Custom Character Contest 2014 - Best Likeness (WIP/Discussion Thread)

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  • JoeQuickJoeQuick Posts: 1,704
    edited December 1969

    Scene is a work in progress.

    April and Donnie
    b. Daz Studio, Photoshop, Zbrush, Filterforge
    c. Both figures are Genesis, April is wearing Mall Girl by Dogz and the V5 Elite Ponytail. Donnie's morph, texture and clothing are all custom.

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  • JaderailJaderail Posts: 0
    edited December 1969

    Is looking Purple to me so Donatello right?

  • IndigoJansonIndigoJanson Posts: 1,100
    edited December 1969

    Nice work everyone! Some amazing work going on here. Marilyn... wow!

    diomede64 said:
    Looks like a fun contest. Here is a WIP for the character I plan to work on.

    - Base figure is Daz's Genesis. For shaping, I used a combination of Hiro3 and Hiro 5 morphs. I also did a little morphing in Carrara 8.5.
    - Base body texture is David 5. I used Photoshop to edit the face texture map.
    - Shirt is the golf shirt for Daz's Jason. I used Carrara's 3D paint tool to create the texture for the shirt.
    - Shirt was morphed in Carrara to tuck it in the pants.
    - Pants, shoes and socks are the 50sCM collection available in the Daz store. Again, textures changed in Carrara.
    - Hair is the Wild Mane Hair, available in the Daz store. I morphed the hair in Carrara.
    - The gloves are the M3 racer gloves, morphed to fit Genesis using the "fit to" function. Again, textures changed in Carrara.
    - Helmet modeled and textured in Carrara

    I'd welcome constructive criticism.

    Looks like you've done some good work customising this guy, especially all that texture editing. You didn't say which real world/fictional character you were aiming for, he definitely has a strong 50s feel to him. I have a couple of 50s era characters I think it could be, but I'm not always up on the latest book/movie characters so would love to know for sure.

    Looking forward to seeing the finished result!

  • IndigoJansonIndigoJanson Posts: 1,100
    edited April 2014

    I finished this one last night. Just putting together all the info for the entries thread where I'll include full-size version and the raw render. Too many morphs used to count, but there's a JoeQuick one (for D5) in the mix. Love your morphs Joe!

    Edit: It's not perfect but I've gone ahead and entered, so just sharing rather than looking for feedback at this stage.

    Rudolf Nureyev

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  • DiomedeDiomede Posts: 15,168
    edited December 1969

    Jindi said:
    Nice work everyone! Some amazing work going on here. Marilyn... wow!

    diomede64 said:
    Looks like a fun contest. Here is a WIP for the character I plan to work on.

    - Base figure is Daz's Genesis. For shaping, I used a combination of Hiro3 and Hiro 5 morphs. I also did a little morphing in Carrara 8.5.
    - Base body texture is David 5. I used Photoshop to edit the face texture map.
    - Shirt is the golf shirt for Daz's Jason. I used Carrara's 3D paint tool to create the texture for the shirt.
    - Shirt was morphed in Carrara to tuck it in the pants.
    - Pants, shoes and socks are the 50sCM collection available in the Daz store. Again, textures changed in Carrara.
    - Hair is the Wild Mane Hair, available in the Daz store. I morphed the hair in Carrara.
    - The gloves are the M3 racer gloves, morphed to fit Genesis using the "fit to" function. Again, textures changed in Carrara.
    - Helmet modeled and textured in Carrara

    I'd welcome constructive criticism.

    Looks like you've done some good work customising this guy, especially all that texture editing. You didn't say which real world/fictional character you were aiming for, he definitely has a strong 50s feel to him. I have a couple of 50s era characters I think it could be, but I'm not always up on the latest book/movie characters so would love to know for sure.

    Looking forward to seeing the finished result!

    Hopefully, he will be more recognizable once I add his car. It is the old cartoon version of Speed Racer - not the recent Nickelodeon cartoon spinoff or the awful live action movie version. Here is a web pic of Speed and Trixie.

    Agree, some amazing approaches already. Norma Jean (Monroe), wow!

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  • IndigoJansonIndigoJanson Posts: 1,100
    edited April 2014

    diomede64 said:

    Hopefully, he will be more recognizable once I add his car.

    Oh he is already! As I suspected, it was just my lack of familiarity with the show. I figured the clothing would be a giveaway for those who knew the character. Hiro seems an ideal base for him and you already have those strong eyebrows so it's looking good.

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  • Scott LivingstonScott Livingston Posts: 4,340
    edited December 1969

    diomede64 said:
    Looks like a fun contest. Here is a WIP for the character I plan to work on.

