# EVE portraits - share tricks, and share yours! **URL:** \ **Category:** My EVE\ **Created:** [October 31, 2021, 8:02pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-portraits-share-tricks-and-share-yours/334843 "2021-10-31T20:02:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Gerard\_Amatin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/gerard_amatin/32/481361_2.png) [@Gerard\_Amatin](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Gerard_Amatin)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2023, 6:01pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-portraits-share-tricks-and-share-yours/334843/123 "2023-02-25T18:01:34Z")
> [@Nora\_Maldoran](#): > > The tip is that portraits don’t always need to have headspace. > If you imagine this image further zoomed out, so the full head would be visible, the focus on the main features (glasses and black lipstick) would be far less prominent. It would probably become a rather average image. Good tip! No need to have the full character fit in the picture. You can zoom in further and have more focus on the character itself if you don’t care about cutting off some of the less important edges. Looking through my own portraits I see that I did just that: the top of the head isn’t visible for any of them, apart from this guy: > [@Gerard\_Amatin](#): > > ![afbeelding](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/4X/2/c/b/2cb6f6dfe0221b97fabe658e9fc815ef409728a5.jpeg) … because I wanted to keep his mohawk in the picture as an important feature. But even there I cut off the top of the mohawk because I rather wanted to zoom in as much as possible. ---
**Author:** ![Nora\_Maldoran](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/nora_maldoran/32/399985_2.png) [@Nora\_Maldoran](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Nora_Maldoran)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2023, 6:04pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-portraits-share-tricks-and-share-yours/334843/124 "2023-02-25T18:04:38Z")
This guy looks to me like he harbors some radical political views - and is ready to act on them. ^^ ---
**Author:** ![Gerard\_Amatin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/gerard_amatin/32/481361_2.png) [@Gerard\_Amatin](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Gerard_Amatin)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2023, 12:41pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-portraits-share-tricks-and-share-yours/334843/125 "2023-04-01T12:41:43Z")
Added a section to explain how to change a portrait in game and how to buy or use clothes they bought on the market, since this isn’t always clear to newer players. ---
**Author:** ![DeMichael\_Crimson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/demichael_crimson/32/514115_2.png) [@DeMichael\_Crimson](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/DeMichael_Crimson)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2023, 11:25am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-portraits-share-tricks-and-share-yours/334843/126 "2023-04-02T11:25:04Z")
Checked it out, very nicely done… Maybe include that Apparel can also be purchased in the NES for PLEX… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Klaatu\_Barada\_nikto](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/klaatu_barada_nikto/32/360937_2.png) [@Klaatu\_Barada\_nikto](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Klaatu_Barada_nikto)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2023, 12:58pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-portraits-share-tricks-and-share-yours/334843/127 "2023-04-02T12:58:39Z")
I can’t share my portrait expertise, those are trade secrets. I do have pointers though: Your subject shouldn’t look directly at the camera. Extreme close-ups are for psychos. A smug smile goes a long way. Shadows complement the light. Add a bit of colors and voilà … damn I look good. ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/4X/4/2/a/42a8121a02d3a42c6d7f611d5bdf3a89eca00bba.gif "Real Estate Dancing GIF by theheenanteam - Find & Share on GIPHY") ---
**Author:** ![Alena\_Burns](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/alena_burns/32/401065_2.png) [@Alena\_Burns](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Alena_Burns)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2023, 1:31pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-portraits-share-tricks-and-share-yours/334843/128 "2023-04-02T13:31:52Z")
found an old screenshot in a folder))) ![2020.10.13.00.23.18](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/4X/7/e/5/7e58b89b70ec22db9f7c3f8be04979e05825b0f8.jpeg) Apprls hvnt been added to the game for so long? that they are worn out and frayed 😢 😭 ---
