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Subject: Where are all teh Cortana Pics?
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Seeing as how she is the sexiest AI Construct out there, not to mention the only humanoid one shown in the game, why do we not see many Cortana pics? Most of the ones that I have seen are screen captures from the game that usually have objects behind her that show through.

Recently I decided that I wanted to create a new WinXP boot screen and I thought it would be amusing to make one with Cortana on it like CortanaAI instead of Windows XP. Unfortunately it is difficult to find suitable pictures that when reduced to 4-bit color will still look presentable. Are there any high quality concept arts, renders or pics out there of a frontal or oblique shot of her? I figure with some photoshoping I could get her looking good in 4-bit.

And also, whom should I write to to get permission to alter the image? While the webmaster is quite funny to read, I don't think he would be too apt to give me a real answer. Just drone on about the decay of society due to people like me or how he likes cake.

Chewie

[Edited on 7/15/2004 7:37:17 AM]

  • 07.15.2004 7:35 AM PDT
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There are some on HBO.

  • 07.15.2004 3:51 PM PDT
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Did not see anything there that was of suitable quality. Not that the fanart was not good, but I am really just looking for a good render if there is one.

Unfortunately Googling Cortana in both the search and the image search give poor results. I get lots of hits of pictures of the Cortana figure and several small sized screenshots. To Photoshop the way I want to, I would really need something of some size and colordepth. Besides which, I would also like to have something where she is in a control environment, like a solid background or something like that.

I did find one particularly large image with her in it, but there was a ship passing behind her, and I ended up having to just leave the bright areas of her body and black out the darks. It looks... less than appealing when redone to 4-bit. If you would like I could find a way to upload the current incarnation of the CortanaAI bootscreen. May take a while though. I have an exceptionally bad connection, not to mention I have to figure out a way to upload through this firewall I am behind.

Chewie

  • 07.15.2004 4:37 PM PDT