Digital Faithful HD portraits ♦ 6/10 complete

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NEWEST UPDATE: Leah on June 11​

I thought it would be fun to do some High Def portraits of the characters (for practice and fun) that stay true to the official ones rather than doing them in a different style.

Mostly I'm doing it for myself. I love the original portraits, but I am also a spoiled graphics brat. If there was an HD Stardew Valley mod, you betcha britches I would be all over that.

Anyway~ I will update as I progress, if anyone is curious enough to follow along.
Any and all critiques are welcome - as long as it is constructive and stays true to my purpose (to look like the original character portraits). An unbiased eye may spot flaws I cannot.
If you do give critique, however, I do ask that you offer it on only the most recent version of each character.

Credits
Original game content - Concerned Ape
Hickory Jack font - Brittney Murphy
Everything else - me​

 

poor sebastian, stuck in the 40s~

 

Haha, I had to get to work, so I couldn't color him this morning.

 

looking forward to more heh. gorram work getting in the way of art ;-;

 

Update: Sebastian's sketch is colored now. I think I made his eyes too big. And his mouth is too frowny for a neutral expression.
I'll fix it in the detailing.

 

I'm getting far too detailed with these. I'm just going to be coloring over them later. Why am I spending so much time on these sketches?
Edit: I didn't color her under-vest thingy. I'll do it later.

Update: Abigail

 

Oh nice!! These look really good!!

 

updates are looking good so far!

 

Because you can't call them HD if you don't spend time on the details! Looking good so far!

 

I haven't even started detailing yet! I'm only getting the base down before I get too much detail on them.

Well, that was the original plan. You can really tell a difference between the first one (Alex) and the last (Abigail)

Lol

 

Either way, really nice idea I don't really like all the vanilla portraits (looking at you Penny! Sorry!) But it's really cool to see them updated.

 

I've been wanting to see this exact thing for a while! I quite like CA's style for the portraits, but they could benefit from higher res. I won't lie, though. I'm looking forward to the bachelorettes the most

 

Update: Haley

 

Update: Leah

 

Update: Maru

 

the sketches themselves look pretty freaking awesome so i'm really looking forward to see what you consider finished artwork!

 

I'm planning something a bit cleaner, like the soft coloring style of the art I made for you or this or this. I just want it to have a little more Stardew Valley feel than my own style. That was the whole plan. I can't seem to avoid making anything without a hint of Disney. I just drew too much Disney stuff in my developmental years.


And thank you for the support!

 

AHHH amazing!

haha, it's okay. we all need a hint of disney in our lives at times. i think what you have so far is really good, and i adore your coloring.

 

Update: Penny

 

Every time I see Penny's vanilla portrait, I think her hair is one continues tool roll across her neck. You made it look better, though.