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Thread: Inkscape guide for OotS avatars
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2008-04-10, 04:30 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Inkscape guide for OotS avatars
So, here's mine:
Except for the fact that the hair morphed into a beret, I'm fairly happy with it. My question, though: can a group be copied from one .svg into another, or does it need to be exported, imported, and traced?
Specifically, the sword was rather harder than I thought it would be. Can I just copy and paste it into future files, or will I have to do more?Level 4 Bibliophile/Level 3 Bard, working toward the Bibliomancer Prestige Class
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2008-04-10, 04:36 PM (ISO 8601)
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You can, but you need to open the target .svg by opening it from the initial one, instead of just clicking on the file in the folder.
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2008-04-25, 02:46 PM (ISO 8601)
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Just wondering if anyone else is having this problem and, better yet, if they've solved it and how.
I got 0.46 a while ago, and at the time I was running a trial version of Microsoft Office. When that ran out, the Fonts stopped working (Always staying on Sans) and I couldn't make Bold or Italic text.
I then get a full version of Office, but nothing is working. The Bold and Italic are still nonfunctional and the Font still won't change out of Sans (The other fonts are listed in a grey colour in the dropdown menu, but I can't select them). I've tried hunting for a faulty font cache and I've tried reinstalling the program but nothing seems to have worked.
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2008-04-25, 05:56 PM (ISO 8601)
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When typing the text try ctrl+shift+t, It brings you to a screen where you can chose fonts and sizes and bold/italics.
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2008-04-25, 06:15 PM (ISO 8601)
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Aha, Inkscape provides as always.
Well, it's not a solution, but it's certainly a way around.
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2008-04-29, 07:29 AM (ISO 8601)
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Well, this guide is great. Easy to understand, even for someone like me.
And I really like Inkscape after trying to do the avatar in the guide.
My first attempt, and quite like the "original" (if I may say it myself):
Now it's just to try creating something of my own too.Last edited by Elder Tsofu; 2008-04-29 at 07:34 AM. Reason: added a bit
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2008-05-15, 03:53 AM (ISO 8601)
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And new word on the facial expressions and such?
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2008-05-15, 05:40 AM (ISO 8601)
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A new word - umm, sorry?
I've got plans on writing a new set sometime in a few months after I finish up my degree, but I forgot about the requests for a few more OotS pages on the current tutorial pages. Unfortunately I'm pretty flat out over the next several days, I'll see if I can work on a facial expression page sometime in the next week or two.
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2008-05-18, 02:01 AM (ISO 8601)
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I HATE that bug! A handy way to handle the forced Sans: Decide which font you actually USE the most, and open up the ctrl-shift-T dialog. Set your font as default, and you'll get that font instead of Sans! More useful if you only use one font, but still a handy trick.
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2009-02-21, 03:24 PM (ISO 8601)
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Nice job, very good tutorial, in fact, I made a little gnome. But, is there a way for you to explain hoods and helmets? I can'y make them.
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2009-02-21, 04:03 PM (ISO 8601)
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Time helps with getting better too.
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2009-02-21, 08:27 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Inkscape guide for OotS avatars
I did everything you told me to, and I can't upload my avatar on photobucket. Am I doing something wrong?
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2009-03-07, 06:41 AM (ISO 8601)
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If you can't upload it, the file probably doesn't suit Photobucket's requirements. Make sure you export it as PNG and size it properly.
Originally Posted by TrazoiLast edited by Mortugg; 2009-03-07 at 06:43 AM.
If you want to get an overview of my avatars or if you are looking for an avatar for you to use, check this post.
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2009-08-23, 08:35 PM (ISO 8601)
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2009-08-24, 03:23 AM (ISO 8601)
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For my Tyrael avatar (see the link in my sig), I started with comics of Miko's first appearances where she is wearing the hood. It's just tracing around it, drawing a black area inside and adapting the shape to make it look good. Or use a face which could be clipped on one side (there are numerous tutorials about using the clip function in Inkscape).
And for my Cleric of Tempus, I just made a half-circle and a slim rectangle below, converted them to paths and adjusted the shapes.
Generally, I think it's the same thing as for props: Find examples or similar things in the comics. If you can't, find them with Google's image search. The rest is just your intuition and liking
Here are some comics to look up some hoods: 200, 254, 304
And some different types of helmets: 201, 261, 283
If you want to get an overview of my avatars or if you are looking for an avatar for you to use, check this post.
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2009-08-24, 04:15 AM (ISO 8601)
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2009-08-25, 01:40 PM (ISO 8601)
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So you're making a new guide? Good to know, your first one helped me improve my art incredibly, and I'm reviewing this guide to try to fix some problems with porportions that were making certain positions and body types hard.
My question is this- What will the guide be about? Will it, as Lying's comment suggested, simply deal with facial expressions, or will it also deal with other advanced stick figure things, like the difference between Roy and Elan's body types, the difference between Haley and Celia's body types, Dwarf and Hafling body types (I can never get the proportions quite right), and the like?Steam ID: The Great Squark
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2009-08-25, 06:02 PM (ISO 8601)
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I'm meant to be making a new guide. It's been on my list of "Things to do in 2009" since the start of the year. Unfortunately I've let time slip away from me. I feel I need to brush up on my own languishing skills a bit before I'm qualified to write any more tutorials, so it might be very late in the year before it gets done.
I don't know if it will be an avatar guide, however. I'm leaning towards writing a few more general Inkscape ones. The first tutorial series I was writing was on how to make vector art for computer games, back when I was learning Inkscape for the first time, but my skills weren't great and it petered out after only a few installments. I'm leaning towards rebooting it, given I need to illustrate my own stuff. Alternatively, if I finally get my act together and start this webcomic I've been meaning to start for ages (also on my "to do in 2009" list), it would be pretty straightforward to put up a "how I make my webcomic" guide.
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2009-08-27, 05:05 AM (ISO 8601)
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Well, without your guide, I'd have never gotten female figures right. (And as one of my main reasons for getting Inkscape was to contribute the the OotS Fanservice thread, well... female forms are important, 's all I'm sayin'.)
Now I just need to get good...
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2009-08-30, 02:32 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Inkscape guide for OotS avatars
The guide is a great help! Thanks to it I managed to make an avatar for the forums.
Not quite perfect, but for a very first try I'd say it's superb. I basically had little to none experience with inkscape either, so I'm quite happy with how it turned out.
Thanks again for the guide!Last edited by Delorges; 2009-08-30 at 03:04 PM.
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2009-08-30, 02:52 PM (ISO 8601)
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2009-08-30, 02:58 PM (ISO 8601)
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Wow, that's very good! And indeed superb for a first go. Only a few minor recommendations:
The eyebrow/expression lines could be longer; look at some angry OotS characters (or even the forum smilies) to get an idea for a more fitting length. The eyes look a bit small, but that might be in part due to expression/hair.
You still need to work on your line thickness and the size of your eyes. Compare your work to a copy/pasted OotS picture for reference, and adjust those details until they look in line with OotS-style. Positioning and size of the mouth could be worked on too. Really, if you spend a little time working on those and patiently fixing them to look more OotS-like, it'll go a very long way.Last edited by The Neoclassic; 2009-08-30 at 03:00 PM.
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Quick tips:
1) legs and torso are ALWAYS about the same length
2) Curves are your best friend for arms and hands
3) Arm connection to the body is almost always going to be where the neck should be.Dark Souls Remake in a Nutshell
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and another useful tip: Hair is insanely annoying, so my best advice for that is practice practice practice. You'll get better at it slowly and steadily.
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