Hottiewidabody

That's really cool! I like it a lot. It has a very mysterious wanderer feel to me. Great job. Here is my weapon skin. I only had one day to make it because I found out about the contest at the very end so I only had time to color one of the weapons. I call it Chained Hope. I wanted to make something much different from the usual weapons, but not go so crazy that it's just too different. I got the inspiration from a padlock and chain motif as well as the idea of the black rose slowly draining away your hero's life. The blade/handles/gun barrel are meant to look like wings being forced to close and the chains are slowly burning them away

As someone who entered into the weapon design contest for the first time, I was anxious to see if I was going to be a finalist. Not seeing my design up for voting is one thing, but knowing that there are 6 other designs floating around unseen is awful. I would hate to know that I was a "finalist" but wasn't chosen for the top 5 because of whatever reason. It would feel like a punch to the gut. Like them saying your design was good enough, but wasn't. I feel so bad for those 6 people who never got a chance. I know mine wasn't good, but there are some amazingly talented artists that were straight up denied. I know the rules say what they do, but was there a reason to change the rules in the first place?