TRANSFORM A PHOTOGRAPH INTO A REALISTIC 3D LIKENESS
AUTHOR
Nayoon Levitin
With a background in computer science, fine art and graphic design, I am currently in my final term as a student at Think Tank Online. Learning a new medium is challenging, and I enjoy sharing my journey in order to help other artists achieve success.
This image was inspired by Lidia Vives’ work ‘Mad Mouse’. You can check it out, along with her many other creative photographs, on her website (lidiavives.com/pop/mad-mouse).
The main focus of this project is to study anatomy and facial expression, and be able to sculpt details as realistic as possible. We will cover how to capture a photograph as a realistic, expressive and detailed 3D likeness, from initial base mesh to final render. Let’s get started!
DOWNLOAD YOUR RESOURCES
For all the assets you need go to https://bit.ly/3D-world-digitalhumans
01 COLLECT REFERENCE IMAGES
The most challenging part of this project was capturing the likeness. Since the concept has a very strong expression and the pose is not neutral, it can be hard to accurately maintain the correct anatomy.
When tackling a project like this, make sure the reference images are in high resolution (the higher, the better)
