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Old 03-16-2022, 02:45 PM
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Old 03-16-2022, 03:00 PM
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Yasss finally thank you so much for this
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Old 03-17-2022, 05:54 AM
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So thinking for characters we should have

Barry , Iris, Caitlin, Joe, Cecile, allegra , Chuck, and I think we should still have Cisco and Wells in it as well

Should we add the flash and frost in it to?
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Old 03-17-2022, 01:39 PM
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Things to consider:

How will the graphic look with duplicates of those two characters?

The more characters you include the smaller the faces are so two duplicates brings your total of characters higher (11 based on your full list)

Is it better to only include Barry & The Flash since the show is 'The Flash'?

Is it better to just have The Flash & not Barry Allen. Is it better to have Frost & not Caitlin?
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Old 03-17-2022, 02:02 PM
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Ahh good points, I'm only considering frost cause she is now a separate character...

I'll see what other people think, need to look for images I feel that is going to be the hard bit to
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Old 03-17-2022, 02:46 PM
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I haven't caught up on the show, but is Frost in it more or Caitlin herself?
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Old 03-17-2022, 03:18 PM
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Ahh good points, I'm only considering frost cause she is now a separate character...
Fair enough. Then the thing to consider may be if you think both characters are in the show enough to warrant having both.
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Old 03-17-2022, 09:01 PM
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I haven't caught up on the show, but is Frost in it more or Caitlin herself?
They both in and in the last season they split and now are two separate people

I'll see what other people thing to
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Old 03-17-2022, 10:24 PM
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oo exciting

i think maybe just the main characters?
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oo exciting

i think maybe just the main characters?
Who will you like in it ?
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Old 03-18-2022, 08:16 AM
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If photos for characters are hard to find, I think episode stills are an option?
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For pictures, the unfortunate thing is they seem to focus on the leads & crossovers for their posters. Or they're highly edited posters so it is hard to get anyone out of them. I found these:

The Flash (Season 8 posters) --> This option could allow you to both have Barry & The Flash in one character.

There are these season 7 posters, but again The Flash seems to be the usable option from them

Iris (season 8 poster) / Iris (season 7 poster)

Maybe looking back further there is something more, but when you go back then you're pictures are older which may make the graphic feel outdated. Episode stills, as Jac mentioned, may be the best thing to look into. Especially for newer characters who wouldn't have featured in the earlier promotional images. Keep in mind that the episode stills need to be of good/high quality still. This site may be a good place to look as their episode stills are really good quality. Or at least I've found that with the NCIS ones & quickly looking now the ones for The Flash look good too.
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Old 03-18-2022, 03:31 PM
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Thank you for that. I knew it will be the hardest bit cause CW now doesn't do photos anymore only posters and I know posters are not good enough
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Old 03-18-2022, 05:09 PM
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Posters are fine. It just is how they do them which determines their usability
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Old 03-18-2022, 08:50 PM
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I think maybe Iris,barry/the flash,caitlin, chuck and allegra, joe and cecile?
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