@xLegionx first, thank you for linking that awesome site! Second, do you know how to download those portraits, in the appropriate sizes? It's been so long since I played BG. Lastly, I'd pretty much use anything on http://drakonis.org/ those portraits are gorgeous.
@xLegionx first, thank you for linking that awesome site! Second, do you know how to download those portraits, in the appropriate sizes? It's been so long since I played BG. Lastly, I'd pretty much use anything on http://drakonis.org/ those portraits are gorgeous.
Well someone else posted that site on this forum which is the reason I found it but glad I could help nevertheless! Typically I just save the picture to My pictures folder, load it up on "paint", then stretch, zoom, adjust pixels, etc. until its finally the appropriate size. Don't know if thats the most effective way of doing it but I'm sure there's a program you can download that enables you to further edit your pictures in some ways but it costs money I believe. But yeah they really are lovely pictures though. Been constantly searching for a good portrait site and couldn't find one myself until now lol.
I think if you were going to rejig his stats slightly, his Dex could go down a bit and his Int up a bit - he's pretty indestructible but not the most agile and he does come up with some good ideas that work...
Love that Tom Sellick is in the party too - what profession does he follow?
I just wanted to second this. http://drakonis.org/ is a site all BG/IWD players should know about
Can you download the avatar and small portraits suitable for bgee at this site? because it is absolutely awesome!
Just save the image and make two files in bitmap format in your portraits folder, one 38x60 and the other 110x170 for the small and large version (Paste into paint, click Resize|Pixels|set desired dimensions). There is also a 8 character limit when naming them so keep that in mind, they won't appear in the selection screen otherwise.
In BG2, mine was the brown-haired chick with the staff and some armored dude in a helmet. Both taken from the game default images.
Now... I'm actually looking for new, custom ones. Can somebody help me out?
I'm looking for: Good-aligned cleric of Lathander (female or male... depends on the alignment of the new LIs). Probably human, or maybe elf. Neutral-aligned mage/conjurator (human male). Evil-aligned assassin (half-orc female).
Well I will be using my own (my avatar), pieced together a few years back from the Human Paladin type portrait from BGI with the head of Edwins BGII portrait and Sarevoks Armor (changed the shoulder pads so that they match), utilising the background (not much of it) from Edwins BGI portrait, altering the colour from red to green. Also took a strap from Imoens BGII portrait and copied it and used the copy by reversing it. I like to play rogues, hence the all black
Plus, I tend to think this armor is pretty close to the Grandmaster's Armor +6 you pick up in ToB, the background colour was meant to represent the final battle arena (the green glow).
I'm toying with the idea of painting yet another new one for my charname, possibly also new portraits of all the npcs to match my character's (trying to keep their features true to the originals, of course), but that might take ages. Style consistency, why you so attractive. Yet two more weeks or so to go and nothing better to do so!
I really liked that sample from the AMA that Manley did. If they rest of the portraits are that good I'm going to have a hard time choosing. I hope he makes a lot of new ones for the EE.
I have read in the AMA questions that the new portraits will be bigger then 110x170, does anyone know how big will they be? I'd like to risize the portraits I have while I'm waiting for the game
I am in LOVE with the Suna Seni portrait from the BG2 unfinished business mod. (I can't find a picture of it on google.) So, if I don't like any of the new portraits I plan on using that one.
Since I plan to play a female skald, I will probably choose Branwen's portrait, since she looks about like what I would look as a drag queen in real life, if I were interested in that particular aspect of gay life.
Actually, I usually choose Branwen's portrait for most of my female characters. Occasionally I choose Skie's portrait, just to get some plum and black colors as opposed to greens in my avatar, as I like for the portrait and avatar colors to match.
Plus, I think that Branwen and Skie look a bit like each other except for the hair color, and therefore, they both look like me.
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Love that Tom Sellick is in the party too - what profession does he follow?
http://drakonis.org/picture?/2541/category/20-paladin_and_cleric_f41
Now... I'm actually looking for new, custom ones.
Can somebody help me out?
I'm looking for:
Good-aligned cleric of Lathander (female or male... depends on the alignment of the new LIs). Probably human, or maybe elf.
Neutral-aligned mage/conjurator (human male).
Evil-aligned assassin (half-orc female).
Plus, I tend to think this armor is pretty close to the Grandmaster's Armor +6 you pick up in ToB, the background colour was meant to represent the final battle arena (the green glow).
I'd like to risize the portraits I have while I'm waiting for the game
Actually, I usually choose Branwen's portrait for most of my female characters. Occasionally I choose Skie's portrait, just to get some plum and black colors as opposed to greens in my avatar, as I like for the portrait and avatar colors to match.
Plus, I think that Branwen and Skie look a bit like each other except for the hair color, and therefore, they both look like me.