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  1. Saerel
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    YesYesYesYesYesYes!
    Not even going to ask what outfit that is because it's just... HERS! It will fit no one else, I'm sure of it.
    She's hot. I mean it.
    1. Anataron
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      *blush*

      Well, first off thank you very much! Glad you do like the Outfit and her in it

      Very much appreciated. In regards to which it is - well, your statement is very true. At this point in time it is precisely that - a personal mashup of several Bethesda Armors / Items to get her a personalized look after so many years of messing about with her story here ..

      If you are interested below are, from memory, the parts I used:

      The chest is the snow elf Armor Piece over the Nightingale Torso combined with a long-panty-shaped cut-out of the Ebony Chest Armor to close the gap the Nightingale had after removing the flapping pieces of wanna-be skirt around the waist..

      The Belt is from the Ebony Mail, the Vials on it from one of the Dawnguard Armors .. the long mail coat is from Ulfric's Outfit combined with the fur lining from the Stalhrim Armor (Coat admittedly from the male version in the YarlClothesVar3 or something folder under clothing and using a retexture of it .. think Rustic Clothing).

      The Gauntlets are a combination of the Steel Bracers and the Nightingale Gauntlets with the addition of one of the Dragonbone Armor Arm Rings and the Dawnguard DLC Vampire Ring moved over to the other hand.

      The Boots are the default Vampire Boots from the Dawnguard DLC combined with another one of the Dragonbone Armor Arm Rings and one of the Tsun Armor arm-rings.

      The Hood is a (admittedly not very clean, but not relevant since the neck-guard of the armor hides it) cut version of the Necromancer/Warlock hood in the Clothes Subfolders combined with the snowelf crown underneath.. the two Bat-Skulls are cut and moved around from the Dawnguard DLC Vampire Necklaces

      And this turned into a much longer ramble than expected .. sorry about that
    2. Saerel
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      I very much appreciate you sharing all the details with me but even if I had the skills required to create a custom mashup, I wouldn't dare copy her look! She is very unique and her outfit should stay unique as well.
      Aaaand yes I like her in that outfit but I'm sure I'd like in pretty much anything!
    3. Anataron
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      Well - it is "only" Outfit Studio/Bodyslide .. though I know that it still can be a daunting task to get into (speaking from experience here..)

      I personally think however that one can learn to do a heck of a lot of things with it in more or less no time in comparison to the more advanced tools out there .. there are a few tricky features (many of which I haven't really touched yet..) .. but overall I'd say with a bit of time it is really what it set out to be .. an easy to use modding tool for everybody ..

      at least from my perspective as somebody who has spend more time than he'd like to admit fiddling around with it over the years

      And once more, just because .. glad you do like her .. in regards to various outfits and looks .. well, there have been quite a lot of those over the years .. most of which are still burried somewhere in the image section here .. Though admittedly she has changed a heck of a lot over the years aswell .. anyways .. I start rambling again ..
    4. Saerel
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      Oh? I thought it involved NifSkope/Blender and all that crazy mumbo jumbo o_0 I've actually wanted to create some mashups for my characters but every time I opened up that crazy software and looked up some simple tutorials just to see what it's like I got intimidated and noped out. Patience... that's one thing I've never had. One day I'll suck it up though. But yeah I had absolutely no idea that it could be done with outfit studio/bodyslide only. That's pretty great! I'm sure it's still difficult and tricky.
      I'm a sucker for black stuff so an outfit I'd create would probably end up looking like a large black blob I'm more encouraged now so I have you to thank for that... but yeah I'm definitely Kynthia's most giggly fangirl now.
    5. Anataron
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      Well, for some things a tiny bit of nifskope knowledge doesn't hurt .. (here only used it for two parts to make it "double sided" texture wise (the coat and belt were see-through from the inside) - which is more or less just tracking down the right tickbox within the right dropdown and saving)

      but for the most part this was done purely with Outfit Studio's / Bodyslide's ZAP Slider function to cut the Armor's apart and recombine them again afterwards...

      after that just a bit of fiddling trial and error process with the anim-bone-weight copy function of Outfit Studio (lucked out there and worked like a charm for all parts I wanted it to work with.. can be a bit of a pain in the *blank* ..) and it was done (apart from CK esp stuff)

  2. PatrickTheDM
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    The outfit is looking great! Nice shots of her in it.
    1. Anataron
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      Thank you very much, glad you like both the outfit and the images of kyn wearing it
  3. trg1894
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    A remarkable set of very enjoyable to see images....I like each one! I agree concerning the last image but I think they are all stunning. Nice work, my Friend!!
    1. Anataron
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      Thank you very much, glad you do like all of them!
  4. wolfgrimdark
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    She is looking fine in that outfit Alex
    1. Anataron
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      Glad you like her in it jon, thank you!
  5. Liadys
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    Dayum ! Those are some real awesome captures !
    1. Anataron
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      thank you very much, glad you like them!
  6. RatherWindy
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    I think that outfit looks great,.. and not only for vampire type characters.
    It makes her look more badass i.m.o wich isn't necessaraly a bad thing,.
    Great set and nice to see some work from you,...
    1. Anataron
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      Glad you do like the outfit and think it makes her look more badass, which in a way was the goal for the whole idea .. to give her something that would still be practial for her style of "hit and run" fighting while also providing enough protection should she get hit from something a bit stronger
  7. BlueOgreSan
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    Amazing shots
    1. Anataron
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      thank you very much
  8. ritchieblackmore
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    Very impressive character and an imposing background, looks great.
    1. Anataron
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      Thank you kindly, glad you like both character and background!
  9. SyddSpartan
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    You tease.

    Looks great Alex! But I do have a suggestion, well.. not really it looks awesome but it'd be interesting to see the coat coloured black, the snow elf cuirass, you could turn that grey and the outlines blood red. It would be fitting for someone like Kyn.

    But even like this, it looks really really cool!
    1. Anataron
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      I'm a tease? no way!

      Glad you do like it - well, to be quite honest I was considering the "red/black" color scheme in the beginning (meaning I was trying to cobble together a chest-piece from the glowing bits of the Daedric Torso and the Ebony Mail) but decided against it ..

      mainly because (and that might only be true for myself) any red/black scheme always reminds me of both daedric armor / daedra and the dark brotherhood .. both things Kyn wouldn't really associate with any more if at all possible due to her experiences with both .. But I do agree it would fit her "archtype" quite a bit indeed!