Hero Portraits!

[Mythos_Ruler]

Pretty cool detail on the helmet, m8. Here's what he looked like in real life:

So, probably a narrower mouth and narrower nose bridge?

[historic_bruno]

Can we do unit portraits? Please?

Pretty please?

I'm not quite as good of a painter as JustinOperable, but I'll do Carthage!

the Greek ones look really good and are more believable than the model shots

If you're up for it, what's to stop you?

[quantumstate]

One thing to consider with unit portraits is that no portraits is better than 75% portraits for consistency so unless all the units get portraits made you may find a lot of work is unused.

[Lion.Kanzen]

Here's a rough of Alexander the great. I'll try to finish a bit of a repaint if ashoka and finish scipio as well soonish.

I like the Helmet.

[LordGood]

One thing to consider with unit portraits is that no portraits is better than 75% portraits for consistency so unless all the units get portraits made you may find a lot of work is unused.

Portraits styles can differ between cultures though right? If I do all of the Carthage units the styles should remain consistent with one another. Another artist can do Rome in a different style, if they choose to do so for example?

[Lion.Kanzen]

Portraits styles can differ between cultures though right?

i thinking that when see your Carthaginian Portraits.

[idanwin]

As you're not going to play multiple civs at the same time that should not pose any problems. As long as there is a consistency within each civ.

[Lion.Kanzen]

As you're not going to play multiple civs at the same time that should not pose any problems. As long as there is a consistency within each civ.

if you use cheat wolololo its possibly.

[JustinOperable]

I'm not the art director but if i were, I would not have serious inconsistencies even between civs. it's not a big deal if different artists have slightly different painting styles, but intentionally framing or executing the portraits in much different ways will detract from the games aesthetic, but i'm not the art director.

[Mythos_Ruler]

Ideally it would be important to get the same level of quality across the entire set of portraits. Minor differences in style can be compensated for, but they should all be a consistent quality and have a similar general look.

[Lion.Kanzen]

but intentionally framing or executing the portraits in much different ways will detract from the games aesthetic,

that the problem. but, is a Free Project. you can not ask for Visual Unity Edited March 18, 2013 by Lion.Kanzen

[JustinOperable]

Wesnoth is a free project too, but they have quality standards, specific framing guidelines and a specific style. I think lord goods portraits are nice, though I would put them through a round of critiques or two, but I thought the issue was more one of framing than quality.

Edited March 18, 2013 by JustinOperable

[Lion.Kanzen]

I ont know that Project, my be use a Single Artist?, you could show some examples. may be you have right and we need some correction about Art Concept Style for Portraits. Thank you for the reply.

[JustinOperable]

Battle for Wesnoth is a free and open source turn based strategy game. www.wesnoth.org. I have contirbuted to that project, they've had at least a dozen different portrait contributors, and the bulk of their portraits are standardized aside from some campaign specific ones that have yet to be replaced. 0ad has a high aesthetic standard and I don't think that should change, and most portraits should undergo revisions as a matter of course, although yes you are correct, it is a free project and care must be taken to keep artists on board. I'm sure the art director will be careful in committing only useful artworks. Wesnoth actually has it's own portrait director as a sub-art director specifically for their portraits (which are numerous).

[Mythos_Ruler]

Battle for Wesnoth is a free and open source turn based strategy game. www.wesnoth.org. I have contirbuted to that project, they've had at least a dozen different portrait contributors, and the bulk of their portraits are standardized aside from some campaign specific ones that have yet to be replaced. 0ad has a high aesthetic standard and I don't think that should change, and most portraits should undergo revisions as a matter of course, although yes you are correct, it is a free project and care must be taken to keep artists on board. I'm sure the art director will be careful in committing only useful artworks. Wesnoth actually has it's own portrait director as a sub-art director specifically for their portraits (which are numerous).

I like this approach. I am wondering if you'd consider being a possible "portrait director" for 0 A.D.

I'm serious.