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[Ilmatar]

As I've made already a few portraits for example for BG1 & 2, I decided to post them here. I've made some for Sol Ek Sa, also, but I'll post here only the portraits which I've made on my own.

All of these are made with Photoshop 7 and I've had a reference picture of somekind for every one of the portraits. These are from oldest to newest.

I thought about making a psionic/sorceress.
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Reference, Cate Blanchett
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Then a thief, my oldest RPG character Gem.
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Reference, Claudia Black
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I fell in love with this picture with Cate wearing a hat. I just HAD TO make a portrait of it!
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Reference, Cate Blanchett again :0
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Yeah. More coming up, I'd say. If someone would want to use these portraits, say so, and I can add/mail/what ever all the bmp sizes.

Oh yes. Comments are love. Please give feedback, 'kay?

[Princeps]

As I've made already a few portraits for example for BG1 & 2, I decided to post them here. I've made some for Sol Ek Sa, also, but I'll post here only the portraits which I've made on my own.
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Oh yes. Comments are love. Please give feedback, 'kay?

Very nice indeed. I'm particularly fond of the first one, very elegant. And as for the third one: what do you know - Jarlaxle has a sister! :-)

[Ilmatar]

I have seen the first two before The third one is asking to be Hobb's Epiny... uhm, maybe because I just finished reading the Shaman's Crossing!

You have? Man, and I was so sure I hadn't posted them anywhere in the Spellhold studios forums before.

Well, thanks guys. Here's one more, I finished this just a moment a go. I've been playing with a thief for some time now and romancing Edwin (ooooh if you haven't tried Laufey's Edwin Romance Mod yet, go and download it NOW!), so I finally made an original portrait for her instead of using that same old picture of Claudia Black. Hmmm, see a pattern here? Two of my portraits so far are made after Cate, two after Claudia.

Anyways.
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Reference, Claudia Black
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[Sir-Kill]

good job on them!
A few similar things the blue haired one shows this the best: it looks like the hair has been cut out and pasted on. this also shows on most of the background/forground edges too. a soften brush around the edges should clear those up anti-alias just does not do enough.
question is the first one supposed to have 2 different colored eyes? if so that is kind of cool.

[Ilmatar]

good job on them!
A few similar things the blue haired one shows this the best: it looks like the hair has been cut out and pasted on. this also shows on most of the background/forground edges too. a soften brush around the edges should clear those up anti-alias just does not do enough.
question is the first one supposed to have 2 different colored eyes? if so that is kind of cool.

Thank you for some nice feedback there. I'll keep those things in mind.

The first one, the psionic, is supposed to have one black and one grey eye, yes. I've been thinking if I should make the contrast between them bigger so it would be more obvious.

[Ilmatar]

Here's a new one. I made this for Domi's Kivan of Shimista mod. He's going to be in a small part and you'll probably bump into this elf in the Docks. Because he's role is quite small and Domi will be using only the smallest portrait, I left his clothing and background quite simple.


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Reference picture: The vocalist of Incubus.. I think

[Kania]

Sweety-sweety! That blue eyed. Totally non-human eyes, nice hair. Just one thing I think needs little correction: Elves don't have lobes of the ears, as I reckon. I'll probably use this boy, when my PC will not be female, may I?

[Plasmocat]

Very nice work. On a couple of your Cate pics it looks like your shadow is too dark to be justified by the rest of the lighting, but that could be the style you were going for.

My favorites are your thief pics.

[Ilmatar]

Sweety-sweety! That blue eyed. Totally non-human eyes, nice hair. Just one thing I think needs little correction: Elves don't have lobes of the ears, as I reckon. I'll probably use this boy, when my PC will not be female, may I?

Oh thank you! Of course you can use the boy ((oooh the images in my head for that phrase)). I'm planning on making his clothing a bit fancier/better/more interesting so that he would make a better PC portrait, so wait till then, okay?

My favorites are your thief pics.

Thank you, Plasmocat! Actually, the thiefs are my favourites too. Me loves da rogues. <3

[Ilmatar]

As I'm planning to try out the Chloe mod, I figured I'd also try the monk class, which I haven't played before. So I made an original portrait for my monk, too, but to me she doesn't really look like one.. well, if she's a very superficial monk who likes feminine clothing. If someone feels like using this portrait, say so, and I'll post the bmp. -portraits.

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Reference picture: Lucy Liu

Edited by Ilmatar, 01 January 2006 - 01:59 PM.

[Ilmatar]

Updated the portrait I've been using as my avatar, I darkened the skin a bit and added some highlights to her her.

It now looks like this.