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A note about the Na'vi Pictures
15 years ago
I'm going to send this to the people commissioning me... but this is important I think for anyone interested in attempting it themsevles as well.
How to make it easier for me (and result in a prettier picture):
- Use natural lighting, or a lot of regular lighting. The Na'vi live in nature, not in a house. This is especially important if you want me to photoshop in a background. That takes a lot of time, and it will not look realistic. Each of my test pictures have been taken under pretty good lighting conditions (except perhaps Voltx'e)
- Use a decent camera! Please don't use a web-cam unless it is your last resort. I used my iPhone camera for all of these, so you dont have to go out and buy some fancy thing for this, just use a camera that gives you a nice picture. ALso, give me something big to work with. A tiny picture will not work well. The size Ive been working with is usually at least 600x800. Bigger = better.
- If possible, take your picture in front of the background you want me to use. The lighting will work a lot better, you wont have those ugly erase lines and I wont have to add shadows or highlights. Trust me, the less I have to mes with contrast the better it will look!
-As far as positioning goes, do your best to look mostly straight into the camera. I havent attempted modeling a profile shot yet, and I dont want to test it out on a commission. If you really want me to, I will try, but I dont know how pretty it will be. Really, you can vary it a bit, but also avoid looking at the camera with your head pointed down.
- Let me know if there are special features you want your Avatar to have, and what you would like me to do! The price listed ($12) applies to headshots that includes neck and some of the shoulders. If you want more of the body showing it is going to cost more. I usually dont' ask for money up-front, but for these I think I'll need to.
That is all! If there are any questions let me know! I'll be updating the Commission List as I work.
How to make it easier for me (and result in a prettier picture):
- Use natural lighting, or a lot of regular lighting. The Na'vi live in nature, not in a house. This is especially important if you want me to photoshop in a background. That takes a lot of time, and it will not look realistic. Each of my test pictures have been taken under pretty good lighting conditions (except perhaps Voltx'e)
- Use a decent camera! Please don't use a web-cam unless it is your last resort. I used my iPhone camera for all of these, so you dont have to go out and buy some fancy thing for this, just use a camera that gives you a nice picture. ALso, give me something big to work with. A tiny picture will not work well. The size Ive been working with is usually at least 600x800. Bigger = better.
- If possible, take your picture in front of the background you want me to use. The lighting will work a lot better, you wont have those ugly erase lines and I wont have to add shadows or highlights. Trust me, the less I have to mes with contrast the better it will look!
-As far as positioning goes, do your best to look mostly straight into the camera. I havent attempted modeling a profile shot yet, and I dont want to test it out on a commission. If you really want me to, I will try, but I dont know how pretty it will be. Really, you can vary it a bit, but also avoid looking at the camera with your head pointed down.
- Let me know if there are special features you want your Avatar to have, and what you would like me to do! The price listed ($12) applies to headshots that includes neck and some of the shoulders. If you want more of the body showing it is going to cost more. I usually dont' ask for money up-front, but for these I think I'll need to.
That is all! If there are any questions let me know! I'll be updating the Commission List as I work.
crazylee
~crazylee
This looks interesting but I need to find a camera to use... durrr....
