The EN World FREE Character Portrait Request Thread!

[Alf]

If I've understood things correctly these artists are all doing the sketches in their spare time, for fun, and free of charge.
In that case I should say it's fully up to them to decide when - and even if - they are going to do a certain character.
You want them to work faster? Pay them.
I admire the fact that they are willing to do this for free and everybody should be deeply grateful that they are making the effort.

I'm sorry for being a bit grumpy here but as a not yet fully professional sculptor (a few paid jobs but not that many yet) I get tired of people mailing and saying "Hey can you knock me up a character for my RPG; I've only got five bucks but it's a great idea", obviously without having any idea of the time and effort involved.

Edit: I must clarify.
I usually say YES to such requests but then one guy started virtually harassing me with questions like "aren't you finished yet?" despite the fact that I had offered to do it for him free of charge, just as a challenge. And THAT bugs me.

 

[Tolen Mar]

Sorry mate, I wasnt trying to imply I was getting impatient or anything.

I was just tryin to help a bloke out with some questions.

 

[Bront]

I wan't intending on my question being a complaint for artists being slow, I was wondering if there was a better way to strike an artists fancy, as this thread seems to have slowed down almost completely the past month and a half, and I didn't see a lot of projects currently in the works.

I understand and appreciate the fact that this is free, and am not attempting to rush anyone (In fact, I've pointed this out to someone else who was being a bit pushy, though admittedly it was from lack of knowledge on the turn around time).

 

[Mithril Dragon]

MithrilDragon, you still out there? I'm still waiting.

Yeah ... still here. Sorry for teh delay, IcyCool. I'm involved in a project for EnWorld but the volume of artwork is a lot more work than I bargained for. When its released you will see what I mean.

Gideon lives on in my mind ... sorry he hasn't made it to page yet.

 

[IcyCool]

Yeah ... still here. Sorry for teh delay, IcyCool. I'm involved in a project for EnWorld but the volume of artwork is a lot more work than I bargained for. When its released you will see what I mean.

Gideon lives on in my mind ... sorry he hasn't made it to page yet.

No problem, I just didn't want you to think that my lack of comment meant that I was no longer interested.

 

[Hunter]

Just a question to you artists, especialy since this thread seems to be slowing down a bit.

Is there any particular thing you need or are looking for when you get a character request? Something more descriptive, perhaps a general mood or emotion, detailed, not detailed, anything? Just curious as to what strikes your fancy and makes you say "I want to do a picture of him/her/it."

Hello Bront,
Thank you again for your compliment on my Grymsnarl picture.
Your above question is hard to answer in general. I think every artist gets obsessed with some kind of subject matter. Even though we are all fantasy artists here there is still a wide diversity to choose from. In my case I try to do free character portraits that I can post on my online portfolio inwhich I can then show to editors for the particular company I desire to work for.
Usually once you get a couple of jobs the editors that contact you again have a new job that they think you are good for based on your work in the past.
So I try to fill my portfolio up with images of creatures and characters that I would like to do for a published job.
Things I need to add to my portfolio are things like: Women characters-(showing my knowledge of anatomy and proportions), Anything Undead, Knights or Fighters in armor, Demons and Devils, Extra-planar creatures-(like Beholders), Dragons, Mind-Flayers, Yuan-Ti,
Intellect Devourers, Giants, Medieval Batte Scene-(something extremely graphic and bloody like the Battle of Agincourt), Mad Scientists/Alchemist/Wizard's Laboratory, Golems, Trolls,Ankegs, Couatls, Chimeras, Perytons, Ogre Magi, Ogres and Blink Dogs, Elves and Drow, 1/2 human 1/2 Dragon, 1/2 Orcs, 1/2 Elves, 1/2 Demon or Cambions, 1/2 Yuan-Ti, Sahuagin, Sphinx, All in all I lean towards the Darker Characters as far as character portraits.
I hope this helps answer your question.
At the moment I am currently swamped with a project but I will be surfing from time to time to check out the great art that I see from the other artists on this site.

~Hunter

 

[Bront]

Hello Bront,
Thank you again for your compliment on my Grymsnarl picture.
Your above question is hard to answer in general. I think every artist gets obsessed with some kind of subject matter. Even though we are all fantasy artists here there is still a wide diversity to choose from. In my case I try to do free character portraits that I can post on my online portfolio inwhich I can then show to editors for the particular company I desire to work for.
Usually once you get a couple of jobs the editors that contact you again have a new job that they think you are good for based on your work in the past.
So I try to fill my portfolio up with images of creatures and characters that I would like to do for a published job.
Things I need to add to my portfolio are things like: Women characters-(showing my knowledge of anatomy and proportions), Anything Undead, Knights or Fighters in armor, Demons and Devils, Extra-planar creatures-(like Beholders), Dragons, Mind-Flayers, Yuan-Ti,
Intellect Devourers, Giants, Medieval Batte Scene-(something extremely graphic and bloody like the Battle of Agincourt), Mad Scientists/Alchemist/Wizard's Laboratory, Golems, Trolls,Ankegs, Couatls, Chimeras, Perytons, Ogre Magi, Ogres and Blink Dogs, Elves and Drow, 1/2 human 1/2 Dragon, 1/2 Orcs, 1/2 Elves, 1/2 Demon or Cambions, 1/2 Yuan-Ti, Sahuagin, Sphinx, All in all I lean towards the Darker Characters as far as character portraits.
I hope this helps answer your question.
At the moment I am currently swamped with a project but I will be surfing from time to time to check out the great art that I see from the other artists on this site.

~Hunter

Thanks for the input.

I made a request for one character earlier, Vander d'Deneith (in my sig as well). He's a Noble Knight(ish) character. I've got a female character who I'd probably like a picture of as well (Kitrinia ir'Danyl). You're welcome to take a crack at them, though I'm sure I'm not exactly in the front of the line. If you have time, great. If not (like it looks like not), no big deal. It's free, so either I get it when I get it, or I don't, and I'll live

 

[Hunter]

Thanks Bront!
I hope to participate on this thread again in the future. I really love to draw peoples characters. Right now I am obsessed with a fantasy comic experiment that I want to post as a thread on enworld. Hopefully I will have it ready in a couple of months.

~Hunter

 

[Mortimer De Gaul]

Hello Everyone! I am new to Enworld but I have been role playing for a long time!
Huter I checked your portfolio and really dug your comic book you have posted.
Looking forward to seeing this new web comic you mentioned.
I know your busy but if you or any other artist has time I have a request:

Fighter in Red Dragon Scale Armor
Stands about 6'6" tall
Wears girdle of Fire Giant Strength
Wields Vorpal Long Sword in right hand +4 Defender in left hand.
Wears a Scarab of Protection and Electrum Staff Brooch of the Eilservs Clan
Wears a Green Drow Cloak
Black Hair with Grey Eyes with Black Goatee

Thanks!


Mortimer De Gaul

 

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