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 Jul 15 2007, 10:53 AM
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#181
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 3ds Max Mage  Mod Developer Posts: 663 Joined: 25-December 05 From: Slovensko  |
Don´t know if I hit it, but it looks to me the armor is a little bit bigger than it should be. Perhaps also the angle of armor is a little bit different than the rest of the image... But that could be only my thoughts. As I´m not a specialist, I would go with this picture nonenthless...
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Jul 15 2007, 11:08 AM
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 GOD Retired team member Posts: 1728 Joined: 14-July 04 From: Ireland |
I might have a go at putting her in some other armour.
More later... |
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Nov 20 2007, 02:29 PM
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QUOTE(Rabain @ Jul 1 2007, 12:13 PM)  It's been a while so I decided to try another. I seen this girls photo online and thought the eyes were very nice. I really like the dress too...though I'm beginning to feel I'm over-using it. Is that Erica Campbell? http://photobucket.com/mediadetail/?media=...p;pageOffset=19 This post has been edited by Klorox: Nov 20 2007, 02:31 PM -------------------- Baruk Khazâd! Khazâd ai-mênu!
Your ass will be laminated -Dyslexia of Borg Haikus are easy But they don't always make sense Refrigerator |
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Nov 20 2007, 07:11 PM
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#184
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3ds Max Mage Mod Developer Posts: 663 Joined: 25-December 05 From: Slovensko |
Don´t know, maybe so.
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Nov 21 2007, 09:25 AM
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#185
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GOD Retired team member Posts: 1728 Joined: 14-July 04 From: Ireland |
I don't think it's that girl.
Let's just say the site where I got the photo from is not somewhere you'd let your children visit online. |
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Nov 21 2007, 01:56 PM
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Forum Member Posts: 99 Joined: 6-November 07 |
QUOTE(Rabain @ Nov 21 2007, 04:25 AM) I don't think it's that girl. Let's just say the site where I got the photo from is not somewhere you'd let your children visit online. Do a search on Erica Campbell.... just not at work. 
-------------------- Baruk Khazâd! Khazâd ai-mênu!
Your ass will be laminated -Dyslexia of Borg Haikus are easy But they don't always make sense Refrigerator |
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Aug 19 2012, 09:57 PM
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#187
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GOD Retired team member Posts: 1728 Joined: 14-July 04 From: Ireland |
First portrait I've tried doing in about 4yrs...
I liked the original scar/stitching connecting the two halves. My first efforts are not exactly what I imagined but until I get a working version of Photoshop I'll be using Gimp2 (free but inferior to PS in my opinion). I probably shouldn't have posterized the version without the right hand but it was late and I was tired...recoloured the BG1 Skie armor. Hi to everyone that might remember me from years back, not sure how productive I'll be but while the enthusiasm is here I might as well share it! 
Keira_Knightley_Natalie_Portman_24883.png ( 92.93k )
Number of downloads: 2
skieALT1.png ( 154.35k )
Number of downloads: 4
skieALT.png ( 125.49k )
Number of downloads: 4 |
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Aug 21 2012, 11:33 AM
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GOD Retired team member Posts: 1728 Joined: 14-July 04 From: Ireland |
Did this for yesterday for someone at SHS, a Jahiera/Viconia combo, hair needs tweaking:
VICALT.png ( 115.63k )
Number of downloads: 5 |
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Aug 21 2012, 08:28 PM
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GOD Retired team member Posts: 1728 Joined: 14-July 04 From: Ireland |
Black hair version of the above:
VICALT2.png ( 107.14k )
Number of downloads: 7And if Edwin's sister was Jessica Biel:
bielL.png ( 119.05k )
Number of downloads: 6 |
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Aug 22 2012, 05:57 PM
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 Retired team member Posts: 490 Joined: 8-April 08 From: U.S.A |
Edwin's portrait's hands seem more suited to a woman anyway.
Anyway, since you're posting portraits, here's one I made, fairly modified from another picture. I think I've added in a tad more shading to make the face less flat, but I've yet to upload that version. What do you think? 
-------------------- "Once the game is over, the king and the pawn go back into the same box." - Italian Proverb
"I like criticism, but it must be my way." - Mark Twain "A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort." - Herm Albright |
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Aug 22 2012, 09:45 PM
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GOD Retired team member Posts: 1728 Joined: 14-July 04 From: Ireland |
I've found if you are converting to BG portraits it helps if you use skin grafts from BG originals, overlay it on the sking and blend it in with opacity and smudge tools.
