Banker, Iker Cortázar (3D)

[ranaazeem]

i really like the way u made the whole scene interesting by putting a birdish element in things, loved the trophies and pictures, indeed you put a lot of work in the image!, shaders look great too!
i don't know if its me only but i cant properly feel what his expression is!, what is actually going on in his mind. The currency in his hand emphasizes on the state of mind or expression but i really think that considering the level of your shaders, lighting, modeling and rendering work!. i think his face expression could use something more interesting.
i mean by looking at his hand i can tell that his personality is kinda greedy or pure business man kinda thing. but his face expression is a little bit less interesting compared to the level of work you have done!.
that wt i think about it
regards
Azeem

[murdock64]

Perfect portrait of a businessman, a vulture with a smile on its face. Congratulations

[Walli]

very nice done, it´s fun to "wander" through this picture and take a closer look at all the details.

[far]

beautiful work, so many details and a very nice presentation :cool:

[schmeerlap]

I'm glad someone's depicted a banker as a vulture; and it's masterfully done too.

[Maxter]

Great work my friend! The atmosphere and that touch of humor you have captured makes this image outstanding. I love his expression as well. Magnifico trabajo Iker!:thumbsup:

[Neutrino]

Wow! It's a really wonderful artwork!!! Congrats! I love this greedy character :buttrock:

[mattroussel]

WoWWW.just perfect!

[Cian]

That's great. Very well done. :thumbsup:

Cian.

[LindenStirk]

I love the picture! Excellent detail and lighting. The portrait of the vulture is brilliant as well! 5/5 stars for me. :thumbsup:

[authentic]

Well that's really excellent, quite perfect. Everything is great. I just find the jacket shader/texture is not as good as all the others. But I really love this picture.

[leemale]

Yet another beautiful image Iker. Excellent attention to detail, as always. He has a real Monty Burns feel to him :bowdown:

[Molier]

Very good detailing. I liked it a lot :thumbsup:

[YarrY]

Whoaaaa! Love this work. So much detail, so much fun!

[rezatayebi]

perfect. symbolic work man :buttrock:

[PascalR]

ahah that's just awesome :) Great work really, any chance to see artworks/wireframes?

Love it:thumbsup:

[bpx]

this is fantastic!!! nice lighting.

[PhilipR]

I like it. Sweet composition.

[Matasorapit]

Wonderful work. I love the idea and great choice of theme. Very impressive.

[Charkins]

That's fantastic. I love that chair and the little picture to his back right. Great touch.

The stacks of money kinda look like rubber pads, maybe more variation in how the paper is clamped together? Otherwise, very nice. Keep it up!

[Arkaiko]

hhaaha very nice mate,I loved it all 10 stars!!

[Dragonder]

wow, wonderfull, keeps the eyes busy for a while.... *****


sven

[simyevil2010]

jest amazing work

5***** from & i vote 4 u :wip:

good luck 4 ever :beer:

[Ereneflor]

Wonderful idea, matched by excellent modeling and texturing!

[KarimNassar]

fantastic work gave you a love it well deserved:beer:

[TheRazorsEdge]

Excellent work. :thumbsup:
Not much to say other than you hit the nail on the head, this is top row!

Cheers!

[Creieru]

incredible work...
it should be put in the choice award section

[I-AM-AL]

This is just a great idea (and great execution, of course!). Full of irony. I just love it.
You put wonderful details in the scene. The trophies to the left and right are just excellent. You also chose a great, yet simple title. 'Banker'. 'nuff said. It just hits it bullseye.

Love the character and his facial expression. At a first glimpse you might think it's just an anonymous smile, but you can literally feel there's something underneath. I think Monty Burns is quite the right comparison.

[soroosh]

great work.
good details and composite .
my best wishes .

[Intervain]

that deserves a plug!! great character and scene!

[RalfKunstmann]

He do you know my banker? :)

That´s really an awesome work! :drool:
5 stars from me.

[Fortunatus]

I really love this. So many details to attract my eyes. Very nice work.

FS

[Ferrick]

Brutal, Iker! No has podido encontrar mejor forma de retratar a semejante ralea. Ni que decir tiene que la técnica es perfecta en todos los sentidos. Felicidades, hermano!

FF :beer:

[Saeid3ds]

hi

your rendering and reflection very good
Is very professional

[animoto]

Wow! Great Work! FAntastic! :bounce:

[rubenmontecinos]

Your work is great!

Realmente excelente trabajo. Felicitaciones, Iker

[MJKL]

good idea and execution

[shinnokSK]

great stuff :) i love the background :)

[LorenzoS]

Great work. Another one I would love to see animated.

[Anatoll]

so it-yourself Rockefeller! just like a living!

[ICB]

Hi!

Thank you very much for all your comments, critics and votes!! It has been a pleasure to read all your messages.

And thanks a lot to CGSociety for the award!!

Muchas gracias!! :thumbsup:

[leemale]

Congrats! -Well deserved :)

[VictorLopez]

That is certainly the jewel of your portfolio.

