Catharina has a passion for and has followed after many traditional kinds of artwork however she has discovered her greatest love lies in the creation of digital computer graphics. Catharina is highly recognized within the 3D community, and has acquired a reputation as one of the best creators of digital character and UV texture maps. Her photo-realistic textures have become best sellers on the Internet and she attributes much of this success to her mastery of the products Deep Paint 3D and DeepUV. Much of Catharina's work reflects a distinct originality and is unique in its ability to evoke emotion. As such, Catharina has won many awards. Her characters portray a high standard of realism, and her work is now considered to be revolutionary in character believability. Catharina's understanding and use of technology along with her understanding of photography, use of light and 10 years experience with Modeling/TV/Film work allow her to display her artistic talent giving her artwork a definitive presence. She has been in the industry for the past 24 years, her work never seizes rise to expectation. Her creativity is without boundaries or limits, she is an inspiration to other aspiring artist.
Catharina's works featured by Media and Press:
* NVIDIA worldwide social media feature " The New Face of Iray "
* FOCUS Print News Magazine 03/04 Germany
*3D World Magazine 43 /03
*FXSoftwares- Creature Creator and Creature Creator Pro soft.Box cover -Europe
*Right Hemisphere - Visual Communication -USA
*TV 60 Film-Productions -Germany ARD/ZDF
*John De Mol (Endemol)TV Production for RTL/TV show- Netherlands/Germany
*Editorial Illustration/Business and Finance The New York Times Various issues USA
*Computer Graphics World Anniversary Issue Print Magazine
*Yahoo! Life Print Magazine Korea Middle-earth map characters of "Lord of The Rings "
*Editorial Illustration/Discovery Science Newsday Various issues- USA
*Ziff Davis Media Inc. New York Opener for "Lord of the Rings" The Fellowship of the Ring.
*Press Release for Poser/Right Hemisphere Community
*AV Video Multimedia Producer Print Magazine- USA
*Digital Photo User Print Magazine -England
*Computer Arts Print Magazine - England
*Right Hemisphere - Featured Artist of the Month -USA
*AV Video Multimedia Producer Print Magazine Interview- USA
*Digi Vision Print Magazine and Magazine CD-R cover-Interview Taiwan Books:
*Poser 4 Pro Pack f/x & Design from Coriolis Autor: Richard Schrand
*Poser 4 Handbook by R. Shamms MortierCharles River Media
*Poser5 Handbook Manual by Curious Labs �2004
*Poser6 Tutorial Manual by Curious Labs �2005
*Poser6 Revealed: The Official Guide by Kelly Murdock, Thomson Course Tech. �2005
* Poser6- Secrets of Poser Experts, Official e-frontier Guide by Daryl Wise and Jesse DeRooy �2006-2007
* And many other........
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Comments (29)
supercope
Very nice image!
RAMWorks
WOOF!
gsayers
Can't beat the old black and white for atmosphere, though I haven't seen many astronauts with braids! Gary
dbrv6
Excellent render and illustration as you said. Well done.
TOPcat831
Looks Great. Are the braids the only hair option for him? He makes a great looking character.
Osper
Darn real!!!!
Mec4D
@ Gary that is fantasy and he is not an astronaut :) cute lol @ TOPcat831.. yes he will have different options for the hair, this is just the base that is finished based on the real person that did the way for me I want to make it different, he did not shave for long time also lol .. the add-on coming tomorrow also..with many extra options..no hair, short afro etc..u can chekc out my website also
wblack
Really nicely done
anitalee
Excellent
JOELGLAINE
WOW, really kick ass render. Looks like an old-time photo. Great job!
pixeluna
You're so amazing, your characters look very realistic. When will he be available?
JSGraphics
Really superb work Cath! Love the b&w too. Terry-B renders fantastic. Another well done character.
MaraxCruz
You captured an emotion in eyes... reflecting on possibilities? ..lovely!
yelocloud
soooo nice!
ArtistKimberly
~•:¨¨:•°-:¦:-°•:¨¨:•~ Wonderful work ~* •:¨¨:•°-:¦:-°•:¨¨:•~
Nytoprod
superb !!!!!
Gwynhale
A strong personality and your postwork makes it very intense! Excellent image!
Biffowitz
Fabulous character and render, nice work on post. Xurges stuff rocks!
fallen21
Nice B&W image!
willigooo
great !!
Krid
perfect photo realistic scene
thecytron
Interesting style of composition!
thundering1
Great image - very lonely.
5391151
Very cool
Mec4D
Thank you so much for the comments guys !!!
mermaid
wow he is gorgeous, great work you did!
eportscreations
Very effective work!
elianeck
perfect skin!
DarwinsMishap
Fantastic piece-you've done an excellent job with him and his believability.