EVE General Discussion

Mr. Freeze from Batman.

This portrait used to have blue hair, silver eyes, blue tattoos, a blue background, a blue suit and a blue hued skin.

Changed it to this new red themed guy because my GF loved the look.

And don't judge me on the name, I know it's stupid, I was 16 when I made this character. :)

I've had many, many, many alts over the years. Some of the avatars are just throwaways, esp the alts from the early days. But all my main characters, and a signficant portion of my alts, are actually part of a larger tableau I imagine in my head. The main mains are sitting or standing around a table. The direction of the lighting and gazes match up in such a way that several are looking at each other, several are looking at the camera/viewer, several are in profile (similar to famous frescoes like the last supper, Raphealite paintings/frescoes, or old paintings from the colonial period). Not quite main mains fill the tableau outside the immediate center. Good guys in this subgroup tend to be well lit with a picture that views them with various head positions that are almost level; bad guys get darker, more shadowy pictures that usually capture them from slightly below (as though you were looking up at them) or slightly above (as though they are looking up at you). They are accompanied by a "choir" of hooded alts (get it? forum alts? choir of voices?).

They don't really resemble anyone famous, unless by coincidence, but I work hard to get the angles, eye direction, etc. just right.

Just wanted to make someone that looks kindof pyscho

I had my face altered to best suit the monocle i wear.

I chose minmatar because they reminded me of the Narn from b5

Simply tried to make the avatar express the feel of hard-earned wisdom without looking jaded or smug. In part I tried to preserve some of what I liked about the old avatar: http://oldportraits.eveonline.com/Character/1238957706_256.jpg

Watching too many late-night Bollywood movies

More blood for the bloodgod!

No such thing as too many.

As for me, I just started sculpting and set a baseline, then spend hours tweaking the bone structure to look as natural as possible (smooth lines, feminine features, eurasian look). No real inspiration, just planted a seed and then nurtured it.

The above alt was modeled after a girl I knew, couldn't quite capture her wide jawbone however.

Wasn't trying to imitate anybody but inspiration... these come to mind, always liked them & their art / performance :
- Modesty Blaise
- Rachel Brice
- Claudia Black

Hmm, you see a pattern here ?

Marilyn Manson