3d Portraits

My interest in 3d portraits began when I started my Self Portrait, it was the first one of the portrait series. I had done hundreds of characters before doing this portrait but for this one I really wanted to try to push the limits to create a connection with the viewer. I am really inspired by the masters in art history, it amazes me how much emotion can be expressed through a single image. I wanted to be able to express what they did, and by moving forward with technology sometimes we get caught up in the tools and programs, I don’t want us to lose track of the human side. We have done amazing job of recreating skin shaders, eye shader set ups, details, but I usually don’t focus too much on this, I try to focus my work on who the subject is, what do they have to say, what is their story is. To me understanding someone and trying to express that in a portrait is one of the most difficult things I have attempted, but I love the challenge. My portraits are all done in Maya, Mudbox, Photoshop and VRay.