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Clash of the portrait styles!

Ah, yes. Yet another graphical setback, yet, no fear. Nothing disastrous has gone done this time. I've always been wondering about the portrait usage in the game, and when I took a vote over at rpgmakervx.net a while back, I asked the players to ask which portrait style they preferred. Original art versus my Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance edits.

The original art won out in the end, but not by a landslide. The votes ( out of the 142 cast so far ) came rather close. 49 for OA vs. 44 for FE art, iirc. The remaining votes consisted of those for whom the art style didn't matter.

So, I've been thinking ( and doing ) two releases of the game: One with the original art, and one with the FE art, since I've always been particularly fond of the latter. Just last night, I whipped up Laine's FE version, based off her new design.


And it's also for those of you who think my art is horrible... Huge heads, slanting characters and the like. The FE art gives the game quite a professional look, if I say so myself.


All edits done so far ( with Laine's older design ) I really don't want it to go to waste.

Against...


Oh, the head sizes... I seriously need to refine my art technique.

BUT! I am not ditching the OA. There will still be a download for those who like original artwork in games, so, yeah. Should get rid of that one dilemma that has been bothering me for a while.

Oh well, back to the drawing board. Oh, and I have time to kill, since I finished up my testing last night. ^^

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It's aight. I think you should just stick to one style for now and focus on other aspects of the game. Nothing is definitive yet and you can choose the style that you prefer when the game's finished. By then, you art should be improving considerably, or maybe who knows, an artist might be interest in helping out with portraits for promising projects :O
Either way, portraits are something you can use placeholders, so don't bother too much switching it back and forth right now OvO
Has anybody said your artwork is horrible?
I think having the ability to do not only your own portraits, but your own PS4-style cutscenes is awesome. Given the choice, I'd take an unrefined art style over edited-rips any day. The art style will improve over time and gives your game a unique look where rips, well, rips are rips in the end.
@Apple: Yes, I do wish someone would help me out with the art, for free. But fat chance of that happening, hey? Most of the best art is normally commissioned.

@Dy: That was a joke about my art being horrible, you know. ^^ The original art isn't getting ditched at all, since I do like it, just those issues plague me sometimes. I'm still trying very hard to refine my art, though. Maybe 6 months from now I'll look at the art and try to redo everything.

The FE rips/mugshots are gorgeous, though. I've always admired that series' art style. I suppose the whole reason I'm so attached to it, is because that's how I got to know Laine and Pat. The mugshots gave them personality, which I built on over time. So yeah, there's some sentimental value there for me.

But yes. I'm still going to make the two options avaliable for download.
author=yuna21
@Apple: Yes, I do wish someone would help me out with the art, for free. But fat chance of that happening, hey? Most of the best art is normally commissioned.

@Dy: That was a joke about my art being horrible, you know. ^^ The original art isn't getting ditched at all, since I do like it, just those issues plague me sometimes. I'm still trying very hard to refine my art, though. Maybe 6 months from now I'll look at the art and try to redo everything.

The FE rips/mugshots are gorgeous, though. I've always admired that series' art style. I suppose the whole reason I'm so attached to it, is because that's how I got to know Laine and Pat. The mugshots gave them personality, which I built on over time. So yeah, there's some sentimental value there for me.

But yes. I'm still going to make the two options avaliable for download.





Wow. you must be really worried which to choose. Im one of those who voted for the FE portrait of yours but as I look at your artwork, I realized that your artwork is really something which gave life to Enelysion. I really dont care which you choose but it's still up to you Luchi which style you are going to use for your game. It's your game after all and we will be always supporting you :3
@cokidoki: Thanks. :) I suppose in the not so far future, custom art all the way for the game's final full release. But I don't know when that's going to happen.

A question to you guys: Does the resolution of the custom art look... odd? As if its enlarged or something? I have no idea how to make my art look, you know... clearer? Since I lack a tablet, I don't go over my original lineart, I just darken it.


Testing out a cutscene with the FE edits. The smaller portrait size means up to 4 characters can be on a screen at once. I <3 the look of this. So... clean. ^^ Or maybe it's the colours.


author=yuna21
@cokidoki: Thanks. :) I suppose in the not so far future, custom art all the way for the game's final full release. But I don't know when that's going to happen.

A question to you guys: Does the resolution of the custom art look... odd? As if its enlarged or something? I have no idea how to make my art look, you know... clearer? Since I lack a tablet, I don't go over my original lineart, I just darken it.


Testing out a cutscene with the FE edits. The smaller portrait size means up to 4 characters can be on a screen at once. I <3 the look of this. So... clean. ^^ Or maybe it's the colours.







Yes. I love that cutscene. I love Laine's FE look. But you said that you lack a tablet, so how did you manage to draw her hair like that and her shoulder armor? :3
@cokidoki: Laine's FE version is put together by using various FE characters of the same game. FE9 has nearly 70 different full body shots ( there may be more ). Look at the general in black with the pinkish hair in my first post. That's where I got part of Laine's hair from.
author=yuna21
@cokidoki: Laine's FE version is put together by using various FE characters of the same game. FE9 has nearly 70 different full body shots ( there may be more ). Look at the general in black with the pinkish hair in my first post. That's where I got part of Laine's hair from.



Yes, I know that Luchi but I have never combined their hair. I have tried making those frankenportraits of FE9 before for my game but I guess, there will be no originality if I do same coz you're already using those. :) :(
Actually, I'm not the first one to use FE9 portraits for a VX game. Have you checked out A Dust Tale? That's where I got the idea from to use those portraits. ^^
author=yuna21
Actually, I'm not the first one to use FE9 portraits for a VX game. Have you checked out A Dust Tale? That's where I got the idea from to use those portraits. ^^


So that's why :3 They are so cool but yet making custom art is cooler, right? :3



edit: I saw them already but they look futuristic and I am more into medieval times. :3
Yes indeed. It's more rewarding in the long run... In the very, very loooong run. ><
author=yuna21
Yes indeed. It's more rewarding in the long run... In the very, very loooong run. ><


Yes. Very, and I must say that you are proud of your work :3 so what do you think is the thing that makes you consume your time, drawing or coloring them? :D
Most time consuming... colouring for sure. ><
author=yuna21
Most time consuming... colouring for sure. ><



oh :( for how long does it take you to color one portrait?
Erhm... About... 2 hours, I think? >< That included base colouring and shading.
woooow. that's time consuming. :\\ ugh, where shall I get inspiration to start already. O.O
From me. GO cokidoki! I have faith in you!
author=bigtime
From me. GO cokidoki! I have faith in you!



haha, you're such a nice guy big time. :3 and thanks :3 just one question, you have faith in me? hahaha
I was inspiring you!!!! Go forth and draw like the great yuna.
author=bigtime
I was inspiring you!!!! Go forth and draw like the great yuna.



Hahahaha. Yes my friend. :3 She really inspires me a lot you know. Enelysion is my favorite VX game so far :D
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