LO: 3D Computer Graphics

One 3D computer graphics artist that I find inspiring is Ian Spriggs and his 3D portraits. For most of his works, he models and textures using the Maya and Mudbox programs without using any scans. He adds touch-ups in Photoshop and renders his work using RTX graphic cards from Nvidia. It is a phenomenon of how realistic each portrait is. It is inspiring to see him create such realistic 3D forms in 2D space. Besides the fact that his work is inspiring, he himself as a person is as well. He is very generous in sharing his work and even sharing tutorials in his methods. Even though it’s just a project, it is so jaw-dropping how he creates every strand of hair, the glimmer of light in the iris, down to even single pore. It’s hard enough to paint a realistic portrait but to render it through computer graphics is insane.

Ian Spriggs’ 3D Portraits: https://ianspriggs.com/portraits