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Ballo
11-01-2008, 07:00 PM
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Title: The last move
Name: Jose Mª Lazaro
Country: España
Software: 3ds max, BodyPaint, mental ray, Photoshop, ZBrush

At last, I finished my Morgan Freeman project. I'm very happy with the result. I've been trying to make a film noir tribute with this fantastic actor.

I see I'm better modeler and texture artist now. I started this project long time ago, probably two years ago but I couldn't finish it because I have a lot of work and I needed to improve my skills.

The process is classic. 3dsmax for the poly modeling, then mudbox although I changed to zbrush for the high res model. Textures in bodypaint and photoshop, and postproduction in photoshop.

The hair is Hair&Fur, the default hair system in Max.

wire.
http://www.josemlazaro.com/blog/wp-content/gallery/morgan/morgan_wire2.jpg

zbrush captures. You can see my personal page.
http://www.josemlazaro.com/blog/wp-content/gallery/morgan/morgan_zbrush01.jpg

earlo
11-02-2008, 02:44 PM
very, very, very, VERY (did I said very?) impressive work!!! 5 stars at least :)

kiboSVK
11-02-2008, 03:02 PM
Very good light and realistic look cool:beer:

ivanisavich
11-02-2008, 03:18 PM
WOW! :lightbulb

My only comment is that his right eye (screen right) seems a little strange...like that side of his face is sticking too far out or something...I dunno...it might be nothing, and I probably wouldn't have noticed it had someone just told me it was a frame out of his latest film :D

Firerbert
11-02-2008, 03:25 PM
Very clean and very detailed! The background and smoke added create an excellent mood that fits this piece well! Congrats on finishing a very strong work. 5*

Trancos057
11-02-2008, 03:28 PM
awasome again :drool:

5 stars, the award is yours ballete ;)

rabieart
11-02-2008, 04:06 PM
to the front pg

5 starts

Silverwing
11-02-2008, 04:31 PM
Wow amazing. I love this pic. Great work. Definitely 5 stars!
Awesome!!!

MEGO3D
11-02-2008, 04:43 PM
Amazing work! U are the man! Monster! SO NICE! U are in my favs now!

ne3go
11-02-2008, 04:43 PM
Amazing realistic work!!! Congrats!

nellement
11-02-2008, 04:55 PM
Fantastic work man,skin,lighting,textures everything great! :bowdown:

KoraggTheKnightWolf
11-02-2008, 05:14 PM
very cool :p

ahmedmax
11-02-2008, 05:26 PM
awasome ....:beer: great work man 5 stars from me

INFINITE
11-02-2008, 05:30 PM
His eyes are fine ;)

Great job hope this goes far and the mods pick it up ! Great work :D

David-J
11-02-2008, 07:31 PM
5 stars. amazing work.

Can you post some wires or something to see how you did it?

Love the lighting and the texture work.

Polydrawer
11-02-2008, 07:54 PM
great work , really like the overall image
maybe a tad to dark on the nose/eye area but that personal taste
keep it up and 5 stars from me :)

jett12
11-02-2008, 08:04 PM
this is amazing.

rickei
11-02-2008, 08:07 PM
beautiful

very cinematic

I would live to see some wires:blush:

aesir
11-02-2008, 08:51 PM
That card is too small... other than that, I like it.

droarty
11-02-2008, 09:25 PM
such a great job.. especially like the fuzz from the jacket. Should get front page.
5* from me

-Dan

nbojana
11-02-2008, 09:42 PM
Amazing work! I love the attention to detail, and all the little dust and tiny hairs on the hat and the jacket. The only thing that is standing out is the bump on the fingers, it seems a bit too strong and with high frequency, making him look much older.

Ognyan
11-03-2008, 01:22 AM
judging by the great quality of this piece you've gone a long way and the time you spent working on it was worth it! I'd love to see some details of the process like wires and so on and I have no crits at all. Well deserved 5 stars!

dreamer23
11-03-2008, 02:43 AM
Great works! The figure was realistically painted!

ScratchARTS
11-03-2008, 03:06 AM
Frontpage!! :bounce::applause::bowdown:

LadyPurple
11-03-2008, 04:10 AM
Wow, this is too great. 5 stars!

simmsimaging
11-03-2008, 04:57 AM
Awesome job.

b

agv
11-03-2008, 05:05 AM
Fantastic render all the way around. I especially love the lighting and the detail on the cloth. Great skin tones too. I'm not sure if I find the convergence point of his eyes to be too close in front of him; I might just be imagining that. 5*

xiaojin
11-03-2008, 08:47 AM
good job!
5 stars

daounin
11-03-2008, 10:10 AM
so real - 5*

LuckyOne
11-03-2008, 10:31 AM
Simply amazing,
an tour de force !Thanks
L

marcotronic
11-03-2008, 10:42 AM
that´s simply insane! 5 stars. (I´m wondering how anybody could give less than 5 stars...)

