Evil Skeleton Monster Head
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Printed Date: 12 September 2025 at 12:01pm
Topic: Evil Skeleton Monster Head
Posted By: NancyGold
Subject: Evil Skeleton Monster Head
Date Posted: 16 October 2017 at 10:42am
 how could it be future improved/fixed? |
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Posted By: NancyGold
Date Posted: 16 October 2017 at 10:54am
Tried to make jawbone stronger. Unsure if it really improves the character.
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Posted By: NancyGold
Date Posted: 16 October 2017 at 11:50am
Edited back of the head.
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Posted By: NancyGold
Date Posted: 18 October 2017 at 1:25pm
Decided to refine wizard portrait as well.
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Posted By: NancyGold
Date Posted: 18 October 2017 at 2:09pm
Made beard more natural online gif hosting |
Posted By: NancyGold
Date Posted: 19 October 2017 at 12:41pm
Tried to make cheeks older: hope it counts towards some progress. |
Posted By: NancyGold
Date Posted: 21 October 2017 at 1:16pm
Attempted to make orc character less "gay"
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Posted By: NancyGold
Date Posted: 27 October 2017 at 6:23pm
Tried to make player colors look like a burning aura around monster's head, instead of being cheesy light source in the corner:
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Posted By: Hapiel
Date Posted: 28 October 2017 at 5:28am
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These portraits are great! But they are also such a distinct style that it is hard to comment on! The orcs nose seems very far from its mouth. Also its head seems tilted back but it's ears (in the new one) seem more tilted front. The skull still has its teeth it seems? Those could perhaps be better defined. On the top above the eyebrows there is a lot of banding, you could consider looking into that. The left (our right) eye seems tall compared to the right. and his right shoulder patch is more in his neck than on its shoulder. I hope that helps a bit :) |
Posted By: NancyGold
Date Posted: 28 October 2017 at 7:02am
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Originally posted by Hapiel These portraits are great! But they are also such a distinct style that it is hard to comment on! The orcs nose seems very far from its mouth. Also its head seems tilted back but it's ears (in the new one) seem more tilted front. The skull still has its teeth it seems? Those could perhaps be better defined. On the top above the eyebrows there is a lot of banding, you could consider looking into that. The left (our right) eye seems tall compared to the right. and his right shoulder patch is more in his neck than on its shoulder. I hope that helps a bit :) Hi, Hapiel! Thanks for CC! I'll try fixing it. Regrading Orc's nose, I used Warhammer and Metzen's art for reference ( https://geekculture.co/blizzards-chris-metzen-retires-from-game-industry/ ), and they all leave some space between nose and mouth (especially warhammer orcs), so I guess that is standard, although I've drawn bigger and flatter nose, compared to say Metzen's or Warhammer orcs, so guess they can't sue me now for copyright infringement  |
Posted By: NancyGold
Date Posted: 28 October 2017 at 4:31pm
Ok. Tried to save the skeleton's head: removed that banding above right eye, moved left eye down and fixed shoulder pad. |
Posted By: NancyGold
Date Posted: 29 October 2017 at 8:08pm
Trying to do something with rat creature portrait http://ibb.co/ncTyRR - |
Posted By: NancyGold
Date Posted: 06 November 2017 at 5:29pm
Thinking on how to make wraith portrait less retarded. |
Posted By: NancyGold
Date Posted: 07 November 2017 at 7:12am
More variations. |
Posted By: Hapiel
Date Posted: 07 November 2017 at 11:30am
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Nice experimenting! I'm a fan of number . Perhaps with a slight bit more contrasting colors on the robe, stronger highlights, it could pop out a bit more interestingly. The space around it is dark, but the robe is quite lit, which suggest to me a strong directional light, and a huge room so that there is no ambient reflection? Also, is te purple inside the hood intended as a highlight coming from the eyes, or is it a purple colored part of the hood? |
Posted By: NancyGold
Date Posted: 08 November 2017 at 11:54am
Cape was floating in the air, making it all look stupid, so I erased a chunk of the cape. Originally posted by Hapiel Nice experimenting! I'm a fan of number . Perhaps with a slight bit more contrasting colors on the robe, stronger highlights, it could pop out a bit more interestingly. The space around it is dark, but the robe is quite lit, which suggest to me a strong directional light, and a huge room so that there is no ambient reflection? Thank you for suggestion. I think ambient is non-existing, because scene happens in some crypt, and light shines from the front, giving somewhat pillow-shaded feel. Guess instead of black background, crypt walls could be added. Originally posted by Hapiel Also, is te purple inside the hood intended as a highlight coming from the eyes, or is it a purple colored part of the hood? It is highlighted by the eyes. Maybe it should be removed completely, the eyes ain't that bright anyway. |