CGTalk - The Blue Project, Dan Roarty (3D)

droarty

10-12-2011, 01:24 PM

Hey all thanks for all the wonderful comments! No, there is no 2d projections.
here is a shot from maya and some of the sculpt info. I might post some WIP of past renders if people would be interested?
http://www.danroarty.com/blue_maya.jpg (http://www.danroarty.com/blue_maya.jpg)
http://danroarty.com/blue_maya2.jpg (http://www.danroarty.com/blue_maya2.jpg)
http://danroarty.com/bluesculpt.jpg (http://www.danroarty.com/bluesculpt.jpg)
http://www.danroarty.com/blue_wires.jpg (http://www.danroarty.com/blue_wires.jpg)

saixia

10-12-2011, 02:24 PM

very nice ,so like

Redgers

10-12-2011, 03:41 PM

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droarty

10-12-2011, 04:10 PM

Thanks all!

lovellstephen

10-12-2011, 04:21 PM

well done great job.
just ignore the other fella i have no idea what hes trying to achieve.
would be great to fin out more details regards the hair solution.

droarty

10-12-2011, 04:44 PM

Thanks Stephen! the hair by far took the most time (and there are still issues I was wanting to fix)
I used shave & haircut, and created hair off of a cap from the head.. From there I tried to model them strand by strand for the most part .. even then it wasn't enough difference.. I ended up duplicating the hair curves into nurbs curves and for the small strands moving them at will as a separate hair spawn. I ended up doing 3 separate lighting passes for the hair.. one for the overall look and shadow (within hair) another completely flat, that I could use to lighten/overlay in PS.. and a shadow matte pass on the rest of geo.. I had issues with occlusion passes and had to just call it quits unfortunately.
heres a diff color version of the image as well.. and an older version a while back before adding all the bits and background and so forth ..

http://www.danroarty.com/done3b.jpg (http://www.danroarty.com/done3b.jpg)
http://danroarty.com/blue3.jpg (http://www.danroarty.com/blue3.jpg)

AFalk

10-12-2011, 07:34 PM

This is some utterly stunning work, the effort you put in really paid off. Thank you again for sharing those glimpses of the wires :) If you are to share any of your texturing secrets and your approach I'd be delighted to absorb it all. Talk about inspiration. Outstanding work, and thanks again!

AF

hoodedpython

10-12-2011, 08:02 PM

WOW! Absolutely amazing.
Posted it on my blog.

angel

10-12-2011, 08:24 PM

Beautiful, very nice work :beer:

MOS

10-12-2011, 08:25 PM

Wow.. Skin shading looks great,, also your modeling skills are awesome..
5*
By the way ¿Did you render a decimated mesh.. or is a normal map in the maya viewport?

redbranch

10-12-2011, 09:01 PM

Stunning work Chief. 5* from me. Skin especially looks absolutely spot on.

red

Delcio

10-12-2011, 09:19 PM

Congrats! Really nice work.... very realistic!

I noticed that you left her more pale in the final image. I liked it because it draws more attention to the face and eyes. I'm also curious to see the texture maps you used on the skin. Does the makeup affects the subsurface scattering?

SCB

10-12-2011, 09:46 PM

Wow, very photoreal. Amazing job with the skin, I can see how much work you've put into it!

Acceler8

10-12-2011, 11:08 PM

Holy Macaroni!
Lucky I wore my depends today, I just peed myself in envy

Someone give this man and his girl Front Page STAT!

:bowdown:

StraightDraw84

10-12-2011, 11:31 PM

Very Slick!

grafi

10-13-2011, 12:30 AM

Amazing work man! This is the best thing I've seen in quite a while! :beer:

droarty

10-13-2011, 01:59 AM

WOW! 1st off.. Thanks so much for all the kind comments and interest! I have some texture samples below. I didn't go crazy with too many textures.. in fact, for the scatter color I just kept it at an orangy red color. The important thing I found was relying a lot on my sculpt and the detail for the bump map. Because my subject didn't have a ton of color variation to her face, I did the textures by hand and tried to knock down the contrast in post later on. I feel sometimes we have a tenancy to overdue the contrast when creating realistic portraits.
MOS: I used a fairly high res mesh from mudbox, and then used a bump map to get a little extra detail across.. Although I am not sure it was needed.

