The portrait, Luc Bégin (3D)

[kleber3d]

amazinh job!
vrayfastsss2 is fantastic!
i loved the model, hair, texture, shader !
congratulations!

[Arkaiko]

No way,this is real ^^
congratz!

[Daskuu]

Wow :applause: that is amazing!

Well done, mate!

[vfx]

Unbelievable Shading and Lighting! Totally believe it!! Great work you must share some of this knowledge! :p

[MrCraft]

great render............looking real

[ziggwies]

Impressive work Luc.

Nice attention to detail.

[Maview]

Impressive final and your wip thread too. Excellent!

greetz!
gunnar

[Tatiyana]

Model and render very professional
I like this work

[Mrguy]

Just as good as the one I saw on Zbrush Central. :D

Very amazing work, stunning! So inspiring.

It's a new bar I want to try and rise to next semester in school. May not exactly get there but I'll strive to get close.

[TyroneMaddams]

Very nice work mate!
Would love to see your Arnie head like this :buttrock:

- Ty

[veljko-lemonade]

front page material!
love the beard and the whole freaking thing...

brilliant

[Youplaboum]

Wow, it's a really great portrait you've got there ! You didn't fall into the annoying too red sss in the ears, your shading is very subtle. And most important in this kind of subject, eyes are extremly realistics. You've nicely brake the symmetry on his nose and on his expression.
Really, that's a fantastic job !!! Beau boulot !!! http://forums.cgsociety.org/images/rating/rating_5.gif

[annkos]

WOw!!! One of the most realistic portairts i ve ever seen!!! Congrats!! :thumbsup:

[dnk]

front page material!


undoubtedly :thumbsup: :D

[Ballo]

It's amazing. I'm checking vray for maya after see your model, for a little critique I think the head is a few waxy.

[jncunha]

OMG, that's stupidly real!

[unwrap]

Straight to front page and choice gallery with you :deal: .

[Turri]

Wow !! i am impressed .. thats one of the Best CG Char i have ever seen

please let us know how you did it. :-)

:eek:

[xjgd4321]

wow Awesome character! the best photo realist!

[Dodgeas3d]

It looks alive, great work! for non trained eye, it could be taken as a photo. For me eye highlight/reflection too strong/sharp pops out too much. Maybe some environment could helped.
And some more skin tone variation could add extra realism.

[jonhlost]

hoooo

veyr GOOD!

realist photo!

[kleber3d]

Front Page and choice gallery!
Excellent!

[Conkrys]

Truely awesome work. The realism is remarkable... It could fool you! Congratulations

[Riozaki]

Very Nice Work! Will we see full body anytime soon.

[bahaahalabi]

i have to say this the eyes ....... i dont have any word in my keybord to explane u rock :D

[simmsimaging]

That is seriously impressive work. Front page for that level of realism for sure.

[LukeZ]

amazing work dude ! looks like real to me !
cheers

[MYCO]

this is one of the best work i've ever seen!! :bowdown:

[MightyReg]

Outstanding job Luc, it's without a doubt the most photo-real face I ever saw in 3D. There are so much small details that are done perfectly, it indeed deserves a CG Award!
Cheers

[MrMango]

Great portrait ! He 's Jean michel Aphatie's brother ? :)

Your work on the detail for the realism is really impressive ! Amazing job !

[nicolasambrosio]

nice work here. Photorealistic rendering. Congratulations!

[BicKet]

Que dire a part : c'est Parfait.

The uncanny valley is far away
Perfect.

FRONT PAGE Please

[TJunkers]

Amazing... I mean wow!

[meleseDESIGN]

If you cover one half of his head with your hand, the right side looks like a nice guy, while the left side looks like a bad guy. Really good work!

This image belongs to the CG Choice Gallery if you ask me.
It is a BURNER!!!

:applause:

[Pixelatedkiwi]

I have to say...I can't actually find any fault in your image. Amazing work you should be proud of this! :applause:

[rlescano]

AMAZING! looks very real!

