Big SP-Studio Interview

September 25, 2021 2 Replies

A couple of weeks ago I was asked by Starter Story to talk about my story, and now the article is live. It might be the most detailed piece I ever wrote about the SP-Studio, and there’s also some advice for you if you want to launch your own project. So I think it is an interesting read. 🙂

starterstory.com is a website focused on entrepreneurs and their launch of new business ideas. The SP-Studio is kind of a special case here, because earning money was never its main focus. But because of the audience I was able to reach with it it still counts as an success story.

New: Wish Voting!

September 19, 2021 2 Replies

The WISH VOTING GALLERY is back!

This part of the website gives you the chance to submit ideas for new SP-Studio items I should draw. You can upload a picture with a short description and if I like the idea it will be added to the gallery. There everybody can rate and discuss it. When I work on future updates I will have a look at the gallery and it will help me to decide which popular requests to focus on first.

Important: The wish voting gallery is a handy tool to collect and discuss wishes for new items in one place, but it is never a guarantee. So if your wish is not chosen please do not try to convince me otherwise. Apart from the gallery I already have a very long list of requests.

SP-Studio Discord server

September 16, 2021 29 Replies

https://discord.gg/NJQ8eWEhcS
Follow this link to join the shiny new SP-Studio DISCORD SERVER! Since I am not very active on Discord this server is run by somebody else with way more experience: Jareen2 (longtime SP-Studio Forum moderator) had the idea and created it. Thank you very much! I trust Jareen2 enough to do a good job over there, so this is an “officially approved unoffical platform”. I will reply to questions in the #support and #feedback channels and you will be informed about any updates in the #announcements channel. But you can also share your pictures or just do small talk. See you there!

To celebrate the launch we will have a meet-up in the voice-chat this Saturday at 7pm CEST.

Update: improvements

August 24, 2021 Leave a reply

Today’s update fixes errors, brings back 6 items and comes with many improvements!

I addressed many small issues I collected on my to-do-list since the launch the new SP-Studio:

I added / splitted some old items I forgot about (tambourine, 5 shirts)
the layer order was improved for MANY items (beards, scarfs, belts, open coats, easel,…)
all background places are moveable now (just in case you want them to move)
small drawing errors were fixed (precious gloves, swimming trunks, pillars, helmets,…)
more custom colors were added to the cape and Doc Ock tentacles
old “update stars” were removed (they should just stay for a couple of weeks from now on)

Update: movie & tv show costumes

August 8, 2021 2 Replies

16 special shirts and a helmet have been added to the SP-Studio!

They are costumes inspired by Star Wars, Star Trek, Harry Potter, Darkwing Duck, Masters of the Universe and Marvel. In addition to these classic costumes from the old SP-Studio (which have been updated) you will find three completely new ones: Son Goku (Dragonball Z), Donald Duck and the red Power Ranger! The Power Ranger comes with a fitting new helmet. All costumes come with custom colors… so you can build other Power Rangers as well. 🙂

Thanks to my Patreon supporters who voted for the new costumes! Another update with more special movie costumes will follow. Do you have any ideas for it? Write them in the coments!

Update: Magic effects & old objects

July 4, 2021 6 Replies

12 missing objects and 4 new MAGIC EFFECTS have been added to the SP-Studio!

The umbrella is a complete redrawing. I asked my Patreon supporters what they want to see and they voted for lightning, so I decided to add several magic effects. If you want to vote for new updates and support the SP-Studio at the same time you can always join my Patreon campaign: https://www.patreon.com/janinahimmen Huge thanks to everybody who already did! Especially now that I have to deal with these health issues every donation is a big help.

By the way: Of course you can recolor, flip, rotate and move the new effects, so for example the lightning or sun like glowing could be moved to the sky to be used as weather effects.

Update: Dresses complete

May 18, 2021 3 Replies

36 dresses have been added!

With this update you get traditional fashion from around the world (Japan, Korea, Ethiopia, Switzerland, Hawaii…), red carpet fashion, school uniforms and dresses inspired by famous movies, videogames or tv shows (Star Wars, Titanic, La La Land, Sha-Ra, Game of Thrones, Super Mario, Disney princesses,…).

This category is complete now. So all the dresses from the old SP-Studio are back – but in improved form and now you can recolor them. Some of them also support switching off the shading to make them look different. Give it a try. 🙂

Update: Shading button

May 3, 2021 1 Reply

You can now turn shadows and highlights off in the item options!

Lars coded this useful new button for us, and I know many were waiting for it. You can now decide if you want to see an item with a more detailed look or if you prefer less details. In the old SP-Studio this was only possible for hairstyles, but now you find the button on all kind of items.

There are many advantages of the new button: Patterns on wallpapers or clothes might look different when you turn off the shading. South Park fans who prefer the classic “flat” style can use it so their characters look more original. You can hide the glass of glasses. And with less details it is easier to use items as something else which will come in handy for the creative SP-Studio artists.

Update: Special shirts #2

April 18, 2021 10 Replies

I can only work slowly because of my health problems, but finally a new content update is online! 25 items have been added to the “special shirts” category.

This updates brings back more historical outfits, futuristic armor and fashion inspired by different cultures. You can recolor all of these items and combine them with any other outfits.

Though I still have to take care of myself my plan is to release updates of this scale whenever I can handle it. Thank you for your patience and kind comments during the last couple of weeks!

Stupid eyes

March 14, 2021 21 Replies

This is a rather personal post, but I think I should write about it so you know what’s going on.

During the last couple of months I noticed problems with my eyes and unfortunately it is getting worse. The good news is I got special screen glasses now and my doctor could not find anything I need to worry about… but the bad news is nobody has an idea how to actually fix this or what exactly caused it. My eyes always were bad but it feels like they got a lot worse lately. In the past I reached 100% eyesight with glasses, now it’s 80% max. This does not sound like a big problem, but I work with tiny pixels…

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