So, a few days ago, I had discovered that I had lost those profile pictures included when you download RPG Maker VX.
And so I began to work on editing the pictures.
On to the pictures. I've arranged them to face Left and Right, I've edited them to be blurry, darkened, epic-looking, mysterious, ghostly and statue-like. And they're located in 7 separate .Rar files.
Normal (http://www.mediafire.com/?dnlonmmmfjj)
Blurry (http://www.mediafire.com/?tdmzmnf4xzn)
Darkened (http://www.mediafire.com/?hwiiymgr2mc)
Mysterious (http://www.mediafire.com/?yxtnjgqwzyg)
Epic-Looking (http://www.mediafire.com/?z2aznzddyxz)
Statue-Like (http://www.mediafire.com/?331wiwoghjy)
Ghost-Like (http://www.mediafire.com/?oafbz2j1vmv)
I've also posted the first actor in four different versions:
[spoiler](https://rmrk.net/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fsites.google.com%2Fsite%2Favatarsforjosh%2F_%2Frsrc%2F1254690469274%2Fdsghefhgjd%2FActor1-1L.png&hash=0da43217a0bd0baa1befce2ef458660795197be1)
Normal
(https://rmrk.net/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fsites.google.com%2Fsite%2Favatarsforjosh%2F_%2Frsrc%2F1254690475618%2Fdsghefhgjd%2FActor1-1R.png&hash=ded80c5822b3a26afec8538d295c8e98bbaf5b31)
Facing Right
(https://rmrk.net/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fsites.google.com%2Fsite%2Favatarsforjosh%2F_%2Frsrc%2F1254690487281%2Fdsghefhgjd%2FBlurryActor1-1L.png&hash=cc3b7712645ed297fbc9268a37626c8105ff846f)
Blurry
(https://rmrk.net/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fsites.google.com%2Fsite%2Favatarsforjosh%2F_%2Frsrc%2F1254690497447%2Fdsghefhgjd%2FDarkenedActor1-1L.png&hash=60b99fd0eee2e4278fa8b21db1f6aa86562f0618)
Darkened
(https://rmrk.net/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fsites.google.com%2Fsite%2Favatarsforjosh%2F_%2Frsrc%2F1254690506379%2Fdsghefhgjd%2FMysteryActor1-1L.png&hash=435c958d70bc29e492d2b092fff48b65e98b7556)
Mystery[/spoiler]
I added ghost-like, statue and epic-like styles. Leave your thoughts.
I think that's a pretty good idea. The darkened one looks better than the original I think, and I can see the Mystery being helpful when introducing a character who you don't want to reveal entirely yet. Nice work Epson.
~Moved to Database
I don't particularly see how this took you awhile. You can do this in under 2 minutes, if that in photoshop.
1: It's the normal profile - Done
2: Edit>Transform>Flip Horizontal - Done
3: Filter>Blur>Guassian Blur>4px - Done
4: Image>Adjustments>Brightness/Contrast>Brightness -50, Contrast +50 - Done
5: Image>Adjustments>Exposure>Exposure -20 - Done
I tested it, and it took about 47 seconds, not including saving each file.
Ghosty:
3 Layers.
Step 1: Take the portrait and copy that layer 2 times (to make 3 layers)
Step 2: The middle layer, desaturate it, and then invert the colors.
Step 3: The middle layer, apply a gaussian blur of like 10px to it, then set that layer as OVERLAY
Step 4: The top layer, set that layer to Color Burn and change its opacity to like 36%
Step 5: Change the bottom layer's opacity to like 60% and apply a gaussian blur of about 6px.
Done.
(https://rmrk.net/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi34.tinypic.com%2F2eee87p.png&hash=85398edd1112b562561e8e0f22efcfe13d838b30)
Stoney:
That's just 2 layers.
1: Desaturate the profile picture.
2: Make it darker and have higher contrast.
3: Import a stone texture and place it on a new layer above the profile picture.
4: Set the stone texture as Overlay and make it have higher contrast.
Done.
(https://rmrk.net/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi38.tinypic.com%2F2wg4xzm.png&hash=3fa03de6d95ee82015cf8162fc12749f30fd6329)
I don't know what an "epic like" is.
Nice additions otherwise. It saves other people time having to do it themselves. Looks like I took too long to post this and MA moved it to the database before I could.
P.S. I used http://visual.literaryspring.com/gallery/albums/resources2/texture800oooo.png for the stone texture. (Purposely didn't put it in [img] tags.)
It took me a while because I did it for every single character's picture one, changing it 5 different times, and I have a short attention span.
UPDATE: Added the Ghost-like, Statue and Epic-Like Profiles along with Face Graphics into their respective folders.