Marco

GinoLatino
11-03-2008, 12:43 PM
Lighting is awesome!

bradjames
11-03-2008, 12:50 PM
oh bravo bravo great job man...love it

Trinnity
11-03-2008, 01:04 PM
Yeeehhhhhh...Balleteeeeeee!!

Congrats for this beautiful work!!..great portrait,nice modeling, textures and lighting

Kisses



Mamonaco, donde te metes??Te ha quedado muuuy guapo, niño..felicidades!
Un besazo y un abrazo de todo por aki ;D

Rebe

jempix
11-03-2008, 01:52 PM
great job on Morgan. I love the mood and lighting. Very film noir indeed :applause: !

level6
11-03-2008, 02:23 PM
yes this is it ! :wip:

bealobo
11-03-2008, 05:12 PM
wow! 5 stars from me too, I love it!
I really like the mood of it.

Ballo
11-03-2008, 07:08 PM
Thanks people, I'm very happy you like it. I've worked a lot in this picture and I think this is the best reward.:buttrock:

Yes, friends told me they found the eyes a little strange, like a cross-eyed person, but the eyes are good in the model. Probably this is a optical illusion.

Infinite, thank you man,

Aesir, thank you!, the card has the same size than one spanish card. I don't know if it has the same size for another country´s card.

Thanks Nbojana, I think the same with the hands, very old. But the hand has improved as before it looked like an animal´s hand. It was much worse.

Hi! Trini, I´m very good I was at holidays but now I finished my vacations and I have to find a job....hahahaha
I hope you are ok! Un beso guapa, abrazos para todos!

Wire:
http://www.josemlazaro.com/blog/wp-content/gallery/morgan/morgan_wire2.jpg

Zbrush Captures:
http://www.josemlazaro.com/blog/wp-content/gallery/morgan/morgan_zbrush01.jpg
http://www.josemlazaro.com/blog/wp-content/gallery/morgan/morgan_zbrush04.jpg

KrakenCMT
11-03-2008, 09:04 PM
If anything deserves a CG Choice award, it's this.... :applause: :applause: :applause: :buttrock:

Nayar
11-03-2008, 10:35 PM
it's him! :applause:
very well done work man!
i like skin details on face and head...
very nice eye and fur.
the lighting it's good, but in my opinion the shadow on the face it's too much dark since the card light direction is different.

very cool!

Ammarkk
11-04-2008, 08:45 AM
Man, I cant wait to reply on this.. mmm.. ( I can't called this work ) Sorry, but really I don't know what I called this ...
Anyway ... very excelent reallity... I think 5 stats it little to you ..

cardboarddog
11-04-2008, 10:41 AM
This is a fantastic render!!

Ognyan
11-04-2008, 12:33 PM
I already said what I think of this masterpiece but I wish to ask the people who voted with 3 stars what are their arguments. The simple math shows that there are many people who voted like this and I've seen this tendency to underscoring a thread so many times... I can understand someone voting with 4 stars although it would be a little odd but 3 stars?! Come on!

Firerbert
11-04-2008, 04:51 PM
Congratulations on the CG Choice Award! WELL DESERVED!:bounce:

PorkpieSamurai
11-04-2008, 06:09 PM
Outstanding work!!

RobertoOrtiz
11-04-2008, 06:19 PM
Great work!

Plugged.
-R

ICB
11-04-2008, 06:43 PM
Absolutely amazing work. Sure you did a great tribute. I love the lighting.

Un currazo increible.

Saludos!

jogarbel
11-04-2008, 07:40 PM
You are the greatest one ;)

Jaimote
11-04-2008, 07:46 PM
Hi Ballo:

This is truly an amazing job, in every aspect. Congratulations. A lot of stars for you.

Jaime

P.D. Un abrazo tío, está espectacular

Vespa (http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=132&t=599528)

kgaulin
11-04-2008, 08:22 PM
Unreal...very nice work! :applause:

ninjastickman
11-04-2008, 08:33 PM
Excellent job! A really beautiful picture and great mood to the piece.

3mm
11-04-2008, 08:49 PM
nice work man,deserve to be in front page also award

keep it up

ChewyPixels
11-04-2008, 09:23 PM
Super work!

The only thing that doesn't look right are the eyes. They look a tiny bit cross-eyed, but only in the final image. The actual model doesn't show this. I guess it's the perspective. Maybe I'm the one who's cross-eyed. :D

Still, 5 star work!!