Delcio: I found when I went too harsh on eye-liner or blush, it did end up making her far too saturated which made the skin look UN-natural. And I needed to adjust the contrast when I brought the final images/layers into PS.

here are some texture samples 'click for larger images' Thanks again guys!!!

http://www.danroarty.com/blue_textures.jpg (http://www.danroarty.com/blue_textures.jpg)
http://www.danroarty.com/blue_textures1.jpg (http://www.danroarty.com/blue_textures1.jpg)

calvin808

10-13-2011, 06:02 AM

Fantastic Job!!

cobra6

10-13-2011, 06:39 AM

That is VERY good work. There are only a few minor things that give away it's CG instead of a photo. You can certainly be proud of this result :)

Cobra 6

Delcio

10-13-2011, 07:24 AM

The adjustments brought your work to perfection... Thanks for sharing the textures!

zokana

10-13-2011, 07:35 AM

Stunning photorealism! When taking it for a photo i’d say that the brightness of the window appears like restrained in PW, compared to the brightest area in the FG (especially when looking at the tiny DOF, standing in reality for widely open aperture). Also the ‘grain’ on the BG is slightly suspect, but otherwise outstanding compositing with great attention to colour corrections and overall balance. Very nice also the realism on face and hair.

All in all excellent work - an outsanding 3d portrait!
5*

julienN

10-13-2011, 07:50 AM

As i said on cgfeedback that's an awesome job, can i ask you how you mixed your overral and sss color? did you use an black and white map? i tried to use the overall map but never find the good way because i don't know were to put an amount map... :(

droarty

10-13-2011, 03:09 PM

Thanks again guys! I am really pleased you all like it.. and the time I put into it was worth it.. It's great to hear all the wonderful feedback and compliments.. brings a smile to my face!

julienN: If you take a look at the textures, those are the slots I pluged into 'overall color' and 'sub-surface' color.. that being said you need to watch the amount of scale you have on your shader (persuming your working with VRay) I needed to adjust mine quite a bit in order to achieve what I wanted and ended up using a value of .4 and a Scatter radius of 0.65..and even then I needed to color correct and adjust contrast in PS afterwards (which I feel is totally fine) Also, the amount and type of light your using will affect the tone, brightness and fall off of your sss (I only used 1 HDR light) I've been asked to write a tutorial for this so I will go into depth on shader setup and post adjustments I've made. Let me know if you have any other questions, I'll be more then happy to answer! Love all the comments guys!

Giiyom

10-13-2011, 04:51 PM

That's really good! Very realistic :)

AFalk

10-13-2011, 05:08 PM

Dan --> Thanks for the texture and surfacing insights - exactly what I'd hoped you'd share.

JonRobins

10-13-2011, 10:43 PM

Solid work as usual, when's it going to the front page.

droarty

10-14-2011, 12:11 AM

Thnx all, here is an older shot of the shader with some different funky lighting.. nothing special but nice to show diff angles of the head.

http://www.cgfeedback.com/cgfeedback/attachment.php?attachmentid=9124&d=1318528161 (http://www.cgfeedback.com/cgfeedback/attachment.php?attachmentid=9124&d=1318528161)

TWilson

10-14-2011, 04:29 AM

This is really impressive Dan! Great attention to detail like the fuzz on her sweater.

I'd love to get my hands on this scene to poke around one day :) I could learn a ton from you.

instructorbob

10-14-2011, 04:31 AM

Nice job! It feels like just yesterday I was showing you how to extrude.

leonlabyk

10-14-2011, 05:45 AM

Images to this level and standard are extremely rare, absolutely stunning work and huge congrats on creating an image in 3d that has so much personality and life.

I look forward to seeing this front page.

rasmusW

10-14-2011, 05:54 AM

fantastic work, dan. -and very well craftmanship.

