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.
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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 (34)
Zaarin
Wow, I couldn't tell you what part of this is not a photograph. O_O
Mec4D
the character was rendered with face camera and focal 500 mm to match the actual proportion and rendered with HDR light, after that the noise sample from the photo was added to the render to match and blend ..
JohnDelaquiox
looks great
vyktohria
Unbelievable! I LOVE it!!! (Can I get me one of him for Christmas? -- shhh...don't tell my boyfriend. LOL!)
Treasurer_and_Battle
I would have thought it was a photograph if you hadn't said otherwise - fantastic job on the realism.
ionfox
Will be good if you can show us the before and after of a pure CG then with the photo blending in. Just curious to see how much the difference it would be..
bimm3d
gorgeous work!! if somebody ask me, i said this is a photo!! very realistic!!
Ivoryquasar
Wow astonishing! Outstanding!!! GORGEOUS
gsayers
You may want to experiment with rotating his eyeballs outward just a fraction. I know that importing morphs from zbrush and other tools causes problems with eyes tongue and teeth, and in this shot he looks (very slightly) cross-eyed like he's focusing on something a lot closer to him than the camera. Of course - great work in all categories of art and science. Gary
Mec4D
Gary, that is the wrong reflection that do that .. a fake reflection .. plus nobody is perfect lol
Thelby
I am stunned! Absolutely Incredible!!
mathman
Perfect, Cath.
bigdadgib
What A Terrific Scene. Awesome Render.
jarmila
Lovely portrait, Beautiful work. Have a nice weekend.. :)
fallen21
Wow! Stunning of realism, wonderful work.
DarwinsMishap
Ask and you shall receive. Fantastic work with the blend of two d's. Just wow.
Kindredsoul
most of my renders involve children, I wish I can achieve that much of level in children renders.
juliekitty
More please! Seriously, fabulous render. I'm looking forward to seeing the rest of the Hunk! Have I mentioned: GIMMEEEEE!!! Angela Knight, Greedy Person
JSGraphics
Looks great Cath! He reminds me of Paul Walker from Fast and the Furious. So, when are you going to do a Vin Diesel character?
Coccinelle
stunning work! excellent!!!
FaeMoon
That is just, well... jaw dropping! He is hands down the best rendered character I've seen on here and if he looks half so good in my stuff, I'm pleased as well, proverbial punch! FANTASTIC!
RAMWorks
Amazing work Cath! XOXO
NetWorthy
Breathtakingly real. Instant FAV for me!
romanceworks
Wow - awesome! CC
Stormi
Wow he's pretty hot Cath .. You have always been the very best at realistic characters and you just keep getting better.. I should be totally jealous but I luv you too much...
kcorbett
Cath - I've watched your work progress the last few years. You are doing an amazing job! I think what Gary is seeing is due to the fact that most people never stare at a camera so directly with their eyes. Then again, for this model, being photographed by you - I can understand why his gaze was such. ;-) Keep pushing yourself! It really shows!
Mec4D
Lol .. I know.. thank you .. but well the eye problem was the fake reflection that create the effect trust me on that, I use the same map for both eyes for the preview and the high focal of the camera .. I know that for sure .. but well Gary is always honest with own opinion and he have right .. just in this case has nothing to do with zbrush , be happy I don;t make a lazy eye .. lol hahaha , see it as a art in general and stay positive .. critic me when I am done with him cuz until then everything will change and I want him to be perfect human not perfect 3D doll .... if you know what I am talking about ..
npauling
Now he really is a handsome hunk, your work is wonderful and so realistic.
yelocloud
He is a hunk indeed, and once he crosses over completely into the 3D world, that's when jaws will really drop :) @JSGraphics: I don't think Vin is Cath's cup of tea hehe...so maybe someone will have to get off his rear & get in gear so Mr. Hunker can have some "Furious" competition.
mauk
Fantastic!!!!!!