NPC Portrait [SUPER EDIT, LOTS OF IMAGES]

• Murasaki wrote on 2013-08-21 23:10
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  I've always wanted to try making one of these.
  
  Mostly referenced from Portia and
  [spoiler="just in case"]Tarlach[/spoiler]
  
  ^^Colors as they are on my screen.
  
  I DID ....THINGS...
  

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• Mentosftw wrote on 2013-08-21 23:12
  Looks like a more mature version of Portia.
• Murasaki wrote on 2013-08-21 23:29
  Yeahhh. haha. I looked through multiple portraits to reference, and the way her eyes are drawn and shaded are more interesting than a lot of the NPCs who use more generic eyes, so I decided to reference her for eyes as well as hair.
• Elleanior wrote on 2013-08-21 23:46
  Daaaaaayum girl, you get a +rep just for that. o 3o
• Cho wrote on 2013-08-21 23:51
  Ahh, so pretty. ♥
• Murasaki wrote on 2013-08-22 01:32

  Quote from Elleanior;1138769:

  Daaaaaayum girl, you get a +rep just for that. o 3o

  
  Thank you!
  
  

  Quote from Cho;1138771:

  Ahh, so pretty. ♥

  
  Thanks. I tried. ;w;
• Vejosa wrote on 2013-08-22 15:37
  oooh
  I wish we were on the same server ;--;
  I would so ask for a commission
  
  your artwork is so pretty :x
• Murasaki wrote on 2013-08-22 15:44
  Thank you!
  
  I generally just do cash commissions, and was thinking of opening up commissions for these as well, but I don't know how many people would be interested in that sort of thing.
• koifish wrote on 2013-08-22 17:32
  uwaa, so nicely done. ' 7 '
  I wouldn't mind an Adelynn npc! = u =
• Creek wrote on 2013-08-22 17:36
  If I had money, I'd be throwing it all over you. :D This is gorgeous <3
• Murasaki wrote on 2013-08-22 20:40
  I'd be glad to have money thrown at me. haha. Thank you both!
  
  I made some small edits, since there were issues with some of the lighter colors going outside the lines. It was starting to really bug me. Added some highlights on the trim on the sleeve too, since it looked really bland compared to other gray pieces....
  
  Someone told me I should animate but I've never really made a gif before and I don't know what the animation frames for other NPCs look like. Dx
• Furrycookies wrote on 2013-08-22 22:26
  I believe that the npcs in mabi have their eyes and mouths replaces for their animated expressions.
  Such as: [SPOILER="Image o3o"]

  [Image: http://i.imgur.com/JqjbJIX.jpg]

  [/SPOILER]
  
  But yes this would require creating a gif, could try some of those gif making websites.
• Murasaki wrote on 2013-08-22 23:15
  Mentos sent me a Mabi-specific reference too, and I'm getting quite excited. I have a few programs that I can make gifs with already. I've just never done it before,haha.
  
  I've already started and I made myself giggle like an idiot.
  
  Apart from the default face, I've drawn the closed eyes, sort of closed eyes, an unsmiling mouth, and angry eyebrows. Whatever I've finished last for each part of the face, I leave up. And so this happened:
  

  [Image: http://puu.sh/48sml.png]
• Furrycookies wrote on 2013-08-23 02:29
  Very nice, Looks wonderful!
• Twiliterror wrote on 2013-08-23 07:09
  Is it bad at first when I saw this, I thought it was an slightly older Portia joining the ranks of the Cessair to get back together with the player because Bassanio was lost at sea...
  
  Aka it's so good to the point I mistaken it for Portia almost, good job!