-r

droarty

10-14-2011, 06:27 AM

Thanks fellas! if anyone is interested I've attached a hi-res version (slightly color corrected)
Thanks again!
http://www.danroarty.com/bluelarge.jpg (http://www.danroarty.com/bluelarge.jpg)

gamesman

10-14-2011, 06:54 AM

Absolutely breathtaking. :applause:

Love your hair and fur work.

filda

10-14-2011, 08:37 AM

Wow, awesome realism!

Technofreak

10-14-2011, 10:09 AM

nice work dude!

Creieru

10-14-2011, 10:46 AM

frontpage.... choice award... anything... you deserve it...
you`ve done a masterpiece... 5 stars...

bymak

10-14-2011, 02:23 PM

skin looks great ... congratulations...can you share with us shading network?

Lis1983

10-14-2011, 03:56 PM

Amazing. Looks really sexy and real.
But in my opinion hairs looks to smooth/painted/blurred. You should really try to work on it because now it is almost perfect photo realistic image.

Redgers

10-14-2011, 09:18 PM

Thanks for additional images, now I know that I was wrong...

so please accept my apology for unwanted and unprofessional comments and take them as a compliment :)

(there are some things that can be improved (eyes and part of hair) but it's beautiful work and I hope you win a Choice award , you deserve it !)

droarty

10-14-2011, 09:25 PM

Hey Fedgers, Thank you for the apology and I really appreciate the comments and encouragement!
Don't sweat it.. and Thanks for the feedback!
Thanks to everyone once again for all the fantastic and wonderful comments, I really appreciate them greatly.

jonferCgartist

10-15-2011, 08:01 AM

As I said before...Congrats for the Award man! This is amazing!!

julienN

10-15-2011, 09:31 AM

Thanks for the tips droarty, award well deserved. :thumbsup:

madm4tt

10-15-2011, 11:19 AM

The Blue Project i really interesting Good Job

Twi

10-15-2011, 12:25 PM

Truly exceptional work, Dan! You have an amazing attention to detail. Hair is probably the trickiest thing to get right, and you've pulled it off perfectly!
Congratulations on your award, it's well deserved! :thumbsup:

kaisasose

10-15-2011, 01:31 PM

Awesome work. Really like the hair. Any chance you could share a few S and a H settings? I dabbled in it for a project and it's be useful to see some screens. Thanks Dan. :thumbsup:

droarty

10-15-2011, 10:37 PM

Wow! Thanks very much everyone!! Again, I really appreciate all the great and wonderful comments.. kaisasose: I will try to take a grab of the setting sometime time in the next day or so and post em up on here..
Thanks! on to the next project :)

Lightweight

10-17-2011, 12:35 AM

This is amazing. Just found out about this through CGS on FB. Would it be possible to see your textures and/or shading setups? We would love us some behind-the-scenes.

GOZR

10-17-2011, 01:42 AM

Very nice !!

ntsystem

10-17-2011, 04:39 AM

I love it !

Awesome work :thumbsup:

gtora1982

10-17-2011, 06:34 AM

it's so real~amazing!!

kenetand2

10-17-2011, 07:04 AM

This is an amazing piece of work, 10 of 10...
The only way I could recognize its CG is because of the hair at some point; all and all congrats :)

Gilgamesch

10-17-2011, 07:02 PM

absolutly amazing. really nice work you've done.

Shayan92

10-17-2011, 07:16 PM

Heey droarty, I'm really speechless...it's wonderful!! perfect!!

Sorry for daring to ask you this question as an amateur animator: you modeled this beautiful picture but what's the use of it? I mean is it just finished or someone gonna animate it or sth else?... I really demand to know!

Big congrats,
Shayan

droarty

10-17-2011, 10:30 PM

Thanks! Thanks! Thanks! :) Again, wonderful comments guys, It means a lot..
Shayan92: Thanks very much! Unfortunately I won't be animating her.. This was purely for static purposes only.. That being said, I have an idea on what I want to do for my next project (which I will be starting after the tutorial) and I plan on doing some blend shapes and basic rig setup.. not sure If I will animate it just yet though.

LucasVinicius

10-18-2011, 02:06 PM

really, great work, she is so real O.o

Jb41126

10-18-2011, 04:54 PM

Wow she almost looks alive. And the random strands of hair whisping amazing, how did you do the hair in particular?

