top down token creation

**Nestor** · October 31st, 2011, 19:41

I have been looking for some top down tokens to use with my 4E campaign and I have found quite a few mostly from here:
https://rpgvirtualtabletop.wikidot.com/tokens

Then I found this thread here: https://forums.rptools.net/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=13485

And so I have been playing around with making tokens from wow
(here is the link to the downloads page: https://code.google.com/p/wowmodelviewer/, the only one you seem to need is the installer here:https://code.google.com/p/wowmodelvi...r614_Win32.msi)

anyway, this started me thinking, does anyone know if there is a model viewer for Oblivion or any other similar games? if so please pass the info along

**Darkwoulfe** · November 8th, 2011, 06:29

I purchased FGII this weekend and although i have yet to top the learning curve I have created some great top down models using my current set of mini's.

**gmkieran** · November 8th, 2011, 13:54

Don't know about the model view for Oblivion, but wanted to chime in on some other resources. Devin Knight has done several series of excellent top-down tokens, many of which can be found here: https://immortalnights.com/tokensite/index.html

I've also had some success creating top-down tokens using models from Sketchup exported to .png and edited with GIMP. There's a significant community of gaming modelers who have shared their work in the Sketchup arena, but the available models are limited.

cheers!
GMK

**Zeus** · November 9th, 2011, 00:12

Also, if you have Neverwinter Nights 2 r KotOR or KotOR , you can use the NWN2 Model viewer, or if you have Unreal Tournament 3, Gears of War 1-3 or any other Unreal 3 engine based game, you can also use the UDK.

**Torgaard** · January 5th, 2012, 06:16

I read that first link in the OP's post (about taking a top-down photo of real D&D miniatures, cropping them, etc) and I thought I'd give it a try. Here's my first attempt. Kinda touched it up a bit. Also borrowed somebodies shield and battleaxe models from other tokens (so if you're the artist, you rock and hop on in here and speak up!). Anyway, here's my attempt at a gnoll.

Original photo:

Token:

It's gettin' there (maybe). Need to brighten up the head and mane alot to kinda give it some depth, and redo his feet to look more like a dogs feet, but this just might work. Bought a couple more gnoll miniatures so I think I'll keep at it.

**Dakadin** · January 5th, 2012, 07:09

Great job! It looks fine to me. If you do touch it up I would like to see the difference between the two.

**Torgaard** · January 11th, 2012, 04:54

Ok, here's what I came up with. Worked off a couple photos of hyenas I Google'd on the web, and one of the more iconic D&D illustrations of a gnoll. Also took a shot at creating more hyena-like feet, but... meh.

Anyway, I'm gonna call it good (for now):

**gmkieran** · January 11th, 2012, 16:35

Nice! The light and dark coloration makes a big difference. I also like the adjustment to the foot placement - looks much more natural.

cheers!
GMK

**Nestor** · February 19th, 2012, 15:11

I have been playing around with the NWN 3d viewer and got it working.

Now I cant find the where the models are located in the game, if someone could display the file path.

the only models I can find seem to be equipment (helms, boots, swords, ect)

I am looking for monsters and such

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