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Indian Portraits

Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2008 12:50 pm
by Hobbes
Hi folks, any budding artists among you? I'm creating a new scenario for WiA but I need at least a generic Indian portrait. Maybe just amend an existing one (Sangarecha?)

If after doing that you feel like making a few more I don't think any of the chiefs I need have ever had a portrait made so really you could do what you like as long as we take a quick look at the tribal dress and hair etc. But really what I need is a single generic portrait. :coeurs:

Cheers, Chris

Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2008 10:25 pm
by Bo Rearguard
I must confess I don't own the game, but would something like this work?..

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Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2008 10:52 pm
by arsan
Wow!! :coeurs: :coeurs:
Very nice!

It looks like the bad guy from The Last Mohican! :thumbsup:

Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 7:03 am
by dooya
Yes, really nice!

Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 8:04 am
by Hobbes
That's great Bo! :coeurs:

Now I can get you started on my missing generals :)

Many thanks
Chris

Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 6:51 am
by Bo Rearguard
Thanks guys. :)

What size in pixels should they be?

Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 8:06 am
by Hobbes
Can anyone with 'art experience' answer this please?

Many thanks, Chris

Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 9:05 am
by Nikel
In NCP the size in pixels is

81 x 81 for the units panel (graphics\units)

63 x 83 for the map (graphics\armies&fleets)



From the screenshots I have seen probably it is different in WIA, so you have to check in your graphics folder, or better send an example of each folder to Bo Rearguard.

Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 9:19 am
by Hobbes
Nikel wrote:In NCP the size in pixels is

81 x 81 for the units panel (graphics\units)

63 x 83 for the map (graphics\armies&fleets)



From the screenshots I have seen probably it is different in WIA, so you have to check in your graphics folder, or better send an example of each folder to Bo Rearguard.


Thanks Nikel, I will do this tonight when I get home.
Cheers, Chris

Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 9:53 am
by Hok
For WiA :

85 x 85 for the units

96 x 110 for the map icons

78 x 135 for the portraits (no portrait for leaders)

Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 10:04 am
by Jabberwock
The WIA images are almost identical in spec to AACW images.

96 x 110 canvas size for the map (army) images, but the actual picture is drawn in a space between these approximate points: (10, 14), (54, 14), (10, 78), (54, 78) - (44 wide x 64 high). The top line is approximate, cropping is at the bottom, and there is a fade of approximately one-pixel width at the edges.

85 x 85 canvas size for the unit images. The background oval is drawn inside a box using these points as corners: (7, 3), (73, 3), (7, 78), (73, 78) - (64 wide x 75 high). It has a one-pixel white (ffffff) border (internal not external), and a peach (fee7be) background.

78 x 135 canvas for full-length portraits.

Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 2:48 pm
by Generalisimo
Bo Rearguard wrote:I must confess I don't own the game, but would something like this work?..

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Did you do that? or you found it on the internet?

Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 3:14 am
by Bo Rearguard
Thanks for the helpful info guys. :)

Did you do that? or you found it on the internet?


It's a digital painting using Photoshop and a wacom tablet. It's come a long way, but it's still a work in progress. :blink: In the beginning he looked more like Vin Diesel. :D

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Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 8:50 am
by PhilThib
He looks like Magwa, the Huron chief in "The Last of the Mohicans" ;)

Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 12:21 pm
by lodilefty
Same actor played Geronimo ;) Longevity for Native Americans :blink:

He stole the show in Last of the Mohecans, though. :love:

Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 11:11 pm
by GlobalExplorer
I think it looks great, fitting this game perfectly.

Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 10:05 am
by Hobbes
Hi Bo, images as mentioned.

Captain Etherington 20 or so years older :-

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Major Gladwyn :-

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Thanks so much!
Chris

Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 4:46 am
by Bo Rearguard
Okey-dokey. :)

Gladwyn came off looking a bit like a villian, but oh well. :D

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Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 10:14 am
by Hobbes
Well he's British so what else would he look like? :thumbsup:

:coeurs:

Thanks again Bo!
Chris

Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 11:52 am
by Hobbes
Adding Guyasuta as backup.

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Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 9:24 pm
by Obediah
"Magua understands the English very well..." or words to that effect. Wes Studi should have won a Oscar for that performance, IMO!

Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2008 5:21 am
by Dodge
lodilefty wrote:Same actor played Geronimo ;) Longevity for Native Americans :blink:

He stole the show in Last of the Mohecans, though. :love:


He also played Wovoka in Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, Wes Studi.