TheDistiller

10-18-2011, 05:36 PM

Splendid work!

feysless

10-18-2011, 08:08 PM

wow! this is amazing love the artiststry and skill in it...really detailed.

jarrys

10-19-2011, 09:40 PM

Absolutely amazing! congrats :applause:

DINAME

10-20-2011, 03:29 PM

GREAT WORK, i love it! :applause:
She looks very realistic and transmits a deep strength and female proudness.
Great model, great posing and expression work, wonderful textures and lighting.
Well deserved 5 stars for me! :bowdown:

_DINAME'_

He-3D

10-21-2011, 02:43 AM

Outstanding work!
Very realistic skin and the hair looks impressive
Congratulations!

yuriki

10-22-2011, 08:22 AM

WOW! It's incredible! She is very VERY realistic!!!
And woman on HI-Res image is more realistic than on Low-Res! This is very rare occurrence :)

We are all waiting for tutorial or detailed making of.

alancamara

10-22-2011, 02:08 PM

Great work!

droarty

10-23-2011, 04:54 PM

Hey guys thanks again!!! I am absolutely going to make a tutorial.. its just hard finding the time as I am getting married this Friday and most of my efforts have been going into that.. I'll try to get it out asap!
-Dan

marcotronic

10-24-2011, 03:52 AM

You´re totally out of this world, man!

Just awesome! :thumbsup: :buttrock: :applause:

Marco

TheRazorsEdge

10-24-2011, 10:26 AM

Superb work!:thumbsup:

Looking forward to your tutorial. Could you include your setup for the eyes as well? :)

All the best for tying the knot!

Cheers!:arteest:

nikkin

10-24-2011, 12:04 PM

This is just OUTSTANDING!!!
I'm always drawing bigger and bigger textures, but more important is to have the exact color at every spot, and with the detailed geometry you have, the results are breathtaking!!!
Perfect work with the hair! Thanks for such a high level renders, they are really inspiring!!!

Artdigital

10-24-2011, 01:02 PM

To say that you were successful in your objective is an understatement, two excellent pieces I've seen today. This model was based on Hayden Panettiere right?

Thelby

10-24-2011, 02:48 PM

Yeoooow, I want to ask to her out! She is So Pretty! Very Nice and Really Exceptional Work!

phenomfawaz

10-24-2011, 04:09 PM

Is it someone you know or is it totally based on your imagination? Either way, great stuff!

droarty

10-24-2011, 08:02 PM

Hey all, thanks once again for the fantastic and kind comments.. I am really excited to start the tutorial and can't wait until I have time to do so :)

marcotronic: Thanks very much Marco!
TheRazorsEdge: Sure, I am curious as well if I am doing anything special compared to other eyes but I do plan on writing about the eye setup as well. Thanks for the best wishes!!
nikkin: Thanks very much for those comments, It means a great deal to me and I am floored that I am able to inspire people! Its a great feeling..
Artdigital: Thanks so much for those kind comments! It is actually modeled after my soon to be wife.. but I must say they have similar resemblance!
phenomfawaz: It is modeled after my soon to be wife on Friday.. Thanks!
Thelby: LOL Thanks!

Thelby

10-24-2011, 08:31 PM

Thelby: [/color]LOL Thanks!

Well OK, the pretty ones are always taken, but I reserve a dance at the reception,..... even if it is a virtual dance ;^)
She really is pretty Dan, you are blessed man for fact! 10 stars and Big Congratulations!

Heliconius

10-25-2011, 07:53 AM

:bowdown:So damn good that you keep looking to catch a flaw..

hosienmax

10-25-2011, 08:35 AM

congratulate;)

great modeling and lighting ..

i love it !

good luck

Artdigital

10-25-2011, 01:03 PM

Sorry dude, my bad, but congratulations also. Again, excellent work.
How long did this take you to create?

javiermolina

10-26-2011, 08:29 PM

amazing work, the hair is so real. I like it. congratulations.

http://www.javierhmolina.blogspot.com

redtiger910

10-26-2011, 09:16 PM

Amazing ! Looks real!