DDS
11-04-2008, 09:52 PM
Great in everysense! I agree this lighting makes his eyes look kinda weird but...me likez :arteest:

INFINITE
11-04-2008, 09:57 PM
YES!! Ballo you got the plug :bowdown:


Well done this work deserves to be seen. Superb work my friend! :buttrock:

and an instant award!! Rock and roll! Nice one! You deserve it :applause:

cuatrod
11-04-2008, 10:36 PM
Amazing job ballo, congratulations :)

Neil
11-04-2008, 11:08 PM
it doesn't look like the beard is casting self shadows.
and it would be nice if his eyes were looking more straight at someone/something, versus up toward the ceiling.

Nice otherwise

Rlloret
11-05-2008, 12:40 AM
Nice work!! A impresive image... finally, we can see all years that you was working with Mudbox and Zbrush. I love the warm light, the earth colors and the final postproduction. Maybe Morgan Freeman have or seems to be a little strabismus, no?

P.D. Me cagon la leche... la polla! 5 estrellas que te doy porque no hay más!

Venga!!!

mccg
11-05-2008, 01:40 AM
stunning details!
keep up the good work.
nice to hear a lil bit about the progress of the image.
5stars

marciowski
11-05-2008, 01:44 AM
That card is too small... other than that, I like it.

I agree.

But nevermind. Fantastic Job anyway.

Spinho
11-05-2008, 02:10 AM
My Friend .... this is awesome!

I´ve some questions. About the hair, how did you get this result? You render in Mental Ray?
Could you post some configurations?
In a general way, how many time took the render?

And, congratulations... that was really amazing! 5*

GioChrono
11-05-2008, 02:16 AM
Great work. Nice job

Cheers

-Gio

slime
11-05-2008, 03:10 AM
Excellent work! - A great technical and artistic achievment.
Five stars.

PEN
11-05-2008, 03:36 AM
This looks fantastic. Did you do the whole model by any chance? I would love to rig something like this for you if you are interested? Would take a bit based on how busy I am but I would like to see this moving.

phoenix
11-05-2008, 04:17 AM
Its lovely work :)



regards

GT3D45
11-05-2008, 05:36 AM
Great work Ballo 5 stars here. Also it's good to see someone do an Africam American actor/person. You don't see that too often. Good job.

Skt
11-05-2008, 07:05 AM
Wonderful Job Jose Congrats !

Kinght
11-05-2008, 07:19 AM
Great image Ballo !! ... congrats !!! ;)

ilusiondigital
11-05-2008, 07:57 AM
Hey Jose!!

Very good work, as usual. Hope to see your next piece.

Un saludete tio!

Victor

Drakky
11-05-2008, 08:36 AM
Magnifico! :bowdown:

supriyono3D
11-05-2008, 08:38 AM
just one word that suit to you........remarkable................

Caronte
11-05-2008, 08:51 AM
Awesome work!:applause:
Five stars!

shotta
11-05-2008, 09:22 AM
Nice work !. 5 stars

Monray
11-05-2008, 09:30 AM
Heyy ballo.. Very nice work, I like very much the lighting...Congrats for the front page..:applause:

Designerenato
11-05-2008, 09:37 AM
great work

Shazam3D
11-05-2008, 09:38 AM
¡Bravísimo! :applause:

Ballete, send an email to Mr Freeman, he must to know this excellent piece of art.

Congratulations on completing it.

7 stars for you :beer:

pearl3d
11-05-2008, 10:41 AM
amazing piece

jobesu
11-05-2008, 11:17 AM
Brilliant work!! I love the details.:applause:

Guanny
11-05-2008, 11:21 AM
Hey Ballo!! :applause:

Amazing work dude!! Congrats for the AWARD!!
I hope you find a good job soon.;)


Muy bueno tio, me mola to. Espero que encuentres un curro guapo por allí.... y luego me enchufes a mi, je, je.
Un abrazo tio.

ahmedadel0077
11-05-2008, 11:30 AM
this is a master piece :applause: :applause: :applause: , 4567454654646 stars from me :D

kudret
11-05-2008, 12:42 PM
cool , very good work, i love it.. bravo..)

wangchengjie
11-05-2008, 01:09 PM
5 stars. 5 starts!!!
it's cool!

csaez
11-05-2008, 01:55 PM
Nice job! congratulations :applause:

GonzaloGolpe
11-05-2008, 02:57 PM
CONGRATS DUDE!! an excellent work and very well-done.

Y felicidades por el award ese también :)

Un abrazo!

Madail
11-05-2008, 03:51 PM
Excellent! You've achieved a great level of realism indeed! The small hair/fur in both the hat and clothing is fantastic! Can you share how you did it? standard hair&fur too?

My only crits would be just for two things: I feel that the skin in his fingers is just too much wrinkled, even for his age, as he's not stretching them, between the knuckles the skin should be more stretched. The other thing i think is a little bit overdone is the beard, it stands out a lot, i mean the white part, is again a tad brighter than i think it would on those lighting conditions. But thats just my feelings :)

Anyway, 5*!! Thanks for this wonderfull piece of such a great actor!

zebwood
11-05-2008, 03:54 PM
5 Stars for sure. I agree with the comments about the actor's left eye looking as if it is too far out of his skull. This may be due to the lighting. But is as if the eye is pushed towards his nose too much.

