Amaurea

Following in Ilmatar's lovely footsteps, here is the updated handy-dandy listing of all Fanart Challenges, their subjects, links to them, and statistics of who has participated etc. Since we are getting more and more participants, I've changed the table of participants to an alphabetical listing for easier record keeping. Stats will be updated after every challenge or so.

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<td width="571" height="40" colspan="5"><center>Challenges</center></td>
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<td width="66" height="49">Number</td>
<td width="192" height="49">Challenge Subject</td>
<td width="104" height="49">Starting Date</td>
<td width="146" height="49">Number of participants</td>
<td width="132" height="49">Number of entries</td>
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<td width="66" height="40">#1</td>
<td width="192" height="40">Player Character</td>
<td width="104" height="40">3/9/2007</td>
<td width="146" height="40"> 15</td>
<td width="132" height="40">19 (/20)</td>
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<td width="66" height="40">#2</td>
<td width="192" height="40">Gorion</td>
<td width="104" height="40">3/16/2007</td>
<td width="146" height="40"> 6</td>
<td width="132" height="40"> 9</td>
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<td width="66" height="40">#3</td>
<td width="192" height="40">Irenicus & Bodhi</td>
<td width="104" height="40">3/23/2007</td>
<td width="146" height="40"> 7</td>
<td width="132" height="40"> 8</td>
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<td width="66" height="40">#4</td>
<td width="192" height="40">Edwin</td>
<td width="104" height="40">3/30/2007</td>
<td width="146" height="40"> 6</td>
<td width="132" height="40"> 11</td>
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<td width="66" height="40">#5</td>
<td width="192" height="40">Favourite Quote</td>
<td width="104" height="40">4/6/2007</td>
<td width="146" height="40"> 4</td>
<td width="132" height="40"> 4</td>
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<td width="66" height="40">#6</td>
<td width="192" height="40">Jaheira</td>
<td width="104" height="40">4/13/2007</td>
<td width="146" height="40"> 9</td>
<td width="132" height="40"> 11</td>
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<td width="66" height="40">#7</td>
<td width="192" height="40">Solar</td>
<td width="104" height="40">4/20/2007</td>
<td width="146" height="40"> 15</td>
<td width="132" height="40"> 17</td>
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<td width="66" height="40">#8</td>
<td width="192" height="40"><a href="http://www.shsforums...howtopic=26309" target="_blank">Gorion's
Letter</a></td>
<td width="104" height="40">5/4/2007</td>
<td width="146" height="40"> 6</td>
<td width="132" height="40"> 7</td>
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<td width="66" height="40">#9</td>
<td width="192" height="40">
<a href="http://www.shsforums...1">Xan</a></td>
<td width="104" height="40">5/18/2007</td>
<td width="146" height="40"> 9</td>
<td width="132" height="40"> 24</td>
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<td width="66" height="40">#10</td>
<td width="192" height="40">
<a href="http://www.shsforums...owtopic=27104">
NPC's as Drow</a></td>
<td width="104" height="40">6/1/2007</td>
<td width="146" height="40"> 8</td>
<td width="132" height="40"> 13</td>
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<td width="66" height="40">#11</td>
<td width="192" height="40">
<a href="http://www.shsforums...owtopic=27400">
Aerie</a></td>
<td width="104" height="40">6/15/2007</td>
<td width="146" height="40"> 14</td>
<td width="132" height="40"> 20</td>
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<td width="66" height="40">#12</td>
<td width="192" height="40">
<a href="http://www.shsforums...owtopic=27732">
Saemon Havarian</a></td>
<td width="104" height="40">6/29/2007</td>
<td width="146" height="40"> 13</td>
<td width="132" height="40"> 18</td>
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<td width="66" height="40">#13</td>
<td width="192" height="40">
<a href="http://www.shsforums...owtopic=28035">
Imoen</a></td>
<td width="104" height="40">7/14/2007</td>
<td width="146" height="40"> 13</td>
<td width="132" height="40"> 19</td>
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<td width="66" height="41">#14</td>
<td width="192" height="41">
<a href="http://www.shsforums...owtopic=28345">
Salvanas</a></td>
<td width="104" height="41">7/27/2007</td>
<td width="146" height="41"> 12</td>
<td width="132" height="41"> 13</td>
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<td width="66" height="41">#15</td>
<td width="192" height="41">
<a href="http://www.shsforums...owtopic=28618">
Your Favourite Mod NPC</a></td>
<td width="104" height="41">8/10/2007</td>
<td width="146" height="41"> 8</td>
<td width="132" height="41"> 16</td>
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<td width="134" height="41"> #16</td>
<td width="136" height="41">
<a href="http://www.shsforums...owtopic=28911">
Anomen</a></td>