Cloverli

10-27-2011, 03:42 AM

Very good....I don't know what you're making, do you think the biggest trouble is in which link, we should pay attention to CG novice what, to this, you can be willing to share your valuable opinion?
Thank you!!!

DDelapena

10-27-2011, 09:15 PM

This is fantastic...awesome job.

anuneitor

10-28-2011, 02:22 AM

Hey man you just inspired me so bad, and just because of that and i saw that you answer all of your questions let me abuse a little bit of you. I just wanted to ask i know everybody wonder about the skin hair and stuff but i think the swater or the clothes that looks fantastic too, so if you could post some textures or material specs or even just tell us a little bit about it im so FKG courious man it would be great to know.

Again perfect work keep it going ;)

Anuneitor

ehab1969

10-28-2011, 08:03 AM

This fantastic work and I hope that continues to this beauty

dilen

10-30-2011, 06:56 PM

really nice work love the potrait and also the whole subtle expression on her face.

Nice skin, hair and cloth texture amazing job.

cdizzle

11-01-2011, 11:31 PM

Excellent image, Dan!

Hope your wedding went great, and that you and your new bride are enjoying some time off together.

Can't wait until you get the time to tell us more about your process. Really want to see everything you are willing to show us. Cheers!

Bpositive

11-02-2011, 09:23 AM

Wow, amazing image and stunning realism. Great work :bowdown:

Perhaps the bump on the chest is a bit to big and strong, unless she's meant to have a bit of goosebumps of course :)

ZhuQinglai

11-03-2011, 02:49 PM

Wow ! It's really amazing
Looks very real ...wonderful :thumbsup:

droarty

11-03-2011, 05:47 PM

Thanks all for all the kind comments and well wishes for the wedding! Most appreciated!!
I am in the process now of creating the tutorial (which will be featured in a magazine in the next month or so) The response has been overwhelming and I can't wait to get this tutorial all finished up and start on the next project!
-Dan

Alexlikeszbrush

11-06-2011, 05:53 AM

nice! Very realistic. I also like the subtle expression on her face.

srspicer

11-08-2011, 01:42 AM

Absolutely stunning, congrats!!

Scott

verycg

11-10-2011, 03:04 AM

Some fuzzy hair, the other part is very beautiful, especially the material :bowdown:

ffourier

11-11-2011, 03:01 PM

Very nice ! the skin looks really fantastic. The eyes and the hairs are a little bit more CG like but this is pretty good anyway.

seanmauney

11-15-2011, 07:18 AM

Uncanny valley successfully navigated. Amazing portrait. The life you can breathe into a 3D model is simply stunning. It really gives me something to strive for. Keep up the good work in the 415.

R3desiGN

11-15-2011, 11:26 AM

And I thought posting photographs is forbidden. :shrug: ;)

Seriously tho oh my fking gosh! All the tiny details. Simply wonderful. :bowdown:

prashanthkumargn

11-18-2011, 11:24 AM

Hi,
Please can you let us know how you have planed the shading network

droarty

11-19-2011, 07:49 AM

Wow, Thanks again guys.. love all the great comments!! :) its motivating to continue with my next piece...

I am actually almost finished the tutorial right now which I am currently doing for a magazine.. I will send the details once I have them.. Thanks again everyone!
-Dan

Becky-RanRan

11-20-2011, 10:37 AM

Wow. Just wow. this is absolutely amazing, it must have taken such a long time and so much patience. I love this!

radovanale

11-21-2011, 06:57 PM

that is amazing , real ..

fusedgore

11-21-2011, 11:10 PM

I think it would be a little more impressive if she actualy came through the screen .LOL are you kidding me .Wow man really exellent work .

lokalteknik

11-27-2011, 10:16 AM

Congrats with getting married :)

And yes, amazing work. Looks real, great texture, expression in her face.. :)

cdizzle

12-01-2011, 07:19 AM

Glad to hear you are almost done with the write up. Can't wait to see more about the work that went into creating this. Please let us know when/where/how we can find it! Cheers.

painters

12-01-2011, 01:08 PM

I tried to use Shave and I can't do such a good job like you!

droarty

12-03-2011, 03:55 PM

Hey guys, Thanks for the wonderful comments!!! The tutorial will be coming out in issue 37 of 3d artist magazine.. (I believe sometime in January)..
awesome comments though guys... can't wait to start on next project! :)

Mngzkhuel

12-05-2011, 05:16 PM

i feel like a noob... amazing

stevebarrett

12-11-2011, 06:29 PM

Hi Dan,

Impressive! I really like your attention to details.