The hair is fantastic! Great job finishing the project, it is very hard to come back to things after so long sometimes!

Dg-Lex
11-05-2008, 04:04 PM
stunning...

BUDATHOME
11-05-2008, 04:38 PM
Amazing work as always my friend.What can I say?. Five Stars from me of course.
Congrats for the frontpage and awards.At last!!

Te ha quedado muy guapo (ya apuntaba maneras desde luego).Este es el tipo de trabajo que me pican para hacer algo por mi cuenta.Ya va siendo hora ademas.
Un abrazo,tio y felicidades.
Me sumo a lo que dice Guanny: encuentra curro y enchufame.

PedramK
11-05-2008, 04:40 PM
Hey heey! look at this! looking great dude, nice work :) If anything id say maybe he is slightly cross eyed, but nevertheless, cool piece:)

manum
11-05-2008, 04:51 PM
yo ballo!! nice man finally u finish it

congrat for the piece, I like the compositing, keep working like this man
just I agree with Pedram about of the eyes but of course it's very good image


espero que andes bien por donde estas man, saludos

jucaduarte
11-05-2008, 05:05 PM
great work man. amazing!

cheers

jD

JO-animator
11-05-2008, 05:12 PM
wooow.
very nice work.

pixela
11-05-2008, 05:38 PM
Impressive work on details, textures and model.
I think lighting is top quality too.
My only crit is his fingers. They look too hard, dry, sharp.
But still deserve 5 stars ;)
Congrats

Lasphere
11-05-2008, 05:56 PM
Wow, thats pretty impressive!
My one and only crit would be that I think the lightning on his beard is a little to white. Maybe y adding some grey tone, it would look more realistic! :)'
Nice work anyway! Your a pro!!

frix
11-05-2008, 05:59 PM
I love the materials on his hat and cloth

LukeZ
11-05-2008, 06:18 PM
greate piece of work
morgan will be proud... 5s !

Faraguay
11-05-2008, 08:29 PM
Fantastic! Congrats for the award (well deserved, finally).

theflash
11-05-2008, 09:32 PM
wow this is fantastic. The realism is totally crazy and love the lighting.
Somehow I feel that the hand holding card looks in a little odd pose. If you were in that situation holding the card, fingers would be different, a little more relaxed. Right now the index finger looks independent of other fingers.

Still love the image.

drummer
11-06-2008, 12:22 AM
damn real! amazing!

leprinoxyz
11-06-2008, 12:33 AM
no words, only stars! 5 stars!

flaviomonteiro
11-06-2008, 01:27 AM
i love this great actor and i liked much of your work, but i think he is half cockeyed, anyway great job.

Hooch
11-06-2008, 07:01 AM
Great piece of Art my friend, so much detail!
if you have the time try render another one in a different angle,
just to get rid of that eye thing. :D
5 stars from me too! :beer: Cheers!

PavelPetrenko
11-06-2008, 09:08 AM
Amazing work! Very realictic!

RicoD
11-06-2008, 09:12 AM
Just, wow, I can't say anything else.

mj3dhagh
11-06-2008, 10:30 AM
well done dude well done. your model is perfect and lighting & shading is so profesional. i think you just Exaggerate in your realistic project. good luck:)

MichaelZHsee
11-06-2008, 10:39 AM
3d at its finest.this is Ace!:bowdown:stars alone cannot rate this,choice gallery well deserved
great works mate.:thumbsup:

pedrojafet
11-06-2008, 11:01 AM
:bowdown:A M A Z I N G :bowdown:
STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*
Keep on! :beer:

RAF
11-06-2008, 12:06 PM
as all the people said befor- stunning and amazing work. You realized a belivable Morgen freeman, fantastic.
Atfer analysing the picture, there are two things, that could be improved. The crinkles on the fingers, and - always a problem and newer perfect solved - beard. But this art critics at a really high level!

Molier
11-06-2008, 12:13 PM
Very good detailing. I liked it a lot.
:buttrock:

shouroujin
11-06-2008, 02:10 PM
i'm very love this man!:wip:

SpAiK
11-06-2008, 03:14 PM
Wow! Felicidades, es una imagen increíble. Realmente buena. Siempre es esperanzador para los que estamos en camino ver trabajos de tanto talento de gente de la tierra.

Ahí van 5 estrellas.

Shiva3D
11-06-2008, 04:48 PM
Amazing work! :thumbsup:

wickedsamara
11-06-2008, 05:32 PM
At a distance i thought it was a photograph! awesome work! i was convinced it was CG when i saw the fingers :drool:

IkerCLoN
11-06-2008, 06:25 PM
Congratulations on the front page! I still remember how was the first time with your demo reel, hehehehe ;)

You rock, dude!

p.s.: also it's nice to see you have improved your english skills as well

robinmitra
11-06-2008, 07:47 PM
wowwow this is outstanding! great job mate!