<td width="122" height="41">
8/24/2007</td>
<td width="102" height="41"> 11</td>
<td width="146" height="41"> 15</td>
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<td width="134" height="41"> #17</td>
<td width="136" height="41">
<a href="http://www.shsforums...Slayer</a></td>
<td width="122" height="41">
9/8/2007</td>
<td width="102" height="41"> 11</td>
<td width="146" height="41"> 15</td>
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<td width="134" height="41"> #18</td>
<td width="136" height="41">
<a href="http://www.shsforums...3">Boo</a></td>
<td width="122" height="41">
9/21/2007</td>
<td width="102" height="41"> 4</td>
<td width="146" height="41"> 6</td>
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<td width="134" height="41"> #19</td>
<td width="136" height="41">
<a href="http://www.shsforums...=29737">Branwen
Statue</a></td>
<td width="122" height="41">
10/5/2007</td>
<td width="102" height="41"> 5</td>
<td width="146" height="41"> 5</td>
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<td width="134" height="41"> #20</td>
<td width="136" height="41">
<a href="http://www.shsforums...lissan</a></td>
<td width="122" height="41">
10/19/2007</td>
<td width="102" height="41"> 9</td>
<td width="146" height="41"> 11</td>
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<td width="134" height="41"> #21</td>
<td width="136" height="41">
<a href="http://www.shsforums...iconia</a></td>
<td width="122" height="41">
11/3/2007</td>
<td width="102" height="41"> 13</td>
<td width="146" height="41"> 17</td>
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<td width="134" height="41"> #22</td>
<td width="136" height="41">
<a href="http://www.shsforums...arevok</a></td>
<td width="122" height="41">
11/16/2007</td>
<td width="102" height="41"> 8</td>
<td width="146" height="41"> 9</td>
</tr>
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<td width="134" height="41"> #23</td>
<td width="136" height="41">
The Final Battle</td>
<td width="122" height="41">
12/01/2007</td>
<td width="102" height="41"> 3</td>
<td width="146" height="41"> 3</td>
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<td width="134" height="41"> #24</td>
<td width="136" height="41">
The Holidays</td>
<td width="122" height="41">
12/14/2007</td>
<td width="102" height="41"> 8</td>
<td width="146" height="41"> 8</td>
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<td width="134" height="41"> #25</td>
<td width="136" height="41">
Jan Jansen</td>
<td width="122" height="41">
12/28/2008</td>
<td width="102" height="41"> 2</td>
<td width="146" height="41"> 2</td>
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<td width="134" height="41"> #26</td>
<td width="136" height="41">
Love</td>
<td width="122" height="41">
01/12/2008</td>
<td width="102" height="41"> 12</td>
<td width="146" height="41"> 22</td>
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<td width="134" height="41"> #27</td>
<td width="136" height="41">
Hate</td>
<td width="122" height="41">
01/26/2008</td>
<td width="102" height="41"> 9</td>
<td width="146" height="41"> 12</td>
</tr>
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<td width="134" height="41"> #28</td>
<td width="136" height="41">
NPC of your Dreams</td>
<td width="122" height="41">
02/9/2008</td>
<td width="102" height="41"> 5</td>
<td width="146" height="41"> 5</td>
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<td width="134" height="50"> #29</td>
<td width="136" height="50">
The Bhaalspawn Dreams</td>
<td width="122" height="50">
02/22/2008</td>
<td width="102" height="50"> 2</td>
<td width="146" height="50"> 2</td>
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<td width="134" height="41"> #30</td>
<td width="136" height="41">
Minsc</td>
<td width="122" height="41">
03/07/2008</td>
<td width="102" height="41"> 7</td>
<td width="146" height="41"> 7</td>
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<td width="134" height="41"> #31</td>
<td width="136" height="41">
The Girdle of Gender Change</td>
<td width="122" height="41">
03/22/2008</td>
<td width="102" height="41"> 9 </td>
<td width="146" height="41"> 22 </td>
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<td width='134' height='41'> #32</td>
<td width='136' height='41'>
What Came After</td>
<td width="122" height="41">
04/04/2008</td>
<td width="102" height="41"> 9 </td>
<td width="146" height="41"> 17 </td>
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<td width='134' height='41'> #33</td>
<td width='136' height='41'>
Gorion's Wards Mothers</td>
<td width="122" height="41">
04/19/2008</td>
<td width="102" height="41"> 10 </td>
<td width="146" height="41"> 15 </td>
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<td width='134' height='41'> #34</td>
<td width='136' height='41'>
NPC's As Children</td>
<td width="122" height="41">
05/02/08</td>
<td width="102" height="41"> 9</td>
<td width="146" height="41"> 21 </td>
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<td width='134' height='41'> #35</td>
<td width='136' height='41'>
Jealousy</td>
<td width="122" height="41">
05/16/08</td>
<td width="102" height="41"> 5</td>
