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 Aug 4 2011, 03:36 AM
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Moving Target  Group: Members Posts: 328 Joined: 3-March 10 Member No.: 18,233  |
I may have asked this before & just can't find the thread. For those of us who lack artistic skills or friends like Squinky... what do you use as art to help represent or describe your character so everyone knows what they are seeing?
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Aug 4 2011, 06:46 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 121 Joined: 1-April 11 Member No.: 26,456 |
Honestly, there are tons of variants if you search online. I've found posted pics all across the webs for characters that i could easily use. Or think of something similar that someone might draw (a cyberzombie I designed, for example, was stealth based in many ways, so I typed in variations of "cyber ninja" until I found several that I liked). THere's dozens that could work for you chief.
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Aug 5 2011, 04:24 AM
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Running, running, running Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 2,220 Joined: 18-October 04 From: North Carolina Member No.: 6,769 |
I would say deviantart.com is my favorite.
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Aug 5 2011, 04:53 AM
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Old Man Jones Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 4,415 Joined: 26-February 02 From: New York Member No.: 1,699 |
Yeah, but DeviantArt needs a disclaimer: There are a handful of great artists on there, a massive amount of mediocre to downright awful artists, and some artists that will make you ask, "why, dear $DEITY, WHY?".
-k |
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Aug 5 2011, 04:54 AM
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Immortal Elf Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,358 Joined: 2-December 07 From: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Member No.: 14,465 |
Yeah, just look at some of my writing.
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Aug 5 2011, 01:50 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,598 Joined: 24-May 03 Member No.: 4,629 |
Deviantart is still my own go-to site for this sort of thing, and while the excellent art is in short supply, it *does* exist.
Make sure that your malware software is up to date, however, as they're terribly bad about screening their ad banners and the like. |
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Aug 5 2011, 08:40 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,479 Joined: 6-May 05 From: Idaho Member No.: 7,377 |
As a self titled Mediocre deviant art guy, I can agree. Be prepared for some things....that well are weird (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) .
I recommend : http://fastfood.deviantart.com/ http://blade1158.deviantart.com/ http://omen2501.deviantart.com/ |
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Aug 5 2011, 08:52 PM
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Running, running, running Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 2,220 Joined: 18-October 04 From: North Carolina Member No.: 6,769 |
Are those posts for good stuff, or for weird stuff?
As far as graphic design stuff goes, I feel like i can manipulate fairly well, but i cant create wholly new product. I love doing me some colorizations (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
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Aug 5 2011, 09:01 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,479 Joined: 6-May 05 From: Idaho Member No.: 7,377 |
Good stuff (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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Aug 8 2011, 03:55 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 328 Joined: 3-March 10 Member No.: 18,233 |
The 3 listed deviantart links gave me some good character pics. Thanks. I am still looking for more, for NPC's and other scenes. If you know of any, lemme know.
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Aug 8 2011, 11:50 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 633 Joined: 16-March 05 From: 51° 16' North 7° 11' East Member No.: 7,168 |
QUOTE (Saint Hallow @ Aug 4 2011, 05:36 AM)  I may have asked this before & just can't find the thread. For those of us who lack artistic skills or friends like Squinky... what do you use as art to help represent or describe your character so everyone knows what they are seeing? I love Hero Machine. I used it for all characters in this document (I had to use a high PDF compression due to limited webspace). |
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Aug 8 2011, 12:10 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,009 Joined: 25-September 06 From: Paris, France Member No.: 9,466 |
This site or I photoshop some pictures of people who look like the character.
My GF creates her characters in The Sims 3 and ask me to photoshop what she can't add in the game. |
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