Opal Child, Olivier Ponsonnet (3D)

[Joss]

Amazing work here. There is a sad blue world in her eyes.

What's the mark on her forehead about?

[bobakabob]

Beautiful work. It looks like an oil painting.

[RoyalT]

Absolutely fantastic. 5 stars from me.
Love your work.

- Terje

[vlad74]

Stunning. Saw the tumbnail and I knew it was you.
Really love it. *****

[nellement]

Amazing image,colors ,especially monkey can u post some WIP screens and it would be great if u can tell us how did u make the monkey fur thanks in advance!

[Skuttling]

Olivier, you make me want to be a better man...lol

is this a boy though? cuz it looks like gal with lashes eyeliner earing braid facial structure etc....

i don't care if it is though, still gorgeous and instantly one of my favorite pieces from you, i don't know why but this piece does something some of your others doesn't (not to say your others are bad, just to say this is one of the most exceptional pieces i have ever seen.)

[cyberjobe]

U got 5 stars.

[xtrm3d]

amazing .. really love the mood and the sense of mystery that teh monkey add to teh picture

[Leonikou]

....What a masterpiece.... :applause:


5 Stars!

[manum]

impressive work, one more time

I love her face and I like the monkey as well...

pretty well done.


cheers

[MVISION]

great... 5 star :applause:

[Intervain]

beautiful! Love the eyes and lips :love:

[kiboSVK]

very cool image I like a mood and monkey hehe superb:buttrock:

[Vlada3d]

You kick ass!!:buttrock:

[DarkLimit]

-This is wonderful work you have captured a realistic natural pose and mood; ur texturing and attention to details are simply amazing...I just find the mark on the forehead distracting, Keep up the good work..

[Aldarion]

Oh God, Olivier, you do it again. Amazing work as always mate.

Cheers,
Mario.

[MiguelAngeloCBT]

Frontpage + CGtalk Award, for sure! :thumbsup:

I see pure art in this piece. I think this is the start point to all the "Digital Artists wanna be"

Thanks for this master piece!

Congratz! :)

[chindian]

WOW!

Your work has always been very inspiring - and this is by no means an exception!! Excelent execution!
I love the classic feel to it, and the use of a limited color palette is very refined. Love the feel of the cloth as well... GREAT JOB!

I wouldn't mind seeing ur wires and maybe a bit of a break down if you don't mind.

5 stars!

Great work!
_T

[MiguelAngeloCBT]

Damme dude! I can't stop looking at this art work!! Just Perfect!

Please Roberto, plugg it!! :buttrock:

[Dennik]

So alive its scary that the viewer has to remind himself this is just a render.
You've captured the illusion of life in her eyes. And thats trully inspiring.

[MOS]

TOP ROW WORK!!
5*

[PetterAi]

wow 5stars i like the style very very very much

[pussycat]

huuu... wow :arteest:

Edit: I'd be curious to see the raw render before photoshop

[snowkiwi]

Kickin'. Love the pose and gesture of the girl. The monkey is greatly done.

[RockstarKate]

He looks wonderful! That hair and the braid... wow so amazing. And the face on the monkey is fantastic. The rendering and everything is great, but the best part by far are the facial expressions.
Do you make up stories about your characters? I feel like this kid lives in the same world as the Cold Blue woman.
Inspirational.

[Pitipongp]

incredible! this is master piece!
from the master artist :thumbsup:

[simmsimaging]

Beautiful piece.

b

[richardjoly]

Olivier, I've always been amazed by the quality of your work but this one... the mood, the colors... 5 stars my friend, thanks for sharing.
(Je t'aurais donné 6 étoiles mais...)

[sfox8]

Oh my...

This is amazing. I was speechless when I saw it. Beautiful job. 5 Stars and I bet this gets a front page plug too.

[j3st3r]

Hi reiv,

What I like is the overall colour, shading, materials. What I don't like too much, is that at first glance it looks like that it is the very same model, you used to use. Maybe you should try another type of woman...Anyway it's still an excellent image

[mridulsen]

Really......looks like old masterpice paintings.....but I have a concern about the eyebrow... it looks little bit closer to the eye lid......

5 stars.......