<td width="146" height="41"> 12 </td>
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<td width='134' height='41'> #36</td>
<td width='136' height='41'>
Fear</td>
<td width="122" height="41">
05/30/08</td>
<td width="102" height="41"> 15</td>
<td width="146" height="41"> 18 </td>
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<td width='134' height='41'> #37</td>
<td width='136' height='41'>
Suldanesselar</td>
<td width="122" height="41">
06/13/08</td>
<td width="102" height="41"> 6</td>
<td width="146" height="41"> 13 </td>
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<td width='134' height='41'> #38</td>
<td width='136' height='41'>
Drunken NPC's</td>
<td width="122" height="41">
06/27/08</td>
<td width="102" height="41"> 7</td>
<td width="146" height="41"> 20 </td>
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<td width='134' height='41'> #39</td>
<td width='136' height='41'>
The End Celebration</td>
<td width="122" height="41">
07/11/08</td>
<td width="102" height="41"> 10</td>
<td width="146" height="41"> 14 </td>
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<td width='134' height='41'> #40</td>
<td width='136' height='41'>
Spells</td>
<td width="122" height="41">
00/24/08</td>
<td width="102" height="41"> </td>
<td width="146" height="41"> </td>
</tr>
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<table border="1" width="436" height="704">
<td width="351" height="28" colspan="4"><center>
Participants </center></td>
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<td width="33" height="41"> </td>
<td width="92" height="41">Nick</td>
<td width="104" height="41">Challenges participated</td>
<td width="86" height="41">Entries submitted</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="33" height="42" align="center">18</td>
<td width="92" height="42">Abigail</td>
<td width="104" height="42">4</td>
<td width="86" height="42">4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="33" height="42" align="center">18</td>
<td width="92" height="42">Aliya</td>
<td width="104" height="42">1</td>
<td width="86" height="42">4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="33" height="42" align="center">21</td>
<td width="92" height="42">Amaurea</td>
<td width="104" height="42">1</td>
<td width="86" height="42">1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="33" height="42" align="center">21</td>
<td width="92" height="42">Ashton</td>
<td width="104" height="42">1</td>
<td width="86" height="42">1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="33" height="42" align="center">19</td>
<td width="92" height="42">Azri</td>
<td width="104" height="42">3</td>
<td width="86" height="42">3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="33" height="42" align="center">21</td>
<td width="92" height="42">Bardess</td>
<td width="104" height="42">1</td>
<td width="86" height="42">1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="33" height="42" align="center">14</td>
<td width="92" height="42">Berelinde</td>
<td width="104" height="42">8</td>
<td width="86" height="42">9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="33" height="42" align="center">16</td>
<td width="92" height="42">Choo Choo</td>
<td width="104" height="42">7</td>
<td width="86" height="42">7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="33" height="42" align="center">21</td>
<td width="92" height="42">Cykuta</td>
<td width="104" height="42">1</td>
<td width="86" height="42">1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="33" height="42" align="center">21</td>
<td width="92" height="42">Darlarosa</td>
<td width="104" height="42">1</td>
<td width="86" height="42">1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="33" height="42" align="center">11</td>
<td width="92" height="42">Daytha</td>
<td width="104" height="42">2</td>
<td width="86" height="42">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="33" height="42" align="center">21</td>
<td width="92" height="42">Eleima</td>
<td width="104" height="42">1</td>
<td width="86" height="42">1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="33" height="42" align="center">19</td>
<td width="92" height="42">Epantiras</td>
<td width="104" height="42">2</td>
<td width="86" height="42">3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="33" height="42" align="center">17</td>
<td width="92" height="42">Flysoup</td>
<td width="104" height="42">5</td>
<td width="86" height="42">6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="33" height="41" align="center">5</td>
<td width="92" height="41">Galsic</td>
<td width="104" height="41">23</td>
<td width="86" height="41">30</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="33" height="42" align="center">21</td>
<td width="92" height="42">Hecate</td>
<td width="104" height="42">1</td>
<td width="86" height="42">1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="33" height="41" align="center">9</td>
<td width="92" height="41">Ilmatar</td>
<td width="104" height="41">15</td>
<td width="86" height="41">18</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="33" height="41" align="center">7</td>
