Tutorial - Creating a Custom Inquisitor Portrait (with GIMP)

Tutorial - Creating a Custom Portrait for Your Inquisitor

This tutorial is meant to show you how to create a simple custom portrait for your Inquisitor using a screenshot from the game (or some other image). If you already know how to use GIMP pretty well then you probably do not need this tutorial. You may still find my template files useful. You can get them from the Files section of this mod.

Many of the steps contain a link to an image that shows how to do that step in case you need a visual. You can also go to the Tutorial Image Album and use it to follow along instead of clicking on each image link individually. Throughout the tutorial are also some links to the GIMP user manual, for anyone that wants/needs more clarification on certain tools or functions.

I tried to make this is as beginner-friendly as possible, but feel free to ask in the comments if you have any questions or need more help. :)

You Will Need: GIMP 2. 8 GIMP DDS Plugin (Installation instructions are in the included readme.txt) The "Portrait Tutorial Files" available in the Files section of this mod.

Section 1: Take A Screenshot/Pick an Image

Take a screenshot of your Inquisitor. Or find an image that you want to use instead of a screenshot.

Suggestions: I recommend using the Black Emporium to get a nice, uncluttered screenshot at a good angle. The companion's portraits are all angled to the right. If you want to match them you should pick a screenshot with your Inquisitor angled at least a bit to the right. image

Section 2: Cropping Your Screenshot/Image

The next thing you need to do is crop your image down to just the part that you want to actually be in your portrait. What you want to end up with at the end of this section is a PERFECT SQUARE image featuring your Inquisitor's face. Important Note: If at any point you make mistakes, just use the Undo function by hitting "CTRL+Z" or Selecting "Edit-> Undo ". (User Manual: Undo)

1. Open the image in GIMP. You can do this by right-clicking the filename and selecting "Edit in GIMP." You can also open the image by starting GIMP, then selecting File->Open.

2. Select the "Rectangle Select Tool" from the Toolbox. image (User Manual: Rectangle Select Tool)

3. Use the rectangle select tool to select the part of the image that you want to be your portrait. It must be a perfect square. You do this by holding down the mouse but