My small contribution (added portrait sketches)

[TrashMan]

I made 2 new units for this brilliant game, maybe they can be used, maybe not.

Anyway, I've put up the images and units files (no custom portraits yet...need to by a sketchpad. The two images in the file are PLACEHOLDERS, but they are a pretty good aproximation of how I imagine the units. And they are probably copyrighted.), and I update this as I add more stuff.

The FILE

Moved to Art Workshop.
-- Shadow Master

[Guidrion]

It is pretty nice but there is a minor issue: I don't think your work might go to mainline. You should propose it to the art workshop. Someone might be able to use it for an era or a campaign.

[TrashMan]

Indeed, I should have posted it there.

[Espreon]

Hmm, these sprites would be good for the Celestials I believe. Maybe you should submit your work to the EoM, the Celestials really need good sprites, especially the Crusader line...

[TrashMan]

I can't draw with the mouse to save my life and my scanner is [censored], so I had to use a digital camera to get this drawings onto my HDD....tragedy.
Anyways, here's some conceptual sketches..might make good portraits

Elven (or human if you trim the ears) Sorceress:


Elven Archer:


Human - Holy Avenger (incomplete)

[Espreon]

I can't draw with the mouse to save my life and my scanner is [censored], so I had to use a digital camera to get this drawings onto my HDD....tragedy.
Anyways, here's some conceptual sketches..might make good portraits

Huh? Kitty has done portraits for the Elves already... Also you might wanna sprite for the Celestial faction at the EoM, since you apparently like to sprite divine knights (The Celestial faction is partly composed of divine knights...)...

[TrashMan]

I'm making them cause I like making them.. so if I ever manage to turn these into final portraits then they can be used for new units, leaders or NPC's.
If I can't...well, then maybe someone might be able to use the sketches to make portraits out of them (he will have my blessing..lol).
I'll take a look at EoM.

[irrevenant]

Nice. I really like the faces and posing.

The bodies and limbs seem a bit shapeless to me though - a bit straight-up-and-down.

Please forgive my crappy mousing skills on this PC, but hopefully the idea is clear. (The male seems like he should be broader at the shoulders too, but I couldn't demonstrate that via pink lines. ).

[TrashMan]

Yeah, tis a rough sketch.

The sorceress needs her arms re-done as I'm not happy with them ATM and as far as the legs go - she's supposed to wear a dress, but I guess I can make it it a cut-out so show her tigh
As for the belly/chest, I deliberately didn't want to make her too skinny...IIRC the human anatomy, the belly is usually a bit extruded

[irrevenant]

As for the belly/chest, I deliberately didn't want to make her too skinny...IIRC the human anatomy, the belly is usually a bit extruded

It is indeed. And I'm a big fan of art using more realistic non-supermodel proportions (although skinny is essentially mandatory for elves).

However, she's extruded above her belly, too. The line I drew isn't perfect, unfortunately, but it pulls in underneath the breasts then rounds out again at the stomach which is (AFAIK) correct.

I gave curves to the shape she and size she currently has. AFAIK, if you want her to not be skinny, she should still curve like that - she should just be slightly wider as well.

[TrashMan]

granted...but then again, she is wearing a dress and dresses are not skin-tight suits...there should be some breathing room left between her skin and the fabric in a few places... I'll have to see how and what I'll change.