User blog:Jkl9817/Bases revealed

So, the Base Guessing Contest was a fail. I don't know why I thought it would be different. >_>

Anyway, I'm going to post the results anyway, because a few users actually posted their guesses. Thank you, such users.

Starting off with what turned out to be my biggest surprise...

#
I actually created a character named #. You'll understand why when I actually use him.


 * 1) was one of the designs whose base I had to change the most. So I thought people would find it hard to figure out on whom he was based. To say the least, I was wrong. Everyone who guessed # got it right. He was based on...

...Izzy. Of course. I guess you could tell by the shape of his head, but I actually didn't expect him to be guessed so easily. Well, Webly, Sprink, Lulu, MrD, SG and Bruno got this one right. Which leads us to the next "too-easy-to-be-taken-seriously" one, the also hairless...

W.
W. will have quite a well-marked personality, as you can tell by his... well... costume.

He was very fun to make. I knew his base would probably be the most obvious one, so I tried to add as much as possible. His baldness, for example, and the shape of his head. W. was obviously based on...

...Owen, and I don't even know why I added the dramatic lines between the last paragraph and this one. The point is, Webly, Sprink, Lulu, MrD, and Bruno got it right. No one got it wrong, actually, but these are the ones who actually gave it a guess. The next one is...

C.
C. is sure to be a funny character, as you could tell by his stereotype... if you had access to it. :P

He was the second character I made, and the first one to be based off an old TDROTI design. I bet it wasn't that hard to guess him, because I didn't add that much to the base. He was based on...

...Cameron. The old cameron, of course. I changed his shape a little, but his head and limbs remained pretty much the same. Sprink, Lulu, MrD, SG and Bruno got this one right as well. And then, to my easiest-to-be-guessed female...

A.
Those who payed attention to the list of stereotypes know what kind of player A. will be, as you can tell by her physiognomy.

Boy, it was hard to make the Mongoloid eyes (no offense implied). But I think that, after all, they turned out okay. A. was hard to do because of her hair and, most importantly, her costume's details. The All-Star shoes, the ripped jeans, etc, etc. A. was based on...

...Lindsay. Not that hard to guess, right? I thought so. The only change in her body was the position of one of her legs, actually. Other than that, it was basically hair and clothing. Sprink, Lulu and Bruno got it right. Next one is...

D.
I think D. will be a funny character, as his design. Time will tell...

He wasn't that hard to do. His clothes are much simple and I didn't notice he didn't have eyebrows until after I was done with him, but it turned out funny. Granted, it was kinda hard to align his hair to his body, but in general he was quite simple to make. So, D. was based on...

...Noah. I pretty much only changed his head and made him crook-back. I guess it was noticeable, because the three users who submitted full guesses all got this one right. The next character would be...

J.
Well, J was one of my favorite ones to draw. I'm looking forward to write for her in TDOC.

I used bright colors to paint her dress to contrast with her pale, sad face. Again, anyone who reads the sterotype list in the post that preceeded this one could easily tell which is hers. She was based on...

...Courtney. Mostly. Her body was, but her face was actually based on Gwen. Anyway, the three users who made full guesses plus Catherine got this right. Congratulations. The next character is...

L.
This was perhaps my best female. L. is one of the characters I look forward the most to write for.

I really, really liked the way L. turned out. Especially considering one person didn't guess her base right, even though I thought it would be obvious for everyone. Believe me, it was hard to make the details. Especially her hair. It took me ages to color it... Anyway, L. was based on...

...Katie. I actually thought this would be easier, but someone thought she was based on Heather. Well, it's good to know I've done a good job in keeping her different from her base. Lulu and Bruno got her right. Next one is...

K.
K. was my first recolor, and still one of the best ones IMO. Her personality will resemble Courtney's, but not completely.

For a first attempt, it turned out pretty okay, don't you think? I didn't care to keep her painting much TDI-ish, as you could tell by her shaded hair and pantyhose. Other than that, my main struggle wasn't to keep her different from her base, so that's why I thought it would be so easy to guess her. K. was based on...

...Izzy. It actually surprised me that so many people thought she was based on Courtney. Actually, now that it was mentioned, she kinda does look like Courtney... Someone even thought she was based on Katie. But her arms are Izzy's arms, as Lulu, SG and Bruno noticed. Next one is...

G.
G. is going to be a "career stereotype", and she ought to be funny. I hope so...

She was the only female character I based off a male, and, even though she has no eyebrows and her breasts are somewhat ridiculous, I think it turned out okay, mainly because of the detail put into her attorney outfit. G. was based on...

...Harold. Well, it was kinda easy. Sprink and Lulu (partly, for he thought her to be a Harold/Beth mix, but I'll consider it anyway) got her/him (>_>) right. Congratulations. The next one is...

