Hi All,
I have dabbled in computer graphics for many years, renewing my interest when I discovered the community on Renderosity, many years ago now. Thanks for all the friends, support, comments and just views! I hope that you like what you see, and don't mind my endless experimenting and daft sense of humour!I have become something of a champion for Carrara and believe it to be one of the most comprehensive and best value 3D packages available. I became known for my extensive use of Carrara's dynamic hair and 2010 has seen the release of a number of commercial Carrara hair products. I have also recorded a whole series of video tutorials for Infinite Skills Inc available over at Daz and also here:http://www.infiniteskills.com/training/learning-carrara-7.htmlOne of my other passions is music and I used to be keyboard player with progressive rock band Manning (2008-2009). I was delighted to make my recording debut on "Number Ten" released early 2009 - I also had a big hand in designing the CD cover and booklet! I am now writing and recording some demos of my own music.Thanks for looking - have a great day! Phil
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Comments (12)
restif
I like it. the subtle expressions, smiles as well as big smiles can be tricky and you did an nice one here!
Cyve
Marvelous portrait and lovely character... Fantastic expression also !!!
shantay
A beautiful portrait, very expressive!
SilverSkyFox
that looks awesome Phil! what is the render time in Octane compared to normal Carrara rendering?
PhilW
Rendering in Octane can be very fast. I let this run for one hour, which was 1000 S/px, but apart from some minor noise reduction, it looked pretty much like this in only a few minutes. Since this uses SSS, depth of field, area lights with soft shadows, HDRI background lighting, soft reflections... this would take an eternity in Carrara with the same sort of settings. A rare example of faster AND higher quality! And I am only running on a laptop and not some super high powered system.
SilverSkyFox
i guess i should go for octane soon!:) My latest picture took about 6 hours with network rendering (my i7 computer andmy i7 notebook) and i don't want to think about how long it would have taken if the resolution was more than 1400px andalso with depth of field and so.
angelluciano
Ok. You've really got my attention now. lol This looks GREAT! The hair & skin look awesome, is this Octane for Carrara or some other software?
PhilW
Yes, Octane Render for Carrara.
giulband
Wonderful smile !!
radioham
Very nice render
huakiami
Very nice, currently browsing on my phone and it could easily be mistaken for a photo. Out of curiosity are you using tonysculptor's strand based hair materials or have you created your own?
PhilW
That's my own materials. Are tonysculptor's strand based hair materials in the online materials database?
PhthaloBlue
Excellent portrait! Very realistic!
Henchmonkey
Excellent! I knew you'd sort out the highlights.
Drakkendark
Very cool.
Nod
Loving your hair in Octane. This is bugging me though. I also have Raven, but I can't figure out who she looks like. Is she meant to be Megan Fox? I know Elena is Scarlett Johansson. 😃
PhilW
Yes, I think she is based on Megan Fox.