[ahmedmax]

very good art and very Beautiful Eyes .great work 5 stars from me

[Glacierise]

That's just fantastic! And how the hell did you do the hair ornament on her left side?

[olivierth]

Great work! The sss looks spot on!

[Brokenlight]

Absolutely incredible Oliver! Beautiful.

[Blackrainbow]

Just stunning.

[AugieBenDoggie]

Very surreal, 5 stars!

[YasushAzush]

:lightbulb **********x10 /50 +3 = 5 :cool:

[asarya]

Amazing work, composition, pose, textures, lighting...

The only thing that bothers me is the mark on the forhead, a little to sharp at the edges.

Never the less, 5 stars!


is this a boy though? cuz it looks like gal with lashes eyeliner earing braid facial structure etc....

I'm sure it is a girl - in the description it says "his monkey", most likely because in french the possesive agrees with the object, in this case the monkey which is masculine. Probably just a french->english grammer glich.

[vladiseco]

Great work, dude!!

I specially dig her face expression, the hair and the cloth!! the cloth shader is just amazing!!

Could you explain us a little of the hair process if you don't mind!? thanks!!;)

Keep it real!!

[simsal]

wow .. its wonderful......

[leprinoxyz]

It's so beautiful, gallery!

[JasonLin]

this is quiet amazingly beautiful image
i love it
keep creating man:scream:

[petz]

This is amazing. *****

[AkaRaven]

Haha again this lips! :cool: 5*

[adoracion3D]

Really great, that is pure art ! :bowdown:

[Kevin1981]

Wow! Amazing work ilike it very much

[mooses]

Sorry, I'm writing just another "WOW AWESOME" post, but that picture really gave me the creeps!

just perfect!

[nwiz25]

stunning! :bowdown: so much personality and realism! love it! :love: 5 stars oliver! :buttrock:

[zoc]

you are a 5 stars men!!!
incredibile, this is one of the best...

[Klicek]

wowa wi wa ! :O man this is perfect :)

[JacobCarmona]

simply perfect!

[PaLantir]

Wonderful image.
The children expression is very natural and carry a deep feeling.
The work on the monkey fur and children clothes is amazing!

Bravo!

[maxspider3000]

wow ... your work still an amazing theme for me ....

modeling, textures, compositing, camera view .... what I can say ????

any chance to see a wireframe ???

5 ***** man :love:

-Yusuf

[irananimator]

WoOow woow !! :banghead::banghead:
5*

[rexzou]

so amzing. i like your project very much. so great work

[BrettSinclair]

Beautiful as always. Though you say its a boy. Its features are very soft for a boy? The monkey is fantastic. Love the braids on the side of the head to. Great details.


Cheers
Brett

[KrakenCMT]

Just beautiful!

[Skuttling]

I'm so excited! this piece still has a five star rating and it totally deserves it! I thought i'd never get to see that, everything seems to get four stars at the most.

[choppir]

tHIS IS REALLY AMAIZING WORK. wELL DONE!

Do you mind showing your render before you take it to photoshop?

cheers

[grnakamura]

Hello People!

Just a curious "urban legend" I remembered when I saw this picture:
- Here in Brazil, when I was a child, it was very usual to find this kind of paint picture selling at the stores, almost always at gas station's store. And always hand painted with the same theme: "Portrait of a crying children."
People said these kind of pictures were painted by artists which have made a deal with the devil. That was the reason of the great success of the piece.
But, if we look deeper to the picture, we could see that the clothes of the child, in truth, had another meaning. Details of the clothes formed a devil's head: the shirt-collar formed the mouth; buttons (bottoms) formed the eyes; fabric folds and the design of the clothes explicity showed a devil's head devouring the child.
That was the reason why the children were always sad and crying.
Well, I'm not sure if this is only a urban legend or not, but after this story became notorious in the coutry, this kind of art disappeared of all stores, and houses...
The legend said that people who has bought the picture must throw it against a big waterfall to break the curse...

That's it.

About the Opal Child Picture, what a great piece of art: Five Stars!

Best Regards.

[venomgfx]

5 stars, I can't find something i dislike about this work, is a masterpiece.

