

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As Jei commented on the skin and hair, I shall comment on the clothing, as that’s what caught my eye the most. In particular, I really like the subtle shading on the girls skirt, it blends so softly into the base item it almost gives the impression of really fabric. I also really like the shading on the jewel of the vampires necklace (although I would have gone for a slightly softer red shading rather than the white that you have, but, hey, it’s your art).
And as for the character of the week, you deserve it, your art is awesome. To be honest, I was originally going to put Post Apocalyptic Children as COTW, but as it was part of a current contest, I sort of couldn’t.

[JR19759]

Question

[JR19759]

Thanks guys.

I must say, I was quite amused when I found out today is International Day Against Homophobia. I did not know about that before MadJack posted about it on the blog, otherwise I’d have finished all of the Pride pictures by now and I’d have bulk posted them today. But I’m obviously not that organised, so you’re getting them one a day (apart from Monday, I’m going home from uni on Monday, so the CDC may be posted a bit later than usual btw).

Anyway, next up: Shift

Bio: Born as a girl, Alex Kane always felt like he was in the wrong body. He tried to live life as a girl, he liked guys so other girls wouldn’t think of him as weird but he knew it wasn’t who he was. Not having enough money for gender reassignment surgery, he became suicidal, until his mutant power to shape-shift emerged. After some practice, he managed to learn to hold a male form indefinitely, only returning to his original female form in times of great emotional stress. After figuring out his identity problem, Alex turned his attentions to the other things his powers could do. He learnt to increase his muscle mass and strength by will, giving him super strength. He found out about Pride and, at a Gay Pride march, approached them to ask if he could join. They were convinced when his skills helped them stop a violent clash with a homophobic counter march. He has now struck up a romantic relationship with Chance, but he hasn’t told his lover about his true identity, fearing it may drive him away.

Note: I did actually do a female version of Shift this time as well, like I did originally. Buuuuuuuut, I’m really not all that keen on it, so it’s not getting posted. Sorry, but I don’t really want to be posting up sub-par artwork and I wanted to get this up today. Maybe I’ll have another go at it and post it in the future, but for the moment, sorry, no female version.

[JR19759]

Alto

[JR19759]

I like it. Love the tattoo. Can’t see anything that needs changing really. Look forward to seeing it shaded.

[JR19759]

I like his attitude. I also like his jacket. Very much so. I think I might have to get one. Might I enquire as to the whereabouts of his tailor?

[JR19759]

Thanks guys. In the end I just went with a round about way of explaining it and then included a tutorial with pictures in the appendix, saved a lot of time (and words towards the word count) that way.

Anyway, lookit JR’s done a thing for once, rather than just rambling.
Yet more redesigning, this time I’m gonna go back over my LGBT team PRIDE, because I can and I want to. This time I’m gonna go with a more everyday sort of look. This should be fun.

Lets kick off with Nike.

Tell you one thing; I’d absolutely love it if we got an out stretched version of these wings, it’d look so majestic.
Anyway.
Bio: An alien princess from the planet Altar, a planet of exceptionally long lived winged humanoids, Nike is the daughter of King Pallas and Queen Styx. She is a formidable warrior and on Earth she is super strong and practically invulnerable. Like most of her species she is bisexual, as sexual attitudes are much more relaxed on Altar than on Earth. She crash landed on Earth whilst being chased by an alien slaver ship and she is now stuck here, until either human technology reaches a stage when she can be sent back home, or the Atlarians find her. She was rescued from the wreckage of her ship by Pride, and she joined the team, starting a relationship with fellow team member R-Gen. Confident, flirtatious and proud, she views Earth as a place to have fun, trying out as many new experiences as possible whilst she is stranded here.

You can find the original series back here: http://www.heromachine.com/forum/the-heromachine-art-gallery/jr19759-characters/page-25/
It starts about half way down the page and carries on for the next two pages.

[JR19759]

Lord (it’s me, what did you expect?)

[JR19759]

Welcome to the forums, good start.
Please make sure to read the forum rules if you haven’t done so already.

[JR19759]

I’d say it looks pretty decent at the moment, I’ll wait until it comes out before my final judgement. I like all the folklore they’re using (Reverse-Flash cameo right at the start was interesting). Can’t say the suit is especially great, but I’ve always doubted the Flash suit could really be done well live action anyway.

[JR19759]

How long did you say you’d been using heromachine? Because there are people on here who have been creating for ages who aren’t half as good as you (I’d include myself in that category).

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