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Re: Revenants of the Star League Art thread
« Reply #120 on: 23 June 2023, 18:23:35 »
She's a Point Commander, is she not? ???

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Re: Revenants of the Star League Art thread
« Reply #121 on: 23 June 2023, 18:28:28 »
Cannonshop suggested her for the role as Star Commander so maybe she's been promoted?

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Re: Revenants of the Star League Art thread
« Reply #122 on: 23 June 2023, 18:39:51 »
I didn't realize there were that many protos aboard... could work, though! :)

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Re: Revenants of the Star League Art thread
« Reply #123 on: 23 June 2023, 23:22:51 »
Do we have picture for Esmeralda Gomez?
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Re: Revenants of the Star League Art thread
« Reply #124 on: 23 June 2023, 23:24:45 »
I'm starting to wonder if the others have lost the link to my google drive folders so they can weight in on that.

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Re: Revenants of the Star League Art thread
« Reply #125 on: 24 June 2023, 06:37:54 »
As far I know I wasn't included. I usually have a link on my wiki profile.   I can't speak for Cannonshop, but his focus is always on the story. 
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Re: Revenants of the Star League Art thread
« Reply #126 on: 24 June 2023, 07:57:10 »
You know that is an idea, PM inbound.

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Re: Revenants of the Star League Art thread
« Reply #127 on: 24 June 2023, 18:57:31 »
So taking a break from editing XML files I sat back down with the bot to see about getting better Acton Howe, Dave Foster, Mina Siegel, and maybe a final Esme Gomez.

The image does make him look on the tall side still but I actually like this Dave Foster much better:


Acton Howe, well his uniform could use some work but overall I still like this much better:


Not getting anything I consider an improvement on Mina.

But I got this from it:


It may not be quite Latin enough and still looks little on the young side but something about the glasses and tools on her legs make me think Esme.

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Re: Revenants of the Star League Art thread
« Reply #128 on: 24 June 2023, 19:04:16 »
Then of course as I was about to give up I was like 'you know I'll try switching art bot models and see what I can get' and I get this for Esme:



I leave it up to others to decide which they like best.  I can even be convinced that other one with the glasses can be Mina after all.
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Re: Revenants of the Star League Art thread
« Reply #129 on: 24 June 2023, 19:43:49 »
Yeah, the one with glasses does look like a good Mina to me!  :thumbsup:

The robe looks ok for a Loremaster, I think.

And that's the posture of a short man trying to look tall, so I think it works for Foster!  :thumbsup:

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Re: Revenants of the Star League Art thread
« Reply #130 on: 24 June 2023, 20:05:18 »
Clipboard didn't update on me.  Probably my mouse screwing with me.  So fixed the AnythingV4.5 image the bot gave me for Esme.

My only complaint with that image working for Mina is Trueborn Clanners will never need glasses.  But being tainted by Spheroid ways as a stylistic choice, yeah that could work for Mina.  And it's one of the few images that does not look stupid young that I've gotten the bot to generate.

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Re: Revenants of the Star League Art thread
« Reply #131 on: 24 June 2023, 20:10:52 »
I was thinking they were sunglasses that adjust to the available light, personally... :)

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Re: Revenants of the Star League Art thread
« Reply #132 on: 24 June 2023, 20:12:02 »
Oh, and that second one does look like a young Esme... Not sure she can pull that look off at her current age.

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Re: Revenants of the Star League Art thread
« Reply #133 on: 24 June 2023, 20:35:54 »
Yeah.  I get extremes no matter what it seems.

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Re: Revenants of the Star League Art thread
« Reply #134 on: 27 June 2023, 21:34:25 »
Well, speaking of art.  Having sometime off, I've finally got some art done for the main page that links all the Revenants of the Star League AU stories

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Re: Revenants of the Star League Art thread
« Reply #135 on: 27 June 2023, 21:53:53 »
Good looking cover; reminds me of the temporary black and white cover for the ilKhan book.
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Re: Revenants of the Star League Art thread
« Reply #136 on: 28 June 2023, 03:19:02 »
Nice work, Wrangler!  :thumbsup:

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Re: Revenants of the Star League Art thread
« Reply #137 on: 02 July 2023, 08:56:12 »
A request has been made for Alberto Crow.



