Catalogue of unregistered & rogue aliens species
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Haha oh wow, I wouldn't have expected the Blorg to have that much ... height. 
So you did full-body portraits then and just cropped it to the upper-half?
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Actually no, but I am thinking about it. This was done sort of as an after thought.Haha oh wow, I wouldn't have expected the Blorg to have that much ... height.
I kind of figured the Blorg were sort that tall awkward and slightly imposing guy that really wants to be your friend but ends up just making everyone uncomfortable ;P
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I think that's a pretty neat idea actually. With the current portrait style, everyone just kind of appears to be roughly the same height, which would obviously not be the case.
The little line up adds a perspective I find quite pleasing.
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Moving forward with new designs, I am most likely going to do this - if nothing else, they'll be added to the line up, which I want to keep going.
I'll probably not do a full portrait of the Ithaqgha, as I want to move on from them, but the others shouldn't be too much trouble to do. And, then of course, anyone(thing) I ad after that would have one to go with the portrait, so.
I'm looking forward to seeing what you do with the Nyoggoth. What a neat creature that thing is. If anything deserves the "Repugnant" trait, it's that monstrosity.
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I want a tonne more of these lovecraftian species, can't have enough of them.
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Paradox Interactive needs to hire this good man to make their Species/Portrait dlcs!
On that note, amazing work, 10/10 will download.
On that note, amazing work, 10/10 will download.
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Thank you!
haha! I'll up it's repugnancy then! It's up next on the revision list, so look for it in a day or so!
That does seem to be a developing theme, so I don't think you'll be too disappointed!
Thank you! And, I would not be opposed to working with PDI! I'm hoping that I can generate enough interest that they really don't have a choice!
did I just say that out loud?
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I've considered it, but til recently I had very little time/energy to spend on it. That and I tend to lack patience.
3D is fun and you can do some really cool stuff, but one thing I've always wanted to get the hang of is digital painting.
Haha oh wow, I wouldn't have expected the Blorg to have that much ... height.
I am surprised.
I TOTALLY imagined the Blorg to be very tall.
Their hugs are not a human thing (to me), it's more like an engulfing.
Something that most races would object to and find repulsive.
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I have never been able to wrap my head around 3D. Even sculpting with clay gives me fits
I just tell people I'm too shallow for 3D work, and stick to my 2D art In so far as learning digital painting, there's tons of reference stuff on line for that. I know people who use photoshop and / or painter (I'm a Corel Painter guy myself), but the main thing that I tell my students is to spend time doing observational drawing first. Grab a sketchbook, printer paper, whatever, and just draw. Go to the zoo, get friends to pose for you, put some fruit on the table, and just draw. Once you're comfortable with that, you'll need to pick up a tablet of some sort (I use a wacom), and then get used to the hand/eye coordination of working on screen. From there, again, tons of reference online for that. You can find a bunch on Pinterest and Deviant art if you search painting tutorials. From there, again, it's just practice!
~S
How will you be animating it? I hope it's easy enough that it becomes the standard for mods. Would be a nice little upgrade.[EDIT] YES. This will be a mod!
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So, I think I may have mentioned once or twice that I draw stuff, and I really like alien race design, so, I intend on putting together a catalogue of alien race portraits that I'm doing for my own mod, viewable in this thread. I will be adding more as I complete them, so watch this space!
Also, if someone in the know could give the specs for what is needed to do our own customized race portraits, that would be awesome, because right now I'm just using the forum portraits as a template for this. I'd love to have this game ready as soon as possible.
As time allows, I'd hope to animate them as well.
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SPECIES 001:: Blorg
SPECIES 002 :: Kukeri
SPECIES 003 :: Nloam, aka Grays, or "Speilbergers"
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SPECIES 004 :: Ithaqgha
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The following portraits I originally did for my own use in Distant Worlds, which I plan on reworking and updating them for the Stellaris Universe(s).
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Pending 002 :: Nyoggoth
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Pending 003 :: Murrundal
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Pending 004 :: Nyarlakhee
More to come!
Cheers,
~S
At this time, I'm not sure. I'm assuming that I'll be using Adobe After Effects, but so far I haven't heard anything on the requirements for race mods. Once I get a hold of the specs, I'll be able to systemize it, and can post a step by step if one isn't provided by PDI.
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Is there any difference between the Ithaqgha pending design and the "official" species portrait other than adding the avatar background? At first glance I'd wanna say "no" (their picture doesn't have background shadows as compared to the other three, for example), but at the same time all the colors, from what I remember, seem more richer and polished. Would we be able to have the original pending picture and the new one side-by-side to compare the differences between the original and the new one?
Also, a super-minuscule detail, but why does the Kukeri portrait have a brown ring instead of a gold one like the rest? Ask those important questions haha.
Also, a super-minuscule detail, but why does the Kukeri portrait have a brown ring instead of a gold one like the rest? Ask those important questions haha.
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Here you go:
Original Ithaqgha
Updated Ithaqgha
Aaaaand of course I notice something that I want to fix >_<
The rest of the pending species will be similarly updated - brought into tighter focus, cleaned up and noodled on until I'm happy with them
Re: The Kukeri frame - yeah, that was the first one I did, so didn't have the frame template down the way I wanted it yet. I can always go back in and update it if everyone prefers
Original Ithaqgha
Updated Ithaqgha
Aaaaand of course I notice something that I want to fix >_<
The rest of the pending species will be similarly updated - brought into tighter focus, cleaned up and noodled on until I'm happy with them
Re: The Kukeri frame - yeah, that was the first one I did, so didn't have the frame template down the way I wanted it yet. I can always go back in and update it if everyone prefers
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Huh, I knew something was different but I didn't realize it was that different! Please do the side-by-side with the other three please, it's nice to see how much better the new versions were improved. Where are you at with other portraits? I'd imagine you probably would work in alternating shifts between something new and updating the pending ones?
Where are you at with other portraits? I'd imagine you probably would work in alternating shifts between something new and updating the pending ones?
Here you go:
Original Ithaqgha
Updated Ithaqgha
Aaaaand of course I notice something that I want to fix >_<
The rest of the pending species will be similarly updated - brought into tighter focus, cleaned up and noodled on until I'm happy with them
Re: The Kukeri frame - yeah, that was the first one I did, so didn't have the frame template down the way I wanted it yet. I can always go back in and update it if everyone prefers
The second one is so much nicer, I think. I love the colors you brought to it. Especially around the eyes. A creative person could come up with so many reasons for those colorful eyes. While I'm still waiting with baited breath for the Nyggoth, I applaud your work so far. You mean to tell me you are doing this for fun?! What an amazingly useful hobby!
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No problem - I had actually thought about it originally, but thought that in the original post it would be too confusing. I'll do it in the update post from now on, though!Huh, I knew something was different but I didn't realize it was that different! Please do the side-by-side with the other three please, it's nice to see how much better the new versions were improved.
Had to take a break yesterday as I was too wiped out from work & lack of sleep, but I'm going to push through and finish up the Pendings before moving on to new territory, then I'll start rocking the new stuff. And, in the mean time, I have to alternate this with freelance work as well.
Thanks!
Not entirely for fun
I do have ulterior motives in that I want to put together enough of a portfolio of relevant material that I can submit it to PDI in the hopes of landing a gig or two with them. But, yes, in the mean time it is fun. I'd love to have an opportunity to work with the Stellaris crew! - 2