posted 29 August 2008 21:18 EDT (US)
While browsing a forum linked from a TWC user's signature i found a thread on a 3d head modeler. After messing around with it abit, i bring you
Photoshop or similar image editor
Basic knowledge of said image editor
As the title suggests, i am not nearly motivated enough to make a face myself so im going to swipe a face that comes with the installation.
Start off by starting up FaceGen, you should get an image like this:
Go to File>
I can't really see him as a great roman general so its time to screw with his anatomy a little bit. Click on the "Shape" tab to bring up a myriad of sliders that will let you change Ken from Hulk Hogan to Bill Gates... face-wise, he won't actualy get the money.
Play around with the sliders until you have something you like, above is what i've come up with.
Now for the real great stuff. He still doesnt look to fearsome, badly shaved maybe, but not very intimidating. The gods at Singular Inversion have provided for that and included an expressions creator. Click the Morph tab and play around with the sliders, i myself went for this:
To save the picture you can do one of two things, (1.)go into File>
We don't really want to send codename "Ken" into battle the way he is, with that SI logo all over his forehead. So zoom in on his face and using the clone and band-aid thing tool erase the SI logo and then blend it in with the rest of the face like so:
Open up your unpacked RTW files and go to Data>
Open your choice in Photoshop/etc.
Use the magic selection tool to cut codename "Ken" out of his black background. Had i had the foresight i could have changed the baground in FaceGen to pink or something to make this easier.
Next, place your cut out head ontop of the vanilla portrait's head. Then resize it.
Use the clone tool, paint brush tool, Dodge tool (for highlights), burn tool(for shadows), and band-aid tool to expand the neck on both sides and so cover up the original head.
Finally finish by messing around with contrast, brightness, hue, saturation to make him fit in more. Then figure out how to put him back in game. I'm guessing you can only replace portraits so find an ugly one and replace that one. Then, 10 years later you will stumble on him while playing your Julii campaign on VH/VH
.Hope this helps, thanks to the guy on the forum (that i dont remember the name of) for giving me the idea to write this, credit for discovering this goes to him.
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[This message has been edited by PrivateClark (edited 08-29-2008 @ 09:20 PM).]
