Aribeth's Wisteria & Roses portrait, the image that adorns the NWN:Collector's Edition, is, well, beautifully done. It can also be found in the HoTU CD holder foldout. Anyway, I thought it might be interesting to apply that portrait of Aribeth to BearThing's Aribeth head model #12. I assigned the 2 files in the hak to : pfe0_head026.mdl & pfe0_head026.plt. Since I only have PhotoShop Elements, as of now, I can only use meager methods to edit the PLT file. Don't forget, Anniversary #2 of the Lovely, Lovely Aribeth *sigh*, is near, or here? (note: It might even pass for Viconia from BG2)
Angel_uhv_Death, Yeah, I would agree there, the top lip does puff out a little too much near the midline. It could benefit from a slight narrowing. I haven't tweaked around with the model since the last update. Minor cosmetic changes can produce other undesired results, so it can be a bit tricky when you try to make slight adjustments.
If you want to try out modeling, you could download GMax1.2, NWMax0.7, NWExplorer, pltcon.exe, an image editing app like GIMP, or get PhotoShop/PaintShop. You could check out Eligio Sacateca's custom content guide, available here at the NWVault, for more spec's.
That top lip also bothers me, it looks too puffy. (I'm really bad about being a critic on imperfections, so don't let it get to you.) But if you dont want to fix it I could. (If I knew which friggin program to use!)
When the head model is 'in-game' it is typically viewed from a more distant vantage point. The eyes might be comparably larger, but that is just my personal preference. I like the 'wide-eyed' elven appearance and I like the fact that the eyes are a little more visible from an average distance.
I could try to tweak the eyes, and see if I can accommodate those who prefer the smaller eye-size. When I look at the original Aribeth model from the NWN:OC, I feel that the eyes are little too squinty, and undistingusihed.
That is basically I wanted to 'exaggerate' the eye size.
Thanks Khanaris, I've been busy with Aerie's head model, I'll take care of that shadow area on her forehead and post an update when I get a chance.
Posted by Khanaris at 2004-06-04 12:35:00 Voted 10.00 on 06/05/04
This is one is great! The only thing I would get rid of is the shadows near her hairline, since current NWN heads don't make use of facial shading. This is a very nice contribution to the available set of heads, though.
Overmind spotted some errant pixels straying from her lip color. Although they could pass as moles, birthmarks, or freckles I went ahead and cleaned them away.
RentACop, I see where Aerie needs some tweaking, what is it about this head model that would require adjusting? I think the AriBanner jpg link listed just below looks fine.
Posted by RentACop ( 207.90.xxx.xxx ) at 2004-06-02 23:23:00
I think this and your Aerie head definently need some work.
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