[Raphaeltm]

...

......

jkslehg.

................

(that's all my brain seems to able to process right now. seeing as it's still confused about how incredibly realistic your image is :applause: )

[Rahl]

Its possible to tell its a render.

but this said its still extraordinary work.

[visionmaster2]

Great work Bigguns !
modelisation, texture and hairs are amazing.
la seule chose qui me dérange, c'est le manque de définition pour le front.
Chapeau Mec !

[joana]

Incredible.

[dnk]

still not on the front page? :hmm:

[Creieru]

omg. that`s... a real guy!!! :applause:

[mavinova]

better than any cg character I have seen. this deserves a rating.
respect.

[SGDDik]

Good work!!!

[mrc64]

very nice work!

[Erigo]

good job !

[Olga-Che]

FANtstiC.

I like the eyes and hair.

just lovely work indeed.

[kanooshka]

This is really an amazing piece of work, great job.

There's only a couple things I see that could be improved a little. The beard looks great but the hair on the top of his head looks a little too much like fur. I think this is a specularity issue but I'm not sure. Next is the square reflection on the eyes. They have good shape but could be just a little bit softer. I find that's an issue with area lights or image planes a lot. They have too sharp of a reflective falloff. Finally the subject's right ear could use some warmer tones from SSS, the shadows are a little too dark, but once again, great work.

[hellboy1]

i saw your WIPs in zbrush forums...your work is really incredible..you must start writing a tutorial for us now :D...

[bigguns]

Hey thank you all for the kind comments I appreciated them.

Maybe if I found time I can do a making of, right now I'm very busy.

[seanser]

This is probably the most photo-real 3d portrait I've seen, If you were to really nit pick the scalp hair maybe is the only slight give away. In saying that I have come across people with a similar hair type, especially after just being washed and brushed. The sss skin shader is the best I've seen from Vray and the sculpting work is flawless. Congratulations on this one!

[haijaz]

i have not see such a realistic 3d works like this before
it is a real

[mohdmajid777]

hey you made me confused please submit the wireframe if possible
really only image on the net looking so real

[Reactric]

a real photo

[bigguns]

Thank's all for the comments and thank's to Cgs for the award I really appreciate it :).

Here a little breakthrough and a wireframe shot.

[mamazi]

nice work ,congratulation

[msecure]

amazing works. Congratulations.

[Soheylnoghani]

Very Good Work !

[ChipAdam]

Nice work on making the face asymmetrical. I can never make that look good.

[Zeoyn]

It was strange not seeing it on the frontpage, but I guess the Award puts things back on track ;)
Impressive work, crossing the uncanny valley.

[madm4tt]

I've followed the W.i.p. since the beginning, and now I'm here to say congratulation...
Great Results!!!

Bye

[loocas]

Please tune down the chromatic aberration by at least 50%, it'll still be there, yet, not obvious and "in your face" which detracts from the purely awesome rendering!

This is top notch work on the field of photo realism! I'm loving every pixel of it. :buttrock:

[CGsellers]

Great ! Your render is very amazing !

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[ayabaco]

GOOD ~ Wow~ it's a really great portrait

[cobra6]

Very impressive. I think you nailed every aspect even into the most minute detail :)

Cobra 6

[bpx]

those hairs look fantastic!!

[PhuongDPh]

great, saw it at Wip thread
Love it!

[Soyombo]

Awsome work.
5 star

[Youplaboum]

Congratulations on the award !!

[Shletten]

Cette image est si bonne qu'elle mérite que j'en fasse une critique constructive. D'autant plus que c'est toujours un plaisir pour moi de tomber sur de talentueux québécois.

1. The thing that I most appreciate is how much hair there are. It really pays off on the cheeks and the neck.
2. I would have liked it better if the hair wasn't out of focus. It prevents us from appreciating the detail.
3. Despite the fact that the skin shader is very realistic, the skin still tends to look smooth. Especially near shadowed areas.
4. Maybe next time you could texture his scalp with no tan. (I've never seen someone do it.)
5. The shape of the eyes is perfect, they look alive but I think the texture should appear sharper.
6. The ears look a little bland on the picture.
7. Finally, I think there might be a little too much SSS.