Steve

OSBOURNE

12-12-2011, 02:00 PM

Like it very much!

jldean

12-18-2011, 07:49 PM

Beautiful work. I just saw this in 3D World

KreditMe

12-22-2011, 05:59 AM

Beautiful, can't wait to see more! Every new picture you put up creates me to keep going! :buttrock:

tahaalkan

01-02-2012, 05:45 PM

looks like alive, maybe some shading and color variation on chest improve skin:) :applause:

GraphiczGorilla

01-02-2012, 10:52 PM

impressive work...:)

droarty

01-04-2012, 07:46 PM

Thanks again guys! The tutorial is out in this months 3D Artist Magazine..
http://www.3dartistonline.com/news/2012/01/3d-artist-magazine-new-issue-out-now-2/

WavesOfLight

01-05-2012, 09:37 AM

Wow. You have raised the bar with this piece. Well done on the 3DArtist entry.

lisianbajri

01-08-2012, 09:08 PM

great model, very real :thumbsup:

my blog www.lisianbajri.blogspot.com

sythex

01-15-2012, 02:29 AM

The eyes are very detailed, the eyebrows could use some work but the makeup is very well done.

AndiEdirisinghe

01-20-2012, 01:33 AM

amazing work! can't stop looking at it. just a quick question. how long did it take from start to finish? sorry did not get a chance to go through all the posts.

droarty

01-21-2012, 10:16 PM

Hey guys, thanks again for all the comments!!

It took longer then I would have liked :) .. on and off for several months.. mostly cause work took up most of my time..
Thanks!
-Dan

to3d

01-22-2012, 11:46 AM

Astonishing photo-realism... as close to photo-real as I've seen in a character piece... now off to get 3dArtist magazine!

seanmaximus

01-28-2012, 01:15 PM

epic! well done my friend:))

saintsky

01-29-2012, 11:20 AM

I like the hair
:hmm:

IrinkA

01-31-2012, 04:16 PM

Excellent work! Looks it is realistic! :thumbsup:

bkeiser3d

02-04-2012, 12:13 PM

Dan,

Just ran to my local spot to pick up Issue 37 of 3d Artist for your Article. I am modeling a realistic head myself at the moment. I love the way the eyes turned out on the model.

Baystreet

02-09-2012, 11:35 PM

Great Stuff! love the details of the skin and eyes, superb stylized reality :eek:

droarty

02-12-2012, 04:18 AM

Hey all! Thanks again for all the fantastic comments, It really means a lot!
all the best
-Dan

Craftmatic

02-15-2012, 02:49 PM

Staggering work! Unbelievable. I've been away from the 3D world and CGI forums for years and am just starting to look around here again and this blows me away. The level of realism is beyond anything I have ever seen in 3D. She looks like a photo. Thanks for posting the untextured rendering so that I know you actually did this in 3D!

She also reminds me of a model (a living one) from a site that is not exactly rated PG. Who was the source?

GE0

02-24-2012, 07:05 PM

challenge accepted :D I will post my girl :beer:

nofounture

02-25-2012, 08:04 AM

i must login to reply the thread,ou,my god,you are my hero,expotique is waiting for you.:applause::applause::applause::applause::applause:

renderplanet

02-28-2012, 02:33 PM

Quite impressive. Carry on.

PontusAlbrecht

03-06-2012, 07:10 AM

Looks really good, well done!

I only wish you'd have spent a bit more time on the hair, it doesn't look very convincing =( Other than that, nice!

Pamyla

03-24-2012, 11:29 PM

The realism is outstanding! Great job on this piece:applause:

dreadpyrat

04-04-2012, 06:28 PM

Um, I'm not so sure what everyone is gushing about...the pixels are all off and the vertices are messed up. You call yourself a character artist?!

Just kidding, D! It's yer old pal Rob! We gotta get a beer soon!