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[Guide] How to turn your character into a real-life person. (Fixed the image issue)


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(*Disclaimer*: I have tried to fix the image issue with Imgur links. I hope this works.)

Ever wondered how your GTAW character would look like IRL?

You have come to the right place!

 

I will explain how you can turn your GTAW character into a real life person. It doesn't take much time at all, you just need to know the steps to making this work. Oh and if you don't like too much realism, then click away. 

 

Step 1

Get FaceApp on your phone. This is a MUST for this to work. Available on the App Store or Google Play.

 

Step 2

In game, take a clear picture of your character's face. The clearer and closer the face is, the better the results. Make sure the quality of the picture is decent and that your character keeps a neutral face while you're taking their picture. Here are some examples:

 

https://imgur.com/a/X4dqmRN

 

Step 3

Send the screenshots over to your phone (via Email, Google Photos, AirDrop, etc.) and go on FaceApp. Choose the image of your character's face and then go to Showcase. Once in Showcase, go to Movie Scene and pick from your gallery. Choose a photo you want the face to appear on.

 

https://imgur.com/a/WTmxa2p

 

For this demonstration, we will use this picture of a guy in a coat from Unsplash (a free stock image website which I will mention later).

 

https://imgur.com/a/Hkl6vQS

 

Here are the results!

 

https://imgur.com/a/RPcURNl

 

Step 4

Ok, maybe you're not happy with your results? Play around with the app. Place the face on other images that contain a face to see how your character's face changes. Once you find a result that you like, save the picture and reuse the face on some other image and then rinse & repeat until you get your desired face. Here are some other direct results I got from my character's face:

 

https://imgur.com/a/2Yfx3TC

 

As you can see, the face can change depending on the image. Like I mentioned before, play around with the app and find the result you like the best. If you're not happy with a few details, then use Photoshop. After saving my character's face a few times plus some retouches, I was able to get this:

 

https://imgur.com/a/JuZWZ6x

 

Then I reused the previous face and got even better results (at least in my opinion):

 

https://imgur.com/a/T7Rhbq0

 

BEWARE!

Here are a few big NO-NOs:

 

  • Low resolution images
  • An image of a person that is not looking straight at the camera
  • Black and white images
  • Images where something obstructs the face
  • Group photos where people's faces appear right next to each other

 

These types of images will really mess up the face. Be aware that you might generate literal monstrosities from time to time. Here are a few "bad" results:

 

https://imgur.com/a/0uhtNZA

 

Here are some free stock image websites:

 

https://unsplash.com/

 

https://www.pexels.com/

 

https://pixabay.com/

 

These sites are guaranteed to have high-quality images (not sponsored). High-quality images are a necessity if you want this to work. You could always use Google Images filters to filter any low resolution images as well.

 

Now that you know the basics, you're ready to go! Any questions or issues that you have, respond to this topic and I will try to answer them the best way I can. If you don't understand this but want a real life photo of your character, just message me and I will make one for you.  That's all I have to say...

 

Here is a gallery of some alright results (first try):

 

https://imgur.com/a/v6SCwB4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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