Eviltwinears

And now for something that is not about that loathsome Byako nonsense.

I regret to say that I haven't really been producing many pieces of art these days and most of my writing is being kept off of the internet so I can attempt to make a buck or two with it.
(The plight of those of us in the profession of writing, buying food gets difficult sometimes)
But, thanks to my also being a student, I do have a few free-write musings in different characters that I wouldn't mind tossing up, with more little bits of writing coming along every once in a while.

This would all, of course, be far more frequent than my usual posting speed.
That is to say that perhaps I might post two whole pieces a month or even more!

Since I personally don't have to deal with reading my own work if I post it here, I slide the question off to you guys.
Would you be interested in more short written pieces by me more frequently?
Would you rather I stick to posting fully finalized pieces at the rate of one or two a year?
Do you have any requests of things you would like me to write about or elaborate on?
I really am open to those.

So, hopefully, I'll hear back from a few of you with opinions.

Now, to preface this judging, I must say that this was one of the more difficult matches to judge.  That makes sense, being the finale.  As such, my decision came down to some pretty small differences that set the two entries apart.

But enough of that introduction business.  Let's get down to the meat, bones, and decisions, eh?

FINAL ROUND
VS
GO!

Now, Mangakawa and Hopeless both have pretty different styles of depiction.  Hopeless tends to go for big expressions while Mangakawa goes for subtler shifts.  Both styles are not only appropriate, but ultimately fitting for a finale between the two characters.  Peter Bread is an adorable furry kid with a seriously messed up past and a big shiny berserker button.  Crispin Alexander is a dour, dead man with a large nose and a penchant for royally screwing himself over.  Peter's story of experimentation and innocence could easily have become wholly clichéd and amateurish if not handled in Hopeless's broad but careful strokes, and Crispin could easily have become dull and (excuse my pun) lifeless had Mangakawa not handled him with care and subtlety.
Both entries travel along a very similar plotline.  This shows to me that Mangakawa and Hopeless had some very in-depth dealings and worked hard to make sure not to bastardize each other's characters.   This is refreshing after seeing a great number of battles where the aim was to further only one's own character and one's own personal storyline.  At the end of this judging period, both Mangakawa and Hopeless can end their stories the way they intended to.
Now, with what I see as the primary differences aside and the inherent similarity of the stories together, we move on to the bits that made the difference.
Both entries were done primary in a grayscale.  Hopeless tended to go for a more Spartan execution of lineart, while Mangakawa used a great deal of gradation and splashes of subtle color.  In the posture and motion of characters, Hopeless had an edge.  I found both of their uses of facial expressions to be equally fair choices, Hopeless tending to the over-the-top, Manga the subtler shifts.  Both entries and contestants being at a high quality, one tiny thing came back to irk me time and time again.  Hopeless, when "your" is used, it is a possessive.  Your entry, your pen, your life.  When you intend to say, "You are," you're is the proper spelling.

This was not an easy decision, but I must rule in favor of 's entry for this final round.

Thank you for your persistence, storytelling, and time, Manga and Hopes.  I look forward to both of your conclusions with bated breath.  I sincerely hope that you enjoyed your time in the "Evil Empire" segment of Byako.

I shall be releasing my results for the final match between
and
a bit later, as I require a bit more time to adequately decide.

but to keep you all happy, I shall release my judgings for the others now.
Zoo Keeping Zorro's Branch
and
vs
and

I am not sure if the two entries submitted were submitted for the sake of submitting or if both artists were running late, but I have to give the win to team 1.
I think I might have seen Snow in Eyasan's splash page of an entry, and that would fulfill the required event.

Winners:
and

Though, if I am mistaken and this was not a two-on-two match, then I am not awarding a win here.  Neither entry really had enough for me to feel good about awarding a win.

I'm just updating this journal because I no longer wish to see the old one.

In the time between the semi-finals and final deadline for the BRR2, I'm spending my time swamped by finals, final papers, and work.

So, updates are not likely to be frequent, at least not for a while.

Just a note to whomever might be interested,
I will be spending this weekend at Anime Boston.
My badgename is Faulty Ambition and my cosplay is pretty unique (if you love cabbages!).
Feel free to comment here or just look for me as you're strolling around.

My Cabbages!