LH request: Queen Xiao Tabuyan of Kara Khitai

[Yoda Power]

In my mod I have Xiao Tabuyan as the regent of Kara Khitai, but it's simply impossible to find a leaderhead that's fitting. She was a Central Asian regent of the empire, so I need a female nomadic looking head. A single era head will do fine.

This is her:

And here are some more pics for inspiration:

Finding pics is pretty hard, so this is all I got. Basicly I just want some nomadic looking female leader.

I hope someone will take up the request.

 

[Mithadan]

This would be a cool leaderhead, I daresay.

 

[Antiochus VII]

If I can get ANYTHING done here without work and rl killing me I can do this one, I have all the props I need - what would you like in the background?

 

[Yoda Power]

That would be great Antiochus! I was imagining some central asian landscape, nothing speciel.

 

[Gen. Rommel]

Oh my god, that kid's actually wearing civ coloring!!!

This would indeed be a nice leaderhead...wonder what she'll look like in the end.

 

[Antiochus VII]

This would indeed be a nice leaderhead...wonder what she'll look like in the end.

I'll probably post a preview late tonight once I've had a chance to try a couple different looks - I like the third pic down though!

 

[Antiochus VII]

Finally have a potential preview I can bear posting. I had more trouble finding something I could make look decent than I thought (the first headgear I tried was NOT good ), but would this do? I still have a lot of stuff I could try, all suggestions are welcome including the props, hair, and facial morphs used. Changing the color scheme and textures wouldn't be too tough (I hope ) either.

P.S. Upon reflection I MIGHT be able to fake that hat in the last picture for a leaderhead. I'll check into that later today if I get time.

 

[Yoda Power]

Nice. A really good start. I got a few suggestions.

1. She wasn't muslim, so the background (it's a mosque as far as I can see), probably should be changed. I'll try and search some pictures.

2. I actually like the hat the way it is now, so don't change it for my sake.

3. Maybe make her a bit older looking? She only assumed power when she was older, so maybe make her a bit more fat around the cheeks? Yeah I know this community like small petite female leaders, but I prefer accuracy.

Otherwise I think she's just perfect!

 

[Yoda Power]

Here are some suggestions for backgrounds. There are four, I prefer the 2nd and 4th.

Spoiler :

Note: In the above pic she would be in front of that lady, so it only looked like she was standing in front of the tent.

 

[Antiochus VII]

Nice. A really good start. I got a few suggestions.

1. She wasn't muslim, so the background (it's a mosque as far as I can see), probably should be changed. I'll try and search some pictures.

2. I actually like the hat the way it is now, so don't change it for my sake.

3. Maybe make her a bit older looking? She only assumed power when she was older, so maybe make her a bit more fat around the cheeks? Yeah I know this community like small petite female leaders, but I prefer accuracy.

Otherwise I think she's just perfect!

I'll see if I can't add a few years to her, I'd thought about that already - when I get that adjusted I'll post a new preview with a couple of different backgrounds

 

[Yoda Power]

Excellent, I'm looking forward to see the update then.

 

[Antiochus VII]

Older Xiao with two different backgrounds...

 

[Rob (R8XFT)]

A very nice looking leaderhead; I prefer the outdoor background. Quick tip: try to push her shoulders down very slightly so they're not so rectangular-looking and rotate her body just a little (5-10% on the y axis in poser), but then rotating her head the same percentage the other way, so that she's not square-on to the picture, but still looking straight at 'ya.

 

[Yoda Power]

Very nice. She looks the right age now.

I think I prefer the indoor background, it has a more nomadic feel to it. And I can imagine a female regent would meet her ambasadors indoor in the tent and not out in the wild.

 

[Ogedei_the_Mad]

Good work.

Is it just me or is she missing eyebrows?

 

[Yoda Power]

Hmm, I think you're right, she seems a bit eyebrowless.

 

[Gen. Rommel]

I would suggest also blurring the background slightly, since it's kind of taking away from the focal point (i.e. the actual leaderhead). I would also take the tent for the background. Maybe you could resize it a bit before blurring it, so that it's easier to identify.

 

[Antiochus VII]

A very nice looking leaderhead; I prefer the outdoor background. Quick tip: try to push her shoulders down very slightly so they're not so rectangular-looking and rotate her body just a little (5-10% on the y axis in poser), but then rotating her head the same percentage the other way, so that she's not square-on to the picture, but still looking straight at 'ya.

Thanks! I'll alter the pose when I get everything else settled, I usually glance through your tutorial as I go to make sure I don't leave anything too vital out . Actually, if you wouldn't mind giving me some tips based on the Jadis leaderhead I've already finished it would be a great help before I finish this one (the link is in my sig). I've also been wondering - where did you get your props for the CONQ PCX's?

Very nice. She looks the right age now.

I think I prefer the indoor background, it has a more nomadic feel to it. And I can imagine a female regent would meet her ambasadors indoor in the tent and not out in the wild.

I'll rework the tent background and use it - I like the outdoor one myself but the tent makes more sense. I think I can jazz it up a bit.

Good work.

Is it just me or is she missing eyebrows?

Not quite but each time I rework this I think I've made them less evident - I was going for thin anyway based on Yoda's pics of her. I'll try to make them a little more evident in the final version.

 

[Antiochus VII]

I think I'll go with this if no one objects...

 

[Gen. Rommel]

Looks excellent!

I would still blur it more though. It distracts from the leaderhead, and the picture looks too busy when the background is still that detailed. Blurring it will definitely make it better.