Araval's Royal Gallery

[Vladyvid]

Btw Araval, can you tell how you create those portraits? Composite image, drawing, or combination? Ive seen there are different techniques, or methods, how people make the portraits for the mods. I will be probably also making portraits for my mod at some point, and i dont know yet what would be the best method to do it.

[Araval]

I think photo manipulation would be the most accurate term for most of them and what I prefer to do. This is a before and after (young version) comparison:
With this sentence I don't intend to claim I haven't used artworks as base, however.
But in need I've made compositions aswell, for example I've added helmets here: ; added MilkShape helmet render here: ; added body armour here: ; added helmet and armour here: ; added more beard and hair here:
Sometimes I've just retouched compositions by other team members, for example:
Here I've digitally painted the beard and some wrinkles:
And this portrait is completely unrecognizable from the source with remorphed face and digitally painted beard:

[Vladyvid]

Ok wow, i didnt expect such a comprehensive response, +rep for the effort of posting all this

[Araval]

My pleasure!

[Araval]

My Curia Banner Competition submission:

[Akar]

That's pretty awesome

[Morticia Iunia Bruti]

I'm missing blood sprinkles.

Nah just fun.

It is really awesome.

[Araval]

That's pretty awesome

Thanks!

I'm missing blood sprinkles.

Nah just fun.

It is really awesome.

Ho-ho-ho!

[Alexander78]

This is more in line with reality.

[Morticia Iunia Bruti]

Personally i like the third blood sprinkled curia banner most.