Dissonance
Warlord
I'm still of the opinion that it's actually a halberd without the spear tip (which was the main use of the halberd...).
But that's so... pointless!
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But that's so... pointless!
Celeborn
Silver-Death
I'm still of the opinion that it's actually a halberd without the spear tip (which was the main use of the halberd...).
An excellent opinion.
I, on the other hand, hold that it doesn't matter what it is for it is clearly a weapon and is made for the crushing of your enemies and to hear the lamentations of there women and/or men.
RAAAAAAAAAAAARGH! DOVIELLO SMASH!
*Coughs*
I'm sorry, don't know what came over me.
Great picture, this new one is, by the by.
No problem. I'll see if I can resize, stretch and recrop it without loosing too much of the background.
And on another note I think we can drop the discussion about what the weapon is. I had a larger resolution image of the original painting and it's pretty clear that the artist messed up with the axe/hammer head. If it's a flat axe blade it should be tilted away from the viewer. The perspective and light is all wrong, making it look like the whole weapon is bent or curved.
If I would guess it would be that he/she originally planned for the weapon to look very different but made a mistake somewhere, thus adding the weird flanges and the odd perspective. Perhaps it was simply meant to be a footman's pick (since she is holding it so casually it can't be very heavy) but perhaps it didn't look dramatic enough.
Bah! Enough guesstimation.
Opera
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64*64, but you need a special "button" overlay. No need to bother with that, I will do it myself
64*64, but you need a special "button" overlay. No need to bother with that, I will do it myself
No worries then. Sorry to butt in like this. I know you like working on portraits yourself, after seeing the images you created in Orbis.
http://h.imagehost.org/download/0249/W-Edit-final
Thanks Opera. I've made an alternative version that simulates an better light source. Let's say she's standing right in front of a campfire. This should look more crisp and lighted then my first version.
http://h.imagehost.org/download/0812/W-Edit-final2
http://h.imagehost.org/download/0812/W-Edit-final2
For the record, the only thing stopping me from making a picture of Obi-Wan Kenobi with Mahala's hair and a battleaxe is that I have neither the skill of programs to do it. So if we all just pretend that I had done so and attached it to this post, that'd be nice.
I actually still like the "new" one better. Though of the versions created during this thread, the darker one looks better to me than the second edit with the extra lighting.
Doesn't really matter to me though. I've already changed like half the portraits on my end. I hadn't changed Mahala yet, cause her current portrait looks fine to me, but I would have gotten to it eventually. I don't care about "realism" or "practicality," it's a game about magic and fantasy races, so I'll just assume they've evolved to handle the cold or use some simple magic to keep them warm. So I'll go and find a hot barb chick in a "chainmail bikini" for my game.
Doesn't really matter to me though. I've already changed like half the portraits on my end. I hadn't changed Mahala yet, cause her current portrait looks fine to me, but I would have gotten to it eventually. I don't care about "realism" or "practicality," it's a game about magic and fantasy races, so I'll just assume they've evolved to handle the cold or use some simple magic to keep them warm. So I'll go and find a hot barb chick in a "chainmail bikini" for my game.
Alsark
Noble
Ah, sorry. I just noticed that I was doing the image resize function incorrectly in Photoshop Elements. It's weird how they have it set up - it has a "Pixel Dimensions" and "Document Size" area, with the pixel dimensions grayed out by default. Turns out, changing "Document Size" does absolutely nothing, apparently.
As far as the pictures go I think I like the lighting of the female in the second one and I like the lighting of the sky in the first one. I still have the original .psd files on my computer so it'll be really easy for me to change *just* the lighting of the female. However, that'll have to wait until I get home from work (which I need to be leaving for now).
Valkrionn
The Hamster King
Yay, looks good
I will wait for the others' input on which version to use.
I like the second. Though like Alsark said, the darker sky looks good.
Randomness
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I vote for the final version of Mahala 
Finally, no mid-drift
Finally, no mid-drift Does this mean Deirdra's going to get a gal's picture, next? It's been driving me nuts since I first saw the portrait. No matter how pretty the face is, the body is clearly rectangular and there are no hips (the part where the pants/skirt blooms out is too low to be hips)... just draw lines in paint over the body-shape, even.
I like the new pic for Mahlala! I think the darker/shadowed one is a bit nicer, but both are so good that it's not a bad choice either way.
I like the new pic for Mahlala! I think the darker/shadowed one is a bit nicer, but both are so good that it's not a bad choice either way.
sylvain5477
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I vote for the final version of Mahala
Same here
mo123567
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Does this mean Deirdra's going to get a gal's picture, next? It's been driving me nuts since I first saw the portrait. No matter how pretty the face is, the body is clearly rectangular and there are no hips (the part where the pants/skirt blooms out is too low to be hips)... just draw lines in paint over the body-shape, even.
I like the new pic for Mahlala! I think the darker/shadowed one is a bit nicer, but both are so good that it's not a bad choice either way.
I agree about a new pic for Deirdra. I've never liked her picture. If the makers are willing to change it they should start a new thread and let the community have at it like they did with the Mahala picture. It worked so well with Mahala.
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