I think your picture would be better too if you sharpen it a little. Good stuff. |
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Aug 23 2012, 01:06 AM
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Retired team member Posts: 490 Joined: 8-April 08 From: U.S.A |
QUOTE(Rabain @ Aug 22 2012, 04:45 PM) I've found if you are converting to BG portraits it helps if you use skin grafts from BG originals, overlay it on the sking and blend it in with opacity and smudge tools. I think your picture would be better too if you sharpen it a little. Good stuff. What?  I'm not an artist of any sort and really don't know much about using GIMP, so I'm a little lost. I know about opacity and smudge, but skin grafts? You mean just copy/paste samples of the skin paint onto the new portrait? -------------------- "Once the game is over, the king and the pawn go back into the same box." - Italian Proverb
"I like criticism, but it must be my way." - Mark Twain "A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort." - Herm Albright |
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Aug 23 2012, 09:19 AM
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GOD Retired team member Posts: 1728 Joined: 14-July 04 From: Ireland |
Yes, I know it sounds odd but I'm not an artist either so I use what I think works and this is what has worked for me in the past. The BG portraits are pretty good and everyone wants something like that for their own in game portrait so using the BG portraits as grafts can help "baldurize" something that isn't even close, such as an actual photograph of someone.
Basically I find an original portrait with the colour skin I want, I select an area (for example forehead), I Copy and Paste As Layer into my new portrait. Overly it on the photos forehead, reduce the opacity and start lightly smudging. Voila you get a BG portrait type texture on your new portrait. Like the Blackhair version in my picture above, jahiera's forehead, eyebrows and mouth, Viconias face, yoshimo's hair. |
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Aug 23 2012, 05:51 PM
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Retired team member Posts: 490 Joined: 8-April 08 From: U.S.A |
I might have to give it a try sometime. For now, that portrait is far down on my list of things to do, so I'd likely only get around to it if I'm bored of working on other stuff (which I was that day).
Do you use GIMP, PhotoShop or something else? -------------------- "Once the game is over, the king and the pawn go back into the same box." - Italian Proverb
"I like criticism, but it must be my way." - Mark Twain "A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort." - Herm Albright |
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Aug 23 2012, 07:04 PM
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GOD Retired team member Posts: 1728 Joined: 14-July 04 From: Ireland |
Currently I'm using Gimp2, most of the older portraits in this thread were done using Photoshop. I'd rather have photoshop but it is a bit expensive.
I tend to make portraits because I can do them fast which means the long hours needed to complete a mod can be avoided... |
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Aug 23 2012, 09:31 PM
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Retired team member Posts: 490 Joined: 8-April 08 From: U.S.A |
I had intended on putting this off until later, but then curiosity overcame me and I decided to see what I could do. The samples from the original BG portraits that I used came from Yoshimo (hair and skin, sparingly on the latter) You'll notice that I also cut the hair much shorter. This is because I couldn't get it the texture to look decent when it was longer, plus I think he just looks better with his hair more trimmed. The armor is a picture that I tried to make look a little less like a picture. GIMP's perspective tool came in very handy to make it fit the portrait. The leather straps were originally black, but a brown gave more contrast to the portrait. I haven't messed with the background yet, but I'd like to have a different one eventually.
What do you think? 
-------------------- "Once the game is over, the king and the pawn go back into the same box." - Italian Proverb
"I like criticism, but it must be my way." - Mark Twain "A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort." - Herm Albright |
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Aug 24 2012, 10:50 AM
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GOD Retired team member Posts: 1728 Joined: 14-July 04 From: Ireland |
Nice, I think he might need a longer neck and something in the landscape over his left shoulder to balance the image. Otherwise good stuff. The whole picture could probably be sharpened a little too.
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Aug 24 2012, 06:06 PM
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Retired team member Posts: 490 Joined: 8-April 08 From: U.S.A |
QUOTE(Rabain @ Aug 24 2012, 05:50 AM) Nice, I think he might need a longer neck and something in the landscape over his left shoulder to balance the image. Otherwise good stuff. The whole picture could probably be sharpened a little too. The armor makes his neck look short, but actually, when I first cut his hair off with the older leather armor, his neck was too long! I think it's just a trick of the eyes. And yes, the background really needs to be redone. Thanks for the feedback. -------------------- "Once the game is over, the king and the pawn go back into the same box." - Italian Proverb
"I like criticism, but it must be my way." - Mark Twain "A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort." - Herm Albright |
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Aug 26 2012, 11:19 PM
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Retired team member Posts: 490 Joined: 8-April 08 From: U.S.A |
Newest version. Old one next to it for comparison:
-------------------- "Once the game is over, the king and the pawn go back into the same box." - Italian Proverb
"I like criticism, but it must be my way." - Mark Twain "A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort." - Herm Albright |
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Aug 28 2012, 06:02 PM
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GOD Retired team member Posts: 1728 Joined: 14-July 04 From: Ireland |
Definately an improvement, probably just needs some touching up to finish it off.
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