JustinOperable Posted March 5, 2013 Report Share Posted March 5, 2013 Hey all,A while back I offered to do some portraits for the game units but was unhappy with my portraiture at the time. I have since remedied that dissatisfaction and so i'm back to paint some heroes. First is hannibal, second is ashoka the great. They're rough works in progress and their costumes are left vague for now so people have a chance to throw reference at me before I waste time rendering something inaccurate. I intend to do a portrait for each faction then move into whatever appeals. Let me know what you think. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yves Posted March 5, 2013 Report Share Posted March 5, 2013 It looks great so far, their faces look very real.I'm looking forward to seeing further development. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enrique Posted March 5, 2013 Report Share Posted March 5, 2013 Wow, really nice quality portraits! they look promising I hope you don't mind if I leave here some heroes references.. Hannibal references:http://www.talismanc...st_Portrait.jpghttp://upload.wikime...nibal_Barca.jpgAshoka references:http://www.thestreng...01/Slide023.jpgMore mauryan heroes:http://www.wildfireg...showtopic=17026Philip of Macedon:http://i.imgur.com/dr9x6.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/g3vWR.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/Yv1yb.jpgAlexander the great:http://www.1stmuse.c..._matenkoski.JPGhttp://upload.wikime...tish_Museum.jpgAnd his helmet:http://www.movingima...4804-medium.jpghttp://euroheritage.net/alexander.jpgIf you prefer to work on other heroes, just ask and we'll give you references Looking forward to see your progress! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mythos_Ruler Posted March 5, 2013 Report Share Posted March 5, 2013 You should also look at their units in-game so the helmets and other details you choose roughly match them in-game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustinOperable Posted March 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2013 Yea, I hope a little variation is ok. So far I've been going off of what historic references I could find especially with ashoka. If anyone wants to post a screen cap of the units in game, it would be helpful, af I cammy currently update to alpha 12 right now. Thanks for the ref and the kind words. I saw you posted alexander the great reference but I was told before it was being worked on, was the portrait abandoned? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustinOperable Posted March 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2013 Also i'm going to submit a hannibal variation where he only has one eye, so if there's a punic wars campaign, his iberian exploits can be with the first portrait, then after the alps and all that, he can be shown with one eye. If such a campaign ever happened I could even do an older portrait for the later game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMST Posted March 5, 2013 Report Share Posted March 5, 2013 Here is a quick shot of Hannibal in the actor editor. Ashoka does not yet exist in the public svn. (well, he does, but he looks like Xerxes.^^) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorfinn the Shallow Minded Posted March 5, 2013 Report Share Posted March 5, 2013 Don't forget that Hannibal was blind in one eye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoot Posted March 5, 2013 Report Share Posted March 5, 2013 Don't forget that Hannibal was blind in one eye.Also i'm going to submit a hannibal variation where he only has one eye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilstewie Posted March 5, 2013 Report Share Posted March 5, 2013 (edited) Yeah, portraits would be awesome.Emperor AshokaThis one could be good for Chandragupta Maurya. Edited March 5, 2013 by lilstewie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustinOperable Posted March 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2013 While waiting for response I did a scipio africanus rough as well. I'll begin finishing costume and color on these three. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustinOperable Posted March 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2013 progress on hannibal 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilstewie Posted March 6, 2013 Report Share Posted March 6, 2013 (edited) progress on hannibalJustinOperable, that is awesome and looks high quality, Edited March 6, 2013 by lilstewie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pureon Posted March 6, 2013 Report Share Posted March 6, 2013 Looking good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustinOperable Posted March 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2013 (edited) K here's a final draft of hannibal missing a background and pupils and one with one eye. And a rough of boudicca. Edited March 6, 2013 by JustinOperable 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Falcão Posted March 6, 2013 Report Share Posted March 6, 2013 The details and quality are amazing! I'd really like to see these in-game!One minor thing, though: the blind eye, in the heat of a battle, won't be noticed by many... Maybe you could blind the other eye instead? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMST Posted March 6, 2013 Report Share Posted March 6, 2013 Boudica looks a bit ... overly masculine.:-/ To be honest, if you didn't tell me, I would have thought she was a man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mythos_Ruler Posted March 6, 2013 Report Share Posted March 6, 2013 Boudica looks a bit ... overly masculine.:-/ To be honest, if you didn't tell me, I would have thought she was a man.Right. She probably needs a narrower nose or something. Keep up the good work though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordGood Posted March 6, 2013 Report Share Posted March 6, 2013 K here's a final draft of hannibal missing a background and pupils and one with one eye. And a rough of boudicca. Those are incredible mate, I know it's tough to see in the reference image of hannibal, but i think those arent extra horsehair crests on the sides but feathers, correct me if I'm wrong. I think the eye looks fine just how it is.Great job dude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustinOperable Posted March 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2013 Thanks all. I'll consider the critiques. I don't feel boudicca looks overly masculine, but I don't think a middle aged warrior queen would be a girly girl, but i'll see what I could do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustinOperable Posted March 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2013 Also, please continue to post costume reference for boudicca, ashoka and darius who i'll do next. It doesn't have to be direct depictions i'd those characters just pictures of what they might have worn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion.Kanzen Posted March 6, 2013 Report Share Posted March 6, 2013 progress on hannibal what tecnic is that? is 3d with photoshop or something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustinOperable Posted March 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2013 everything I paint is in gimp. Open source ftw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
historic_bruno Posted March 6, 2013 Report Share Posted March 6, 2013 Nice work, it's good to see some progress on portraits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion.Kanzen Posted March 6, 2013 Report Share Posted March 6, 2013 everything I paint is in gimp. Open source ftw. nice painting, looks like very realistic. you use Hard way, painting from nothing? wow, i can Paint but not at your level, is impressive. congratulation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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