Mind blowingly good!!
When this is finally finished I hope it ends up on the top row. Stellar work. 
Thank you! I got real pleasure from this portrait.
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@ Uber : Its more and more fun to work on her. I try to keep it natural and also with without any softbox or studiolights…
@ LeoAMD :Thanks appreciate it
@ kaisasose : Lets hope so…but still a lot to do before i can reach that level.
@ Lexxx69 : Your welcome…
… wait till you final image 
I like so much the level of detail you are keeping in this project, really nice skin shader and face expression. Can’t wait to see the final result.
Keep rockin’ !
Fantastic. Best looking CG hair I’ve seen to date.
one of the most photo realistic portraits renders out there… and I mean not just render wise, but the amount of effort you put in her expression and subtle details…hair would be the last thing id mention since its already speaking for it self. cant stop staring
@enishi / Ralramahi : Thanks! Yeah I love details its fascinating to see how much details our faces contains.Although it looks neglectable but it all add to the total sum of reality.
@INFINITE : Thanks!.. Its still WIP I hope I can improve it more.
Studying peachfuzz .
it’s been shockingly to see discover how much hair covers our faces. Especially blond people looks like a Yeti in closeup. Peachfuzz really helps soften the face corners and edges. Also providing some diffuse illumination to the face with a fresnel kind of fall off. Here is a small crop of a 4K render to see check the density. THe challenge here is to pick the right amount of fur that ruin the aesthetics. Shading wise it is so thin that its more translucent and white. Also change the eye shape a little bit…
todo: -teeth , lips ,increase skinpores details (now limited by zbrush need to subdiv more) , eye bloodveins need better texturing/alignment. Tuned down the reflection might have to bring back some more reflection in the centre of the eye.
Really loving the peachfuzz. The only thing that really bothers me is the harsh falloff that the veins in the eyes have. Take it back into photoshop and randomize the falloff a bit.
But to be honest dude, this is just me nitpicking. Brilliant work so far.
Your right and I fixed it already… didnt notice until I work at 4K.
It is nice, some parts is to hairy for me, especialy nose. I think for this kind of loseups, or portrait render with high resolution, you used low res texture. I dont know, how many textures you used, but in eye closeups, in area of glabella, I see pixels of texture, but very nice work.
I agree on the lowres texture… it wasnt made for this kind of closeup :). But I will update that later… now focus on the peachfuzz… I havent paint a density map to map the area with less or short hair. But saying that there are some reference I am using that even more hairy. Check this image here. I think it really depend on what race and haircolor you have :
amazing, would love to see a in depth tutorial, step by step; especially about your hair-workflow, how to use fiber mesh guides in maya
Hi Michael,
I had a brief explanation how I export the curves but not how to integrate into maya. If there is enough interest I could write a tutorial how to do it. But I’m afraid you have to wait a bit longer till I finish this piece.
very nice work. i like how the tear ducts are looking
if you plan to render the final piece in such a high rez,
then the skin shader needs some serious overhaul to hold out in those close ups, especially the skin reflectance
also texture maps would need to be highier resolution as well.
keep it up, and good luck ,)
I second Bukkit, for such big close up, there is a lot of work to be done to make it real in close. It needs super high res textures,at least 8k, etc.
Other then that, loook’s great! I’ll wait and see it progress
Wow, thats startling. I really live the close up detail 
Whoa…this is almost getting TOO good aha. But seriously, your attention to detail is staggering; one thing I’d like to point out is your choice in reference, its awesome to see that you take the time to find solid reference of exactly what you’re trying to aim for. Anyway, its looking great so far and I anticipate the final result
it becomes more and more excellent! great progress! waiting for the next update
I will be waiting patiently - would be GREAT if you could point us the way!!
have fun!
cheers michael