Author Archives: Janina

Contest News (September)

September 4, 2017 1 Reply

Upload your best SP-Studio pictures in the new contest! This month the topic is FIGHT! We look for pictures about fighters (knights, boxers, fighting game characters,…) or fights in general. They can be inspired by famous fictional characters, real life or your own imagination. Submit your image on the CONTEST PAGE until September 20th. You can also send it to me via Facebook message or Email if you prefer this way. On September 21st all the pictures will be shown on Facebook and you can vote for your favorites. The voting system might change a bit, because more votes are needed… but I am not sure yet how to do this. If you have any suggestions they are welcome!
The last contest about VIDEOGAME HEROES was won by gdmattman with his picture about Shadow of the Colossus. Congratulations! You can see the Top Five of past contests in the HALL OF FAME. Thanks to everbody for sharing your amazing pictures!

Update: Better beards!

August 31, 2017 3 Replies

I gave the beard category a complete makeover, and I am sure it will be a lot of fun to build bearded characters now :).

New beards were added and old ones look better now. In total there are 77 different parts for beards now.
The structure has become more intuitive while giving you more freedom to be creative. There are mustaches and chin beards now (and some special items located beneath those), which can be combined to full beards. This means 1188 possible combinations to create the unique beard you always wanted! Not even counting the special beard items.
Shadows and highlights are available for many beards now and can be switched on and off when you add them to your picture.

Contest News (August)

August 4, 2017 4 Replies

A new SP-Studio picture contest has started! It would be wonderful to see as many or even more creative pictures as last time. Submit your unedited SP-Studio picture on the CONTEST PAGE until August 20th (or via email or Facebook message). The topic for this month is VIDEOGAME HEROES. From Mario to Sonic and from Duke Nukem to Lara Croft. All the pictures will be shown on the FACEBOOK PAGE on August 21st and then you can vote for your favorites by liking them on Facebook or voting in the SP-Studio forum. The winner is granted a free wish of a SP-Studio of his or her choice. Good luck!
The last contest about BLOCKBUSTER MOVIES was won by Scott with his picture about Avengers: Infinity War. Congratulations! You can see the Top Five of past contests in the Hall of Fame. Thanks to everbody for sharing your amazing pictures!

Superheroes #4: Patreon selection

August 1, 2017 9 Replies

The final superhero update is online!
This is new:

Doctor Strange: Costume (custom colors), collar, amulet, beard, belts
Deadpool: Costume, leather straps, mask
Wolverine: Costume, belt, mask, claws

These three Marvel costumes were chosen by my 5$+ Patreon Supporters in a poll. There were more favorites, but I picked the three which fitted the SP-Studio style best.
I hope you enjoyed the Superhero updates! 🙂

New Contest System!

July 5, 2017 2 Replies

Exciting news! I am testing a new contest system this month! The old system worked fine for many years, but recently there were annoying bugs. In addition the number of entries became smaller and I want to encourage new people to show their pictures. So now NO REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED to enter. Just upload your picture on the new CONTESTS PAGE. The topic for the current contest is BLOCKBUSTER MOVIES. You can submit your picture until July 20th. Then the voting will start on the SP-Studio FACEBOOK PAGE. Who gets the most likes wins a free wish for a SP-Studio update. Of course I am curious for your feedback on the new system. I hope to see many old and new faces. Have fun and show your creativity! 🙂
But let’s not forget about last month’s winner. Congratulations to legobasher! He created a portrait of David Zellaby from “Village of the Damned” for the CHILDREN contest. You can find all winners in the old contest gallery or visit the Hall of Fame.

Superheroes #3: Avengers

July 1, 2017 20 Replies

More costumes inspired by famous superheroes were added to the SP-Studio! My Patreon supporters chose Captain America and Iron Man in a vote (by the way – you can still participate) and I added Thor to make it an Avengers themed update.
New items include:

Iron Man: Armor and helmet
Captain America: Costume, mask, shield, utility belt
Thor: Costume, helmet

The next update will be the final one of the superhero series.

Superheroes #2: Wonderful

June 15, 2017 4 Replies

This update focuses on Wonder Woman! Not only because of the current movie, but also because this character has to offer a couple of useful accessories. I decided to not only include her clothes, but also the weapons and hair. The belt, whip and armring will be useful for other SP-Studio characters as well, and so I made them into extra items. But that’s not all there is for DC superheroes. You can now build The Green Lantern with existing items and the new logo. The update includes:

Wonder Woman’s costume, belt, hair, armring and tiara
Her weapons of choice: Shield, sword an whip
New shirt symbols for the DC superheroes Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, The Flash

Right now I run a poll for my 5$+ Patreon supporters where you can choose which superhero costumes you want to see in the next updates.

Contest News (June)

June 7, 2017 Leave a reply

The last SP-Studio picture contest about STEPHEN KING had two winners: Congratulations to legobasher and Zawesome! Their pictures were inspired by Stand by Me and The Shining. You can see the results of the contest in the gallery SP-Studio contest 05/2017: STEPHEN KING. Thanks to everybody for your amazing artworks!
The new contest topic for June is CHILDREN, so you can create a SP-Studio picture about any young human being (or animal… or alien…). How about Kevin from the “Home alone” movies? Or do you want to show a random kid? This is a free topic, so it’s up to you what you make of it.
Submit your picture until June 20th. You can read more about the rules here. As always the winner can make a wish for a SP-Studio update. Good luck!

Superheroes #1: Guardians

May 31, 2017 8 Replies

For ages my visitors have asked me for superhero costumes, and now your wish shall be granted. This is the start of a couple of updates with costumes inspired by famous superheroes. For the start I picked the Guardians of the Galaxy, because their second movie runs in theaters just now. This is new:

Rocket Raccoon inspired clothes, tail, face fur and white whiskers
Star-Lord inspired clothes and mask
Gamora inspired clothes
Baby Groot 🙂

You might ask for Drax now. I want to split the content in several small updates, so each of them has 3 costumes. Baby Groot was a bonus because it’s no actual costume. So Drax might come later – or other heroes, because there are a ton of them to choose from. Let’s see what will be included next. 🙂

Contest news (May)

May 9, 2017 Leave a reply

Sorry for not posting about the last contests in this blog, but I will try to honor the winners here again from now on. Let’s start with Jetpack-guy for winning the last SP-Studio contest. Congratulations! It was SP-Studio contest 04/2017: FAMOUS PETS and his creative artwork shows Ham, the first American in space.
The current contest for May is about STEPHEN KING. From Carrie to It and from The Dark Tower top The Shining – create a SP-Studio picture about one of his books or movies! Or perhaps you want to show the famous author himself? It’s up to you. Submit your picture until May 20th. You can read more about the rules here.
We would LOVE to see new SP-Studio artists, so register a nickname for the community and give it a try. The winner is granted a wish for a SP-Studio update. Good luck!