Shahanart
11-06-2008, 10:05 PM
Unbelievably Outstanding..........

Great Every star

Regards:wip:

MatteoM
11-06-2008, 11:30 PM
Amagazine work...

Mat
:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

molok
11-06-2008, 11:54 PM
Congratulations on such an awesome work! ;)

gary-smith
11-07-2008, 12:46 AM
5 stars hands down, this is one of the most amazing digital characters I've ever seen, great job! The texturing, lighting, and intricate details really bring this one to life, congrats ;)

casagan
11-07-2008, 10:20 AM
Almost perfect image Ballo. The only things are already mentioned. The eyes make some funny thing and I think that the beard is not very well integrated. But, at first glance, it looks like a photo! :applause:

I hope you get a nice work soon...

Omar.

AaronWaller
11-07-2008, 04:09 PM
Love the feel of the scene. Great Job

kcorbett
11-07-2008, 10:43 PM
Just have to add my kudos. Could pass for a real photo. Also an amazing actor!

Ballo
11-08-2008, 05:35 PM
Today I´ve free time and I can answer to everybody. I´m so glad, is my little fifteen minute of fame….ahmmsss so nice!! Thanks!



KrakenCMT, really thank you.



Nayar, thank you. Good eye, but the character and the card have the same direction of lights.



Ey Ammarkk, thank you, man.



Cardboarddog, thanks!!



Ognyan, very, very thank you for the message, 3 stars? Bad people!! Hahaha, but I really don´t care the punctuation. It´s more important for me heard the reviews and the energy words from you.



Firebert, thank you, I´m so happy for my first cgchoice.



Porpiesamurai, Thanks!!



RobertoOrtiz, thank you.



ICB, thank you. The lighting is really simple. Three-point lighting, classic style!!! Haha.. Muchas gracias!



Jogarbel, thanks dude!! How are you? I miss you. I remenbered you…ehh I remembered you and your muchas amigas!



Hi Jaimote! Thanks! Good luck with you new company! Gracias macho, un abrazo!



Kgaulin, really thanks!



Ninjastickman, Thank you. Yes, the mood is important in the film noir.



3mm, thanks!



Jedi Juice, don´t worry about the cross-eyed aberration Morgan. You aren´t only that you see that. I don´t care, in the next work I´ll improve the eyes (more? Yes, more!) Of course I´ll choose another actor with a correct eyes...haha



DDS, thanks man! The weird is real! Hahaha



Infinite, thanks for your support. You are a very good artist and you opinion is important for me, really, thanks!



Thanks, cuatroD.



Thanks Neil, yes, the beard is casting self shadows. I´ll try to render with area shadows but the result was worse and slow…..veeeryyyy slooowww…



Hi Rodri!! How are you, dude? I think you are better than ever! Hahaha..

Thank for your opinion, it´s important!

Dale un abrazo a todos tio, cuídate, nos veremos pronto, a ver si me paso por Madrid.



Thanks Mccg, In fact, I have started with the making of.



Thanks Marciowski!



Thank you, Spinho. The hair is really simple. I´ve made this with scaline renderer. MentalRay and hair is so slow and the result isn´t better.

The final image time I don´t know because I prepared the render for postproduction.



Hi GioChono, thanks!



Slime, how are you, sir?, I so sorry for the last days…never mind I send you an email soon.



Hi Paul! Thank you….mmmhhh Probably it´s possible to do the rig because the mesh loops are nice to animation, but I had problems with the beard and hair in Max and I think is really hard to prepare. But I´m interesting to work together if you want in another projects, I have other ideas. Tell me if you are interested...I send you a private email and we talk.



Thanks Phoenix!



Hi GT3D45. Thanks for the stars! The people told me Morgan Freeman is a secondary actor, but he is the best.



Hi SKT, thanks!



Thank you Kingt! Gracias friend!



Thanks Ilusiondigital, I hope so, I hope to see my next work too… J



Drakky what´s up? Gracias!



Thanks supriyono3d.



Caronte dude! Thank you so much!



Shotta, really thank you.



Thank you Monray, the lighting is important, very important for the film noir.



Thank designerenato!



Hi Shazam, how are you? I don´t have Morgan Freeman email but I´m going to search it.



Thank Pearl3d.



Josebu, really thank you



Hi Guanny, how are you? I´m glad to read you. Thank you master.



Vale tio, a ver si te saco de allí...jajaja suerte!

Un abrazo!



Hi mrbond! Too many stars but thank you!



Hi Kudret, thanks!



Wangchengjie, really thank you!



Csaez, Hi sir! Really thank you! Un abrazo!