It reminds me so much to classic art, i'm definitely going to check any work of you.

[fahadkhan]

You have done an amazing job .. dats fantastic :thumbsup:

[Thehzl]

very good!:thumbsup:

I like it so much!

[Kreoth]

woww, really amazing picture, 5 stars.

[superspirit]

the child with a melancholy eyes and his monkey just do so.your picture give me much assoiation.

[arizaga]

Your last work is amazing you've broken my brain!! :) This young character has a very clean geometry and very soft corners in the eyes and mouth I love your poly modeling skills. UVs, texture, and shader also great! Good composition excellent mood, perfect render.

[Shimrodd]

Arf, nouvelle brûlure des yeux en voyant ce... tableau ! :eek: :eek: That's a great piece of art !

Tout simplement superbe... J'adore vraiment le subtil mélange qui s'en dégage.

Simply beautiful... I love the subtile mix between several moods... It reminds me an Ingres painting but with a photographic work (chromatic aberrations work well), the french comic "Le Mercenaire" (V. Segrelles) with its unidentified times and clothes inspirations, or a slight gothic mood like on Cold Blue... Quel plaisir pour les yeux, mec ! :thumbsup:


Can't wait the next one ! :applause:

[hoogberg]

just one more wow great excellent fantastique!

[PavelSokov]

I think this is a boy,eh?
A very interesting one at that haha, looks like a prodigy of some sort, that has a lot of issues. someone that will grow up to be a big deal, and in a sinister way too.

[Kaleen]

I thought it was a photograph.

Congratulations.

[reiv]

Thnaks a lot for your comments guys!
About my creation process, that's pretty simple: everything, except the monkey fur is hand made with polygons. So I usually start from a quad and just create,extrude and cut polys to get what I want. The lignt setup is pretty simple : 4 area lights surrounding the character (1 key light, 1 fill light and 2 rim lights). I didn't use final gather or GI, there's only direct lighting.
I didn't create any particular story with this character, I just tried to create a consistant and believable character, that's all :)
Here is the wireframe:
http://re1v.free.fr/imgup/ChildWire.jpg

[shadowseve]

wow. Really Great work man. I love the whole thing 5 stars from me.

[Skuttling]

Your mesh is far less dense than previous meshes i've seen from you, but it is equally effective!

I think though, reiv, in your attempt to make a belivable character, you have created a character with story and history. Though you may not know what the story is, you can tell this child has had a life before this point, and will have a life after this point (i like to think that the scar is from an altercation with the monkey. If that's the case, will there relationship stay as calm as it is at this point in time, or will something happen again?)

I also hope that you've noticed that at the moment, this piece is the highest ranked ever in the 3d section of the 3d gallery (and it still totally deserves it)


edit: guess i spoke to soon. That's really too bad, why do peopel have to vote to take people's scores down for no reason?

[Samuka3000]

i'm speechless... totaly 5 stars!!!

[Bigpet]

This is a masterpiece

Each time I look in her eyes I get goosebumps

the control mesh is really effcient, I really expected a whole lot more polygons.

[MiguelAngeloCBT]

edit: guess i spoke to soon. That's really too bad, why do peopel have to vote to take people's scores down for no reason?

Because those people (?) are weak and they can't do awesome art like this! :)

Thanks for the wire frame, I can see better the techinal choices you made beyond your great art! :)

Go, go! :)

[wiLDboNe]

truely amazing work!
the boy has very gloomy look, maybe monkey is on his back? :P
cheers!

[arizaga]

I can see bones on your characters... I think you used bones to pose the characters, but two questions.
Did you use bones on the main boy characters to open mouth or rotate head?
Did you use polys with alphas for the human characters' hair all the time?(I mean eyeslashes and eyebrowns).

I can see you 've great skills 'cause achieve this level of quality painting the hair and shaders is difficult. I've to say again that has been finished very well all the elements and everything match perfect. Amazing professional and artist work.

[dascerra]

Extraordinary, this reminds me the paintings (portraits) of François-Xavier Fabre. Very well, 5 stars. What kind of pass for textures you used?

