Elves and half-elves are supposed to be beatiful, yes. But Beautiful male doesn't automaticaly mean metrosexual. Many elves live in forests and other difficult places. You think they have time and conditions to be metrosexual guys with perfect hair? :P
All the talk of half-elves and beauty (or a lack thereof) got me thinking last night. Combine that with browsing through portraits while trying to find a crazed look, and this is what happens. I haven't played the game, but from what I hear, he fits the definition quite well.
A request for skilled people. A really great pic I've found:
I actually prefer the original, though perhaps in chain, as I'd quite to use that image for a half-elven Skald, would anyone be able to do this? Also anyway to get rid of the watermarking? Thanks
@Isandir Can I give you a suggestion? I think that it would be COOL if you drew you portraits with some details of the D&D lore. For instance: the clerics of Sune wear red robes and tend to have long hair; a character who worships Garl Glittergold could have around the neck a gold nugget (the symbol of his god) and so on.
With that in mind, this marvellous portrait could become... a follower of Brandobaris with a halfling's footprint and a gray leather armor, according to D&D lore. A priest of Cyrrollalee with a brown robe and a squirrel on the shoulder. A druid of Sheela Peryroyl with a green robe and a daisy in the hand.
I gave a more traditional, roguish bard a shot as well. The model's face had little natural contrast, so it was rather difficult to work with, but I think it turned out okay.
@Aedan: I could certainly try to incorporate some items when they fit, but my strategy for portrait/armor selection often runs as deep as "The angle looks right." If you have one or two in particular that you're interested in, just let me know. I actually prefer very specific requests (including the designation of pictures, as you did with yours) since I don't need to worry about choosing things myself.
Great work in here thus far everyone! I've got a request for some slight modifications to the attached portrait if possible: could someone soften out the wrinkles/crags to make this half-orc look more appropriate for a BG charname? Dark brown hair/facial hair would be sweet too. I'm not sure if either request is feasible, but someone has sincere gratitude lined up if they can touch it up. I find that most half-orc portraits look too brutish/evil, and as I'm playing an LG fighter/cleric I like how noble this guy looks.
All the talk of half-elves and beauty (or a lack thereof) got me thinking last night. Combine that with browsing through portraits while trying to find a crazed look, and this is what happens. I haven't played the game, but from what I hear, he fits the definition quite well.
@Aedan: I'll give it a shot. I'm working quite a bit on my real job (not fun) and some other portrait projects (much funner) at the moment, so it may take me some time. As soon as I have something, though, I'll post it here.
@Key_Strokes: Here's a reworked version. Keep in mind that there will always be some degradation in the image quality when altering portraits like this. This one was particularly difficult precisely because of the high level of detail. Just let me know if you'd like anything else changed, and I'll try again.
@Isandir: that is exactly what I had in mind. I'm not sure if it was a byproduct of cleaning up the image or if you did this intentionally, but the detailing on his armor looks cleaner -- and more, well, detailed -- in the rework. 10/10.
Thanks! He'll use your name for the occasional battle cry while slaying hordes of digitized monsters.
I found this male model featured in an ad for the Spanish cologne Loewe. He is known simply as "the Caballero" (literally "horse-rider"?) But I think he has an arrogant, royal air about him which I find strangely compelling for a character portrait.
(the minimalist video for this ad is simply amazing (the sound of hooves cues as he gazes sidelong with a commanding air).
Wish I had the skills to render him fit for Baldur's Gate (but I sadly lack time, skill, and software).
@Godwine: I liked the picture of Katie McGrath, though it was difficult to work with due to the lack of contrast. Making it any better would require painting her face over with artificial shadows--not my forte. I may give one of the others a shot as well if I get the time.
I tinkered around with the shading and color saturation on the original photo of Katie and came up with this. Hopefully there's enough contrast to make this one a bit more manageable?
The IWD2 NPC mod provides some cool looking portraits based on fantasy film actors, but they're Icewindized rather than Baldurized and so don't really match this game's artistic style.
Sophia Myles as an IWD2 cleric
Gerard Butler as an IWD2 paladin
Fortunately I think I've found the base images these portraits were made from, so I wondered if it would be possible to Baldurize these folks instead. I think they'd make for some really evocative BG portraits.
Tried to create a portrait set with one of the bearded dwarven woman concepts I posted yesterday. It's a pretty basic cleaning job and far from perfect. Personally I'm not too fond of the outcome, but it's at least a start.
@Oxford_Guy: Somewhat, but so do some of the other images. In canon FR, the only female dwarves that grow beards are gold dwarves, and even then, it is not nearly ubiquitous. But if someone else wishes for it to be, who am I to argue?
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I mean, cmon...
Ok, this is metro, but I uploaded it anyway.
So many to add to the new portrait pack.
And I was so close to 25% done.
Oh well here is what my desktop looks like now:
Many elves live in forests and other difficult places. You think they have time and conditions to be metrosexual guys with perfect hair? :P
Removed them.
Can I give you a suggestion?
I think that it would be COOL if you drew you portraits with some details of the D&D lore. For instance: the clerics of Sune wear red robes and tend to have long hair; a character who worships Garl Glittergold could have around the neck a gold nugget (the symbol of his god) and so on.
With that in mind, this marvellous portrait could become... a follower of Brandobaris with a halfling's footprint and a gray leather armor, according to D&D lore. A priest of Cyrrollalee with a brown robe and a squirrel on the shoulder. A druid of Sheela Peryroyl with a green robe and a daisy in the hand.
@Aedan: I could certainly try to incorporate some items when they fit, but my strategy for portrait/armor selection often runs as deep as "The angle looks right." If you have one or two in particular that you're interested in, just let me know. I actually prefer very specific requests (including the designation of pictures, as you did with yours) since I don't need to worry about choosing things myself.
and go play the game! NOW!
@Key_Strokes: Here's a reworked version. Keep in mind that there will always be some degradation in the image quality when altering portraits like this. This one was particularly difficult precisely because of the high level of detail. Just let me know if you'd like anything else changed, and I'll try again.
Thank you
Thanks! He'll use your name for the occasional battle cry while slaying hordes of digitized monsters.
(the minimalist video for this ad is simply amazing (the sound of hooves cues as he gazes sidelong with a commanding air).
Wish I had the skills to render him fit for Baldur's Gate (but I sadly lack time, skill, and software).
Any takers?
I tinkered around with the shading and color saturation on the original photo of Katie and came up with this. Hopefully there's enough contrast to make this one a bit more manageable?
Sophia Myles as an IWD2 cleric
Gerard Butler as an IWD2 paladin
Fortunately I think I've found the base images these portraits were made from, so I wondered if it would be possible to Baldurize these folks instead. I think they'd make for some really evocative BG portraits.
Gerard Butler:
Sophia Myles:
Tried to create a portrait set with one of the bearded dwarven woman concepts I posted yesterday. It's a pretty basic cleaning job and far from perfect. Personally I'm not too fond of the outcome, but it's at least a start.