Hi GonzaloGolpe, Thank you! Otro abrazo para ti!



Hi Migmax3D, the little fur in the hat and suit is really easy. I´ll tell in the next making of about this project.

Thank you for this criticism, it´s important for me to do better.



Endenvisuals, really thank you. The hard projects need time, probably many time..hahaha



Hi Dg-Lex, Thank you so much.



Hi Bud, how are your arms? I hope you are better. Thank you, it´s a pleasure to read you.



Eso espero que hagas algo y a ver si te puedes enchufar por ahí y me enchufas, nos enchufamos entre todos!



Hi PedramK, take care with Manu he is so dangerous!...hahaha

Thank you for the cricism.



Hi Manum, take care with Pedram he is so dangerous!…hahaha. How are you? I hope you are ok. Thanks!!



Hi Jucaduarte, Thank you! Cheers!



Jo-animator, thank you!



AlfaVenus, really thank you.



Thank you Lasphere, I think the beard or hair white effect is really self illuminated. I studied the Morgan´s beard and it had this effect.



Thank you, Frix!



Hi LukeZ, thank you!



Hi Faraguay! Thank so much!



Thank you, TheFlash, I don´t know that, I looked my hand to see it and for me it was enough.



Thank you durmmer!



Thank you for the stars, Leprinoxyz.



Thanks Flaviomonterio, really thanks.



Thank you Hooch, no more renders, please!! Hahahaha



PavelPetrenko thank you!



Hahaha...thank you RicoD.



Thank you mj3dhagh, I think this project is really exaggerate!



Thank you MichaelZHsee.



Hi PedroJafet, I have a lot of friends from SauPaulo, thank you!



Hi Raf, I think the same, I´m be able to make better, but that is more time and one artist must know when he must stop.



Thank you Molier!



Hi Shouroujin, thank you!



Hi Spaik, thank you for the stars. Pues ánimos el camino es duro pero posible.



Thank you Shiva3D!



Hi Wickedsamara, I see the final image is cg, but is hiperrealist cg. I like it.





HI Iker, thank you! Yes, I improve my English skill, I think it is not enough but is a good beginning.



Thank you Robimitra1!



Shahanart, really thank you.



Thanks MatteoM.



Hi Molok, thank you so much.



I´m so happy to read that. Thank you for your words, Xeromedia!!



Hi Casagan….Omar! I hope you are fine in Zinkia, because you are gold! Thank you Omar!

Cuidate!





Hi AaronWaller, thank you!



Kcorbett, thank you, too!





ufff...so exhausted...thanks people!


Best regards!


Jose.

Spinho
11-08-2008, 11:06 PM
Thank´s for the answer! =D

I agree with you, the result of the Hair in Mental Ray is not good, I like more the result of the scanline. But my trouble in this way, is then I don´t know how to work with this layers.
My problems to work with the mesh rendered in MR and the hair rendered in Scanline, is because shadow of the hair in the scanline. Mostly if I have a SSS object.
You make a light only for the hair? How you work with the shadows? and how you made in the post-production? If you could explain more of your workflow on this, I´ll be thankful.
and I´m so sorry for the inconvenience!
=)

see you!

K0mba
11-09-2008, 03:39 AM
Wow. Great eye for detail, textures and lighting.......great job!!.

paradisebird
11-09-2008, 12:34 PM
His eyes are fine

alkanmi
11-10-2008, 06:22 PM
WOW .... :applause: 50 stars

Samuka3000
11-10-2008, 07:25 PM
totally 5 stars... wonderful job

roclee1
11-11-2008, 05:06 AM
It's very good,but my english isn't well.so no say more!

dtarte
11-11-2008, 12:51 PM
Incredible work, Jose. Great ambientation

Mu guapo!

SM2011
11-12-2008, 09:34 AM
nice job man is looks good :applause:

eveything is just cool

NpGp
11-12-2008, 10:06 AM
fantastic job man.Very realistic!!!
keep up the good work

TheGoozer
11-12-2008, 03:09 PM
Fantastic work!

medunecer
11-13-2008, 07:47 AM
Great job on a great actor!

RiYaD90
11-13-2008, 10:08 AM
nice work :)

Ballo
11-13-2008, 11:04 AM
thank you to everybody, really thanks. I´m happy now! :)

Hi Spinho, in this case, I didn´t render the hair shadows, because Morgan has short hair. it´s important to render the hair with AO(another layer), so we have a better integration.

Paradisebird, thank you...hahaha yes I think his eyes are fine, but the image can have a little optical ilusion.

Hi roclee1, your bad english is like my bad english, don´t worry!


Cheers!


