I absolutely love computer graphic (CG) 3d art. Some renders look absolutely stunning and almost don't have distinction with reality. One of my previous articles showed some superb badass 3d fictional characters from CGTalk.

CGTalk is the forum from CGSociety. This is a great place where great CG artists like to show their work. This article rounds up 20 breathtaking realistic CG portraits by CGSociety.

Be prepared to see some amazing CG work. If you didn't know these were all created with a computer, would you think it was real? Don't forget to visit the CGCociety, a very inspirational place (Both for 2d and 3d).

Breathtaking CG portraits

Hope you liked it and give your some inspiration for your next design work. If you know any other realistic computer graphic portraits, feel free to share it with the rest. Here is another one that is truely amazing called Weird Science, but kinda NSFW, which is the reason I didn't include it in the above list.

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Janko   2009-06-09 11:06:15 Wow, there are some really amazing works! Reply | Quote

Simon | Teenisu   2009-06-09 14:42:38 Wow, they're amazing! hock:' /> A few of those look like they're actually photos! I wish I was talented enough to do things like that! BTW, I love your blog design... very artistic Reply | Quote

Marco - Thanks!   2009-06-09 16:49:21 Thanks Simon, glad you liked it! Some of them indeed really look like pictures and are almost real, even in the smallest details. Haha - haven't you seen my blog design before ? Reply | Quote

Careful   2009-06-09 19:56:21 The adult female in tights has a young face. Reply | Quote

Marco - Agreed   2009-06-09 20:39:07 Have to agree with you there - At first, I also was like "Whoah?!". But then, I viewed all the comments on CGTalk that really showed some appreciation for that piece, it's truly one piece of art. Still hope you enjoyed this article ! Reply | Quote

Anonymous   2009-06-10 03:44:36 They're really good CG, but I wouldn't go so far as to call them "breathtaking[ly] realistic"... Reply | Quote

Miya   2009-06-12 02:51:26 I'd like to see you do better, hun. I think they're all amazing works of art and are, in fact, "breathtakingly realistic." Reply | Quote

Larry   2009-06-18 04:32:48 So we're not allowed to have a negative opinion about it unless we can do better? That really makes sense. Reply | Quote

Andreas - Wow   2009-06-10 08:49:16 Reeaaally amazing pieces, and sometimes you only believe the ones that are a little bit fake are real cg, the others not... and btw, I really love your webdesign too! Reply | Quote

Jonathan   2009-06-10 20:27:41 Some of these really are amazing, this sort of thing has come a long way in a relatively short amount of time; others still look a little like waxwork dummies, though I'm sure this is just down to the rendering. Reply | Quote

Anonymous   2009-06-10 23:53:58 photoshopped... Reply | Quote

Sir Had A Ham   2009-06-11 03:52:39 Isn't that kinda the point? Reply | Quote

Richard   2009-06-13 21:49:51 Expected: There is always a smart ass with the comment "photoshopped"... Excellent work indeed, I imagine tons of hours behind these artworks? Reply | Quote

audrey - They're real   2009-06-11 00:30:04 The pictures are real, 'no? They were just computer enhanced. But I have to say CGSociety has very artistic people. Good choices for pictures. Reply | Quote

Marco - They're fake   2009-06-11 09:51:03 No, they're fake - not pictures at all. Most of them are created using 3d software like 3dStudioMax or Maya and gave them the final touch with Photoshop or similar products. Check out the 3d renders from John Locke and Bernadette. They both have amazing detail and combined with some very sleek textures, you can achieve something that looks like a picture, but isn't . Reply | Quote

Aashish Niroula   2009-06-11 04:24:03 OMFG! These pics are really awesome. Probably, a result of extreme hard works. I love the ones who developed these pics. Great! Reply | Quote

Toni   2009-06-11 12:17:14 Amazing... Reply | Quote

Knows Photoshop   2009-06-12 09:10:30 Shopped!!!!! I could tell, the pixels are all wrong, every single one was shopped!!!!!!!! I know these things ok, I'm a graphic designer for Adobe!!!!!!11 I'm sorry, someone was gonna say it sonner or later, and now that I did, we wont have a runny-nosed-nine-year-old saying it... Reply | Quote

Knows Idiots - Why bother...   2009-06-13 21:10:42 ..to post like a bleeding moron with ingenious comments like this. Of course it's photoshopped - that's the freakin' point. P.s. If you work for adobe it's probably in their shipping department. Great work btw. Reply | Quote

Chad - That was the lawl   2009-06-20 00:51:13 yeah, I think he was being funny. Get the lawl? He said it as a joke so a kid didn't mean it... Reply | Quote

ritesh   2009-06-12 13:09:54 hi.. These photographs are too good & I think so they are of the models . ------ Harry ----- Reply | Quote

Murtaza. Soni - They look CG, Nonetheless its great work   2009-06-12 15:36:18 Emotions, wrinkles on the face and hands, smiles, frowns, happiness, sadness, anger, love ... These are human traits and very tough to artificially produce. These pics are a great effort at depicting such human traits. Life can be like "A flawless Potrait." Reply | Quote

MIKE B - not all cg   2009-06-12 19:38:08 I am sorry but these pictures are all not totally computer created. they must be coming from a scanned picture and then enhanced or photoshopped. i do not believe that they are 100% drawn 'from scratch' using only a computer!! Reply | Quote

Pedro   2009-06-13 00:09:49 Oh must they? Maybe you should click some of the images and see the work in progress threads. Reply | Quote

