Whispers, Olivier Ponsonnet (3D)

[Neutrino]

Your latest characters are more astonishing than ever! This zombie/shaman is really sinister :bowdown:

[C1Workshop]

Just Perfect as always.If u could show us some wires and textures I would be so thankful. ;)

[MOS]

Your latest characters are more astonishing than ever! This zombie/shaman is really sinister :bowdown:

Totally Agree. :thumbsup:

[DizzyJ]

As always, your work amazes for it's creativity and technical accomplishments. Just masterful.

[aesis412]

Wow, thats all

[SuperHero]

Could'nt resist not commenting on it! everytime you post a new work its a real eye candy to see.
can't wait to see what you come up with next ;)

[PBenjamim]

Her eyes and overall expression are so captivating. Your imagination is just astonishing.

[Ruchir]

Your images seem to be getting more and more realistic while still retaining your unique style - I guess you have been experimenting with the dark film-style grain effects.

I also notice you are using Zbrush now - but only for sculpting. Do you intend to texture using ZB or will you continue to do so mainly in Photoshop?

Thanks again for inspiring us, Ruchir.

[AhmedGomaa]

very nice work

[CropCircle]

Her eyes and overall expression are so captivating. Your imagination is just astonishing.
Agreed with him! And it could be nice to see a making of :)

[jeffreydietrich]

hello,

Astonishing.

My monitor was off. Thats why i thought it was slightly low contrast. My bad. Cracker Jacks.
:bounce:

[reiv]

Thanks for your replys, I really do appreciate.

C1Workshop : I'll post textures and wires soon.

Ruchir : I don't know about texturing abilities. I mean with ZBrush 3.5 R3, you don't haves layers with masks for textures or different blend modes (like overlay, color dodge..). So unless it's ways better in the ZB R4, I'll stick to PS.

jeffreydietrich : There's no real purpose to this filter, I mean I simply like the way it looks :)

[ramonesFAN]

Just globally perfect.

Great image man, 5* and much more

Congrats

[YKantBobReed]

You never cease to amaze with both your artistry and technical skill. You are one of my primary sources of inspiration, and if a 3D artist can have fans I am among your biggest.

[PorkpieSamurai]

gorgeous work! Love it

[AhmedGomaa]

very nice work

[alfy]

Great job Olivier, I can't wait to see the wireframes and textures. This might seem like a small thing but I really like the bone necklace (which seems to be where you have centered your composition). Did you use SSS on the bones? They look very realistic.

You couldn't go into more detail on how you manage to get such good shading on the eye by chance? Do you do much touching up in photoshop? You always seem to get really natural highlights in the bottom of the iris while shading the top (even in the low/difficult light). Also the specular/reflections work really well.
(sorry for the rant! ><)

Fantastic as always!

[MrCraft]

Amazing work, and very realistic expressions.

[BrettSinclair]

Love it. Congrats

[manit]

Nice work as always! Can't wait to see the wires! Keep working man!

[Neb]

Dark and beautiful! Congrats, good job!

[musashidan]

Beautiful composition/execution. The grasping hands coupled with the haunting expression evoke a feeling of impending doom and a realisation of utter despair.

Brilliant.

[AJ]

Absolutely amazing.

[KarimNassar]

I love it! Great character, mood and colors. First your mermaid now this, amazing work twice in a row

[vladiseco]

Amazing work Oliver!!! I love all the details! you're a master!! :applause:

[andream]

Superb, this is so amazing!

[hugodesign]

Wow!! Amazing work, as usual... ;)

[julienN]

Very nice, i love your shaders and textures, great job as always.

[Roganski]

Stunning realism. Great work. :beer:

[Ruchir]

Olivier: ZB4 does have layers with blending (finally). But it doesn't seem to do transparency, except in a kind of pitch black = transparent option. Also, while projection painting makes life fun, I don;t seem to get good sharp bump maps - or maybe it's just my settings, Therefore I am thinking of moving my texturing from ZB4 to Gimp (can't afford PS - yet).

[neroart]

you make excellent work as always!!...many compliments!!:applause::applause::applause:

[visionmaster2]

Great choice of colors, i love it.



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[rraj]

Excellent work.

[reiv]

Thanks for your comments guys!

Here is the picture in 3dsmax viewport :

http://re1v.free.fr/WIP/Wip01.jpg


The head topology :

http://re1v.free.fr/WIP/Wip02.jpg

And the head textures :
http://re1v.free.fr/WIP/Wip03.jpg

1 . Bump / 2. Spec / 3 . Glossiness / 4 . Mask / 5 . Diffuse / 6. Reflection map


Cheers!

[simypetar]

O M G
amazing work is very nice work & very good details really i like it the skin & very nice render
just tell me u use effect in this work ????

any way
5 star from

keep on & good luck

[zokana]

Superbly done low key - beautiful with the light accents and the subtle reflections. Filtering, styling and overall lighting mood remind me on Paolo Roversi’s polaroids of the 1990s. The pose of the fingers is partially unnatural, revealing the 3D origin, but probably intended.