[pedroconti]

really nice dude... i love it!!!

can u explain about the light step?
looks amazing!!! :)

Best

[baxterbrian]

I love all the smaller details that make up this image, and the menacing expression is really superb, congrats on the award!

[Lordthe1st]

His expression is awesome.

[JGavin]

so sweet, love everything about it

[ICB]

Hi guys! Thanks a lot for your comments!!
leemale: Thank you very much buddy!! :beer:


pedroconti: About the lighting, as soon as I can I will post some captures with the lights, so you can see where are they placed.

And thanks again to ALL of you for comment, critic and vote the image.

Cheers!

[mechaniac]

hey iker!
this is one great pic! I love the banksters expression. Mean to the bone! great idea and great execution as well!

two things I would like to give you my opinion on if you dont mind:
the seat cover looks a bit too flat and boring. Its quite a big red flat plane right behind your character. Maybe a leather structure with buttons on it would allow for more shading and contrast. Getting it darker (especially at the bottom) would also help you character to pop out a bit more.
and the lamp seems a bit too bright and distracts from the character a bit.

nonetheless, the award is well deserved! congrats and keep it up!

cheers,
christof

[adamczyk]

Beautiful image! so many details, i like it!

[OSBOURNE]

good idea !

[grunch]

i love this scene,is the absolute boss,no discussions,the lighting is incredible.
congratulations.

[husskySpike]

It's cool :thumbsup:

[junc0520]

Amazing work, a strong story line and technology.:beer:

[MadMeph]

Since I'm working in a bank I must say, spot on! Good job, mate! :D

[Jeremie]

it s very best.

a animation maybe?

[Wualforvalle]

i agreed with mechaniac, hahaha, its a awesome image, perfect at first sight... but as everything it has it's flaws, and i would love to add a comment the green columns holding the trophy's, you could ed have rotated one, so they wouldn't look with exactly the same texture :P just a thought

[Pepnoi]

Great work, as usuall. Congratulations, one more time, for your image, you have a very good taste ;)

[SpAiK]

Wow Iker, creo que te has vuelto a superar! Me encanta el tema, muy acorde a los tiempos, y sobretodo la sonrisa del buitre. Muy buena iluminación.

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Wow Iker, I think you've gotten to overcome! I love the theme, highly consistent nowadays, and specially the smile of the vulture. Very good lightning.

[Als]

Brilliant CG and spot on social comment.
Please give us more close up pictures on things around the character ( of details)


Als

[ICB]

Hi! Thank you very much for the new comments guys!!

First of all, here there are the screen captures with the lights. pedroconti I hope you can see there where the lights are placed.

The image 1 shows the main light (which emits photons)
The image 2 shows some secondary lights illuminating the character, the table and the chair.
And the images 3a and 3b show the rest of the lights that I put on the scene to retouch some areas of the scene. Some of them are emitting only specular. And the most of them are connected only to a few objects.

http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/842/lightsbanker.jpg

mechaniac: The leather structure with buttons was one of the options, but at last I decided to put the red one. Thanks for the critic!

Wualforvalle: The columns are not exactly the same, but they are very similar, you are right. Thanks for the critic you too!

Als: Well, I will try to compile some details or close-ups to post them.


I would want to say again thank you to ALL of you for view the image, and for your comments and critics. :thumbsup:

Muchas gracias a todos y un saludo.

[abynum]

Good stuff. I like the old phone model and calculator. I get the feeling he knows that I know he's a greedy menace, and he enjoys that thought.

[guadzou]

yeahh , he reminds me the universe of blacksad ^^
great work and congrat !

[ZawZaw]

very impressive work! :thumbsup:
well done!

[ha-dou-ken]

This is just fantastic. Shaders are excellent! I think the only thing I'd add is a golden parachute somewhere in the scene or on his back even, to indicate that the "Titanic is sinking" and he's READY.

[doffer]

First of all: A really lovely scene.
A lot of things works really, really well!

If I should suggest something, that I think would improve a bit, it would be to lower the general lighting, and let the lamp be the major light source.
I know it feels kinda lame, since you added so much detail into the background, and of couse you want to show all of that, which I perfectly understand, but I think it can still be shown, or at least felt, with a lot less light.

And as the lamp as light source, it would add harder shadows and less bounce, which will add to the feeling of the image, of him being the bad guy.

As for the character, I think you could improve somewhat, but hey - this is nitpicking - I don't REALLY feel he is looking dead on at me. It's close though, but a very slight adjustment would do the trick.
Also, it's not super clear he is smiling, I can see it, but it could still be exaggerated I guess.

Anyways, I'm giving you a hard time here, it looks really really great! :D

Cheers

[Wualforvalle]

well now that you remind of the light doffer, this type of lighting is what you get (in real life) when you point the light at the ceiling.

Darker... hmm idk, you could compare them, but i really like this one :P

[PerryE]

Fantastic character and love your style for the scene!

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[Ballo]

Fantastic! like always!

[behzad]

Great attention to detail. Very nice work.

[RogerWickes]

Fantastic. I love the environment and all the work you put into making his office so stereotypical, with all the plaques and awards and certificates and then all his desk items. He has the perfect expression with that big friendly smile and that staring-down-his-nose at you posture that combine to make such a neat image.

