Character Portrait Sources from Computer Games

Grail Quest · 12th October 2009, 08:30 AM

Brom Bones and the Headless Horseman, just one of the portraits from Mystery Legends: Sleepy Hollow

Grail Quest · 12th October 2009, 08:34 AM

Hi Everyone!

Instead of posting random screenshots at my other thread, I thought I'd start a new one focussing on character portraits, with one or two samples by game.

I think computer games are a great source of portraits because each game has an internally consistent art direction, which means you can often get a whole whack of portraits all in one go.

I'll try to start with some of the less generic and less well-known portrait sources.

Definitely feel free to contribute more portrait sources! Whole collections preferred, not just links to one or two pictures.

Enjoy!

Grail Quest · 19th October 2009, 08:46 AM

This is just one of the many Aztec gods you may encounter in the hidden-object game, Coyote's Tale: Fire and Water.

Grail Quest · 3rd November 2009, 10:41 AM

Vampire, just one of the portraits from Empires & Dungeons.

Grail Quest · 9th November 2009, 07:54 AM

Just one of the many portraits from Puzzle Quest:

Grail Quest · 16th November 2009, 08:57 AM

Want a character portrait but can't draw? No problem - Fantasy video games are a great source of character portraits. Like Atlantica Online, where you can create characters with even horrid hairdos like blonde afros. See more at The Fantasy Art of Computer Games.

The file you need to play Atlantica is a pretty huge download, but it's FREE, and you aren't even obliged to play the game. Just download it to make some characters (even chainsaw wielders and guitar players), take screenshots, and crop them to get the character you want.