She also did a bunch of BG:EE/PoE portraits over at ArtStation too. Well worth checking out for elf and half-elf players.
That one with the kara-turian dot-eyebrows looks especially well done.
Hey look, its me -- thanks for the shout out haha.
on the off chance, anyone feel up to baldurizing me? I never thought to try myself hmm (i dont have very many high quality photos of myself though)
@Elrandir I made a demihuman charame thread awhile ago to share rp ideas, portraits, stat blocks, etc for running unconventional charnames here. There really aren't many (good) kobold portraits for BG. But you might find a couple that could work wiht just a little tweaking.
@ThacoBell Awesome! I actually found a really good one via google image search. As soon as I get it converted into BG portrait format I'll post it here and there both.
I unfortunately haven't had the time to tackle anything new, but after finally completing the EEs and SoD for the first time, I'm tackling an evil party with the dwarf portrait I recently made. The only problem was that I wanted him to wield a hammer rather than an axe, so I needed to make a quick tweak. (I've also updated the previous version with a few matching tweaks.) At first I used grey for the hammer, but was quickly reminded that the magic hammer sprites in BG1 are gold.
The one portrait that always looked a bit off to me, was Nalia's Portrait, to me the shadow around her eyes look like she got blackeyed, and her hair has all those tassles and pearls, that don't fit her at all, unfortunatly she is also probably the least used NPC in the game, so she is not a popular character to get alternate portraits.
In TOB, the portrait don't fit her either, she made some growth between SOA and TOB, and used her nobleship to argue politics, so would it not make sense to give her a more noblewomanly look?
I know she also is a tomboyish adventurer which can handle a bow, so i'm aware what the artist was going for.
I really like this portrait's face, faithful yet a lot better, unfortunatly her hair is quite boring here.
I'm in the minority that actually likes Nalia. That portrait is the one I always use for her.
I really like her too, she is a flawed, but interesting npc, and a really good mage, who unfortunatly has to live in the shadow of Imoen far too often.
I really hate the game's art style. Whenever I install BG/BG2 the first thing I do is remove the XP Cap, the second one is replacing everyone's portraits.
That being said I must say that your work is so damn good that for the first time I want to use the game's original art just to blend your portraits better.
That, sir, is a damn miracle. I'm quite surprised I haven't seemed any of these before.
Since a while ago I've taken to making my own portraits for my PCs and NPCs. I'm still not great at emulating the art style, but I'm getting there. This portrait I made for my Aura NPC mod is probably my most successful attempt for BG2. The accessories and hair still need work, but the face is closer than any of my past attempts at least. Provided alternate version without accessories:
Thanks, @Raduziel ! I grew to appreciate the default portraits a lot more after trying to emulate them for so long. You almost have to when you stare at them for hours on end!
A few weeks ago @coffin_nailer sent an unusual request that piqued my interest, and this is the result. He had asked for a young version of Abdel Adrian in the BG2 style, using the books and the Murder in Baldur's Gate game as reference. As usual, I made a few artistic tweaks of my own, but here's my take on the young Abdel. At some point I'll try to make a BG1 version of him as well.
Finally a great portrait for the canonical protagonist Abdel Adrian!
Your creations are the most flavorful I’ve seen in the style of original portaits.
Now I'm dreaming of an Isandir mod that would give a portrait for the most important characters of the games (Tazok, the Dukes, Mae'Var, Aran Linvail, and more…).
I will pay for it!
Hey guys! This just so happens to be my first post on this site, just made an account after years of lurking. I love all of the portraits I have seen so far. I do have a request for @Isandir but I have already submitted it through your website. If you haven’t received it, I can submit it here as well, but I don’t want to be a nuisance.
