decado Posted August 27, 2013 Posted August 27, 2013 Maybe I just couldn't find a thread on it, but has there been any discussion on the portrait art for PE? Also I might be outing myself here, but I preferred the BGII portraits to all other portrait from the IE games. 3
Felonious Posted August 27, 2013 Posted August 27, 2013 I truly enjoyed the Icewind Dale portraits, although I would not be opposed to the more realistic-looking Baldur's Gate/Shadows of Amn portrait types.
forgottenlor Posted August 27, 2013 Posted August 27, 2013 (edited) I think the portraits in the Baldur's Gate/Icewind Dale games were truly fantastic, especially when compared to alot of contemporary games like Might and Magic 7-9 and Wizardry 8, I also think they hold up very well compared to many modern games. Though I loved Torment, I felt the portrait art in that game was the weakest among the infinity engine games. Edited August 27, 2013 by forgottenlor 2
eimatshya Posted August 28, 2013 Posted August 28, 2013 The Icewind Dale portraits are by far my favorite. I usually use them in Baldur's gate as well (not that the BG portraits are bad, it's just that the IWD portraits are amazing).
Sargallath Abraxium Posted August 28, 2013 Posted August 28, 2013 ...Unca Fergie gotta pay up an' git Justin Sweet ta create a few new masterpieces... ...WHO LUVS YA, BABY!!... 1 A long, long time ago, but I can still remember, How the Trolling used to make me smile. And I knew if I had my chance, I could egg on a few Trolls to "dance", And maybe we'd be happy for a while. But then Krackhead left and so did Klown; Volo and Turnip were banned, Mystake got run out o' town. Bad news on the Front Page, BIOweenia said goodbye in a heated rage. I can't remember if I cried When I heard that TORN was recently fried, But sadness touched me deep inside, The day...Black Isle died. For tarna, Visc, an' the rest o' the ol' Islanders that fell along the way
Leferd Posted August 28, 2013 Posted August 28, 2013 (edited) Justin Sweet and Jason Manley are cool and all but I'm really impressed by Kaz, the designated portrait artist. http://media.obsidian.net/eternity/media/updates/0040/orlan.jpg http://eternity.gamepedia.com/File:Dwarf_ranger.jpeg Errr..that didn't work quite right. Darn iOS. Edited August 28, 2013 by Leferd 2 "Things are funny...are comedic, because they mix the real with the absurd." - Buzz Aldrin."P-O-T-A-T-O-E" - Dan Quayle
Lephys Posted August 28, 2013 Posted August 28, 2013 Justin Sweet and Jason Manley are cool and all but I'm really impressed by Kaz, the designated portrait artist. I vote that the three of them form a coalition, known only as the Portrait Posse. The results will ensure portraits so overbearingly glorious that none of us ever even make it past the character creation screen. Should we not start with some Ipelagos, or at least some Greater Ipelagos, before tackling a named Arch Ipelago? 6_u
Kjaamor Posted August 28, 2013 Posted August 28, 2013 So far, I feel as happy with the portrait stuff that has been shown so far as I am with any of the other IE games. Everything seems very much in hand. Though to be honest, as long as they include the ability to use custom portraits, everything will be fine. Other kickstarter projects to which I have no affiliation but you may be interested: Serpent in the Staglands: A rtwp gothic isometric crpg in the style of Darklands The Mandate: Strategy rpg as a starship commander with focus on crew management
decado Posted August 28, 2013 Author Posted August 28, 2013 Justin Sweet and Jason Manley are cool and all but I'm really impressed by Kaz, the designated portrait artist. http://media.obsidian.net/eternity/media/updates/0040/orlan.jpg http://eternity.gamepedia.com/File:Dwarf_ranger.jpeg Errr..that didn't work quite right. Darn iOS. Oh! I didn't know that person was doing the portrait art. I still prefer the BGII look but these are really nice too.
Karranthain Posted August 28, 2013 Posted August 28, 2013 Just leaving it out here : http://forums.obsidian.net/topic/60122-stretch-goal-hire-justin-sweet-to-make-portraits/ 2
FlintlockJazz Posted August 28, 2013 Posted August 28, 2013 I have to say, I prefered the Baldur's Gate 1 portraits over BG2 portraits, the latter actually seemed really bad and horrible to me with their faces actually looking disfigured due to the proportions used, while the former seemed more colourful and detailed, conveying the characters more. 1 "That rabbit's dynamite!" - King Arthur, Monty Python and the Quest for the Holy Grail "Space is big, really big." - Douglas Adams
PK htiw klaw eriF Posted August 28, 2013 Posted August 28, 2013 I always thought that the BG2 portraits had an excess of scars. To be honest, I just used some portrait mod anyway, so meh. I do think that for the PC and AH characters, the ability to import a portrait should be implemented. "Akiva Goldsman and Alex Kurtzman run the 21st century version of MK ULTRA." - majestic "you're a damned filthy lying robot and you deserve to die and burn in hell." - Bartimaeus "Without individual thinking you can't notice the plot holes." - InsaneCommander "Just feed off the suffering of gamers." - Malcador "You are calling my taste crap." -Hurlshort "thankfully it seems like the creators like Hungary less this time around." - Sarex "Don't forget the wakame, dumbass" -Keyrock "Are you trolling or just being inadvertently nonsensical?' -Pidesco "we have already been forced to admit you are at least human" - uuuhhii "I refuse to buy from non-woke businesses" - HoonDing "feral camels are now considered a pest" - Gorth "Melkathi is known to be an overly critical grumpy person" - Melkathi "Oddly enough Sanderson was a lot more direct despite being a Mormon" - Zoraptor "I found it greatly disturbing to scroll through my cartoon's halfing selection of genitalias." - Wormerine "I love cheese despite the pain and carnage." - ShadySands
Leferd Posted August 28, 2013 Posted August 28, 2013 Tats and scars. And ear piercings. Lets not overlook the gratuitus piercings. "Things are funny...are comedic, because they mix the real with the absurd." - Buzz Aldrin."P-O-T-A-T-O-E" - Dan Quayle
KillerClowns Posted August 29, 2013 Posted August 29, 2013 (edited) Just leaving it out here : http://forums.obsidian.net/topic/60122-stretch-goal-hire-justin-sweet-to-make-portraits/ In my mind, that will always be Auric Ulvin. (If you'll pardon the reference to a semi-famous Civ IV mod...) Justin Sweet and Jason Manley are cool and all but I'm really impressed by Kaz, the designated portrait artist. http://media.obsidian.net/eternity/media/updates/0040/orlan.jpg http://eternity.gamepedia.com/File:Dwarf_ranger.jpeg Errr..that didn't work quite right. Darn iOS. That inspires a lot of optimism, though. Like the painterly style; the characters are distinct and you get a feel for their personality. Even though I'll probably end up using a custom portrait for my PC anyways. Edited August 29, 2013 by KillerClowns Aspiring author, beer connoisseur, and general purpose wiseguy
Monte Carlo Posted August 29, 2013 Posted August 29, 2013 I always used those portraits of movie stars-done-BG2 style. Arnie with a cigar in plate armour. Seth Green as an elf. Etc. As the man said, as long as there is the option for custom ports then it's all good.
