portraits

shadowspecter · 02-02-2004, 08:40 PM

Well...thats my topic. I need a good portrait site where I can download some new portraits for NWN...I don't feel like having a twin brother in the game...or triplets...or even more.

Micah Foehammer · 02-02-2004, 08:48 PM

Try the nwvault site.

http://nwvault.ign.com/Files/portraits/

They have a huge selection of portraits available. The selection is very spotty though - some of the portraits are outstanding, others are really, well let's be nice and simply say that they do NOT make good character portraits. You will have to sift thru them to find the good ones.

Ziroc is supposed to be augmenting his NWN downloads with a fairly substantial set of custom portraits - but I have no idea when that is going to happen. (*wink*, *wink*)

shadowspecter · 02-02-2004, 09:01 PM

Nice...very nice portraits. Thanks a lot!

Heh...heh...got another question. This is kinda dumb, but when you click download, a window pops up and ask you if you want to open it or save it...what do I do?

[ 02-02-2004, 09:10 PM: Message edited by: shadowspecter ]

Illumina Drathiran'ar · 02-02-2004, 11:46 PM

You save it. I *believe* they zip them all, so you DL it to a folder and unzip it to the Portraits folder. If they *don't* zip them, simply put the in said Portraits folder.

And remember! No question is stupid, only unasked questions. And of course that time my theatre teacher asked me if I could really bend that way (I could).

Micah Foehammer · 02-03-2004, 09:28 AM

Depending on the person who created the portrait(s), they are compressed using either Winzip or Winrar. I would STRONGLY suggest that you unzip them into a temporary folder and give them a look over with a photo editor first. There are a large number of portraits on NWVault that profess to conform to NWN standards but do NOT. Typical problems are portraits that are not cropped properly or portraits that are compressed - just to name a couple. If you are having trouble with any of the portraits, check these two issues out first. [img]smile.gif[/img]

[ 02-03-2004, 09:29 AM: Message edited by: Micah Foehammer ]

philip · 02-03-2004, 11:26 AM

And another one about the compressing, if you can get WinRar that's the best. Lots of people are discovering the substantial difference between using Winzip's zip format (supported by Winrar as well) and WinRar's .rar. For site bandwidth and slower internet connections more and more people use .rar cause it saves so much. Winrar also supports a lot of other compressions and is useful in far more situations than WinZip.

shadowspecter · 02-03-2004, 08:02 PM

Man...ok I downloaded it to my picture folder and it is zipped. I clicked on that folder that was suppose to be the picture I downloaded, it brings be to this page with some other files...I tried to open those file, but a window pops up and says I don't have permission to open it. Maybe thats because the file is zipped. How do I unzip it?

philip · 02-04-2004, 11:41 AM

Donwload WinRar trial version (that's free and after some time you get a msg if you want to buy but you don't need to. You can reinstall if you find it annoying) Then you can right click on the file and the use the winRar option to extract it

shadowspecter · 02-04-2004, 08:16 PM

...I think I'm missing some of my marbles in my head...anyway, I downloaded that WinRAR program and I right clicked on the zipped portrait. I chosed to extrat it to my documents and when I started playing NWN and the portrait wasn't there...what am I doing wrong...?

Micah Foehammer · 02-05-2004, 05:16 PM

Yuu need to put the portraits into a "portraits" folder. Look into your main NWN folder and if you don't have a portraits folder there, create one. The path should look something like this:

C:\NeverwinterNights\NWN\portraits

Then move your portrait files (the unzipped .tga files) into that folder. [img]smile.gif[/img]

BTW, the reason I suggested unzipping the portraits into a temporary file was to give you a chance to scan them before using them. The quality of the portraits on the vault can be somewhat spotty. [img]smile.gif[/img]

02-02-2004, 08:40 PM	#1
shadowspecter The Magister Join Date: September 23, 2003 Location: Colorado, USA Age: 35 Posts: 108	Well...thats my topic. I need a good portrait site where I can download some new portraits for NWN...I don't feel like having a twin brother in the game...or triplets...or even more. __________________ “Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint.” <br />-Mark Twain<br /><br />“If there are no stupid questions, then what kind of questions do stupid people ask? Do they get smart just in time to ask questions?” <br />-Scott Adams

02-02-2004, 08:48 PM	#2
Micah Foehammer Ma'at - Goddess of Truth & Justice Join Date: November 15, 2001 Location: Asheville, NC Posts: 3,253	Try the nwvault site. http://nwvault.ign.com/Files/portraits/ They have a huge selection of portraits available. The selection is very spotty though - some of the portraits are outstanding, others are really, well let's be nice and simply say that they do NOT make good character portraits. You will have to sift thru them to find the good ones. Ziroc is supposed to be augmenting his NWN downloads with a fairly substantial set of custom portraits - but I have no idea when that is going to happen. (wink, wink) __________________ “Every tavern’s an opportunity, I say.”