Jose

Spinho
11-13-2008, 01:49 PM
Hi Ballo,

Thank´s a lot man! =)


;)

OzyDave
11-13-2008, 11:55 PM
I even registered so I could post how impressed I am with everything on these forums, but in particular this Morgan Freeman image is fantastic. I aspire to try to produce something one day, I could never dream to match the skill and patience seen here. The finished product is just incredible. You should be so proud of your work.

davius
11-14-2008, 03:23 AM
Impressive! Your artwork is superb! Please, consider rig this monster with Paul - I'm sure you both would blast my eyes out of their orbits with such animated masterpiece!

altynnikoff
11-14-2008, 04:37 AM
Great job man! Very professionally! You got an impressive skills during these two years of work ;-) His jacket is very realistic especially in a counter light. I like defocused background too. His eyes, skin, clothes - all the details are natural! Go on!

retroics
11-14-2008, 05:05 PM
No REAL Photographs, please :bowdown:

buddhawar
11-16-2008, 05:41 PM
Greaaat work BALLO...could you put some more light on the making...PLS..

kcorbett
11-16-2008, 10:00 PM
Jose,

You might want to update the 'info' section for this piece to note that if anyone wants to see the zBrush or wireframes they can find them on your site. I still see comments from others asking for them. (smile)

Kristi

wanglei663
11-17-2008, 04:07 AM
I like it very much!!

Al-Kabeer
11-19-2008, 05:29 AM
Excellent work… Keep it up!

daelon
11-19-2008, 10:10 AM
wow, I`m late but... nice work as allways you show something, I like so much ;)

aneeshmode
11-20-2008, 04:49 AM
great ...:thumbsup: :applause:

eyes , expression , cloth ,card - the most i like ,

bottom of the hat , wringles on the fingers (especialy on thump ), could be better i think

expect more ..

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ThornedVenom
11-22-2008, 01:39 AM
That is some INSANE texturing.

AL-KETBI
11-24-2008, 02:08 AM
OMG . Great Concept and lighting ... 5 stars !

Krayzie
11-25-2008, 07:06 PM
Jesus I thought it was a film still untill I saw the wire pics. Amazing likeness, top quality.

alaabasit
11-26-2008, 06:10 PM
waaaaaaaaaw great work man :)

shadowseve
11-28-2008, 10:37 PM
Absolutely blown away. You have to take several glances just to tell that it's not real. Perfect lighting and detail. out of 5 starts I'd give you 30

trana
11-30-2008, 09:15 PM
Amazing realistic work:eek:

theanswer07
12-01-2008, 02:39 AM
Very powerful, and highly photorealistic, congratulations on finishing this piece, it was well-worth the wait my friend.

shbaita
12-02-2008, 11:23 AM
very very very coooooooool man .lighting , texturing all theing is beautiful. go a head man.

Cassandra
12-05-2008, 09:16 AM
Outstanding work, my friend! :D

I remember I saw this a long time ago, I know it took you a lot of work and time. I'm very happy to see that you didn't give up with it and finally finished it! I'm sure you learned a lot in the process and you're a much better modeller now!

¡Felicidades, Ballo, ha sido un exitazo! Espero que te vaya todo muy bien, ya me contarás ;)

nightwoodwolf
12-05-2008, 01:58 PM
very amazing ... and your render look very realistic :thumbsup:

Alshahumi
12-05-2008, 07:14 PM
Nice Job (^_^)

chobi77
12-06-2008, 09:11 AM
Incredible work, keep it up. :)

teylee
12-07-2008, 05:48 AM
I know it is hard to look like someone. I did it now... but still it is hard..

Good job.. woderful!!

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bpx
12-10-2008, 11:55 AM
Amazingg!!

senthilkumar-gk
12-12-2008, 07:20 AM
Just brilliant! Hats off to your quality of 3D artwork.:bowdown:

sahercg
12-14-2008, 12:20 PM
highly detailed and accurate elements such amazing thing i really like it.



saher.
www.gazagraphicsboy.blogspot.com/

short114
12-22-2008, 02:24 AM
Very very very nice! :thumbsup:

danqingman
12-22-2008, 03:04 AM
Hi guy. I like it very much!

DoctorCG
12-26-2008, 11:40 PM
very very nice work.

JCBug
12-27-2008, 09:16 PM
Beautiful work !
I specially like the character expression
AND the little fur/hair on the hat and the costume. Applause...

melatonin
12-28-2008, 07:44 AM
This work is really amazing. I love that you can see the dust on his hat and the threads of the cloth. I hate to be repetitive but I think that the only imperfection in the work is the eyes- which stand out because the rest of the work is so amazing. If you look at the distance of the eyelid to the iris of the eye you can see the difference. While it may be right in the model it is the still shot that we see here and I think that you could even just tweak it in post to correct that tiny thing. This work is 5 stars for sure. I am really inspired.

foizahmed
12-31-2008, 11:54 PM
It looks like a real person, excellent work.