I actually rather like it.  Wouldn't argue with being able to see his eyes a bit better but that does say 'I am still a Clan Warrior' to me.



I actually really like this one for Elizabeth, it shows reasonably well that she's been through hell at the hands of Amaris then after being deposed and she's not hiding it under cosmetic surgery.



I also got this one for consideration because I don't think there is a picture of Avellar either, so an alternate possibility.

I'll let others decide but I'm actually rather glad I'm finally starting to get results that don't look so damned young.

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Re: Revenants of the Star League Art thread
« Reply #138 on: 02 July 2023, 08:59:33 »
That's a great one for Avellar!  And I think the woman with him could also work for Elizabeth.  :thumbsup:

Did we ever determine what phenotype Crow was?   Because that's NOT an Aerospace one...  8)
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Re: Revenants of the Star League Art thread
« Reply #139 on: 02 July 2023, 09:06:05 »
No I don't recall that we did and Crow is listed as Generic for Phenotypes so yeah that looks reasonably plausible to work for any of them.

And yeah either I can see working for Elizabeth.

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Re: Revenants of the Star League Art thread
« Reply #140 on: 02 July 2023, 09:16:57 »
I'd be inclined to MechWarrior for Crow.  :thumbsup:

And the shot of Avellar reminds me of when the paparazzi were stalking him and "Jane"...  8)

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Re: Revenants of the Star League Art thread
« Reply #141 on: 02 July 2023, 09:18:28 »
And I think I finally got a winner for Esme:


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Re: Revenants of the Star League Art thread
« Reply #142 on: 02 July 2023, 09:21:10 »
Love it!  :thumbsup:

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Re: Revenants of the Star League Art thread
« Reply #143 on: 02 July 2023, 09:40:33 »
I think the woman with Avellar should be the Elizabeth Cameron. She appears to be right age in appearance to me.  Give Helena is not too much younger than her older sister, I feel old crone looks I found as the suggestions of the her don't gell or fit what her appearance suggests.

She has centuries to go before she crone looking.
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Re: Revenants of the Star League Art thread
« Reply #144 on: 02 July 2023, 09:55:04 »
That is two votes in favor of that image so I think it wins then.

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Re: Revenants of the Star League Art thread
« Reply #145 on: 03 July 2023, 15:32:05 »
So I love the "paparazzi" shot of them together.  :thumbsup:
 
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Re: Revenants of the Star League Art thread
« Reply #146 on: 03 July 2023, 15:38:09 »
Totally!  You can see the "here we go again" feeling in Avellar's eyes, and "Jane's" well executed but faux surprise...  ^-^

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Re: Revenants of the Star League Art thread
« Reply #147 on: 03 July 2023, 16:53:05 »
I've edited some of the pictures which may have issues with eyes (unless character has them different.) fixing their hands.   

I've made pictures separate Liz and Avellar.  I think Avellar's eyes look fine.  I tried get Elizabeth's eyes too look at the camera, but It doesn't work well.


Are we changing Esme's character image again?  Jump back and forth is getting ?  We have very young woman as her, this more mature one wearing the glasses.

I think this latest one should be it, but the older one needs new home. Since i had fix her backwards hands. -_-
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Re: Revenants of the Star League Art thread
« Reply #148 on: 03 July 2023, 17:08:35 »
Yes, I think the latest version of Esme is the one we should go with.  :thumbsup:

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Re: Revenants of the Star League Art thread
« Reply #149 on: 04 July 2023, 09:33:30 »
We need figure out what to do with younger one.  However, were not seeing anymore new AI pop up unless they're mothballed or have been (cough) destroyed.
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