[pedroconti]

thank you very much man....i really enjoyed your explanation :)
FANTASTIC :)

Hi! Thank you very much for the new comments guys!!

First of all, here there are the screen captures with the lights. pedroconti I hope you can see there where the lights are placed.

The image 1 shows the main light (which emits photons)
The image 2 shows some secondary lights illuminating the character, the table and the chair.
And the images 3a and 3b show the rest of the lights that I put on the scene to retouch some areas of the scene. Some of them are emitting only specular. And the most of them are connected only to a few objects.

http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/842/lightsbanker.jpg

mechaniac: The leather structure with buttons was one of the options, but at last I decided to put the red one. Thanks for the critic!

Wualforvalle: The columns are not exactly the same, but they are very similar, you are right. Thanks for the critic you too!

Als: Well, I will try to compile some details or close-ups to post them.


I would want to say again thank you to ALL of you for view the image, and for your comments and critics. :thumbsup:

Muchas gracias a todos y un saludo.

[mightcouldb1]

Awesome work! Love these kind of stylized characters.

Is this Scruge McDuck?

Lots of lights! :surprised

[Satriinus]

Perfect portrait of a businessman, a vulture with a smile on its face. Congratulations

hmm, I think you mean lawyer or politician.


opps, almost forgot, love the artwork

[alexsr]

Love it! It is truly befitting.

[Lieurnardo]

i wish i can make it too..

[webhead]

Great concept and beautiful image! :buttrock:

[flaviomonteiro]

very beautiful!

[lydiayan]

Wow
I love the work!
It is very detailed. So many things to look at!
Good job!

[KIDI]

great work man, good render and shaders ;)
i really like the way you lit this scene .

[darkgaze]

Tremendísimo!!

Me encanta, colega.

[oritey]

Wow! AWESOME feeling of greedy wealth banker! he really reminds me my grandfather! the same feeling i have looking at him))))

[mansing]

nice work,
working too well. :bowdown:

[infinitedreams]

awesome job mate.. your vulture-banker is obviously a sign of talent and creativity..
stay driven!

[AndyBa]

Great idea and great implementation.
The only thing that may need tweaking is the money packs look too stiff.
And there is lack of depth of field effect.

[Branko]

The expression and pose is *perfect*

[cyrenevjacob]

In one word...perfect!!! Sure could have made the smile a little more obvious or 'shapely' but for your image...I still do not think there are any faults. Keep the good work up!!!

I am OK with the currency notes assuming he just got himself a 'brand' new bunch of notes right out of the mint!!!

[Vedanta]

Great attention to detail and near perfect lighting arrangements.

[DANKA]

Amazing idea, character, and render!

[phill-h]

So relevant an image skilfully put together. Excellent!

[AlexandraStancu]

I like the colours, overall they amplify the scene's feeling of a greedy banker's office, with a touch of wicked intensions. It's like your character is alive. Great work.

[turtle-rn]

Impressive work! Love the vulture's expression.

[Ceetwo]

Impressive work! great amount of details.

[tccin3d]

This reminds me on one preschool tv-show called >Arthur< the very name of the episode is Prunella's Prediciton. ....in one part cover of a comic book has a superhero called legal-eagle half layer half eagle.

great work

[peto1978]

Briliant work man. You working in post house ? or ? www.peternemec.com

[Typhoonman]

I am a newer here ,I saw the picture from a magazine called CGDesign in China ,and I feel it great ,hope there is one day ,I can do this excellent work like you with my own hands !

[MSDyermaker]

This is wonderful! I love the vulture.
I'm new to CGsociety and since you seem very experienced as a 3D Artist I was wondering if you'd take a look at my Portfolio and Demo Reel to give me some advice on how I can improve my craft?

Beautiful Work!

http://www.msdyermaker.com/demoreel.html

[lingeringlead]

Looks awesome. I love how detailed the office is.

[thechosentwo]

Wow. Lightining are great.

[anezka]

I like the idea :-) I like all the details - they are making nice nostalgic/funny atmosphare. Maybe the bird's clothes will need some more details...

http://www.3d.sk/?ref=soc21

[Soyombo]

Nice old man kkk

[Al-Kabeer]

Excellent work

[ahourani]

It's amazing work, but I'm not fond your site.. If you not have it I can create site to you.

[Riozaki]

Very Nice! It reminds me of when someone is brought before a gangster boss.

[shadowseve]

Really like the idea behind this. The composition is really well done.

[mayasriranga]

so much effects...........

u rocks man...............

keep going..................

[Korovyov]

great model. hilarious social commentary too.

[Aelirenn]

I really love the recurring "vulture" theme throughout the picture. The whole piece is just wonderful. I wouldn't mind having the contents of that safe though. :)

[Fulloutstudios]

The level of detail in this piece is unbelievable! The expression of the banker is SO CREEPY! I have never been scared of a bird before. 5/5 stars! Terrific artwork. :bowdown:

[novamation]

Looks like one of the 1% to me.

[shaiz]

Nice artwork, lighting is very alive!

[AlonChou]

great work.