Hi guys,
Finished off my first complete render and thought I’d share.
Rendered in Maya (Mental Ray, using SSS fast skin) and composition made in Photoshop, the shirt is an image.
There’s a few small problems but I’m still new and learned a lot which was the main goal.
Nice render and sculpt! The skin wrinkles look good, and the reflections on the eyes are a nice touch.
Looking at the sculpt, though, the upper and lower eyelids look a little too rounded and pillowy. Tweaking that would help the eyes out a lot.
thanks for the comment, you’re right about the eye.
Definitely looking great.
I might define the edge of his upper lip as well. It sort of just blends too softly into the region of skin between the mouth and nose.
Going to leave it black and white?
You’re right about the top lip, the shadows don’t help it either.
I like black and white, here’s the original colored version, I think the black and white looks better.
[[attach=176177]render01_color.jpg[/attach]]
He looks A LOT like Brucie Kibbutz from Grand Theft Auto 4
dilatedmuscle, I just checked that name and you’re right it does look like him. Wasn’t trying too since I didn’t know him.
Here’s a small update on those problem areas.
[[attach=176190]update.jpg[/attach]]
Here’s the newest final image.
Thanks for the tips on making it better!
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I wasn’t happy with the skin texture/shader, so I’ve been working on it some more, here’s a render:
Any extra help would be appreciated.
(Here is a quick comment, because I am on the go)
I think it would benefit greatly if you moved those eyes in. They are pretty far apart at the moment.
I like your skin shading and texture. Especially the specular.
I hope this helped 
(and I also hope you don’t mind I posted an image in your thread)
Nice work…Keep it up 
The fixed lip looks much better.
I think you should try out some expressions, to give this guy some personality. That may shed some light on what aspects to focus on.
Very nice! good job on the sculpt
Beneto, you’re right, I’ll fix the eyes. I don’t know why I didn’t notice.
Der_Crow, Yeah, I may try that.
sculptor.zb, Nattawat_OBBI, thanks!