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Description
The winning entry from Shani-Hyena's character design contest!

A bit about her gremlins:
"They're from a steampunk/dieselpunk setting and are a mechanically inclined race, as gremlins should be. They're perhaps around 3' tall, have prehensile tails, gecko-like fingers and toes for easy grip, strong nails that act as screwdrivers, and are otherwise cute."

About the characters:
"...on the left is Gadget, the confident, optimistic, and creative leader of the group. And on the right is Widget, her cute, timid, and helpful younger sister."

Comments from the Judges:

The colors of this one are very pleasing, and I like that the hair is just a darker shade of fur and not something crazy. Something about Gadget seems off to me, but I can't place my finger on it. I suppose if the sisters' hair and fur colors were switched around, it would've been perfect.

Considering the time and setting these two are from, you could slap a brownwashed industrial picture behind these two and almost think it's an actual photograph. Everything about them is natural, their fur colors, their hair, their clothing. Nothing about them is bright or flashy. This is probably also the closest to what I would have imagined the clothing coloring to look like as well, fitting for the work they do!

BlackthornPubl's entry is my second fav. I tend to like the pics with more real looking hair colors and different fur colors for the two. Plus it looks a lil more pixely somehow, which is a cool effect.

I have to say, I like BlackthornPubl's the best, I like the colors the most ^^

Also, Shani's mother had this to say:
This one is best overall and has the most suiting colors. They're pleasing and neutral enough to fit any background. This was the only contestant who thought of filling in the background to not make his colors appear too dark.

Original line art: [link]

Line art and characters ©
Colored by Brandon Kosinski

Description
The winning entry from Shani-Hyena's character design contest!

A bit about her gremlins:
"They're from a steampunk/dieselpunk setting and are a mechanically inclined race, as gremlins should be. They're perhaps around 3' tall, have prehensile tails, gecko-like fingers and toes for easy grip, strong nails that act as screwdrivers, and are otherwise cute."

About the characters:
"...on the left is Gadget, the confident, optimistic, and creative leader of the group. And on the right is Widget, her cute, timid, and helpful younger sister."

Comments from the Judges:

The colors of this one are very pleasing, and I like that the hair is just a darker shade of fur and not something crazy. Something about Gadget seems off to me, but I can't place my finger on it. I suppose if the sisters' hair and fur colors were switched around, it would've been perfect.

Considering the time and setting these two are from, you could slap a brownwashed industrial picture behind these two and almost think it's an actual photograph. Everything about them is natural, their fur colors, their hair, their clothing. Nothing about them is bright or flashy. This is probably also the closest to what I would have imagined the clothing coloring to look like as well, fitting for the work they do!

BlackthornPubl's entry is my second fav. I tend to like the pics with more real looking hair colors and different fur colors for the two. Plus it looks a lil more pixely somehow, which is a cool effect.

I have to say, I like BlackthornPubl's the best, I like the colors the most ^^

Also, Shani's mother had this to say:
This one is best overall and has the most suiting colors. They're pleasing and neutral enough to fit any background. This was the only contestant who thought of filling in the background to not make his colors appear too dark.

Original line art: [link]

Line art and characters ©
Colored by Brandon Kosinski