{"id":6088,"date":"2010-12-19T07:00:43","date_gmt":"2010-12-19T05:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4eyes.code66.se\/?p=6088"},"modified":"2010-12-15T22:23:41","modified_gmt":"2010-12-15T20:23:41","slug":"the-making-of-besserwisser-the-gnome-bard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/4eyes.code66.se\/?p=6088","title":{"rendered":"The making of Besserwisser the gnome bard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Once again I&#8217;ve promised my dad to make a picture of one of his favorite characters, Besserwisser the Gnome Bard. So, here we go.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>First a thought, what does a gnome look like? In my head they are short with big, and I mean big noses. I found this picture on the internet of a gnome.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4eyes.code66.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/bess01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6100\" title=\"bess01\" src=\"http:\/\/4eyes.code66.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/bess01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"380\" height=\"456\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I decided I make this one on <a href=\"http:\/\/poser.smithmicro.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Poser<\/a>, and we start with Michael 4. Poser defaults to a grid preview as you can see.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4eyes.code66.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/bess02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6099\" title=\"bess02\" src=\"http:\/\/4eyes.code66.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/bess02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"419\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As a gnome has somewhat similar body to a hobbit, I start by applying my hobbit body morph.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4eyes.code66.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/bess03.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6098\" title=\"bess03\" src=\"http:\/\/4eyes.code66.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/bess03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"420\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now time to fiddle with the face. First, gnomes have large ears of elven character (or goblin of you want to be mean to them).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4eyes.code66.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/bess04.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6097\" title=\"bess04\" src=\"http:\/\/4eyes.code66.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/bess04.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"432\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sizing up the nose to some really gnomish proportions is difficult without ruining the rest of the face.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4eyes.code66.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/bess05.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6096\" title=\"bess05\" src=\"http:\/\/4eyes.code66.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/bess05.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"378\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here I&#8217;ve added a grey hair, fixed the face and added a pair of glasses.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4eyes.code66.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/bess06.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6095\" title=\"bess06\" src=\"http:\/\/4eyes.code66.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/bess06.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"458\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Opps, if you are from Sweden, or happen to know about our Foreign Minister <a href=\"http:\/\/carlbildt.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mr. Carl Bildt<\/a>, you would say that this is a look-alike wannabe.<\/p>\n<p>OK, back to Besserwisser. Now set a skin with some grey beard and add some age morphs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4eyes.code66.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/bess07.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6094\" title=\"bess07\" src=\"http:\/\/4eyes.code66.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/bess07.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"440\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>OK, I toss in a Micheal 4 just to see proportions, looking good.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4eyes.code66.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/bess08.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6093\" title=\"bess08\" src=\"http:\/\/4eyes.code66.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/bess08.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"402\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now we added some clothes, and as I&#8217;ve morphed Michael to a hobbit, they do not fit at all.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4eyes.code66.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/bess09.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6092\" title=\"bess09\" src=\"http:\/\/4eyes.code66.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/bess09.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"408\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But after some fiddling, I got it to look allright.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4eyes.code66.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/bess10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6091\" title=\"bess10\" src=\"http:\/\/4eyes.code66.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/bess10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"387\" height=\"477\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now, we just need some props&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4eyes.code66.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/bess11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6090\" title=\"bess11\" src=\"http:\/\/4eyes.code66.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/bess11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"345\" height=\"849\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A Rapier and a book (I didn&#8217;t have any crossbows as requested)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4eyes.code66.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/bess12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6089\" title=\"bess12\" src=\"http:\/\/4eyes.code66.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/bess12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"569\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And here he is after I rearranged the props and changed the rapier to something that renders good inPoser. And this one turned out so well he is part of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.creativegremlins.com\/marketplace\/index.php\/fof-uh.html\" target=\"_blank\">Faces of Fantasy: Unforgettable Heroes<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Once again I&#8217;ve promised my dad to make a picture of one of his favorite characters, Besserwisser the Gnome Bard. So, here we go.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,8],"tags":[46,38],"class_list":["post-6088","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-driving-the-game","category-tools-of-the-trade","tag-faces-of-fantasy","tag-poser"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/4eyes.code66.se\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6088","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/4eyes.code66.se\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/4eyes.code66.se\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/4eyes.code66.se\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/4eyes.code66.se\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6088"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/4eyes.code66.se\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6088\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6102,"href":"http:\/\/4eyes.code66.se\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6088\/revisions\/6102"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/4eyes.code66.se\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6088"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/4eyes.code66.se\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6088"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/4eyes.code66.se\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6088"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}