Marco - Haha   2009-06-13 08:51:11 Haha, thanks for that backup Pedro . Seems like not all people really believe that this can actually be created using (3d modeling) software . Reply | Quote

Kronos - haha   2009-06-12 23:44:42 Don't you who Cumbio is ? well, the girl with a pink line in her hair, is just like Cumbio in 15 years ! xD Reply | Quote

Snakese - WOW   2009-06-13 09:41:04 All I can say is WOW! Some are more WOW than others, but they are all WOW! Reply | Quote

Huy Nguyen - awesome   2009-06-13 16:54:33 such some great artists! awesome works! Reply | Quote

Jayzzi - DJ - Jay-zzi   2009-06-14 13:42:05 Too cool I loved it .. I really don't have any words... Reply | Quote

Bruno - amazing   2009-06-14 04:10:01 Kind of lost at words on how to describe this. These portraits look so real. If you didn't say CG to begin with, I would never ever think it was done with CG. Reply | Quote

Peter   2009-06-14 05:15:10 FAKE. ALL. TOTALLY FAKE. They're all regular pictures. Reply | Quote

Camille - That Girl   2009-06-14 14:33:39 I don't like the age of that one model with the black tights. She can't be older than 12. Reply | Quote

Janette - HELLO ...   2009-06-19 13:31:48 ... SHE'S NOT A HUMAN ... SHE'S A RENDERING ... SHE HAS NO AGE. What is the matter with everyone Is the possibility someone could actually be talented enough to create these images with a computer that inconceivable. I draw. Not with a computer, just my hands. I can make a drawing look like a photograph, so I don't doubt there is someone out there that can accomplish the same using a computer. Jeez. Open your minds to potential and talent. I am spellbound by the talent of these designers. I can barely get the mouse where I want it ... these are mind-boggling. Reply | Quote

WOAH - AMAZING   2009-06-14 15:24:06 I didn't notice this was computer generated till i reached picture no. 5 Reply | Quote

Kawsar Ali - Love it   2009-06-15 13:12:32 Wow Marco All I have to say awesome post. John Locke ! rocks. keep up the good work Reply | Quote

Anonymous   2009-06-15 23:26:06 wow amazing wow Reply | Quote

web develop   2009-06-16 00:21:08 Dang...that is some serious art work. Reply | Quote

Nora Reed - Blogger   2009-06-16 18:25:05 These are some nicely altered images. It looks like there was a ton of hard work put into them. They are really beautiful. Its hard to pull off realism on computer images but these do a nice job. If only some of the movies could put as much effort into theirs, although they are getting better too. Reply | Quote

Jane   2009-06-17 06:45:46 Wow! Simply amazing! Reply | Quote

sathya - fantastic   2009-06-17 10:08:02 Wow! what works ya!so nice I want to do such a beautiful work Reply | Quote

Bailey - Wow...   2009-06-17 14:53:14 THATS the artist? He's cute and talented. Need more of those around lol Amazing work! *thumbs up* Reply | Quote

kaze   2009-06-18 18:48:01 well i like these picture but youcan thell they are cg by looking at the hait ot by the cloth the ones that take true talent are the ones that hide them Reply | Quote

Manuel Mora - Wow   2009-06-18 22:19:15 I'm really impressed!! hock:' /> Reply | Quote

anon   2009-06-19 07:08:28 july 20th there is the first cg image ive seen in my life that i absolutely can not tell that it is cg, congratulations man ive been wondering my whole life when this day would come and the answer is jun 19 2009 Reply | Quote

Ashish - Makings of these realistic images   2009-06-20 03:13:36 Making of Ingrid Bergman - http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/maya/ingridbergman/index.html Making of Young Girl- http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/max/young-girl/girl.html Reply | Quote

Kim Randall - Amazing   2009-06-20 18:30:17 These images are truly amazing. Thank you for sharing them Reply | Quote

thezen43 - Thanks   2009-06-21 00:21:36 Top work,thanks for posting. Reply | Quote

Artambrosia   2009-06-21 18:41:22 Incredibly beautiful and masterful work. A joy to view. Reply | Quote

Sara   2009-06-22 03:42:03 These are absolutely amazing. I want to learn how to make CG portraits... any suggestions? Reply | Quote

Boney   2009-06-22 08:17:53 Amazing art. 3 cheers to the artists. Reply | Quote

fugu   2009-06-22 15:41:23 There is only one picture worth of attention, and it's the fat lady over the cans with the USA top... that's art, the rest are just nice works... Reply | Quote

Shirley Spurgeon   2009-06-27 05:47:49 Positively beautiful shots, amazing camera wizerdry. He certainly knows how to make a picture say the 1000 words and then some. I would live to see more of this type of work. Reply | Quote

Terrance-OXP   2009-06-27 18:28:14 Beautifully crafted. These pieces of art is so life like. Reply | Quote

Michelle - Amazing!..   2009-07-06 14:21:40 Wow, some fascinating characters are there! Detective Rush looks like the real one! Reply | Quote

Anonymous - re:   2009-08-01 17:04:06 fugu wrote: There is only one picture worth of attention, and it's the fat lady over the cans with the USA top... that's art, the rest are just nice works... Reply | Quote

Texas Takeover - WOW   2009-09-12 05:11:06 Very Good! Reply | Quote

Eliel - wow!   2009-10-02 05:52:45 really awesome! Extremely realistic... Reply | Quote

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