im the opposite, I like character silhouettes so I tend to gravitate away from backgrounds? I dunno why, for me a nice crisp silhouette is what I strive for but I may just be thr outlier

like my boys Crisp and Clean™️

i think i definitely see more people without backgrounds than with them at least on the HA designer type forums, and even style file

i like a silhouette too but i do have some nice bgs i should use more....

only reason I have one on rn is bc of the shield, I tend to build HAs on one item or have a character take over them ahhh. I have dissociative identity disorder so Jaxon is actually one of my others so thatd why I'm stuck on him ahaha.

I have a light green themed elf boy who is another other called Nero, would link bit I'm in bed right now, interested to see what you'll cook up 👀

ill definitely share it here

you can always use if you want the shield but not a colored bg

I'd rather be Extra tho and look somewhat cohesive bc the white border of the stencil kit item makes me think of the folk with the css that makes the site dark mode and how very stark white BGs look so I just went with the gusher fade and some Fancy Floral

sry abt them and your cw, but hey yours is special and was made way way before the gushers so it has Prestige

Oh I love making masc HAs! Good thread/group idea!

Misc masc:

Also, got a couple of OCs who I keep coming back to.

This is one guy: child teens 20s 40s

Another OC guy: teens 20s 30s

I like making HAs with POC, too. It's an extra challenge when so many of the wearables seem to be designed for pale-skintone bases.

And now for a couple of useful threads of useful masc items!

Lips without Lipstick, Eyes without Eyeshadow v2

Muscles, Facial + Body Hair List

Thank you, for sending me a link to this thread! :) I love seeing everyone's masc HAs!

Here are some faves of mine from over the years:

Most of the time I make feminine HAs. Usually when I make male HA they are cosplay, though I do sometimes make a male one just for fun.

I have others but I don't like them as much. There's also all my cosplays.

Rereading thread! We're doing horror-masc as well as normal? Excellent.

(etc) The Graffiti Tag jackets are great. (and anyone else!) if you wanna join the zombie-biting-coordination group NVLB, we have a thread of HAs/characters inspired by those Graffiti Tag jackets. The Muerteking Gang

Spoilered for gore and ew:

he has become quite the eyesore

+ =

he's got a bone to pick with how this went down

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Plus this random guy

bless you for the links! and i was gonna mention how much i love the variation in skintones before you even mentioned it. Your expressions are awesome too! glad you found this thread

the skeleton and random horror man ones too are also geniussssss and i already feel connected to you 'cause of your name Stick around n post more anytime pls

that first one is if nigel thornberry had more class hahaha you use the various facial hair so well....glad to have you

is that mister rogers? don't make me cry now lmao the popeye one is horrifying yet brilliant awesome work

the elf in the snow and the eros ones are sooooo nice

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Thank you! Yep, it is Mr. Rogers - I thought I'd done a bad job with him because no one said anything. But maybe I just didn't post much that day. I did get a lot of comments with Popeye though. That was fun but ended up much harder to create than I had expected, which is why he turned out both so horrifying and yet, identifiable. :)

no i think it's perfect, i got it right away. you never know who notices but is too shy and/or doesn't feel the need to point it out cant wait to see if you post anymore

the only character ones i ever did were sherlock holmes, the winter soldier, dilios the spartan from 300, and zuko from avatar but i never saved any of em! what an idiot haha gotta remake em someday

LOL I've saved all of mine (even the failed ones) ever since that functionality was added.

I should do more male HAs they are very challenging because of the lack of male coded items. Though I also do plenty of HAs that use the female base, but more masc. items.

Some of these need work but eeeeeeeh

My male HAs I made over the years ^^

Private OutfitPrivate OutfitPrivate OutfitPrivate OutfitOutfit Not FoundPrivate OutfitPrivate OutfitPrivate OutfitPrivate OutfitOutfit Not Found

hmm. this thread made me realize I don't really uh... think about the genders of my HAs?? I just match colors and themes and give them boobs or not depending on what looks good, lmao

There really is a lack....which is why i brilliantly designed this here forum for us to show off!

yes i'm humble

dammmnnnnnn i LOVE your style and layering and item choices and everything about your HAs! your current one is brilliant, also love the purple hair with the telescope guy, and the 2nd to last one....so stunning and eye catching

delighted you graced us with this post!

forest + fauna man and the last one are my favourites, but they're all so great and lively! can't wait to see what new things you come up with.

your current HA looks like a leveled up version of 's

just me?

the last one of your first set and last two of the second set are my favouriteeee some of them are definitely masc whether you gendered them or not the "error" mask one is especially fascinating...i want its story

Your current nuclear HA is really cool!

Don't encourage me to dump every male HA I've made on here :P

Re: Telescope guy--I really like the backlit effect that item gives. Unfortunately, it doesn't work with avi's unless they're wearing really tight clothes and/or very underdressed, because the lighting traces the avatar's contours so closely it looks unnatural.

Private Outfit is probably my best use of that item.

Thanks for making this thread! This forum is a helpful place to record outfits I've made (and am proud of) vs ones that need more work.

These I'm mostly happy/done with:

These need work/could be more finished. Happy to take suggestions:

tysm!! I made this one for stylefile's ten years layers event and it was SUCH a struggle keeping it to only two items per layer omg. I don't know how I lived before the wardrobe update. I love your east asian aesthetic HAs! I've been struggling to make those myself so some of this stuff is definitely going on my wishlist haha

thank you;; I think it's more post-apocalyptic AU than upgrade : p