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Candlekeep Library Readers' Choice: Round II Finals

JalilyJalily Member Posts: 4,681
edited February 2013 in Fan Creations
This is the final poll for Round II of the Fanart Contest, Gender-Swap Portraits, consisting of the winners of the semifinal round. Please pick your favourite entry; you may not vote for your own.

This poll will run until the start of Round III.

Alora by Syntia13

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Minsc by Pantalion's wife

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Xzar by Sylph

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  1. Candlekeep Library Readers' Choice: Round II Finals69 votes
    1. Alora by Syntia13
      36.23%
    2. Minsc by Pantalion's wife
      24.64%
    3. Xzar by Sylph
      23.19%
    4. View Results
      15.94%
Post edited by Jalily on

Comments

  • PhyraxPhyrax Member Posts: 198
    Alora is closest to the original, whereas the other two are very good, they are stylistically different.
  • VirrenVirren Member Posts: 16
    Phyrax said:

    .....whereas the other two are very good, they are stylistically different.

    Should that matter?
  • IvanhoeIvanhoe Member, Translator (NDA) Posts: 510
    edited February 2013
    More than art, I feel to vote for the artist. Many beautiful works in full BG style, even my favorite was not in this Final...

    But Minsc by Pantalion's wife is very cute portrait, Xzar by Sylph is an inspired art.
    Post edited by Ivanhoe on
  • PhyraxPhyrax Member Posts: 198
    Virren said:

    Phyrax said:

    .....whereas the other two are very good, they are stylistically different.

    Should that matter?
    @Virren: no, it is my opinion.
  • SirK8SirK8 Member Posts: 527
    Wow that was a hard vote, I opted for Xzar in the end because it is original art.
  • FungostarFungostar Member, Translator (NDA) Posts: 179
    edited February 2013
    Phyrax said:

    Alora is closest to the original, whereas the other two are very good, they are stylistically different.

    I agree.

    In my opinion, stylistically aligned portraits are to be preferred because they will be actually usable by devs to build something in game.

    Hand Painted Arts are indeed beautiful if not even astonishing.
    But since they can't be put alongside the originals without a noticeable style misalignment, from a game development perspective they are unusable.
    Post edited by Fungostar on
  • ScooterScooter Member Posts: 182
    As fantastic as these are I don't really think any of them are likely to be used in the game
  • ZanianZanian Member Posts: 332
    All 3 are brilliant, but I can't help but pick the one with the most originality.
  • DrugarDrugar Member Posts: 1,566
    I voted Alora because he looks the most like a portrait that would be available in-game.
    However, I adore Minsca's new face, it's oddly aluring. I also love the original picture of Xzarina, which has a beautiful crazy giggle inside it.
    All three of them deserve a spot, as far as I'm concerned.
  • AHFAHF Member Posts: 1,376
    Alora and Minsc both look usable in-game after putting on the belt to me. (I am still even more of a fan of Syntia's work on the BG2 NPCs, though!)
  • deltagodeltago Member Posts: 7,811
    Wow.
    That was a tough choice. All 3 are amazing
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