C.
So, I guess C. will be the first nun in this wiki's OC history. I might be wrong.

The reason why C. was so hard to do is that I had to adapt the base's clothes into a single vest. Her kerchief was hard to make as well, mainly because my first attempts to make it looked like dog ears. The painting was easier. I didn't use more than three colors to paint her. She was based on...

...Bridgette. As I predicted, it was easy, so much so that Sprink, Lulu, and Bruno got her right. Some thought she was based on Courtney and Izzy. Well, the next one is...

P.
P. is, so far, a sterotypeless character. He's the one the winner of this contest will create a stereotype for.

I'm actually pleased at the difference between him and his base. He did have some more detail than the other recolors, such as shaded pants, but he wasn't particularly hard to make. Overall, he's one of my best male characters IMO. He was based on...

...Tyler. His shape was the only thing that evidenced the base, in my opinion. In any case, Catherine (assuming that the P she was referring to was this one) and Bruno got this right.

That's when it starts to get hard. The five following characters were the ones people had more trouble guessing, much unlike my predictions in two cases. The first one is...

G.
Well, G.'s appearance, as you may notice, is quite... peculiar. That's a reflection of her stereotype, actually. She's one some people might consider an Izzy counterpart.

Well... Her hair was probably the hardest thing to color. Other than that, I tried to make her clothes as weird as possible, and I think it worked well, judging by her polka-dotted socks and her watermelon skirt. One who pays close attention might even notice a Real Madrid armband on her left arm. Well, she was based on...

...Gwen. I figured it would be hard for people to guess. Sprink was the only one to get her right, actually. Someone even thought her to be based off "Heather + Beth + Katie". I can't blame those who got her wrong, anyway. Next one is...

E.
E.'ll be another "career stereotype".

It surprised me that only one person got him right. I thought it would be easier. Well, at any rate this means I've done a good job, right? Okay. I actually had to make his knees out of no base, for the base I used wore pants. His open shirt was also something I had to work on only looking at other pictures, 'cause the base character was wearing a semi-open shirt. E.'s shoes are arguably the most detailed ones among my recolors, maybe tied with A.'s All Star shoes. I also regret having added so little detail into his shorts, but that's forgivable. He was based on...

...Alejandro. Like I said, I thought it would be easier. Lulu was the only one to guess him right. The next character is...

A.
All I can say is, if there are Bridgette counterparts, A. is one.

She was generally easy to make. Though she was the only female based off a TDROTI old design, most people compared her to Lindsay or Bridgette. I think she turned out very similar to a Phineas & Ferb character, but let's put that aside. I know her feet are weird, but that's the best I could do. She was based on...

...Dakota. That's right. Someone guessed Dawn, another TDROTI character, but that person wasn't right. The only person to get A. right was Bruno. Next one is...

P.
P.'s stereotype doesn't tell much about his personality, so you'll probably be hearing about him before the TDOC launch.

Before P., I actually thought my recolors were very TDI-ish. But then I compared his barrel to a barrel from a TDWT episode, and I finally realized I had stabilished a very individual drawing style. I hope that's good. P. was very laborious to make because of all the detail. It took me N attempts to make a decent goatee. So, he was based on...

...Sam. He was the only one based off a definitive TDROTI design, though there ain't much difference between Sam 1 and Sam 2. The point is, no one got P. right, with guesses ranging from Cody to Brick. Like I thought it would be.

Which leads us to the final one...

A.
I have something funny planned for A. You'll learn about it in the future.

A. had one of the most detailed outfits I drew (ie, the Hard Rock Cafe sweatshirt), so it took me a lot of work to make the whole recolor. A.'s appearance might reveal a lot about A.'s to-be personality, starting from A.'s "Gwen eyes". This might have been one of the reasons why some people thought A. was based on Gwen. Why, A. was based on...

...Eva.

C'mon, guys. Didn't anyone notice it? I mean, how many characters are so short without being, let's say, stocky? It surprised me that no one guessed A.'s base right. Well, at least I figure it was well done.

That's it. All in all, the ranking was as it follows:


 * 1) Bruno - 11 right guesses out of 16
 * 2) Lulu - 10 right guesses out of 16
 * 3) Sprink - 9 right guesses out of 16
 * 4) MrD and SG - 3 right guesses out of 5 each
 * 5) Webly and Catherine - 2 right guesses out of 2 each

Fan and Luke guessed only one each but got 'em wrong.

Well, Bruno, if you ever want to create a stereotype for P., let me know. Have in mind he'll be, for all purposes, a nice guy.

That's it. Thank you for participating, thank you for reading.