02-02-2004, 09:01 PM	#3
shadowspecter The Magister Join Date: September 23, 2003 Location: Colorado, USA Age: 35 Posts: 108	Nice...very nice portraits. Thanks a lot! Heh...heh...got another question. This is kinda dumb, but when you click download, a window pops up and ask you if you want to open it or save it...what do I do? [ 02-02-2004, 09:10 PM: Message edited by: shadowspecter ] __________________ “Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint.” <br />-Mark Twain<br /><br />“If there are no stupid questions, then what kind of questions do stupid people ask? Do they get smart just in time to ask questions?” <br />-Scott Adams

02-02-2004, 11:46 PM	#4
Illumina Drathiran'ar Apophis Join Date: July 10, 2002 Location: I can see the Manhattan skyline from my window. Age: 38 Posts: 4,673	You save it. I believe they zip them all, so you DL it to a folder and unzip it to the Portraits folder. If they don't zip them, simply put the in said Portraits folder. And remember! No question is stupid, only unasked questions. And of course that time my theatre teacher asked me if I could really bend that way (I could). __________________ http://cavestory.org PLAY THIS GAME. Seriously. http://xkcd.com/386/ http://www.xkcd.com/406/ My heart is like my coffee. Black, bitter, icy, and with a straw.

02-03-2004, 09:28 AM	#5
Micah Foehammer Ma'at - Goddess of Truth & Justice Join Date: November 15, 2001 Location: Asheville, NC Posts: 3,253	Depending on the person who created the portrait(s), they are compressed using either Winzip or Winrar. I would STRONGLY suggest that you unzip them into a temporary folder and give them a look over with a photo editor first. There are a large number of portraits on NWVault that profess to conform to NWN standards but do NOT. Typical problems are portraits that are not cropped properly or portraits that are compressed - just to name a couple. If you are having trouble with any of the portraits, check these two issues out first. [img]smile.gif[/img] [ 02-03-2004, 09:29 AM: Message edited by: Micah Foehammer ] __________________ “Every tavern’s an opportunity, I say.”

02-03-2004, 11:26 AM	#6
philip Galvatron Join Date: June 24, 2002 Location: aa Posts: 2,101	And another one about the compressing, if you can get WinRar that's the best. Lots of people are discovering the substantial difference between using Winzip's zip format (supported by Winrar as well) and WinRar's .rar. For site bandwidth and slower internet connections more and more people use .rar cause it saves so much. Winrar also supports a lot of other compressions and is useful in far more situations than WinZip.

02-03-2004, 08:02 PM	#7
shadowspecter The Magister Join Date: September 23, 2003 Location: Colorado, USA Age: 35 Posts: 108	Man...ok I downloaded it to my picture folder and it is zipped. I clicked on that folder that was suppose to be the picture I downloaded, it brings be to this page with some other files...I tried to open those file, but a window pops up and says I don't have permission to open it. Maybe thats because the file is zipped. How do I unzip it? __________________ “Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint.” <br />-Mark Twain<br /><br />“If there are no stupid questions, then what kind of questions do stupid people ask? Do they get smart just in time to ask questions?” <br />-Scott Adams

02-04-2004, 11:41 AM	#8
philip Galvatron Join Date: June 24, 2002 Location: aa Posts: 2,101	Donwload WinRar trial version (that's free and after some time you get a msg if you want to buy but you don't need to. You can reinstall if you find it annoying) Then you can right click on the file and the use the winRar option to extract it

02-04-2004, 08:16 PM	#9
shadowspecter The Magister Join Date: September 23, 2003 Location: Colorado, USA Age: 35 Posts: 108	...I think I'm missing some of my marbles in my head...anyway, I downloaded that WinRAR program and I right clicked on the zipped portrait. I chosed to extrat it to my documents and when I started playing NWN and the portrait wasn't there...what am I doing wrong...? __________________ “Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint.” <br />-Mark Twain<br /><br />“If there are no stupid questions, then what kind of questions do stupid people ask? Do they get smart just in time to ask questions?” <br />-Scott Adams

02-05-2004, 05:16 PM	#10
Micah Foehammer Ma'at - Goddess of Truth & Justice Join Date: November 15, 2001 Location: Asheville, NC Posts: 3,253	Yuu need to put the portraits into a "portraits" folder. Look into your main NWN folder and if you don't have a portraits folder there, create one. The path should look something like this: C:\NeverwinterNights\NWN\portraits Then move your portrait files (the unzipped .tga files) into that folder. [img]smile.gif[/img] BTW, the reason I suggested unzipping the portraits into a temporary file was to give you a chance to scan them before using them. The quality of the portraits on the vault can be somewhat spotty. [img]smile.gif[/img] __________________ “Every tavern’s an opportunity, I say.”

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Portraits	LennonCook	Baldurs Gate II: Shadows of Amn & Throne of Bhaal	1	08-02-2002 07:09 AM
portraits....	Gabriel Engel	Icewind Dale \| Heart of Winter \| Icewind Dale II Forum	7	11-29-2001 07:31 PM
Portraits in IWD	fcneko	Icewind Dale \| Heart of Winter \| Icewind Dale II Forum	2	09-19-2001 12:07 AM
New Portraits for ToL	Arquetal	Icewind Dale \| Heart of Winter \| Icewind Dale II Forum	4	07-12-2001 10:16 PM
Shadow Keeper and portraits (Don't know if I have seen anything about portraits yet?!)	IceFire	Baldurs Gate II Archives	1	01-02-2001 12:25 AM