**Author:** ![Gerard\_Amatin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/gerard_amatin/32/481361_2.png) [@Gerard\_Amatin](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Gerard_Amatin)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2023, 2:25pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-portraits-share-tricks-and-share-yours/334843/129 "2023-04-02T14:25:09Z")
With those glasses you could secretly be looking directly at the camera anyway. 🕶 > [@Alena\_Burns](#): > > that they are worn out and frayed 😢 😭 First time I see frayed shirts in the game! 😮 ---
**Author:** ![Katana\_Masen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/katana_masen/32/471330_2.png) [@Katana\_Masen](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Katana_Masen)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2023, 2:37pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-portraits-share-tricks-and-share-yours/334843/130 "2023-04-02T14:37:55Z")
![2120926121](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/4X/c/2/4/c248e1c8b606e377916283958896a6b88084b0f6.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Klaatu\_Barada\_nikto](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/klaatu_barada_nikto/32/360937_2.png) [@Klaatu\_Barada\_nikto](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Klaatu_Barada_nikto)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2023, 3:46pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-portraits-share-tricks-and-share-yours/334843/131 "2023-04-02T15:46:17Z")
> [@Gerard\_Amatin](#): > > With those glasses you could secretly be looking directly at the camera anyway It will stay a mystery but I noticed the eyes don’t follow the camera so I’m sure they’re fixed forward right now 😄 [quote=“Alena Burns, post:128, topic:334843, username:Alena\_Burns”] they are worn out and frayed [/quote] 👀 Isn’t worn-out a fashion statement? ---
**Author:** ![Az\_Makyr](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/az_makyr/32/397757_2.png) [@Az\_Makyr](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Az_Makyr)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2023, 9:06am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-portraits-share-tricks-and-share-yours/334843/132 "2023-04-17T09:06:05Z")
You got me into the habit of changing my portrait every month lol. Current iteration of Az: ![2116559525-07](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/4X/5/f/6/5f6021ed3c918b0d0f288bb40b4f2f45081f18c4.jpeg) > [@DeMichael\_Crimson](#): > > Maybe include that Apparel can also be purchased in the NES for PLEX… Also, its significantly cheaper to buy the plex and then buy apparel from NES. I’ve seen some crazy markups. the wreck tat is currently 330mil worth of plex and I’ve seen them listed for 700m+. ---
**Author:** ![Wet\_Owl](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/wet_owl/32/369100_2.png) [@Wet\_Owl](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Wet_Owl)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2023, 10:45pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-portraits-share-tricks-and-share-yours/334843/133 "2023-04-30T22:45:54Z")
Achura cybernisation ![IMG_20230418_101305_110](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/4X/5/7/7/577e7ec54b638b61cbc13d4b0785752f549e2251.jpeg) ![portrait](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/4X/5/c/8/5c8b4683e76f1896e1987b0568413c32b227fbef.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Gerard\_Amatin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/gerard_amatin/32/481361_2.png) [@Gerard\_Amatin](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Gerard_Amatin)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2023, 9:55am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-portraits-share-tricks-and-share-yours/334843/134 "2023-05-01T09:55:54Z")
I like it! Nice attention to detail. ---
**Author:** ![Komi\_Valentine](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/komi_valentine/32/502956_2.png) [@Komi\_Valentine](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Komi_Valentine)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2023, 5:12pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-portraits-share-tricks-and-share-yours/334843/135 "2023-05-23T17:12:47Z")
![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/4X/6/1/d/61dd98f7b0e6e9d25358b40592a1935eb28e034a.jpeg) Just be cute :3 ---
**Author:** ![Sarah\_Olson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/sarah_olson/32/377582_2.png) [@Sarah\_Olson](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Sarah_Olson)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2023, 8:07pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-portraits-share-tricks-and-share-yours/334843/136 "2023-05-23T20:07:56Z")
I’ve spent a lot of time in the character creator over the years. Here is one of my earliest characters, I have no idea what I was thinking. ![Мари Slovoch - 1](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/4X/b/e/f/befdecfd6ec16a64343a024c13ecf810eb672703.jpeg) ![Мария Slovech](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/4X/9/1/4/9140a3184845e502a58d9cda1e0a4f7da8ccab93.jpeg) My all time favorite character I’ve ever made, she just looks so damn good in my opinion. ![91214430](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/4X/c/a/6/ca6dbf02aa64c38d0541a203837a1e0b5a72437a.jpeg) Evolution of my main, Sarah Olson. I probably won’t change her portrait again. ![Sarah Olson - 1](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/4X/1/e/2/1e25eb37915dab8507a006a1789c5ade6ff9e821.jpeg) ![Sarah Olson - 2](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/4X/7/9/0/790b9653abe8f8bd2d491980859fa16794b90bdb.jpeg) ![90544363](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/4X/9/d/1/9d1baaa4d477a4fbd08ba2d4ebff89cff38322bc.jpeg) I’ve got too many characters and too many portraits, maybe I’ll post some more at some point. ---
