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Ernie Erniesworth, self portrait, circa 1770.

@Ernie15 Erniesworth

You look like a fine gentleman to me kind sir, indeed, a fine gentleman...

Here is my entry for Round #13 of the ASC -

Tried to do this seriously but ended up with a slightly evil cosmic commander. Close enough I suppose :P

You might think that I'm wearing makeup, but I'm actually just very tired. Also the kind message in the background says "Eat Shot", not whatever you might think it is. My sister asked me to put it in there to mislead and confuse you and you may have been insulted for a few seconds but never fear for it simply says Eat Shot.

5 entries so far! Excellent.

I will close for entries at midnight on August 8th, EDT (at time of this post, 12:26am). Judging will go up within the next 24 hours.

Also the kind message in the background says "Eat Shot", not whatever you might think it is.

Hmm I should do something :P

I had to stand so that you could see my castle in the background, which I built myself.

There's something before it! What is the full message, I must know (╯°□°）╯

Unfortunately, the rest of the message was not nearly as innocent and mundane as "EAT SHOT". It isnot a convoluted tangle of rude words all strung together out of a moment of frustration, and definitely not something I shouted when I realized I'd accidentally deleted 563 pictures off of my tablet. For sure.

Aaaaaah!

Idk don't ask why i used a reference of myself making a ridiculous face

Round 13 Judging
(Oops, not so accurate on the "within 24 hours".)
Let's see here.

Gaboloth

A rather unnerving take, this one. The stark black and white contrasts help that along, too, bright lines making it stand out much harsher/eerier than it would have with black ones on white background. Nifty.

Ernie15

This one is clever. Is there more to the idea of identifying with your online avatar than mere cleverness? I'd probably sound too much like an art critic if I commented on that.

akshobhya

Very simple, very symbolistic, very impersonal.

spaceskeleton

The bunny is adorable. Portraying a cosmic commander when your username has "space" in it is a bit clever. Not sure where the "slightly evil" comes in, though? Not much evil about standing in a space ship and petting a sleeping bunny. The tiny skull? Anyway, this is quite well drawn. A little heavy on the use of black, though.

StormWalker

This makes either a tired, bored or "thinks this is beneath me" sort of impression, if I had to interpret the facial expression. The background is very vibrant and uses imagery that may be interpreted as representative of mental instability, possibly backed up by the use of (near) swearing, an interesting contrast to the fairly straight face. (Speaking of sounding like an art critic...)
Also, what's the border? Cell phone UI?

Arm_Candy

Green faced king of the castle? The phrase "green with envy" springs to my mind, and I wonder what this king may be envious of if he seemingly has so much and feels it so necessary to show it off in a picture of himself.

Hectichermit

The combination of the haphazard lines and the, as you put it, ridiculous expression makes for a very eery looking portrait. Something about the style and asymmetry, especially of the the eyes and the gaping mouth, makes it seem fit for use in a screamer.

Winner:
This was close to a three-way tie (even with only 6 entries), but the winner is @StormWalker.
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Not sure where the "slightly evil" comes in, though?

The combination of the haphazard lines and the, as you put it, ridiculous expression makes for a very eery looking portrait. Something about the style and asymmetry, especially of the the eyes and the gaping mouth, makes it seem fit for use in a screamer.

:P well the asymmetry is probably due to the angle I took the photo for the reference. As for the haphazard line...I was drawing this rather quickly, I basically traced out my reference and then tried to figure out where I was goin with it, I started thinking about all the horror genres...Btw the reference I used had no beard :P i sorta scribbled that ontop as a reference to my online persona.

Congrats @StromWalker.