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MicaSilverwind — The Scissorcrab

Published: 2009-09-01 03:53:56 +0000 UTC; Views: 7059; Favourites: 148; Downloads: 48
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Description A blueprint for what I've come to call the Scissorcrab.

He's a bit of a gimp, with his odd-sized legs and mismatched claws. He walks on his scissortips and has no lower jaw, so when he devours his stitchy prey, he has to chop it into confetti to get it down. Originally, he had a much longer tail, but a lifetime of lurking in the dark spaces under things has worn it away to nothing but rags.

I imagine him having a spring-loaded gait, as per the bottom. A real nasty little spidery monster. As you can see, he's just the right height for his scissors to get at the skinny necks of the stitchpeople.

If you're having trouble seeing him clearly among the notes, please click Here or Here to get a better look.
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Comments: 71

Pokemon-Chick-1 [2010-02-11 21:07:54 +0000 UTC]

This is wicked!!!

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UltraNurd [2009-09-20 20:13:13 +0000 UTC]

Haunting my dreams forever South. Scaaaary.

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MicaSilverwind In reply to UltraNurd [2009-09-21 01:09:25 +0000 UTC]

Good! I win!

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CalicoYorki [2009-09-19 01:13:05 +0000 UTC]

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...Now THAT...Is kickazz. The assymetrical look to it is really the icing on the cake for the heebie-jeebie factor. All of the eyes glaring out really give it a bizarre appearance (The GOOD kind of bizarre), and the attention to detail in the blueprints is inspiring; although, the roughed-up, scrappy-crappy design of it would probably make 2 break down into tears, except that he doesn't have tearducts. :/

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I created my own Stitchpunk character today, though I'm putting the finishing touches on it and haven't given it a number yet. I'd feel sorry for him, since there'd be THAT THING out there in waiting -- But I DON'T feel sorry for my Stitchpunk, because my Stitchpunk is thieving, conniving, rude and lazy. Anyways, the Scissorcrab is A-OKAY in Yorki's book! 8D

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MicaSilverwind In reply to CalicoYorki [2009-09-19 03:52:16 +0000 UTC]

Well, thank you very much!

The contest closes tonight...I'm kinda extremely nervous to see if I got into the top 25. There's a boatload of good entries out there...I already know who's going to win, but I could hope for a nice second or third place, if I'm lucky!

Thanks for your comment, you really took a good look and gave a great opinion. There should be more people like you on dA.

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CalicoYorki In reply to MicaSilverwind [2009-09-19 12:55:59 +0000 UTC]

Mwaww...More people like ME on dA? I dunno 'bout THAT... /blush

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Corodo [2009-09-17 18:12:24 +0000 UTC]

^^ very crafty

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MicaSilverwind In reply to Corodo [2009-09-18 04:57:32 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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grrlmarvel [2009-09-09 01:00:38 +0000 UTC]

I love the scale. The little guy just makes me smile. Great idea and layout.

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MicaSilverwind In reply to grrlmarvel [2009-09-09 04:00:45 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! Doing my best!

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WhiteWolfZita [2009-09-08 04:53:36 +0000 UTC]

I've told you I love this and how much it looks like something that really matches the feel of the movie, but I figured I'd comment here and say so anyway!

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MicaSilverwind In reply to WhiteWolfZita [2009-09-08 05:27:07 +0000 UTC]

Hey, you!

Thanks for the comment. You warm mah heart. Don't forget to fav it if you haven't already...I'd like to stay on the front page, if I can.

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icecreamrox [2009-09-07 23:49:35 +0000 UTC]

amazing O.o

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MicaSilverwind In reply to icecreamrox [2009-09-08 03:00:12 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, very much!

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icecreamrox In reply to MicaSilverwind [2009-09-11 20:01:35 +0000 UTC]

no, thank YOU

good luck winning the contest

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MicaSilverwind In reply to icecreamrox [2009-09-12 00:07:47 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! Just seven days left! *bites nails*

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icecreamrox In reply to MicaSilverwind [2009-10-05 05:40:21 +0000 UTC]

dont feel bad, your beast was WIKED AWSOME! ^^

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Inthemindofsarah [2009-09-07 17:06:10 +0000 UTC]

This is really good =]

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MicaSilverwind In reply to Inthemindofsarah [2009-09-07 18:06:12 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, very much!

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Inthemindofsarah In reply to MicaSilverwind [2009-09-07 18:08:50 +0000 UTC]

no problem. i really like it

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Otacon144 [2009-09-06 09:33:25 +0000 UTC]

Aw, bitch! I didn't spot this until after I submitted my own entry! D:

[link]

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MicaSilverwind In reply to Otacon144 [2009-09-07 01:52:27 +0000 UTC]

...wow. They both even have a gimpy tied-together stick-leg. Clearly we are soul mates or psychic brain-twins or something similar. XD

I like the tank on yours' back. It's nifty!

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Otacon144 In reply to MicaSilverwind [2009-09-07 02:32:35 +0000 UTC]

And it's the same leg! I'm gonna have to do something about that. People will think I ripped you off!

...Another thing - where'd you find that font?