I figure I’ll go ahead and post this here, just for the heck of it. @Isandir I absolutely adore the alternate Imoen portrait you created, and I would love to use it for my PC. The model looks just different enough from default Imoen that they truly look like they could be sisters, and that definitely helps with immersion. However, like you, I’m kind of a stickler for portraits to match the style of the game, so it doesn’t quite fit with BG2. If you could take this portrait and make a similar one in the BG2 style, I would greatly appreciate it. For reference, this is the portrait I am referring to. http://isandir.com/imoen/
I like it because it looks like Imoen, but not completely since it’s a different model. She looks like she could be her sister, which is what I’m going for. I also have a headcanon that the two are so close that Imoen started wearing purple and learning thief skills because of my PC, who is a Swashbuckler. It also is a nice addition that Melissa Disney, Imoen’s VA had a PC voice set that sounds exactly like an older, more experienced Imoen. I have a whole backstory and RP plan I’m still working on for the trilogy, but those are just the basics.
on the off chance, anyone feel up to baldurizing me? I never thought to try myself hmm (i dont have very many high quality photos of myself though)
This is completely off-topic, and two months late, but I just have to say it. That's an impressive septum piercing you've got there. You go, girl!
Someone should certainly baldurize you. I would if I could, but I can't so I shan't. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
on the off chance, anyone feel up to baldurizing me? I never thought to try myself hmm (i dont have very many high quality photos of myself though)
This is completely off-topic, and two months late, but I just have to say it. That's an impressive septum piercing you've got there. You go, girl!
Someone should certainly baldurize you. I would if I could, but I can't so I shan't. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
haha thanks man, it's a doorknocker alright. I'll cross my fingers for a portrait some day, or get around to it myself eventually haha. Thanks for the thought though!
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Hey look, its me -- thanks for the shout out haha.
on the off chance, anyone feel up to baldurizing me? I never thought to try myself hmm (i dont have very many high quality photos of myself though)
Attached are the converted versions ready for dropping into your portraits folder.
In TOB, the portrait don't fit her either, she made some growth between SOA and TOB, and used her nobleship to argue politics, so would it not make sense to give her a more noblewomanly look?
I know she also is a tomboyish adventurer which can handle a bow, so i'm aware what the artist was going for.
I really like this portrait's face, faithful yet a lot better, unfortunatly her hair is quite boring here.
https://forums.beamdog.com/uploads/editor/gq/utoeu75mgerd.png
I also really like the hair on this Enkida portrait
https://www.deviantart.com/enkida/art/BG2-Nalia-269217930
It's looks quite noblewomanly
so the perfect solution would be to combine the hair from enkida with the face from the other portrait.
Or Make an entirely new portrait with the same colors.
I'm in the minority that actually likes Nalia. That portrait is the one I always use for her.
I really like her too, she is a flawed, but interesting npc, and a really good mage, who unfortunatly has to live in the shadow of Imoen far too often.
I really hate the game's art style. Whenever I install BG/BG2 the first thing I do is remove the XP Cap, the second one is replacing everyone's portraits.
That being said I must say that your work is so damn good that for the first time I want to use the game's original art just to blend your portraits better.
That, sir, is a damn miracle. I'm quite surprised I haven't seemed any of these before.
Congratulations!
Edit: improved hair and shading
A few weeks ago @coffin_nailer sent an unusual request that piqued my interest, and this is the result. He had asked for a young version of Abdel Adrian in the BG2 style, using the books and the Murder in Baldur's Gate game as reference. As usual, I made a few artistic tweaks of my own, but here's my take on the young Abdel. At some point I'll try to make a BG1 version of him as well.
Your creations are the most flavorful I’ve seen in the style of original portaits.
Now I'm dreaming of an Isandir mod that would give a portrait for the most important characters of the games (Tazok, the Dukes, Mae'Var, Aran Linvail, and more…).
I will pay for it!
good idea. the list of important characters is quite extensive however.
I always liked this one from @Isandir for Safana, since she is supposed to be from Calimport.
http://isandir.com/calishite-rogue/
This is completely off-topic, and two months late, but I just have to say it. That's an impressive septum piercing you've got there. You go, girl!
Someone should certainly baldurize you. I would if I could, but I can't so I shan't. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
haha thanks man, it's a doorknocker alright. I'll cross my fingers for a portrait some day, or get around to it myself eventually haha. Thanks for the thought though!
It's a darn nice looking cosplay, I agree with you on that! But it doesn't qualify as a selfie if he's not holding the camera himself.