Edit: Someone told me I was too severe but it's simply because it's a near-perfect image that I act this way. When it's that good, it's as if the flaws were more apparent. Anyway, why would my word count? I don't even have a portfolio... Whatsoever, it's a 5 stars image and I even posted it on IMDB's Tintin and the Secret of the Unicorn board since I wish the film could look that good and I'm afraid it might not. I hope this clears a few things.

[alisabry]

God Job Man

[daounin]

award well deserved ...

[loydering]

Goals accomplished! Great work on a difficult subject.

[ShinChanPu]

Great work, man!

This is one of the most realistic 3D portraits I've ever seen. The only thing that make your work looking a render is the hair and its integration. The hair is really good, but is not as real as the face. Compare your final image with a version only with eyebrows and beard.

And his eyes... wow, absolutely alive!

***** (five stars, no doubt)

[weerawan]

Super realistic!.Just awesome how you put alive to his eyes.Really great work.

[meleseDESIGN]

Now look at this, I knew this Render belongs to the CG Choice area.
Congrates again, really good work!

[OLD-BOY]

technically really good.!!
I usally hate when people say this but 'nice skin shader!!!'

[adel3d]

master Work man ...:arteest:

[squeezestudio]

WOooooooww... c'est malade, nice job BIgguns !
Your the best !

[AdanVC]

Totally powerful portrait, one of the most realistic i've ever seen!, it's really alive.

[dariiiush]

you are my god

[tahaalkan]

Bro, you r not a humankind:)) perfecto!!! Congratz:))

[frostedone]

Woah, that is photorealistic! Great job!

[martinB]

Fantastic job, congratulations!

A lot of the realism seems to be coming from texturing? Can you show the color texture you used?

How about doing some subtle animation with the model? Just a slight head turn, an eye blink or some small lip movement?

-- MartinB

[airun71]

Great job man, you are definitely a master.
I really think you should share some of the knowledge you got there, to help other people improve their skills, it would make your work even more rewarding.

[SergiFani]

Salut Luc. Comment ca va?
Ce portrait est vraiment très bien fait. J'aimerais bien voir son visage animé au facial mocap un de ces jours..
Est-ce que c'est dûr d'apprendre le Vray?
Bien sûr ce serait davantage intéressant de voir les textures que tu as utilisées,
mais moi je crois que ce sont plutôt tous les petits détails minuscules dans ton modèle qui font de ton image un chef-d'oeuvre. J'ai suivi ce projet sur Zbrushcentral depuis le début et je dois dire que c'est franchement du travail extraordinaire! Châpeau.

[LorenzoS]

That's amazing work. Animate'em.

[vishwa2009]

this is beyond super extreme..... love it.. it looks so real. awesome dude

[anezka]

Beautiful detailed job. I like the face expression and all the details very much. And also the face irregurality makes the work very naturally.


http://www.3d.sk/?ref=soc22

[mashilang]

too late. go bed

[slapsbace]

This is out of control. If it weren't on a CG forum, it would undoubtedly fool the viewer for being a photograph.

[hYuRiS]

This work is very natural and original. This is one of the best creation I'd ever see. :bowdown:

[FailureT]

Wow!Real and real good!

[joshfilms]

Amazing!

-Josh

[dehuazheng123]

really nice!
i love it.

[GiuseppeGuzzardi]

Great Job!

:thumbsup:

[TheThinkingAtheist]

Wow that looks amazing!

[shadowseve]

I love photo realistic characters and I love how you made just a normal average Joe. Love the modeling and sculpting and the textures are awesome.

