@Silverstar Of course I can do Roman Stick Figures. I don't have near enough patience to draw like that again. It was also for something really stupid, a Title Page for Grade 9 history.
Alright, here's a portrait I made for the avenger I am currently playing, (despite my inhibility to implement them on my iPad) based on Clara Oswin Oswald, most recent companion to The Doctor on Doctor Who. Who it's based on is irrelevant, but the point is that there was shameless photo tracing and color dabbing. More to the point, I am not asking for likes or love or showing of my brilliant skills, as some posters here do posses, but I am asking for comments, criticism, and help. I am no artist, but I've learned some playing around with my iPad. I use the procreate app, and do not have anything like photoshop. Any general drawing, digital art, or bg style advice is greatly apcerciated if anyone has the time. Thank you in advance. P.S., sorry it's so large, but I don't have an easy way to make it just a bit smaller right now.
@meagloth Sorry I gave u a like before I saw the 'I don't want likes'. :P
I just adore lovely face and really like Clara on Dr Who. Anyways... I dunno anything about art, although I do have some vague ambition to learn... but my first impressions:
The face is largely fine as is... Perhaps a little more use of shadowing to bring out her features?
The weakness in the picture is in the hair, which looks neither photo-realistic nor 'painty', and kinda like pencil drawing... (sorry I dunno technical terms). Also her armour looks more like a photograph than digital art. (Oh yeah... sorry I have no idea how to improve anything I criticised... yeah I'll be quiet now. lol)
@meagloth Sorry I gave u a like before I saw the 'I don't want likes'.
I forgive you :P, and yes, there are some hair issues. (Largely because my hair drawing technique consists entirely of drawing squiggly lines with a brush that says "hair" somewhere in the name.
@Foggy & @Greenpakto: No worries. I have absolutely no intention of shifting over fully to the BG1 style. It was more an experiment to see if I could pull it off at this point. I personally prefer not using it.
While browsing through the forum, I noticed that @Malicron was using one of my old portraits for his profile picture. I'm a bit embarrassed by that one now. Though I had a decent concept in mind when making it, I couldn't pull it off at the time. Here's the new version, which should be a much better profile and PC picture.
I have a picture that I really like for my "main" charname. A male Elven Sorc pic that I found on deviantart (don't remember who it was by) but I don't have the original anymore (external HD died on me) but it doesn't really have a very good background. Or one at all really. It's just a sorta brown bleugh thats just there.
Would it be really gross, or inappropriate, to ask if any of you awesomely talented arty people could give the portrait an appropriate baldur's gate inspired background? The portrait itself fits in BG quite well I think but it looks odd without the background...
@Sanctifer: How is this? It may be a bit dark on your screen depending on how your monitor is calibrated, but it looks good in the game. If you'd like a version with a closer crop to better match the default portraits, just let me know. I can also change the shirt color, eye color or background based on your preference. (Edit: When viewed in the forum, the glove didn't blend well. The more recent version is below.)
I'm also ashamed to admit I still haven't tried the game since that time...
@SharGuidesMyHand: I've been fiddling around with the image you had posted of the woman with facial tattoos, but so far the result has been terrible by my standards. If I can come up with a decent portrait, I'll definitely post it.
@fitscotgaymer: Is it a picture you can post here, or are there copyright concerns? What type of background did you have in mind (forest, city, mountains, etc.)?
@Foggy: If you like the fighter portrait with the black armor, check my site for a slightly updated version (http://isandir.com/deshad). I adjusted the shadows on his face, as there was a conspicuously bright spot on his right cheek. Do you want him to a have a weapon of any sort for your playthrough?
@Isandir You are totally badass with portraits no doubt, but I'm thinking maybe they would be even better if you enhanced the size of the hands more? Seeing as they are closer to the "camera" than the character is, they should appear bigger than they currently are. With my (amateur) eyes I always feel like the hands on portraits get diminished for some reason and it disturbs the rest of the image in my opinion.
And if you aren't interested in critique just let me know and I'll delete the post Hope there's no hard feelings. As I said, you totally rock.
I don't want you to change any color or whatever, it's your vision ! (if for some weird reasons I'd want him to have blue hair in my game, I'll alter it just for that, but you shouldn't change anything to your version )
That said, you're right, and JosefineS too, there's definitely something weird with his hand
A second or third pair of eyes is never a bad thing. Here are alternates of the last two portraits with slightly larger hands (and the glove in the second better blended in terms of color):
Edit: I also just realized I needed a rather important shadow in one spot. Oy vey. The updated pictures will be on my website when I finish them...
@Isandir: Thank you very much for the awesome portraits, and for taking the time to grant requests and listen to our suggestions.
I grabbed the updated Deshad portrait from your site for my current fighter. It just screams bhaalspawn fighter: boss level achieved. As for the addition of a weapon: When playing fighters, I switch proficiencies frequently, and the absence of weapons in the portrait allows multiple playthroughs, since it can fit pretty much any melee character. I'll still join several forum members who would love to see more portraits with added weapons, I'd go for a 2-handed sword for Deshad but the longsword appears as the most versatile weapon choice, if you think it fits the original concept you had in mind making the portrait, this already superior art might become a true classic.
