A couple of alternative new portraits

[kiwidoc]

Here's a couple of portraits I've made that could be suitable for Gavin. I confess I did

 

not make the original artwork in either case, but I have made loads of changes.

 

These aren't simple cut and paste jobs For starters I changed the expression

 

to give both characters a slight smile, and increased the size of the nose just a wee

 

bit. I've also tweaked the eyes in order to give them more of a "kind" face. The poses

 

have also been altered just a bit to get rid of distracting partial limbs etc. I've

 

altered the colours, lighting, backdrops, textures, depth of field etc to match the

 

portraits provided by the game. I also added some sparkly lighting to the amulet 01 is

 

wearing to make it seem just a little magical, and tweaked the effects on 02's armour

 

armour.

 

I can only link to jpg versions. If anyone wants the proper bitmaps please post here, or

 

message me and I'll email them to you

 

VERSION 1

 

 

 

 

VERSION 2

 

 

 

[Ankhesenpaaten]

Wow. I love them! I think they are handsomer than Gavin is supposed to be but I don't care. I'm using number 2!!!

[jon-eli]

I wish I looked like No. 2. I would finally have the respect I deserve.

 

The real question, however, is if No. 2 can pass off as a 28-year-old. It seems like a stretch, IMO.

 

(No. 1 looks like a sexualized adolescent; and, by god, we don't need another Saerileth.)

[berelinde]

They're lovely portraits, though!

 

OK, it does push the age window a bit, since he's 28 in BG1, but then again, I work with a 27 year-old guy who looks like he's 16, so I'll cheerfully leave it to the player to decide what he's supposed to look like.

 

Thanks for sharing these!

[kiwidoc]

I think my age is showing ... all you young whippersnappers look alike to me *cough, cough, wheeze*

 

I did try to pick men who looked a bit older - granted that so far Gavin has been pretty much a priest rather than a warrior, and he's well fed and healthy. Think Jonathon Rhys Meyes, or Billy Oyd at 28 and you'll see what I mean.

[Shaitan]

I like version 1 actually

[Ankhesenpaaten]

I like version 1 actually

 

I like that one as well, but to me he looks about 15.

[kiwidoc]

Here are the two small versions, so you can DL the jpgs and convert to bitmap (or of course meesage me with your email addy).

 

I always tweak the small pix - make them brighter and sharper because just shrinking always make them seem too dark and unclear.