This is a compilation of the old system into a single score. There were 42 that made this score of 8.23 then rounded to 8.
Posted by Ivory ( ..xxx.xxx ) at 2003-09-14 13:03:00
Amazing. Very imposing. Awe inspiring. The Armour is fantastic.
Posted by Hakalot ( ..xxx.xxx ) at 2003-07-15 03:14:00
I agree with Amalthea. I't much easier to criticize than to create. Some REALLY good artists like KittyBabe (who has one of the coolest home pages ever), Magledene and GraveDigger have all uploaded beautifull work and got major flak. (sep Maggie's 5 Bad Girls).
Keep up the good work, Relish...
Posted by relsh ( ..xxx.xxx ) at 2003-07-14 18:02:00
thanks for the comments, everyone. i think the majority of people give honest ratings, and i appreciate that, but i certainly know what your talking about, Amalthea. that's why i try not to take ratings personally. and what makes a good portrait is so subjective anyway. some of my favorite portraits on this site aren't necessarily the highest rated.
Posted by Amalthea ( ..xxx.xxx ) at 2003-07-14 16:09:00
Hail,
This is a really good photo manipulation. It is a pity, though, that people try to undermine others' works by giving them such bad ratings. It happened in the past with other portrait makers : as soon as it reaches a rating of 9, some guy comes and gives it a 0 just to bring down the average score. I bet they also give 10 to their own portraits (if that is possible).
In this particular portrait, I came in, saw 10 votes with 9.51 average. Ten minutes after it dropped to 8.01 with one single vote. Just calculate and see what I mean. Some portraits are resistant because they have so many good votes (BNault, Crosbie) so it's hard to bring the average score down.
I don't know what to think of this. Anyway, sorry for my rant. This is a great job.
Cheers,
Amalthea.
Posted by seryn ( ..xxx.xxx ) at 2003-07-11 05:40:00
Relsh;
This is fantastic work (much better than my stuff)--I can tell you put alot of work into it.
My only 'wishlist'-type suggestion would be to make the head look less 'plastic' and add some additional detail/lighting, etc., to the face, to really make him come 'alive' (I know, easier said than done, but you obviously have alot of talent at this).
Anyhow, keep up the great work!
Posted by Hakalot ( ..xxx.xxx ) at 2003-07-11 02:51:00
My best friend in high school...
Posted by Apricane ( ..xxx.xxx ) at 2003-07-11 02:20:00
Very good portrait! He reminds me of Ganondorf from the Zelda games. Maybe he is a Blackguard/Sorcerer, hmm? Could be cool.
Oh, I even forgot i usually dont like portraits that takes to much focus of the face, but this one is good in a Aribeth-way.. I must sound silly. But her portrait (and this one) are the only portraits I really like, even though there is more focus on their armors than their face.
Cheers!
Posted by bodangly ( ..xxx.xxx ) at 2003-07-11 00:07:00
Well, it is an absolutely beautiful portrain imho, and one can definitely see that a great deal of work went into it. Very creative in the design work. You definitely have a huge amount of talent.
Posted by relsh ( ..xxx.xxx ) at 2003-07-10 23:32:00
to all who've posted, i apologize if anyone thought this was hand painted-i guess "photoshop collage" is a bit vague. i indeed owe much to Mcfarlane toys for this one,and some of my other portraits, though i don't know who the actual modellers are. the base figure is nobunaga, the shoulder and sleeves are off the "Many-bladed" SoulCalibur character, and the sword hilt is off one of the "dark ages" characters. these along with the other elements were then collages together. i printed it out and drew overtop of it-the hair, cape,and all the various proportion changes. i scanned it back in and manipulated the parts. then i recolored them and matched the lighting to the shoulder piece. then i applied shadow and various textures(metals,concretes,fabrics,etc.) then i dropped in the backround and fiddled with it all till the whole picture felt unified,... there is the process laid bare. i could go into further detail about each step, but that seems hardly necessary. from now on i will "credit" the sources i use(within reason), though i hope it's evident that much work goes into these portraits. its kinda souring to get comments that imply otherwise.
Posted by Anonymous ( ..xxx.xxx ) at 2003-07-10 22:07:00
Haha, good work Grey. It's looked like an action figure to me, too...
Posted by Ger ( ..xxx.xxx ) at 2003-07-10 22:06:00
I downloaded -still says no downloads
I voted -still says no votes
hmmmm.......
It is still impressive work even if taken off of an action figure. I knew it looked like one of Todd McFarlane's action figure line. Did you take the shoulder armor off of another figure because it is what originally made me think "action figure". Its just incredibly 3D with the lighting and such.
As for not giving credit... I've seen MANY, MANY portraits in the Vault, including a couple of Bioware's official portraits, where credit was not given to the original model and/or artist, so I don't think its that big of a deal.
Posted by Ger ( ..xxx.xxx ) at 2003-07-10 19:18:00
dnlmohler...
You put on some full plate armor and see how small your head looks. :-)
Again -This is easily one of the most incredible portraits I've seen. Its better than any of the Bioware Portraits. My ONLY complaint would be his skin color, but since he was created to be a specific character then that is understandable.
Posted by Volio ( ..xxx.xxx ) at 2003-07-10 18:45:00
Maybe it's just me, but I never really like that Brad Nault's work. I thought it was extremely over-rated and cartooney. This on the otherhand is some really detailed grt stuff. Keep portraits like these coming and the photographs, anime, cartoons and the fake stuff out.
Posted by TigerWoods ( ..xxx.xxx ) at 2003-07-10 17:48:00
i guess its okay.
rating: double eagle
Posted by Nick Zadykovich ( ..xxx.xxx ) at 2003-07-10 17:03:00
perfect, already started my relsh artwork collection.
Posted by dnlmohler ( ..xxx.xxx ) at 2003-07-10 16:37:00
is it just me, or is the head REALLY small compared to the body?
Posted by G'Windinel ( ..xxx.xxx ) at 2003-07-10 15:41:00
*snaps paintbrush*
Posted by Ger ( ..xxx.xxx ) at 2003-07-10 14:22:00
When I first really looked at it, I thought it was a highly detailed action figure put on a cool background.
Then I find out its original art -VERY IMPRESSIVE.
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