A true masterpiece! :thumbsup:

[JinV]

Great work,this kind of style looks awesome.

[PaLantir]

Amazing as always.
I love the expression on the shaman face.
Great work.

Bravo!

[Nirth]

It is simply perfect. It took my breath away. Amazing! Great work!

[Crot]

Amazing work.
Very cool realistic. :applause:

[joana]

Excellent work.

Kind of reminds me of the work of Sarah Moon and Paolo Roversi.

http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u253/nacoco/sarah-moon2.jpg

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_i3U5GtTpNp8/TI1Mqi_QBII/AAAAAAAAGkA/A9LJeByAN3c/s640/paolo-roversi1.jpg

[filda]

Congratz on another award , well deserved! :beer:
btw. that image rocks

[gaiXyn]

this is great man!! ( as usual ) ...I have a question, you mentioned 3dsmax, but is it max's default renderer you're using or is it like vray or mental ray?...etc...I'm very curious as I'm thinking about switching to 3dsmax and I understand it's your style, but I always like the way your renders come out....

peaCe...

[javiermolina]

Fantastic work, it´sso realistic and beautiful, great, congratulations!

http://www.javierhmolina.blogspot.com

[Jassar]

Kinda spooky! but I like it :)

[andwew]

beautiful! your best yet!

[arkinesref]

wow! you paint everything in photoshop ! thats insane! do you have any tutorials?

[rtg65]

Super image Olivier, tu vois ils t'ont fait de la place en premiere page tu le merite :applause:

[Liman3d]

I like it. Very nice character.

[Shedis]

It's a gripping masterpiece, well done! Would love to see the making of :applause:

[vsions]

you are seriously one of my favorite character artist. Awesome and incredibly inspiring. Excellent work

[Nemo1975]

Another masterpiece...

I have been a fan of your work for many years. All your images tell a story and you have a distinct style that stands out. You make me want to learn more and get better even more. Thank you for posting the viewport render, wireframe and texture map layouts. I will surely learn from them.

All the best!

[Bothellite]

Wow... that's haunting to perfection. Most impressive.

[hoodedpython]

Looks completely photo-realistic. Great image.
Posted on http://ceiga.co.uk/blog/

[BKScreation]

Magical! Love your works man.

[RoboBunny]

wow, storytelling with a portrait, that is talent.
very beautiful work.

[hbajramovic]

Breathtaking! Its always good to see your work !!!

[RTjunior]

Love the dark vibe. Great job!

[redCigarette]

Dark, sinister and fantastic. This is one of those pieces that sucks you in.
You have a new fan :D

[3mm]

Insane character,very interesting,congrates

[Anorexxx]

Wow! She... is...alive! Amazing work.

[thakingpin]

An amazing piece of art....dark, haunting. Especially thanks for sharing the inside details that went into the making of this excellent piece

Cheers!

[VFade]

Superb work man! Really impressive :thumbsup:

[changiz]

Cool work . . . :cool:

[keraj37]

Olivier, can u give me one of your 143 CG Chocie Awards? Please? :D

This one is your best, I love it.

[farawayone]

I love it! ... Great work

[rawwad]

WoW! Amzing! You are some kind of modern CG photographer :thumbsup:

[TOTOLO0508]

God it's amazing!!I'm just a beginner of 3DMax...I shall work harder...:bounce:

[meltus]

Amazing work! Just again, really perfect.

[Branko]

Fan-fudging-tastic! The look is so haunting and convincing...

[eddieellis]

wow.. been away from forum for about 2 years, come back and see your still retexturing the same model.

[InterlopingMoons]

wow.. been away from forum for about 2 years, come back and see your still retexturing the same model.

:shrug: What's wrong with that? No sense in throwing away a gorgeous model when you're done with it.

Besides, texturing is the hard part!

[JohnnieEstill]

~!Absolutely Awesome!~

[_mg_]

This is stunning. I don't even know where to begin.

[Miha9]

Excellent skills, original vision and fantastic work! State of the art :-)
I'll be watching' you :P :))!

[jamie23aks]

Amazing work.

[earlpantsula]

awesome!!! it so haunting, and im so in love with the vanpires,the model does it for love the textures, but the lighting im not shore about it, if you can just work on dat.

[Sk8erWolf]

Another Great Pic
You are a Fantastic Artist, i love your portfolio, my favorite is opal child

[elboogie2008]

NUTS!!! absolutely great work!!

[WilliamCameron]

Nice work,
Love the render, and art style
Great work!

[Bubbaloo]

An absolute masterpiece.

[ianessom]

good to see something different

[iellini]

WOW, simply perfect!!! the light's reflection on the skin it's unbelievable. I think this combine you did between gothic and tribal is magic. Very compliments!!!

http://iellini.cgsociety.org/gallery/

[Fernandertal]

Above all techniques, which are very well developed as we can see, the conception of this image translates an astonishing and captivating mood. Congrats!

[CLusTeR-pHoBiK]

My mouth just fell right open! :O

Great work!

[shaiz]

Beautiful atmosphere! Loved it.