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Which artistic style do you prefer?  

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  1. 1. Which artistic style do you prefer for concept art?

    • similar to the Dwarf Ranger image
      105
    • similar to Edair and Cadegund images
      78

  2. 2. If these images were to be used as portraits, which would you prefer?

    • Dwarf Ranger style
      128
    • Edair and Cadegund style
      55

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hideo kuze

hideo kuze

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Time for another poll.

 

Since we already have concept art for PE following two distinct styles, I'm curious on what the the community's preference is.

 

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Aedelric

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You are comparing sketches to a painting.

 

Edit - Just to clarify, one is a concept sketch, the other a painted character portrait. Their is no difference in art direction, the dwarf is the art direction, the concept sketches are just that, concept.

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ogrezilla

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voted the dwarf for portraits but the others for concept art. The dwarf looks better and more artistic, but the general purpose of concept art of a character is to actually show what it looks like right? The other style does a better job of that in my opinion.

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Tauron

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You are comparing sketches to a painting.

 

Edit - Just to clarify, one is a concept sketch, the other a painted character portrait. Their is no difference in art direction, the dwarf is the art direction, the concept sketches are just that, concept.

 

This!

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C2B

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You are comparing sketches to a painting.

 

Edit - Just to clarify, one is a concept sketch, the other a painted character portrait. Their is no difference in art direction, the dwarf is the art direction, the concept sketches are just that, concept.

 

This!

 

And thirded.

 

The comparison made here is useless

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Tuco Benedicto

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People will hate me for this, but I'm not particulary fond of Witcher's art direction. (Among other things)

I could.

There are many things I could criticize about The Witcher 2, but I think that in terms of general art direction and costume/armor design they are simply unmatched at the moment.

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People will hate me for this, but I'm not particulary fond of Witcher's art direction. (Among other things)

I could.

There are many things I could criticize about The Witcher 2, but I think that in terms of general art direction and costume/armor design they are simply unmatched at the moment.

 

Same :).

 

So, why is Witcher's art direction so great? And please don't tell me it's *realistic*.

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People will hate me for this, but I'm not particulary fond of Witcher's art direction. (Among other things)

I could.

There are many things I could criticize about The Witcher 2, but I think that in terms of general art direction and costume/armor design they are simply unmatched at the moment.

 

Same :).

 

So, why is Witcher's art direction so great. And please don't tell me it's *realistic*.

if those three are all from the witcher, I like both guys but the girl looks silly with her two crooked belts and the weird whatever that is over her shoulders. She looks sillier than Cadegund and her boobplate.

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Tuco Benedicto

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I don't particulary like you either, actually.

I don't mind it. I don't care about you at all, so it's not really a problem for me.

 

So, why is Witcher's art direction so great. And please don't tell me it's *realistic*.

Because it's at the same time detailed, stylish and in may ways even historically accurate/believable (especially when it comes to armors)?

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People will hate me for this, but I'm not particulary fond of Witcher's art direction. (Among other things)

I could.

There are many things I could criticize about The Witcher 2, but I think that in terms of general art direction and costume/armor design they are simply unmatched at the moment.

 

Same :).

 

So, why is Witcher's art direction so great. And please don't tell me it's *realistic*.

if those three are all from the witcher, I like both guys but the girl looks silly with her two crooked belts and the weird whatever that is over her shoulders.

 

To be honest I like the first one as well. The third one just irks me.

 

Edit.^^^^^^^^ ok, then. I think I will remove myself from this as with nearly everything where Witcher is brought up. Isn't going to end well. (Though, I actually think it's a great game. Even if I disagree on a lot of aspects people praise it for)

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ogrezilla

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if those three are all from the witcher

No, the first one is from Wes Burt, an artist of Massive Black, a company that outsources art and 3D assets for game developers.

This concept, specifically, is for the Rohan-themed expansion of Lords of the Rings Online.

that's the best one of those for sure. I like that a lot.

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that's the best one of those for sure. I like that a lot.

You can browse other concept arts he made for Lotro here:

http://kotaku.com/58...cters/gallery/1

 

All very cool stuff.

I wish I had a better source than Kotaku, but that's what a quick google search gave me as result.

 

These I really like. Well, I'm not that big a fan of some of the hair styles/faces. But, looks really great/awesome.

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hideo kuze

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You are comparing sketches to a painting.

 

Edit - Just to clarify, one is a concept sketch, the other a painted character portrait. Their is no difference in art direction, the dwarf is the art direction, the concept sketches are just that, concept.

 

This!

 

And thirded.

 

The comparison made here is useless

 

I stand corrected.

 

My intention was to ask on which type of image do people prefer.

So IMO the comparison isn't really useless, just bad working on my part.

PoE:

Cast your vote on: Stretch Goals | Game Maturity | Party Creation | Level Scaling | World Map Interface | Magic System | Replayability and Choices | Quest Solving | Romances | Multiplayer | Art Style
Production Beard at 4 million? Yes or No?
Discuss: Time based mechanics | Narrated sequences | Weapon and armor design | Breaking from current molds | Different XP pools for combat and non-combat skills | Mounts and Combat | Races to be included (4th and 5th)

 

PoE II: the party was already over when I arrived

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