[towarlock]

fantastic job, i like :]

[Dennik]

The moderators have to do something about the people who act childish and abuse the rating system in these forums. This has happened too many times to the point that star rating just doesn't mean anything anymore.
I'm so baffled by the immaturity of some (apparently many) cg talk members.

[slizgi]

Amazing work :) It looks like photo, i really like a fabric shader.

Best regards!

[AdrianLazar]

Just ... AMAZING!

[elvrace]

Damn cool!!!

[Abu-moaaz]

goog man__________________:thumbsup:

[kaparo]

Beautiful general mood and character expression. Excellent renaissance portrait Olivier! Congratulations!

[FabioMSilva]

Title: Opal Child
Name: Olivier Ponsonnet
Country: France
Software: 3ds max, mental ray

Hi, Here is my latest artwork.
Nothing particular to say here, I just tied to create a nice picture representing an elegant child and his monkey.
Everything was modelled and rendered using 3DS Max and Mental Ray. Textures were hand painted using PS. Final color corrections, grain and dof were also added in PS.

Hope you'll like it!

yep, i like it :)
5*

[LMegginson24]

amazing work. I love the way you captured sadness in her eyes.

[Yakalopoli]

ansolutely fantastic as always... stunning

[zhoujinww]

Beautiful work

[Roman-Romero]

This work is very impressive and atmospheric. You very talanted artist and your works are very individual.

[thermite321]

Really nice espicially the felling of sadness.

But what is the mark about?

[GioChrono]

Very cool image as always.

Gio

[Braetzel]

bonjour Olivier,

what an amazing job as usual. Totally breathtaking!!! You know, you definitely show us what 3d really means:D A tiny comment still, what is the mark on her forehead? does it represent anything special? :surprised I find that very odd. Its edges are a hinch too clear, to be accurate.
I get the impression that you simply chose a mark and copy/paste it on her forehead without tweaking it if you know what i mean.

Anyway good job as always. Can't wait till next scene!

ps: How heavy is your file? seems huge to me:argh:

[mauriciomacal]

Excellent work, you can probably derive a nice book with this lonely image. Would also like to see the Geometry.

Best,
Mc

[bluesonic]

fantastic 5 stars from me....

[jam1125]

great work

[aktoom]

very nice .........................

[Dues]

Very interesting picture)))))

[nofounture]

amazing,very good work.

[Vortiko]

Very nice work, love the monkey.

I'm brand new here, would like to get some opinions on the one and only piece I have so far, King Zotz. All comments welcome.
Cheers

[mehran]

kick ass man..
I love the black line on the lips and the scar/mark on the face also looks cool,(though it does look as if it was Photoshoped on top of the render).
The lips are nice.
And so is the monkey.
everything just comes together.
my only crit would be that you have a bit more blue in there than there should be (to me).
it is making it a bit monotonous..

[mogankun]

The child's eyes creates so much emotion in me because I get a sense that her world has tried desperately to destroy all her happiness leaving an aching shell. I also feel like that she will become a great dark contribution to her dark environment and that because of it, she'll die young. It really is quite beautiful. So much story in one still image. It carries a powerful effect.

[leishen]

Great job!

I like the monkey!

[Pooyag]

Wow :O :thumbsup: great work once again

[LocusAm]

This image was the one that 'broke the camel's back' in pushing me out of Poser and into 3DS Max.....

After viewing the portfolio's here - and , finally joining the message board part of CGS - I am experiencing intimidation which hasn't been around me much for some time. That's a very good thing pushing me beyond my comfort zone, and, well, nothing great is created from a position of comfort, right?

Best,
LA

[Zhang3]

more than impressive!
everything goes perfect
5 stars from me

[shrew81]

Just speechless at the quality and perfectness at what looks like such a low polygon count. I expected much more density and am happily suprised :)

[cheney1987]

very nice..so cool.great work..:)

[mrMSK]

grally great renders- your textures are immaculate- i like

[bluesonic]

great work 5 stars from me

[D-a-r-e-k--B-u-b-e-l-a]

it's like Ergo Proxy meets Pirates of the Caribbean. :D
very cool.

[rasmusW]

beautiful picture!

i really like the mood and character-work, you've done on this one.

-r

[doctorx256]

Just perfect, 5 stars definatly, outstanding work.
i wonder how long you worked at this image from start to finish ?