[Farnheit]

Very amazing. Looks like a photo was posted up here. All the stubble and facial hair looks exceptional and the little mole on the cheek is a very nice realistic touch. It's not very visible, but the part of his shirt that's showing looks terrific. :beer:

[bigguns]

Hey thank you very much to all of you! I really appreciate your kinds comments :)

Hi all,

Think it will be interesting showing you this, I did new eyes set up much more complexe then the other one, they give me full control over everything, funny to play with, and I did a blue eye and think to test it on my portrait character, and what a surprise, it changed him a lot!

here are some test I did, a green one, dark brown and an 2 blue,

http://i26.tinypic.com/29eskn5.jpg

http://i26.tinypic.com/vqgodi.jpg

http://i26.tinypic.com/a285ef.jpg

http://i32.tinypic.com/qohufq.jpg

[DRAKS006]

Excellent work bigguns, best I've seen.

Your Arnold is also great, when I saw Terminator Salvation I go that's bigguns for sure.

You must do a tutorial for everyone, sure it will appear on a torrent site but I'll buy it out of RESPECT! People will catch up eventually anyway.

Don't make the DVD too pricy - lol

[sandip]

Hi Bigguns. very impressive work. loved all ur work. keep it up.

[talloori]

Wow ! Amazing detail Eyes,hair detail is really nice ,mustache skin pores,lighting and render too...
suuuuuuuuuperb!!!, please can you share the technique with us?.

[ahven]

Very realistic face.
The chromatic transition is bit too much overdone and hair is bit artificial from
the root. But who am I to say since you have the skills. :cry:

[Shletten]

Bonjour Luc, bien que j'aie édité mon message et présenté mes excuses, j'réalise avec le recul que j'avais un peu dépassé les bornes. Sans rancune j'espère ?

Can you share a little bit of insight on how you made his shirt? Nobody mentionned it yet but it looks absolutely real. Is it simply a comp or is it truly a 3D model?

[Khattak]

Absolutely, well done and fantastic job:thumbsup:

[AFatFoe]

This is Astonishing!!! :applause:

Animate Please!...even if its just a simple 360 rotate :D :D :D

[Cygnus-X]

Amazing work!!! :buttrock: L'exécution est parfaite , modeling, texture, lighting WOW :beer:

[MrCroft]

[...] For me eye highlight/reflection too strong/sharp pops out too much. Maybe some environment could helped.
And some more skin tone variation could add extra realism.

That is so NOT true. It depends on the lighting and a person's `sweatiness` (I don't know how to express that in medical terms)
What I do know is:
1. The face and all it's features look very much alive, very real, unlike anything I've ever seen before (in organic-modeling photo realism).
2. The lighting rig (if I can call it that) is also very much real, you can meet those exact appearances in real life with real lighting.
3. It must have taken you quite a while tweaking shaders/materials/lighting.

and...
4. Awesome job man!
Like Jake Sully would say : "OUTSTANDING!"

[songjun]

有点意思:wip: :wip: 喜欢喜欢

[eagle3000]

Pleaes sotp posting wroks liek this...% My hurt brains.

[subhendu3d]

Awesome work. Great job.

One thing that, the WIP thread link is not working.
http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=43&t=874770

So can you please post the correct one, I tried to find but didn't get it.

[jollygoodfellow]

looks awesomely really. the eyes are the feature which also makes a CG character look unreal. But you have worked on them really nicely. also the skin. it has come alive.

[GoodVision]

mind blowing work!!! Pleeeeeeease making of...

[zhaosenhu]

Perfect！You are idol and objective.:cool:

[JormaSoranen]

Wireframe view or it didn't happen.

[djorzgul]

Original post made: 05-25-2010, 11:05 PM
Wireframes are long gone :p

[lisianbajri]

very realistic
:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[FFTrouma]

It's a stunning CG portait (as I write 'CG' I'm still subconsciously doubting the truthfulness of this word =D), and it's very sad that the WIP thread is not working.

[rajbir]

is there any change you would do the making of or reveal the secret of your sss2 shader ?:D :bounce:

[fael097]

I doubt it :p

[amiru3d]

Wow! Fantastic! It's best works! Starting today, I'm a fan of you!:cool: The best! : D