# EVE portraits - share tricks, and share yours!

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**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")\
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**Author:** ![Qia\_Kare](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/qia_kare/32/279281_2.png) [@Qia\_Kare](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Qia_Kare)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2021, 8:43pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-portraits-share-tricks-and-share-yours/334843/4 "2021-10-31T20:43:27Z")

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I went to a lot of trouble to make my character portrait look kind. The creator and game engine (understandably) don’t seem set up for that. There was a lot of messing with the lighting and camera angles to avoid harsh shadows.

If I had to offer a tip, one of the things I did to soften the portrait was to increase the pupil size. I suppose opinions on whether that is a softer look can vary, but it is an option you can play with if you’re taking an up close and personal shot of your character’s face.

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/4X/3/e/e/3ee0b63f9ae503b7fe48cf62e4c6846b274d2b26.jpeg)

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