    - Base figure is Daz's Genesis. For shaping, I used a combination of Hiro3 and Hiro 5 morphs. I also did a little morphing in Carrara 8.5.
    - Base body texture is David 5. I used Photoshop to edit the face texture map.
    - Shirt is the golf shirt for Daz's Jason. I used Carrara's 3D paint tool to create the texture for the shirt.
    - Shirt was morphed in Carrara to tuck it in the pants.
    - Pants, shoes and socks are the 50sCM collection available in the Daz store. Again, textures changed in Carrara.
    - Hair is the Wild Mane Hair, available in the Daz store. I morphed the hair in Carrara.
    - The gloves are the M3 racer gloves, morphed to fit Genesis using the "fit to" function. Again, textures changed in Carrara.
    - Helmet modeled and textured in Carrara

    I'd welcome constructive criticism.


    Looks good! I recognized him...maybe not immediately, but that isn't your fault. ;-) If you can show a close-up of your character's face I can give some more specific feedback. Very nice work overall...good use of Carrara's various functions.
  • Scott LivingstonScott Livingston Posts: 4,340
    edited December 1969

    Joequick said:
    Scene is a work in progress.

    April and Donnie
    b. Daz Studio, Photoshop, Zbrush, Filterforge
    c. Both figures are Genesis, April is wearing Mall Girl by Dogz and the V5 Elite Ponytail. Donnie's morph, texture and clothing are all custom.


    Glad you have joined us! I've seen some of your Turtles renders before, not to mention other characters. I love the look and feel of this render: the textures, the lighting, and of course the characters themselves.
  • Scott LivingstonScott Livingston Posts: 4,340
    edited December 1969

    Some great stuff in the Entries thread too! I won't be commenting specifically on those until after the contest closes.

  • DiomedeDiomede Posts: 15,168
    edited December 1969

    diomede64 said:
    Looks like a fun contest. Here is a WIP for the character I plan to work on.

    - Base figure is Daz's Genesis. For shaping, I used a combination of Hiro3 and Hiro 5 morphs. I also did a little morphing in Carrara 8.5.
    - Base body texture is David 5. I used Photoshop to edit the face texture map.
    - Shirt is the golf shirt for Daz's Jason. I used Carrara's 3D paint tool to create the texture for the shirt.
    - Shirt was morphed in Carrara to tuck it in the pants.
    - Pants, shoes and socks are the 50sCM collection available in the Daz store. Again, textures changed in Carrara.
    - Hair is the Wild Mane Hair, available in the Daz store. I morphed the hair in Carrara.
    - The gloves are the M3 racer gloves, morphed to fit Genesis using the "fit to" function. Again, textures changed in Carrara.
    - Helmet modeled and textured in Carrara

    I'd welcome constructive criticism.


    Looks good! I recognized him...maybe not immediately, but that isn't your fault. ;-) If you can show a close-up of your character's face I can give some more specific feedback. Very nice work overall...good use of Carrara's various functions.

    Here is a closer look, and a reference pic. You can see that I painted the eyebrows instead of using a transmap or a hair model. And, he needs a red bandana for his neck, but I will probably use the soft-body physics for that, so will wait 'til the end.

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  • JaderailJaderail Posts: 0
    edited December 1969

    Jaderail said:
    Is looking Purple to me so Donatello right?
    I feel so darn stupid now. Never caught the Donnie part... :red:
  • JaderailJaderail Posts: 0
    edited December 1969

    And the other two are looking so good... I'm very impressed by all the talent this contest brings to the front of the forums to be seen.

  • Scott LivingstonScott Livingston Posts: 4,340
    edited December 1969

    Here's something I'm working on. You probably don't know her name, but hopefully you recognize the face.

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  • SasjeSasje Posts: 835
    edited April 2014

    Here's something I'm working on. You probably don't know her name, but hopefully you recognize the face.

    I think this is the Afghan girl with the amazing eye collor

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  • Scott LivingstonScott Livingston Posts: 4,340
    edited December 1969

    Sasje said:
    Here's something I'm working on. You probably don't know her name, but hopefully you recognize the face.

    I think this is the Afghan girl with the amazing eye collor
    Yes, you got it...the one from the famous National Geographic cover. I think the eye morphs and her expression still need some tweaking...there's a lot of subtlety to capture. For the moment I'm using the Riley for S5 texture by Vyktohria. The eye texture comes from Victoria 5 (Bree).

  • AriahAriah Posts: 93
    edited December 1969

    A scene I'm working on for the contest.

    Still need to make the breast plate for her suit and redo the texture on the android's head.

    Used, so far: V4, M4, belt from uzilite's Hardcore m4 pack, Portia hair... and a couple of freebies. All textures mine.

