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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.
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?..

Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2008 10:52 pm
by arsan
Wow!!
Very nice!
It looks like the bad guy from The Last Mohican!

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!
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?..

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.

In the beginning he looked more like Vin Diesel.


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

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 :-
Major Gladwyn :-
Thanks so much!
Chris
Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 4:46 am
by Bo Rearguard
Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 10:14 am
by Hobbes
Well he's British so what else would he look like?
Thanks again Bo!
Chris
Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 11:52 am
by Hobbes
Adding Guyasuta as backup.

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

He stole the show in Last of the Mohecans, though.
He also played Wovoka in Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, Wes Studi.