[CGZHONG]

what a exquisitable work!
ilike it !
well done!

[Sampsonx]

awesome, except i'm still not sure if it's a girl or a guy

*****

the monkey looks just as delicious.

[Parelius]

Your pictures are amazing. You have set a new benchmark for me with character portraits.

Im specialy in awe of the clothing and how you manage to make the material convincing along with incredible detail of geometry and texture.

[AUMAKUA]

So rich emotionally as much excellent technically :) trully memorable art piece.

[scott2753]

Absolutely fantastic piece of art! Gorgeous model and textures! Very well done - 5 stars from me my friend!

[eonridr]

i love this.. the sad and blue expression really makes this piece different. i cant stop keep staring into her eyes for some reason. Congrats for making this great artwork! :thumbsup:

[Molier]

That is totally amazing. You are a true master!

[howhowlin]

My God! That's excellent!!

[xuyong]

pretty nice !

[dxk123852]

:thumbsup: hi guy your work really nice!

[DustinBrown]

Very nice image. I didn't look at all of the pages for this thread, but I would be interested in seeing the original 3D render out of max, so we can get a sense of how much was done in post.

-Dustin

[Madail]

Absolutely amazing! Very smart technical choices, and awesome texturing/shading work. The post effect by itsef brings life to it, i can notice some chromatic aberration in there :) It really gives the piece a realism boost.

Congrats.

[ritaisabel]

i find the boy quite feminine... this whole piece is amazing and beautiful o_O i always get amazed by your characters. i like the colors a lot, details are stunning mostly in the monkey.

[tastyUdon]

I really love all of your work, I give it 5 stars!

[Sariel]

pretty nice !
i like it!

[elfufu]

this is the nicest piece of cg i have ever seen. im a fan
awesome!

:bowdown:

[Tilstrom]

Superb work, the details are astonishing!

[ShekemUrShekem]

Since his stuff puts to shame even most zbrush and mudbox enhanced models, and he's only using 3d studio max, is he working from a stock collection of 3d figures and simply modifying various parts so he gets an array of 'looks'? I ask because I see an obvious similarity between several of his women, and I think that is because they all come from a stock source repository that he made and can pull out and slap together whenever he wants to.

What is this man's bio? His education? etc...I'd be interested to know. I don't even want to hear 'self taught' because no one learns what he does on their own. Nobody learns how to model like that and paint their own textures like that on their own, so I'm imagining some big time place like the design institute over in Florence or something. Am I correct?

[ShekemUrShekem]

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[Pyke]

Oliver, fantastic work! I love the painterly feel you achieved...excellent work my friend. ;)

PS-I only realized now that it was your work featured in the 3DWorld on realism in humans. Killer images there, and a fantastic article.

[MrPositive]

Son of a bi%$#! This may be your best work yet!....and that's saying something.

[ChrisParsons]

Seriously good work :applause:

[lovelyaphrodite]

I love the eyes! Beautiful work!

[pablotesta]

Excellent piece of art. Congratulations, nothing to critic.

[Kerem]

Awesome work on modeling, texturing and lighting. Expressions are stunning...

[arizaga]

Oliver, I didn't read all the posts sorry if I'm repeating the question.

Please, could you show a little your lights&render setup with mental for this kind of scenes?
Talking a little about the materials/shaders could be great cause of the big conection with the render engine. Any photon parameter change or glossy interpolation in the materials?
What about the SSS for skin, did you used the "SSS Fast Skin+" and a "SSS Fast Skin+ (w. Disp)" of MasterZap?

Thanks for your time, sorry for all these technical questions and my english ;)

[morphine]

Simply gorgeous.

[AlexAlvarez]

As everyone has said... a really beautiful image. Stunning.
Well done!

-Alex

[Eaglecaste]

When I first saw this image I was blown away by its brilliance, it's truly a modern masterpiece. I frequently look through my favourite galleries and I'm always drawn to this painting. The popular saying is that familiarity breeds contempt. Far, far from it in this instance. Familiarity has bred a nagging doubt about her eyes, though. It's such a very minor quible that I almost feel petty mentioning it. I know her eyes are kind of droopy and sad but something about the pupils is so slightly off. Is it just me, I wonder?

