45 breathtakingly realistic CG Portraits of women + Tutorials

3D computer graphics (CG) art is capable of generating the most realistic and incredible effects which was once claimed utterly impossible. The extent to which 3-D CG can replicate human characteristics is simply breathtaking. With the power of CG art, one could easily mistake images for real life portraits. Adding textures and adding multiple layers of photo realistic materials is quite easy once you have created the wire frame of your character. However, the modeling itself is the real hard part. If you are trying to create a photo realistic person with all the features correctly modeled and textured, you need to spend hours together. CG tools like 3DSMax, Poser and ZBrush have completely transformed the way we create CG art. Its popularity is ever-exploding, giving more CG artists the power to create stunning digital art, gradually bridging the gap between the virtual and the real worlds. In this huge article, I have gathered some of the most strikingly realistic CG portraits of women which will blow you away. The attention to detail given to each of these images is astounding. Enjoy the awesome journey.

1) The Soul of Life

Modeling and sculpting in 3DS Max and Zbrush. Texturing and compositing in Photoshop.

2) Waiting

Final Render 1 GHz processor – 6 hours. Model, render – LightWave 3d; fur – sasquatch; color balance – photoshop.

3)Jacqueline Sparrow

Modeled and rendered in 3DS Max and Photoshop

4)Gutta-percha girl with a negative curvature

This was recreating from the image of a real person. The main aspect – aimed balanced view of the eye. Dozens of test renderings for the selection of suitable lighting and position of eyes. Model: 3ds max; Render: 3ds max; Postprocessing: photoshop.

5)Pink Sugar

The hair is actually made of polygons, everything’s done with 3dsmax.

6)Moon Key

Everything done with 3DS MAX 8, rendered using mental ray and textures are all hand painted with photoshop.

7) Bernadette

3ds max, mental ray, Photoshop, ZBrush

Sophia

Portrait created using the new DAZ Studio 3 Advanced with Advanced Shaders.

9) Uber Flirt

Done purely in Poser and Photoshop, post work took approx 9 hours.

10) Elene, 2003

Done using 3DS Max and Photoshop

11) Modern Medusa

Accomplished using 3dsmax,mental ray, zbrush and Photoshop. Rendered out passes from 3DS Max and completed it in Photoshop.

12) Girl in Church

Hair and fur, mental ray of 3dsmax standard function were used to create this. Depth of field was made with Photoshop.

13) Young girl

The base mesh was sculpted using Zbrush. The final mesh was modeled using 3dsMax, textured with Photoshop. Rendering was accomplished using Mentalray

14) Dancer

Maya was used for the basic modeling, Scene Setup, Lighting and the creation of shader-networks. ZBrush was used for posing and sculpting the character. Display Maps in MentalRay was used for the rendering process and Photoshop for touch-ups.

15) Heartless

This was created using 3DSMax and Photoshop

16) Red

This was created using Poser, 3ds Max and Vray. First, the base figure was set up, followed by hair and some of the accessories in poser and exported to Max. Then the scene was setup and Vray shaders for the character. Some additional elements, such as the shoulder spikes were also added in Max.

17) Sibylla queen of Jerusalem

This is portrait of Sibylla Queen of Jerusalem in 12 century. For creating this, Zbrush was used for displacement and normal map and BodyPaint for textures. Modeled lighted end rendered in Maya.

18) Simply Jessica

Created in 3ds Max, textured and high resolution modeling in Zbrush and rendering in Mental Ray.

19) Attractive CG woman with a sepia tone and DOF

20) 100% CG woman using Poser and Photoshop

21) Dangerous Women 2: Eleven Scout

22) Smiling Lady

The modeling and rendering were done in 3DS MAX 8, then a little fix on the tooth was done with photoshop.

23) Peacock woman

24) ADJ

25) Blue – 2

Created using Poser

26) Euphemia li Britannia

27) Biker Girl

Created by Piotr Fox Wysocki of Poland, using Maya, mental ray, Photoshop and ZBrush

28) Open Green

3dsmax was used as the main tool, Zbrush for additional details and photoshop for texturing.

29) Shadow Conscious

This was made using 3dsmax, mentalray and photoshop. All textures were hand painted.

30) Crow

31) Unfinished

32) A girl

Modeled and rendered on blender, and finished on Photoshop

33) Kathryn Morris

34) Little Blonde

Software Used: 3ds max, Photoshop, VRay

35) Birdie Blonde

36) ADJ

37) Lara Shrine

Software used : Illustrator, Maxwell Render, Maya, Photoshop, ZBrush ( I think the background is CG)

38) Selena

Software Used : 3ds max, BodyPaint, Modo, Photoshop, ZBrush

39) Amy is Absinthe

Software Used : 3ds max, Maxwell Render, Maya, mental ray, Photoshop, ZBrush

40) Pearl Earring Scarlett Johansson

Tools : Photoshop, Z Brush

41) Hue

42) Kjun

43)Jewel

Softwares Used : 3ds max, Poser, VRay

44) Laura

45) Kjun

That was the best CG Art I could find on the web. If you have seen better, please share it with us. Now, let us move ahead and learn how to create such awesome portraits.

TUTORIALS:

1) Painting Jake Sulley’s Avatar

2) Rihanna Digital Painting

3) Making of Clara

4) Head Modeling

5) Making a Self Portrait in Max

6) The making of Lulu

7) The making of Song Hye Kyo

High polygon realistic character creation

9) Making of La espera

10) Making of Three lines

Here are a bunch of awesome tutorials in CG art. It covers almost every software imaginable. – 3DM3 That’s it guys. Hope you liked the article. CG art is always inspiring and its mind blowing to see such dedicated artists who spend hours and days to create such awesome stuff. Great work!!