Messier-31 Posted August 29, 2013 Posted August 29, 2013 Baldur's Gate series, Icewind Dale series... either way great pictures. Doesn't matter to me, as long as Project Eternity portraits will have nothing in common with Neverwinter Nights portraits (yuk) It would be of small avail to talk of magic in the air...
'GM' Posted August 29, 2013 Posted August 29, 2013 Just leaving it out here : http://forums.obsidian.net/topic/60122-stretch-goal-hire-justin-sweet-to-make-portraits/ Hmmm.... they look a little zombified to me. 1
Pshaw Posted August 29, 2013 Posted August 29, 2013 Justin Sweet is one my favorite artists so I must prefer the icewind sale style. I enjoy the slightly more painterly and low contrast look of them. While I did enjoy the BG2 portaits everybody looked overly shiney, almost plastic, and there was just too much detail. I like to let my mind sort of fill in the gaps in a player portrait so it can look a bit more like the person I evisioned in my head so things need to be little vauge for me to do that.Still I imagine they'll allow custom portaits so I think people will get whatever they like best in the end anyway as well import our favorites. 1 K is for Kid, a guy or gal just like you. Don't be in such a hurry to grow up, since there's nothin' a kid can't do.
AGX-17 Posted August 29, 2013 Posted August 29, 2013 (edited) Why fix what ain't broken? Lets not overlook the gratuitus piercings. That's a matter of individual character design. Besides, this isn't Fallout Tactics. Edited August 29, 2013 by AGX-17
Kjaamor Posted August 29, 2013 Posted August 29, 2013 I did like most of the BGII Portraits, but... ...er... Other kickstarter projects to which I have no affiliation but you may be interested: Serpent in the Staglands: A rtwp gothic isometric crpg in the style of Darklands The Mandate: Strategy rpg as a starship commander with focus on crew management
Gromnir Posted August 29, 2013 Posted August 29, 2013 I did like most of the BGII Portraits, but... ...er... *shudder* the japanese anime/manga aesthetic gives us the heebie-jeebies. creepy looking lemurs is what your idealized imoen looks like to us. HA! Good Fun! 1 "If there be time to expose through discussion the falsehood and fallacies, to avert the evil by the processes of education, the remedy to be applied is more speech, not enforced silence."Justice Louis Brandeis, Concurring, Whitney v. California, 274 U.S. 357 (1927) "Im indifferent to almost any murder as long as it doesn't affect me or mine."--Gfted1 (September 30, 2019)
Agremont Posted August 29, 2013 Posted August 29, 2013 I did like most of the BGII Portraits, but... ...er... I'm not sure I get it.
Kjaamor Posted August 29, 2013 Posted August 29, 2013 *Sighs* It amused me, just because BGI Imoen portrait was fairly pretty, and then the second one made it look like she'd swallowed a wasp. The whole anime thing was just the style of the cartoonist who did the comic, rather than my personal preference. It was just an attempt at injecting some comedy, rather than making a particular point... ...but if there is one, it's that the BGII portrait styles seemed less forgiving to the females than other IE portraits... ...which is not necessarily a bad thing, since females should be more than just eye-candy... ...which makes the above cartoon a bit offensive, since we should be rescuing Imoen regardless of what she looks like... ...but it was just a joke and probably shouldn't be taken too seriously. I knew I should've brought my anime/jrpg disclaimer. 3 Other kickstarter projects to which I have no affiliation but you may be interested: Serpent in the Staglands: A rtwp gothic isometric crpg in the style of Darklands The Mandate: Strategy rpg as a starship commander with focus on crew management
Mr. Magniloquent Posted August 30, 2013 Posted August 30, 2013 (edited) I have to say, I prefered the Baldur's Gate 1 portraits over BG2 portraits, the latter actually seemed really bad and horrible to me with their faces actually looking disfigured due to the proportions used, while the former seemed more colourful and detailed, conveying the characters more. Agreed on all points. The BG2 portraits were also endemic with dread-locks. Icewind Dale portraits were nice, but I found them a bit bleak for my tastes. I imagine this was done to convey the darker and more harsh setting of Icewind Dale, but I still prefered the color and character of Baldur's Gate portaits. Portraits in Temple of Elemental Evil and Arcanum felt equally drab. Edited August 30, 2013 by Mr. Magniloquent 1
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