Still a 5 star image in my book.

[womanonfire]

really beautiful. i love it.

[SeanHong]

fantastic color family you are using!
5*

[phoenix]

Very Nice . very viberant ... :) lovely

[madman1987]

You are just MAD!

May I ask about Your sss tricks? Skin lightining, tones are just perfect (in all your artworks as well).

by tha way- good to see the monkey, she finally have found her place ;)

Regards.

[zennatavares]

Simply, One of the best pieces I've ever seen.

[Avgette]

I love this picture, very nice work

[LiYiFei]

good,good.....................

[CRx]

Great Job...I like the monkey.

[xiuuix]

I love the eyes of the girl. very nice!

[dgamedev]

It's beautiful! Nice blues and yellows!

[KAWsWANG]

nice work
wonderful

[3mm]

as every one said fantastic job,the skin shading is phenomenon :bowdown:

[vivien82]

this is amazing, you're my hero! :D

[boboo1]

Very strong works, the authors convey a feeling of sadness

[AlexLegg]

Simply awe inspiring, as always. Good job Oliver.

[Phoenix86]

Amazing workd from all aspects! No critics except maybe...

If it's meant to be a boy, you did a bad job lol :D The facial features, the makeup, the hair, the piercings, everything screams feminime. But maybe there is a reason fro that, part of the story?

Once again great work, I love the colours, the emotion, textures. Great art.

[LOMssi]

I love it.........

[rabieart]

super awesome man...thats so amazing..i love all ur work specially this one
hope u gonna make a tut. for Gnomon one day !!
5 starts

[LOMssi]

I like this.

[Tyralis]

The texturework is perfect.
Great fabrics.

[ShkYo]

Good colors, good composition and lighting, excellent modeling... well, it's a beautiful picture, I love it ! 5* !!! :thumbsup:

[ahmed90]

5* awesome work

[eyellusive]

Really beautifful piece !
When technic skills DOES serve the image... Stunning !

[dandeentremont]

This is one of the most unique cg portraits I have ever seen. It's quite an inspiration.

[DanteHR]

I love the way you manage to achieve a quality to your images that makes them look painted, but at the same time photorealistic. You're a great inspiration.

[vampirepriestess]

This is one of the most beautiful human type creations ive seen on here so far. I love this one inparticular due to the gothic look. Sorrowful and delicate. Dark colours which is always a thing i enjoy seing in work. One of a kind. Love it completely

[Somhairle]

This is truly one of my favourite character pieces. Excellent artistic 3D render. I really love the subtle stereoscopic look, it gives it an old, pseudo realistic postcard look.

Can you explain a little about your eye techniques (the liquid look) ?

I Love it!

[Exevalon]

Classic. This piece is very beautiful.

[DorothyBallarini]

I love the design of the clothes, and the tenderness of her facial expression! You got a good balance by mixing that childish and sweet personality with that dark outfit!

[joana]

This is one of my favorite 3d pieces period.

[CGsellers]

Great ! Your render is very amazing !

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[DELTAX9]

i like the imperfection, it adds a human touch.

[Riozaki]

Very Nice Work! Reminds of the painting "Girl with the Pearl Earrings"

[dragon4lunch]

Looks great. It's a girl though, right? In your description you said "him" but that might have been a mistake.
A crit: The strange shape between the eyes is a bit distracting. Is it supposed to be a mole or a marking (ritualistic/fashion?) or maybe wear on the photo (e.g. water damage)?

[thebelt]

Outstanding quality and mood. The famous gipsygirl style reïnvented in 3D. Curious how much work was done in 3D and how much in post. 5 stars!

[danbo52]

It's like in painting, there are so many godd painters, who is the best ? No best, but I am very sensitive to your art, because, over painting or modelling, there is such a reality which appear through your characters.
I consider you render the expression of what virtual art can be, that is to say, a real and fantastic art.

[Manglasaki]

What a beautiful work. Amazing eye for detail :)

[refa]

nice touch. i thought it was 2d

[Cgartist77]

Amazing! Truely a work of art and what I am striving for. Good work