Competition: Styles: Masters of the Universe Edition

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Styles: Masters of the Universe Edition

Participants! To your digital pens, to your color pencils, to your oils! There are countless styles out there and we are here to explore them. In celebration of the release of a sequel, this month we will visit the style of Masters of the Universe.

What sets the Masters of the Universe brand apart for its contemporaries? Both the 80s version and the new 2021 version share in huge bulging muscles, square jaws and most importantly ridiculous attires. The campy humor is found everywhere, be it the design of creatures, the poses or the ludicrous attires. It reeks of machismo at an extreme where it becomes tongue-in-cheek and just works.

Your task is as follows:

Draw a picture of your main DB character or alt. The twist? You must draw him/her/them/it in the style of the Masters of the Universe. Consider the garish outfits, what traits can be exaggerated to match the style?

Here is an example.

What qualifies?

Your skill level doesn’t matter. What matters is that you try. While I wont be accepting stick figures I will approve any honest attempt where there was a clear effort to match the style of Masters of the Universe. Obviously, don’t submit manga or a newspaper comic strip with big round Garfield-esque eyes.

Rules

  • Submissions must be drawn through traditional or digital means.
  • Quality can range from a rough sketch to a fully inked and shaded product.
  • ASCII, 3D art, sculptures or miniatures are not accepted.
  • Comic strips are not accepted for this competition.
  • This must be your own original work.

Submitting

  • Submit as JPG or PNG. PDF is acceptable but not recommended for quality.
  • If submitting traditional art, a phone picture or scan is acceptable but you are responsible for the quality of said picture/scan.

Grading

Grading will be done as recommended by Herald Guidelines with one variation.

  • Bonus points will be given for humor.
Competition Information
Organized by
/competitions/16879
Running time
2021-07-25 until 2021-08-28 (about 1 month)
Target Unit
Entire DJB
Competition Type
Graphics/Multimedia
Difficulty Class
Regular
Awards
Second Level Crescents and 6 Clusters of Graphite as per Herald guidelines
Participants
13 subscribers, of which 6 have participated.
Results
Member
Agate Gua'lara
Submission
Agate Gua'lara opted out of publishing her submission.
Placement
1st place
2nd place
Darth Renatus
Member
Darth Renatus
File submission
11708_Thane_MastersOfTheUniverse_Ada.PNG
Textual submission

This is my rendition of my NPC, Adalinde.

Placement
2nd place
3rd place
Benn Nevis
Member
Benn Nevis
File submission
20210809_102115.jpg
Placement
3rd place
Member
Dr. Aru Law
File submission
mega aru.png
Placement
No placement
Member
Master Kamjin "Maverick" Lap'lamiz
File submission
Master's of the Universe Style.png
Placement
No placement
Member
Aurora "Aura" Ta'var
File submission
auraThorlady.png
Placement
No placement