2D Art Service

**Louis Lux** · July 06, 2009, 11:30 AM

Since I am a big fan of the Sig Service thread and our own TATW signature request thread I thought it would be a good idea to offer my services for those interested in some custom 2D material for their mods or for personal use.

This is mainly intended for the creators of sub mods that don't have much experience with the 2D elements of the game. Modders can come here and request things like portraits and event pictures for their mods and I will make and release it already packed and ready to be included in their release.

I will also be taking requests from regular users, so if you want a scene from the movies to appear in your game as an event picture or you wish to have a custom portrait of yourself or a character from the movies in your game, just ask.

- Small requests will be more easily completed
- I will list the requests in this post and when completed I will turn their color to green.

Request list:
-lore ancillaries
-princess portraits

To get things started here is some material I did for other sub mods:

UNIQUE BUILDINGS

Spoiler Alert, click show to read:

FARAMIR & BOROMIR

GANDALF

To install unpack it to your modded TATW folder.

**Aikanár** · July 06, 2009, 11:34 AM

Yeaha

Uhm

first!

To be extended

I can use photoshop to edit photos and pictures and stuff like that, but editing sketches filling them with life is definitly beyond my skill!
I would realy appreciate it, if you might get a go on the two attached sketches and fill them with some life, hence they might fit better to the other ancs.
If you need better pics, let me know

**Basileutatos** · July 06, 2009, 12:30 PM

Nice offer LL! I know is lot of work because I wanted to do it and i couldnt, but if you have free time it would be nice some princess pics for the ones (like me) who added them to the mod

**Louis Lux** · July 06, 2009, 01:48 PM

Nice offer LL! I know is lot of work because I wanted to do it and i couldnt, but if you have free time it would be nice some princess pics for the ones (like me) who added them to the mod

I'll be working on some portraits for agents for my sub mod and I can do some for princess too. Elven princess are a priority right?

Started working on those ancs:

**Aikanár** · July 06, 2009, 01:59 PM

Originally Posted by Louis Lux

I'll be working on some portraits for agents for my sub mod and I can do some for princess too. Elven princess are a priority right?

Started working on those ancs:

Thanks Louis, big time!

**Basileutatos** · July 06, 2009, 02:27 PM

Right! I tried to find some pics but it was almost impossible. Thanks LL

**Nurk91** · July 06, 2009, 03:18 PM

Eh, not a request but, could you upload the portrait backgrounds or tell me where I could find them?

**Louis Lux** · July 06, 2009, 05:31 PM

Originally Posted by Nurk91

Eh, not a request but, could you upload the portrait backgrounds or tell me where I could find them?

Sure, I just need to know what you're going to use it for.

Originally Posted by Aikanár

Thanks Louis, big time!

Make your pick, if you want anything changed let me know.

**Aikanár** · July 07, 2009, 10:16 AM

Originally Posted by Louis Lux

Sure, I just need to know what you're going to use it for.
Make your pick, if you want anything changed let me know.

Number two and number three

I would not like to use the crest of Feanor for the purpose the star of Feanor is used even though it looks cool

Number three fits perfect to the other crests of the houses

Ah and btw, what you did to the crest of Feanor is realy nice, never thought about making it appear plasticly with that shadow, looks like an idea for all the crest ancs

**Ratbag** · July 06, 2009, 06:49 PM

Well if you could upload those portrait background that would be awesome.
I'm currently helping with the sub-mod Arnor Reforged for the 2D stuff.

**Fev** · July 07, 2009, 12:14 AM

Are you the only one allowed to do 2D stuff in this thread or may others try their luck, too?

**Louis Lux** · July 07, 2009, 10:19 AM

Originally Posted by Fereveldir

Are you the only one allowed to do 2D stuff in this thread or may others try their luck, too?

Everyone is welcomed to give it a try, eventually I plan to do some tutorials to help people out.

Everyone can also give feedback or post images they think might help with the requests.

Number two and number three

I would not like to use the crest of Feanor for the purpose the star of Feanor is used even though it looks cool

Number three fits perfect to the other crests of the houses

Ah and btw, what you did to the crest of Feanor is realy nice, never thought about making it appear plasticly with that shadow, looks like an idea for all the crest ancs

It's actually a cheap photoshop effect

, I got the idea from this existing anc

.

**Nurk91** · July 07, 2009, 03:09 AM

Oh, I'm just interested in trying to make some portraits, for personal use.

**Aikanár** · July 07, 2009, 02:51 PM

Hrhr a cheap one? ^^ The thing about the effects is to have the idea to use them

Thanks again Louis! Now I'll search the effect in my PS and give it a go to the other ancs of the lore mod.

**Louis Lux** · July 07, 2009, 04:31 PM

It's the layer effect Bevel and Emboss, along with Drop Shadow it's one of the most overused photoshop effects, clearest example being the Google logo.

**axnsan** · July 08, 2009, 12:08 AM

I also like to use Plastic Warp (Filters>Artistic>Plastic Warp), don't know why, but i like it

( i think almost all the text in my sig has it

)

**Louis Lux** · August 16, 2009, 06:22 PM

I made a more suitable gandalf portrait, for those interested I'm making it available, just extract the attached file into your medieval II total war folder.

Attachment 52263

The princess portraits were kind of put on hold because I got really caught up doing building icons, but I'll be doing them and any additional requests like this ent house building icon axnsan requested for his ent faction sub mod:

**Basileutatos** · August 16, 2009, 07:54 PM

Originally Posted by Louis Lux

I The princess portraits were kind of put on hold because I got really caught up doing building icons, but I'll be doing them and any additional requests

Take your time i´ll be waiting