<td width="92" height="41">IronOX</td>
<td width="104" height="41">21</td>
<td width="86" height="41">21</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="33" height="42" align="center">10</td>
<td width="92" height="42">Isilven</td>
<td width="104" height="42">11</td>
<td width="86" height="42">14</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="33" height="42" align="center">21</td>
<td width="92" height="42">Jarno Mikkola</td>
<td width="104" height="42">1</td>
<td width="86" height="42">1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="33" height="42" align="center">15</td>
<td width="92" height="42">Jazhara7</td>
<td width="104" height="42">6</td>
<td width="86" height="42">8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="33" height="42" align="center">21</td>
<td width="92" height="42">Kotone</td>
<td width="104" height="42">1</td>
<td width="86" height="42">1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="33" height="42" align="center">13</td>
<td width="92" height="42">Lythari</td>
<td width="104" height="42">4</td>
<td width="86" height="42">10</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="33" height="42" align="center">17</td>
<td width="92" height="42">Madeleine</td>
<td width="104" height="42">3</td>
<td width="86" height="42">4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="33" height="41" align="center">8</td>
<td width="92" height="41">Menelanna</td>
<td width="104" height="41">14</td>
<td width="86" height="41">19</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="33" height="42" align="center">17</td>
<td width="92" height="42">Midorii-Kiri</td>
<td width="104" height="42">5</td>
<td width="86" height="42">6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="33" height="42" align="center">6</td>
<td width="92" height="42">Neferit</td>
<td width="104" height="42">15</td>
<td width="86" height="42">22</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="33" height="41" align="center">3</td>
<td width="92" height="41">Orthodoxia</td>
<td width="104" height="41">24</td>
<td width="86" height="41">41</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="33" height="42" align="center">18</td>
<td width="92" height="42">Quinn</td>
<td width="104" height="42">3</td>
<td width="86" height="42">4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="33" height="42" align="center">21</td>
<td width="92" height="42">Red Tyga</td>
<td width="104" height="42">1</td>
<td width="86" height="42">1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="33" height="42" align="center">2</td>
<td width="92" height="42">Sammi Somara</td>
<td width="104" height="42">7</td>
<td width="86" height="42">51</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="33" height="42" align="center">21</td>
<td width="92" height="42">Shae</td>
<td width="104" height="42">1</td>
<td width="86" height="42">1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="33" height="42" align="center">20</td>
<td width="92" height="42">Sir Carnifex</td>
<td width="104" height="42">2</td>
<td width="86" height="42">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="33" height="42" align="center">21</td>
<td width="92" height="42">Smeagolheart</td>
<td width="104" height="42">1</td>
<td width="86" height="42">1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="33" height="42" align="center">21</td>
<td width="92" height="42">Solar's Harper</td>
<td width="104" height="42">1</td>
<td width="86" height="42">1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="33" height="42" align="center">11</td>
<td width="92" height="42">SpAE</td>
<td width="104" height="42">7</td>
<td width="86" height="42">12</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="33" height="42" align="center">21</td>
<td width="92" height="42">Starry B</td>
<td width="104" height="42">1</td>
<td width="86" height="42">1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="33" height="42" align="center">12</td>
<td width="92" height="42">Tempest</td>
<td width="104" height="42">8</td>
<td width="86" height="42">11</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="33" height="41" align="center">1</td>
<td width="92" height="41">vilkacis</td>
<td width="104" height="41">33</td>
<td width="86" height="41">66</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="33" height="42" align="center">4</td>
<td width="92" height="42">WeeRLegion</td>
<td width="104" height="42">16</td>
<td width="86" height="42">32</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="33" height="42" align="center">20</td>
<td width="92" height="42">Zoraciel Ivtel</td>
<td width="104" height="42">2</td>
<td width="86" height="42">2</td>
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I'm having a hard time doing this myself, so I'm hoping one of you experts will be able to give this a go so I can see where I've been going wrong. I've had no problems with creating inventory icons, but just can't seem to get the description BAM's down so that they stay centered. I've seen offsets mentioned but have no idea what they are and how they figure into everything.