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MicaSilverwind In reply to Otacon144 [2009-09-07 03:14:46 +0000 UTC]

I can't recall, exactly where. I somehow end up finding a lot of my free fonts through stumbleupon.

Would you like me to send it to you?

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Otacon144 In reply to MicaSilverwind [2009-09-07 03:32:46 +0000 UTC]

That would be very nice.

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MicaSilverwind In reply to Otacon144 [2009-09-07 18:06:47 +0000 UTC]

Let me know your e-mail, and I'll get right on it.

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Otacon144 In reply to MicaSilverwind [2009-09-07 19:10:21 +0000 UTC]

I should have sent you a note already.

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MicaSilverwind In reply to Otacon144 [2009-09-07 19:20:16 +0000 UTC]

check that email, then. I've sent you the font!

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Otacon144 In reply to MicaSilverwind [2009-09-07 22:42:00 +0000 UTC]

Thanks very much!

D: YOUR ICON CHANGED!

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MicaSilverwind In reply to Otacon144 [2009-09-08 03:02:23 +0000 UTC]

haha, I'm just playing around with it. I'm changing to to a different kitty in a bit. I kind of like little Taillow here...he's so small!

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Otacon144 In reply to MicaSilverwind [2009-09-08 08:50:38 +0000 UTC]

NOW IS A KITTY! 8D

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MicaSilverwind In reply to Otacon144 [2009-09-08 16:59:58 +0000 UTC]

Yesh. Alwaaaays the kitty. I loves me some kittiness.

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shadowdragonsphinx [2009-09-04 04:47:50 +0000 UTC]

Wow. Well, I think the contest just found its winning entry. Seriously, wicked design and amazing details. This looks like it could be a genuine creature from the movie. Really cool monster!

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MicaSilverwind In reply to shadowdragonsphinx [2009-09-04 21:17:08 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much! It was a lot of fun and a lot of work.

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shadowdragonsphinx In reply to MicaSilverwind [2009-09-05 00:12:50 +0000 UTC]

It was certainly worth the effort. Kudos to you for dishing out a fantastic and sinister monster design.

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aesujin [2009-09-04 01:04:54 +0000 UTC]

A really well-executed entry! You're so good at coloring!

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MicaSilverwind In reply to aesujin [2009-09-04 02:26:27 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much!

I tried a very different modular format for my coloring on this guy...it made all the details a lot easier to get in place.

I like your icon; it's so simplistic. You hardly ever see something like that!

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LordNitrius [2009-09-03 22:48:31 +0000 UTC]

question for ya! how'd you do the burlap?

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MicaSilverwind In reply to LordNitrius [2009-09-03 23:02:37 +0000 UTC]

Well, I found a really cool texture online....but you had to pay to download it: bummer. So, I took the preview image off the site and tried to mimic it with the brush tool. After that, I warped my result and cloned it a bunch of times to make it fit around Scissorcrab's body.

I was really happy when I got to the tail end, because at that point I could shrink things down and it would hide a lot of my flaws. The lighting on the threads took forever. An easier way probably would have been to just purchase the stinkin' clip art, but I'm reverse-lazy: I work so hard to avoid doing work that I end up working three times as hard.

The short version: Warp Tool, Pen Tool, and Brush Tool. They are your friends.

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shashia [2009-09-03 01:41:57 +0000 UTC]

Awesome! O:

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MicaSilverwind In reply to shashia [2009-09-03 01:50:42 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad you think so! <3

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JoshuaINK [2009-09-03 00:13:54 +0000 UTC]

Man, if you don't get a spot in the top 25, I'm gonna be sick. This is truly worthy of the grand prize. Very well done

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MicaSilverwind In reply to JoshuaINK [2009-09-03 01:45:44 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, I feel the same way! I really put some effort into all the details...

Oh! You did the Souldier entry! I thought that one was really good. I thought about doing a background for ScissorCrab, but it ended up way too dark, and obscured his hind end too much.

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VampirePumpkin [2009-09-02 22:48:10 +0000 UTC]

Oooh wicked awesome design! *o*

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MicaSilverwind In reply to VampirePumpkin [2009-09-03 01:41:47 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! I worked really hard on it.

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davetopper [2009-09-02 21:12:07 +0000 UTC]

I like it, with all the detail, I almost thought it was a sculpture.

Very nice indeed.

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MicaSilverwind In reply to davetopper [2009-09-02 22:23:33 +0000 UTC]

Ah, thank you very much! I worked really hard to make it as realistic ad I could. Those teeth gave me a headache, in that regard.

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VladimirJazz [2009-09-02 04:09:09 +0000 UTC]

Very nice work. Adheres very well to the style of 9.

I think this is certainly a likely choice for the top 25.

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MicaSilverwind In reply to VladimirJazz [2009-09-02 13:13:38 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, I certainly hope so!

It's pretty exciting have a good entry in a contest like this...I don't think I've ever had a piece of work so close to the front page of anything.

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WhistleAndSnap [2009-09-01 21:52:47 +0000 UTC]

Spectacular. ^^ You've got a shot at this!

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