    Photoshop used for composing afterwards and lens blur on the edges.

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  • IndigoJansonIndigoJanson Posts: 1,100
    edited December 1969

    Looking very good Ariah! And I also was able to guess Scott's girl too. I love seeing what everyone comes up with.

  • JoeQuickJoeQuick Posts: 1,704
    edited December 1969

    I made a few tweaks and added a couple background props.

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  • JaderailJaderail Posts: 0
    edited December 1969

    Joequick said:
    I made a few tweaks and added a couple background props.
    I love the details and the idea. May I make one small suggestion? Adjust Aprils pose just enough so she does not have a shadow mustache.
  • FSMCDesignsFSMCDesigns Posts: 12,754
    edited December 1969

    Well it's a non entry since the characters are not DAZ based, but couldn't resist since the likeness is there.
    3DSMax, to DS to Luxrender via Reality.

    best of luck with the contest! The Norma Jean image is outstanding!

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  • XenomorphineXenomorphine Posts: 2,421
    edited December 1969

    Holy damn...

  • TimbalesTimbales Posts: 2,332
    edited December 1969

    I was working on a look-alike for actor Brandon Routh but the skin needs to be paler.

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  • Scott LivingstonScott Livingston Posts: 4,340
    edited December 1969

    Ariah81 said:
    A scene I'm working on for the contest.

    Still need to make the breast plate for her suit and redo the texture on the android's head.

    Used, so far: V4, M4, belt from uzilite's Hardcore m4 pack, Portia hair... and a couple of freebies. All textures mine.

    Photoshop used for composing afterwards and lens blur on the edges.


    I had to look up the character because I haven't seen that movie, but it was pretty easy to figure out. She looks just about spot on from what I can see. Great job with the lighting and custom textures too.
  • Scott LivingstonScott Livingston Posts: 4,340
    edited December 1969

    Well it's a non entry since the characters are not DAZ based, but couldn't resist since the likeness is there.
    3DSMax, to DS to Luxrender via Reality.

    best of luck with the contest! The Norma Jean image is outstanding!


    This is great...thank you for sharing it!
  • Scott LivingstonScott Livingston Posts: 4,340
    edited December 1969

    TimG said:
    I was working on a look-alike for actor Brandon Routh but the skin needs to be paler.


    Very good likeness...aside from the skin color, the biggest difference I see is in the lips. Also, your character looks younger than the reference photo.
  • Scott LivingstonScott Livingston Posts: 4,340
    edited December 1969

    Here's another of mine (probably goes without saying, but all these are non-entries...I will not be entering the contest as I am running it). Very rough draft, so don't pay too much attention to the outfits, pose, guns, etc., none of which are very authentic at the moment.

    For the characters, I used Genesis Basic Male and Basic Female, plus morphs. The only morph sets I used were Genesis Evolutions, the free DieTrying morphs from ShareCG, and (on Mulder) David 3 for Genesis. Wanted to see how close I could get using just a handful of products.

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  • Kismet2012Kismet2012 Posts: 4,252
    edited December 1969

    Here's another of mine (probably goes without saying, but all these are non-entries...I will not be entering the contest as I am running it). Very rough draft, so don't pay too much attention to the outfits, pose, guns, etc., none of which are very authentic at the moment.

    For the characters, I used Genesis Basic Male and Basic Female, plus morphs. The only morph sets I used were Genesis Evolutions, the free DieTrying morphs from ShareCG, and (on Mulder) David 3 for Genesis. Wanted to see how close I could get using just a handful of products.

    Well done Scott. My first thought was Scully & Mulder, even before I got to the (on Mulder) reference.

  • GoggerGogger Posts: 2,391
    edited April 2014

    Here's something I'm working on. You probably don't know her name, but hopefully you recognize the face.

    Pretty interesting story if you research the original image...

    Afghan girl Sharbat Gula

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  • Scott LivingstonScott Livingston Posts: 4,340
    edited December 1969

    Thanks, Kismet2012. And thank you for sharing that link, Gogger. It's an interesting story indeed.

  • IndigoJansonIndigoJanson Posts: 1,100
    edited December 1969

    I wanted to have a go at creating Mary Queen of Scots, but in her younger years. This is her at around 13, when she was betrothed but not yet married to the future King of France -- the first of her 3 tragic marriages.

    I've been working on this WIP for a while as there's a lot of work to do on the clothing. Today I made her hood and veil.

    It's challenging working from historical portraits from this era, they tend to make all the women look alike with elongated oval heads and small mouths! I did see Mary's death mask for myself and take a photo of it, but it was painted on and I find it more creepy than helpful.

    Scott, you had better keep her cousin Princess Elizabeth, who you created last year, well away from this one!

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