1. What do you need? Item, animation, description...?

A description BAM, using the following image:



In case that is problematic for you, here's the original artwork I did without the sketch script applied:




2. Describe the item/whatever in detail! Shape, style, colors...? N/A

3. Does it have bonus factors? (+1 thac0 - +5 thac0) N/A - this is merely a new set of BAM's for an existing mod item.

4. What about elemental damage? (Acid, Fire, Ice...) N/A

5. What material is the item made of? N/A

6. Any deadlines? Whenever, a week or so maybe?

7. What game and what mod is this for? BG2, Angelo mod

8. Anything else you'd like to mention? If you would be available for me to pick your brain afterwards, it would be much appreaciated! I have 3 more that need to be done, and am hoping to be able to figure out where I've gone wrong so that I can do those myself. Also, feel free to resize the image or canvas as you see fit so that this doesn't stand out and scream CREATED BY A NOOB!!!! CREATED BY A NOOB!!!!

I'd like to try my hand at creating new inventory icons and description BAM's for some items that are already in a mod.

I can do all sorts of things in PSP to mess with images to get a satisfactory bmp for them (I think, I'm still fuzzy on transparency issues, should it be a transparent gif, or is it okay to have a bmp with a 0,151,151 background color?), but even after reading all the tutorials on line, I'm sort of lost as to how to get them where I want them to replace the current BAM's.

I got a silly notion into my head to do a new series of portraits for BG1 and BG2 from period movies. I'd dearly love to create portaits for every NPC, including non-joinables, even if it will take me forever.

So far, I've done Heath Ledger from A Knight's Tale as Ajantis and Diane Kruger from Troy as Aerie. I've changed the view on these portraits from my usual style. For the two larger portraits, I'm showing the full head and upper torso. The smaller in game pics remain tighter facial close-ups.

Anyway, this post does have a point Even if no one else would be interested in these portraits, I'd still do them for myself... BUT.... I'm having a mental block when it comes to thinking of movies. I obviously thought of the two I've already mentioned. Kingdom of Heaven and of course the LoTR trilogy (Aragorn as Valygar?), but after that, I'm pretty much coming up blank. The whole idea behind this was to use the costuming already extant in these movies to add something new to the look of the armor/robes in most of the BG pictures already available. So, any suggestions would really be appreciated!

I feel really goofy posting after seeing wonnimchuna's great work, but ....

I've started to do a series of portrait edits of the cast of Heroes as the cast of BG2. Any suggestions on who could be cast as who would be greatly appreciated! I have some ideas of my own, but I'd welcome some input!

Heroes Portraits