**Author:** ![Wet\_Owl](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/wet_owl/32/369100_2.png) [@Wet\_Owl](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Wet_Owl)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2023, 6:58am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-portraits-share-tricks-and-share-yours/334843/137 "2023-05-31T06:58:43Z")
Guys, i have a important question - how to rotate portrait camera “from rear” like this: ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/4X/6/7/d/67d16a4e4a1cbab3ef95db8cdd3acd46ebc8f95b.jpeg) Is this any glitches or what? ---
**Author:** ![Gerard\_Amatin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/gerard_amatin/32/481361_2.png) [@Gerard\_Amatin](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Gerard_Amatin)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2023, 8:10am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-portraits-share-tricks-and-share-yours/334843/138 "2023-05-31T08:10:52Z")
I’ve seen them before, I love that portrait. Sadly it’s not possible to turn your character that far. I have tried. Either they used a glitch (which do sometimes happen in the character editor, like missing texture or ‘feet in the air’ bugs), or it might have been possible in the past to turn the character further than today. If you figure out how to do it, please let me know! ---
**Author:** ![Wet\_Owl](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/wet_owl/32/369100_2.png) [@Wet\_Owl](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Wet_Owl)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2023, 9:16am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-portraits-share-tricks-and-share-yours/334843/139 "2023-05-31T09:16:05Z")
Sure) ---
**Author:** ![Sere\_O\_Asis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/sere_o_asis/32/515651_2.png) [@Sere\_O\_Asis](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Sere_O_Asis)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2023, 8:30pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-portraits-share-tricks-and-share-yours/334843/140 "2023-05-31T20:30:38Z")
You can approximate that pose by using the far right preset pose, pushing the character all the way up, and then tilting down. (I hope all that makes sense.) To replicate the head position…is another kettle of fish, 🙂 ![Back 1](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/4X/6/c/8/6c8de505628601b75a167b52c9e522ab5c97e368.jpeg) As far as I know, none of the other preset poses can be pushed this far to frame the character’s back. ---
**Author:** ![Gerard\_Amatin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/gerard_amatin/32/481361_2.png) [@Gerard\_Amatin](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Gerard_Amatin)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2023, 9:30pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-portraits-share-tricks-and-share-yours/334843/141 "2023-05-31T21:30:21Z")
Yep, seems like the far right preset pose can turn furthest, I was able to replicate that: ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/4X/1/1/7/117d46f0e79d35ffc9537f46205a907f73217302.jpeg) Still, I cannot turn further than this no matter what I do, unlike the pose above. ---
**Author:** ![Az\_Makyr](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/az_makyr/32/397757_2.png) [@Az\_Makyr](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Az_Makyr)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2023, 2:17am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-portraits-share-tricks-and-share-yours/334843/142 "2023-06-25T02:17:43Z")
I wish we could get some more themed cosmetics like this.[Original Post](https://twitter.com/manicvelocity/status/1669414136135176192?s=20) with all 4 factions. ![FyrzGlkagAEcDQd](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/4X/4/3/5/43512dc99b7b086a3de333ce1f595c10df624135.jpeg) I also wish female characters could cross their arms. I think it would fit comabt suits better. ![azkyber](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/4X/e/3/d/e3d82f9156e2693d266dc6f2b1b0a87d48b11d35.jpeg) [Previous page](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-portraits-share-tricks-and-share-yours/334843.md?page=6) [Next page](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-portraits-share-tricks-and-share-yours/334843.md?page=8)