Avatar and Reference Help


Bayani

 

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Hola folks. It turns out I'm pretty much rubbish at making avatars for myself. The one I use here is completely arsed looking; for some reason I can't get the dimensions to work properly. And I've completely failed at making an icon work over on DA.

In addition to my icon troubles, I'd also like to ask if anyone would care to create one of those fancy reference pieces that I see some folks use. Y'know, the ones that have a whole bunch of screenshots of a character, from different angles. For help with either/or of my issues, I'm willing to throw some money at someone.

If anyone'd like to take a crack at the screenshot/reference piece, Storm Devil lives over on Virtue.

Thanks!


 

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You mean a model sheet? I could take some screenshots for you to use.


 

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Yeah, exactly that. Not only would I need someone to take the screenshots, but also compose it into one sheet. I don't know if people use Photoshop or something similar to create those, but I do know that I've not got any software on board that'll do that.


 

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Honestly, I think having all of them on one sheet isn't really all that hot. When you do that, the dpi of the image ends up being small and details like textures get lost when the artist zoom in. I know folks like to toss all their references on one sheet but in the end, they usually just end up having a really busy collage. Best bet for reference shots is to keep it clean, simple, organized.You only need three hi-rez shots to showcase your character, a headshot, front, three-quarters turn, and a back shot. Send me a PM with some times you're free and I'll take a few for you and show you what I mean.


 

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I think I'm all kitted out, thanks Bayani. Aggelakis (sp?) very kindly got a hold of me in-game and set me up with a sheet and an avatar.

Thanks Aggs!


 

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new avatar looks much better Storm