Edit: That Vaas portrait is really great, Far Cry 3 not so much. Great choice since the portrait fits BG way better, looking forward to the update.
Yeah sure. I don't think copyright is a concern, just the potential gross of using someone elses picture lol.
I don't plan to distrubute it or claim it as my own so I should be ok.
For the background I am unsure. He is a Chaotic Good Sorc, he misses Gorion and Candlekeep very much, his favourite spell is fireball, and hes got a slight temper though he is generally kind hearted. So I think maybe Candlekeep or something arcane related?
@Foggy yeah, anyway I'm not satisfied with the result. The shadows are all messed up, I should have mirrowed them in the robes part. Stil trying to do it with no success. I totally suck at painting.
Well.. getting back after not playing for a while.. using custom portraits for all the old NPCs... but don't have one for Branwen and she's kinda sticking out a bit here. Anyone have any suggestions? The pic is to give an idea of the type of portraits I go for.
How about these:
Does look good, expression suits her... now to remember how to make that the default portrait....
Hello comrades. I was wondering if, in their spare time, maybe someone can turn this picture of Melissa Clarke into a Baldur's Gate style portrait? I was hoping for a Thief/Assassin themed one.
Sadly my photomanip/artistic skills are not anywhere close to the level of some of the men and women on this forum.
Are you no longer bored while waiting for patches Syntia? :O
Well, technically I could have changed the title to "... bored waiting until the journal gets fixed", but while I am indeed waiting for that, I'm no longer bored, having acquired several new time-consuming RL issues and computer-based obsessions, so ... the patches will come when they will, I'm good till then.
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More to the point, I am not asking for likes or love or showing of my brilliant skills, as some posters here do posses, but I am asking for comments, criticism, and help. I am no artist, but I've learned some playing around with my iPad. I use the procreate app, and do not have anything like photoshop. Any general drawing, digital art, or bg style advice is greatly apcerciated if anyone has the time.
Thank you in advance.
P.S., sorry it's so large, but I don't have an easy way to make it just a bit smaller right now.
Sorry I gave u a like before I saw the 'I don't want likes'. :P
I just adore lovely face and really like Clara on Dr Who. Anyways... I dunno anything about art, although I do have some vague ambition to learn... but my first impressions:
The face is largely fine as is... Perhaps a little more use of shadowing to bring out her features?
The weakness in the picture is in the hair, which looks neither photo-realistic nor 'painty', and kinda like pencil drawing... (sorry I dunno technical terms). Also her armour looks more like a photograph than digital art. (Oh yeah... sorry I have no idea how to improve anything I criticised... yeah I'll be quiet now. lol)
I really love it, I use it for my warrior/thief halfelf bhaalspawn, but I'm curious to see what you'd do with it now
No one replied to my earlier post. lol.
So I am uh quoting myself to see if anyone does?
I'm also ashamed to admit I still haven't tried the game since that time...
@SharGuidesMyHand: I've been fiddling around with the image you had posted of the woman with facial tattoos, but so far the result has been terrible by my standards. If I can come up with a decent portrait, I'll definitely post it.
@fitscotgaymer: Is it a picture you can post here, or are there copyright concerns? What type of background did you have in mind (forest, city, mountains, etc.)?
@Foggy: If you like the fighter portrait with the black armor, check my site for a slightly updated version (http://isandir.com/deshad). I adjusted the shadows on his face, as there was a conspicuously bright spot on his right cheek. Do you want him to a have a weapon of any sort for your playthrough?
And if you aren't interested in critique just let me know and I'll delete the post
Oh gods, you're good !
\o/
I don't want you to change any color or whatever, it's your vision !
(if for some weird reasons I'd want him to have blue hair in my game, I'll alter it just for that, but you shouldn't change anything to your version )
That said, you're right, and JosefineS too, there's definitely something weird with his hand
Edit: I also just realized I needed a rather important shadow in one spot. Oy vey. The updated pictures will be on my website when I finish them...
I grabbed the updated Deshad portrait from your site for my current fighter. It just screams bhaalspawn fighter: boss level achieved.
As for the addition of a weapon: When playing fighters, I switch proficiencies frequently, and the absence of weapons in the portrait allows multiple playthroughs, since it can fit pretty much any melee character. I'll still join several forum members who would love to see more portraits with added weapons, I'd go for a 2-handed sword for Deshad but the longsword appears as the most versatile weapon choice, if you think it fits the original concept you had in mind making the portrait, this already superior art might become a true classic.
Edit: That Vaas portrait is really great, Far Cry 3 not so much. Great choice since the portrait fits BG way better, looking forward to the update.
Yeah sure. I don't think copyright is a concern, just the potential gross of using someone elses picture lol.
I don't plan to distrubute it or claim it as my own so I should be ok.
For the background I am unsure. He is a Chaotic Good Sorc, he misses Gorion and Candlekeep very much, his favourite spell is fireball, and hes got a slight temper though he is generally kind hearted. So I think maybe Candlekeep or something arcane related?
I took a wak at messing with it.
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