ChristopheFauconneau
01-05-2009, 01:51 AM
Hey Jose,
Awesome modeling, shading and lighting... an awesome scene
You found enough time to release an astonishing excellent work!
Congratulations ! 5stars, obviously!
Happy New Year 2U
Chris

heran823
01-05-2009, 02:43 PM
:surprised Amazing works!
You did a good job.

leehom
01-13-2009, 02:40 PM
impressive work!

mortezanajafi
01-14-2009, 07:08 AM
really nice , great details , light & texture (5*):applause:

i will be glad if i now your opinion about my works thanks

thedoc
01-16-2009, 10:58 AM
this is so cool man. I like

oGLIK
01-30-2009, 04:02 PM
Wow indeed!

Can I ask how you got the little 'fur' on his coat? Or is that also what's provided in Max?

racn244dawin
02-03-2009, 09:56 AM
:applause: This is very impressive. I am a design student. I can't wait to get to the level where I am able to create images such as this. We have to do a project this week on a renowned designer and I have chosen you to do my paper on. You are truly talented. Do you have any other web sites or other information on the web that I can gather about you?

Sean57
02-04-2009, 03:06 AM
wow.....I really really like it, looks real

Sixstrung
02-04-2009, 03:38 AM
Impressive! Friend saw this on my screen and said "I didn't know Morgan Freeman was in a CGI movie."



5 *s

Ballo
02-04-2009, 06:59 PM
Thanks everybody.

The fur is simple is Max hairfur system, I reduced the scale and density. I changed default parameters, it´s easy to use.

Racn244dawin, if you want more information about me you can send a email.

I´m working in other scenes that I hope you like too.

Thanks!

Tyralis
02-04-2009, 11:15 PM
Amazing tribute to a brilliant actor.

SebastianWunnicke
02-13-2009, 09:06 AM
really cool, its almost photorealistic. Congratulations, keep it on.

Moose81
02-14-2009, 03:48 AM
Never...I mean NEVER...have i seen something so realistic and believable in my entire life. Morgan is one of my most favorite actors and to see him the way you have portrayed is utterly........amazing.

Subi3d
02-24-2009, 10:02 AM
Damn..!! Man..You're awesome..!! :buttrock:

pearl3d
02-27-2009, 12:16 PM
amazing work

MooseBoi
03-02-2009, 12:07 AM
AMAZING! I could not believe this was a 3d model the first time i saw it(thanks for wrecking it by showing the grey-shaded render xD).

Freakyboy
03-13-2009, 03:20 AM
Imposible Work ... :surprised

derwonder
03-13-2009, 04:57 AM
looking good cheers!

ShkYo
03-15-2009, 05:45 PM
Beautiful picture !!! It's very very realistic ! Great work ! :thumbsup::thumbsup:

MarcinW
03-16-2009, 06:54 PM
very realistic
send an email to the work of Morgan Freeman

alik8359
04-22-2009, 03:21 PM
Very nice work. I like the dark colours.

If you are looking for inspiration you can maybe try this:
www.human-anatomy-for-artist.com

Have a nice day

Vadz
04-23-2009, 02:22 AM
great work...
keep em up...
5* for this thing,...

FrankJiangjieqi
05-20-2009, 09:52 AM
good jog Man

AdanVC
05-28-2009, 09:22 PM
Morgan Freeman rules! and this image rules and all! incredible job! looks so real damn!

SIDDHUMANU
06-22-2009, 10:42 AM
really amazing work........i thought this was the reference pic......excellent.

JACKKILLER
06-23-2009, 10:27 AM
really amazing work:buttrock:

H-W-D
07-26-2009, 12:08 AM
WoW! Awesome

Roham
07-26-2009, 05:53 PM
so real man.

DanAvery
08-11-2009, 02:21 AM
Truly fantastic. The likeness of the texture you used is amazingly close.

Lordthe1st
12-07-2009, 08:04 PM
Nice textures, real Morgan.

shakyamuni
03-17-2010, 07:35 PM
Wooooowww!!! Excelent light tratement, very impressive: five stars :applause:

CGsellers
05-30-2010, 12:30 PM
Great ! Your render is very amazing !

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huige
09-03-2010, 04:30 PM
very, very, very, VERY (did I said very?) impressive work!!!

Aelirenn
10-31-2010, 05:05 PM
Amazing and beautifully done. You are so talented!

kelvinwx
04-29-2011, 03:27 AM
really shock me! Freeman is my favorite actor. ur work grasps his spirit!! brilliant!
5 stars at least.

gtora1982
10-07-2011, 07:28 AM
it's so real!nice work

Fulloutstudios
11-03-2011, 06:44 PM
This piece is just stunning! This really makes me want to keep working so that one day i can be as good as you! :bowdown:

shaiz
01-03-2012, 06:17 PM
Wow great. Great lighting and beautiful modeling! Cheers.