Portrait originally created for BG II NPC, Aerie. It struck me that the female game portraits we're nice in their way, but they were rather odd compared to the guys. Being the compulsive noodler that I am, I set out to make replacements--and here is one. Original art--no photos were harmed in the making of this portrait.
Big, beautiful blue eyes. And yet, she exudes an air of competance. I think this really captures the essence of Aerie -- very well done!
Posted by Mr_Dave at on05/07/04
_________________________ Me go beer!
Posted by Harry_Backside at on05/07/04
excellent as always
Posted by Balgin at 2004-04-1002:05:00
Just a little note on how amazingly good this actualy is: look very closely at her hair. At first it looks like it's quite short and simply tucked behind her ears. However it doesn't take long before you notice how the hair above the ears that cannot be tucked behind them is all pulled back towards a spot on the back of her head possibly a little below eye level. But you can see lose hair hanging behind the ears so maybe she's got it all pulled back in a tight but fluffy ponytail that hangs down behind her neck and is wide enough to show on each side however there is a third alternative. Sporeboy's portraits are always incredibly good from an anatomical point of view so the chances of this being a simple accident are pretty slim. So imagine, if you would, that the upper half of her hair is all pulled back and held at the back by some clasp or grip, probably one of those ornamented ones with pretty engravings, probably oval shaped too to compliment those huge gentle eyes of hers. Then the lower section of hair is free to hang lose about the ears. This gives the impression that short bits of hair protrude from beneath that clasp splayed wide in a fashion reminiscent of a swan's tail although as scruffy and disorganised as most of the rest of her mane. Of course it's possible that it's a simple inconsistency but the hair grip is a more pleasant way of looking at it than the really bushy ponytail or the mistake theory. Well anyway, it's still a great portrait.
Posted by Vasculio at 2004-02-2209:16:00
You're work is the best! The reason why you're portraits shined out all is because you did all the work yourself. I think Brad D. Nault is there too! I kinda frown at people using real photos for there portraits. I think bioware did this with some photos. I'm not entirely against it! But to me its just wrong. Good luck in whatever future projects you make be cooking up.
Posted by Old_Scores_Transfered at on02/20/04
This is a compilation of the old system into a single score. There were 85 that made this score of 8.37 then rounded to 8.
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