LLaney Posted April 5, 2015 Posted April 5, 2015 Art direction is not my wheelhouse I'm afraid but those are indeed very lovely.
Serdan Posted April 5, 2015 Posted April 5, 2015 (edited) I don't think they are rushed or anything. Those you have linked are just a bit more "realistic" looking. No, it's not the realism. More work clearly went into Wespenfresser's images. LLaney can't spend as much time on a single portrait as Wespen obviously did, I fully recognize that, but I do think the current portraits lack some detail. I'd also like more variation in expressions. Most of the current portraits either have a faint smile or look disinterested. EDIT: I don't want to come across the wrong way here: I do like the portraits. It's good artwork and I appreciate the effort that has clearly been put into it. Edited April 5, 2015 by Serdan
LLaney Posted April 5, 2015 Posted April 5, 2015 No worries Serdan, I appreciate your feedback. And thank you!
PBJam Posted April 5, 2015 Posted April 5, 2015 check this thread: http://forums.obsidian.net/topic/71722-the-custom-portraits-thread/ and see what ppl are requesting most The Unofficial Pillars of Eternity Wiki - Community/Fan Maintained!
Sky_walker Posted April 5, 2015 Posted April 5, 2015 Godlikes are most characteristic. IMHO each godlike head should have a dedicated avatar. 1
Dr. Hieronymous Alloy Posted April 5, 2015 Posted April 5, 2015 Moon godlikes especially are just under-represented. All the non-godlikes you can find alternate art somewhere online, but godlikes are lore-specific to this setting so there aren't many options for them.
Koson Posted April 5, 2015 Posted April 5, 2015 Godlike first of all, followed by dwarf and orlan. I'd preffer them in light/medium armor if possible.
Grand_Commander13 Posted April 5, 2015 Posted April 5, 2015 The Godlike, Orlan, and Aumaua desperately need more portraits (the Godlike don't even have one per head shape, let alone one which defines personality), but once there are enough portraits there also needs to be a way to sort them. If I could sort for all Orlan Male portraits, for instance, that would make it a lot easier to see what I had to work with than it is now where I have to scroll through dozens of portraits to see my options are... Limited. 1 Curious about the subraces in Pillars of Eternity? Check out
mipthehappy Posted April 5, 2015 Posted April 5, 2015 Moon godlikes especially are just under-represented. All the non-godlikes you can find alternate art somewhere online, but godlikes are lore-specific to this setting so there aren't many options for them. This, absolutely. You can put together some creative custom portraits for the other races but the Moon Godlike has a very specific description which makes it difficult to find similar images - pictures that feature a humanoid with blue skin, glowing markings, blue hair, horns, a purple halo and a moon are pretty hard to come by! Creepy and Surreal - Death Godlike PoE Portrait Pack - Last Updated 12 April 2015
Elgyn Posted April 5, 2015 Posted April 5, 2015 I would like some more Orlan portraits, and I would like all the races/sexes to get portraits with the hairstyle that has both sides shaved. I'm not sure what you call that cut, but it's odd they don't have a single portrait with that style. Undercut! So stylish~ I painted a female dwarf with an undercut. That scarred looking one with the green background, red cape and armor. Ah that's right, I forgot about that one. We need some male versions though! :D
gkathellar Posted April 5, 2015 Posted April 5, 2015 Orlan portrait selection is terrible right now - and, just like Godlike, their appearances are so distinctive that they really need portraits meant for them specifically. Moar Orlan plx 2 If I'm typing in red, it means I'm being sarcastic. But not this time. Dark green, on the other hand, is for jokes and irony in general.
Odd Hermit Posted April 6, 2015 Posted April 6, 2015 I don't think they are rushed or anything. Those you have linked are just a bit more "realistic" looking. No, it's not the realism. More work clearly went into Wespenfresser's images. LLaney can't spend as much time on a single portrait as Wespen obviously did, I fully recognize that, but I do think the current portraits lack some detail. I'd also like more variation in expressions. Most of the current portraits either have a faint smile or look disinterested. EDIT: I don't want to come across the wrong way here: I do like the portraits. It's good artwork and I appreciate the effort that has clearly been put into it. I prefer the less detailed works. It's the idea of a character and leaves more open to imagination. The more specific, the less it fits with my idea of a character. They also just have a more painterly aesthetic. Not quite IWD level but arguably more appealing than the more comical BGII ones - at least for my taste. The quality is hit and miss with them though while IWD's were all so consistent. However I think IWD was mostly just one very talented dude that had more time to work on it, and thus they share a style because it's all his style.
Silent Winter Posted April 6, 2015 Posted April 6, 2015 Orlan, Orlan or Orlan, please Both Hearth and Wild, boys and girls. As for class / feel - neutral would be better so they can be used for any class (ideal would be lots of portraits for all classes, but realistically I'll be happy with some general "what I wear under my armour/robes" ) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ *Casts Nature's Terror* , *Casts Firebug* , *Casts Rot-Skulls* , *Casts Garden of Life* *Spirit-shifts to cat form*
Kenji Posted April 6, 2015 Posted April 6, 2015 The game can really use more different styles of godlike portraits to match the in-game avatars. Especially the moon godlikes. *throws smoke bombs in the thread and vanishes into the dark corners of the forums*
DocDoomII Posted April 6, 2015 Author Posted April 6, 2015 Looks like the 3 new races are winning hands on. Do you think Pillars of Eternity doesn't have enough Portraits? Submit your vote in this Poll!
SnarkyArky Posted April 6, 2015 Posted April 6, 2015 Needs more Godlike and Aumau portraits. Everything else is kinda fairly easy to find.
Ultimo Noressi Posted April 6, 2015 Posted April 6, 2015 Vailian male Paladin 1 Lorenzzo Medicci "Come Vailia , vino ottiene solo migliorare con il tempo . Perché il suo modo Vailiano !"
DocDoomII Posted April 6, 2015 Author Posted April 6, 2015 I don't mean to be rude, but if that thing in your signature is supposed to be Italian, you are way, way off. Do you think Pillars of Eternity doesn't have enough Portraits? Submit your vote in this Poll!
LLaney Posted April 6, 2015 Posted April 6, 2015 Looks like the 3 new races are winning hands on. So they are! That makes sense. But go ahead and keep voting, everybody, and if you have requests (akin to cedarstripes' "pale elf with beard" and elgyn requesting more undercuts) I obviously can't make promises but I still like to see what you are all interested in. 3
DocDoomII Posted April 6, 2015 Author Posted April 6, 2015 Ninja bump! Do you think Pillars of Eternity doesn't have enough Portraits? Submit your vote in this Poll!
InsaneCommander Posted April 6, 2015 Posted April 6, 2015 Looks like the 3 new races are winning hands on. So they are! That makes sense. But go ahead and keep voting, everybody, and if you have requests (akin to cedarstripes' "pale elf with beard" and elgyn requesting more undercuts) I obviously can't make promises but I still like to see what you are all interested in. Well, since you are asking... I'd love to have the male Death Godlike with horns and even more the female that I'm using as my avatar. I want to play as a Death Godlike Bleak Walker but I'll wait to see if there are more portraits to choose in the future. I'm loving the game so there is no problem waiting, I'll choose other classes/races for now.
Hellraiser789 Posted April 6, 2015 Posted April 6, 2015 (edited) I'd like to see some more godlikes as well, especially ones like this: More Aumaua and Orlan would be nice as well. Edited April 6, 2015 by Hellraiser789
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