As usual it's a photo that I painted over, -I used quite alot of layers here though and added texture of autumn leaves in the background and on his collar. The base is a model (Norwegian I think) named Henrik who I though had a really cool appearance. I always try to look for people with personality as they make so much better character portraits, but that's easier said than done. :( I really liked the pic of Henrik though. I hope it will make a good in-game portrait too.
Yes, I intended for the greenish cast. I wanted him to look a little on the "bad side" when I saw his expression :p So I experimented for a while to find what I thought (or hoped rather, lol) was the perfect color scheme. I wanted his skin to look kindof metal as a symbol of his inhuman side. The orange could very well be the fires of Hell. For some reason I've always thought of green as a "whitchy" colour. Maybe because it's the color of venom? Thanks for the input on how to color b&w pics. What I did with this particular pic was make it sepia toned first and work from there :)"Light travels faster than sound, that's why some people appear bright until you hear them speak"
Posted by gyrfalconthegray at on04/10/04
Nice job! Did you intend the slightly greenish cast to his skin? It makes him look even more like he's dabbled in things best not dabbled in. Very cool. For anyone who is interested, here is a neat trick for coloring B&W: set your painting layer to "Color". Then whatever color you paint keeps the values in tbe B&W while changing the hue and saturation to the color you've selected. You can lay in the first color blocks this way, then flatten the whole thing and go in with touchup brushes later. This works great for coloring B&W photos, graphite drawings or ink washes.
Posted by wycked at 2004-04-1006:52:00
lol, exactely, that was my own thought :) Thanks, glad you like it :)"Light travels faster than sound, that's why some people appear bright until you hear them speak"
Posted by Apricane at on04/10/04
Great work :)
Posted by Apricane at on04/10/04
Great colouring :) He reminds me of an insane, but powerful young mage, obsessed with power :)
Posted by Phaere at 05:01:00 Voted9.00
I can't not see a woman in him, although I really try. But I love the colouring you added to the BW picture. I usually see it when people have coloured a black and white but not this time. Nicely done with the layers.
Posted by wycked at 2004-04-1002:58:00
No, what I found appealing was the way he looks at you, in that direct way. He has a presence if you know what I mean. That is what I liked most about this photo. The problem with many models is that they look so blank and polished, like they have no personality, -they're just pretty faces. That's why they often make bad characters imo. I don't think he looks femenine at all, more exotic, which is why I thought he'd make a good wiz :) Oh and this was originally a black and white photo, the only thing I added was the amulet, so the hairdo and clothing is like this in the original photo. I did a thorough paintover with many layers as mentioned, especially on the face, and added textures and a brush or two but I didn't change anything :) "Light travels faster than sound, that's why some people appear bright until you hear them speak"
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