Ed

Work in progress, hand-made with Lightwave, Sculptris and Krita, composited with Davinci Resolve Lite. Music by me.

No scans, motion capture or photos were used (except for reference). First half rendered in ~800 hours on a 2008 vintage quad core.

Full soundtrack available on:
and streaming on Spotify etc.

Thanks for all the comments!

[shadowdemonix]

The fact that this video is 6 years old makes it more impressive

[Aleatoriogaming]

This guy PC when finished the rendering:
- _My time has come, I can rest in peace now_

[mr.maccaman]

I was gonna say "Was animation really that good 7 years ago?"

*And then i realized that 7 years ago is 2014*

Ten years.

[mankadakkaran]

Do you know.. It's rendering time is 800 hours ; Surprised how long it took a month to create it.!!

[piercedpeaches]

detroit become human looks great so far

[vacilion]

_this guy’s portfolio should be really valuable_

[rakijr]

I think what really sells the realism here is the tiny vellus hairs that cover the face and contribute to sub surface light diffusion. Most models I've seen don't have that which is why they have a more "plastic" look to them. This model has a fantastic amount of detail.

[alisathemushroom]

It’s so realistic yet I don’t feel unnerved. The emotions are portrayed well enough that it feels like there is actual life behind it.

Bro, the pupils even dilate.
The skin has imperfections making it even more realistic and easier to connect to.

[insomniac]

I bet that one day they will release a 100% animated movie. And trick us into thinking that these are real people.

[asheditz]

That was 6 years ago, imagine how his skills would be now.

[poopydroopydroopy]

Holy shit this is 7 years old. Would like to see what’s sharpest nowadays.

[GoldTamu]

Bro it's 9 years ago and everyone still can't beat this type of realistic 🗿

[sebasgehon]

i REFUSE to believe people this talented exist when all i can do is eat sleep and breathe

[nils_b]

2014: Ultra realistic 3D-modells of people who never have existed...
2021: JUAN.

[ziggyzoggin]

I like how this is so realistic that its not creepy anymore. Nice job getting out of the uncanny valley, not many can do that

[argonraver]

9 years later and this still looks great!

[mayo_dayo]

i did not want this in my recommended 5 years later

[sunnysanjo]

Guys. This took A MONTH to render. A MONTH.

[Very_Silly_Individual]

Damn, imagine video games that had people who looked this realistic? It'd almost be difficult to kill them... Almost...

[rynsart]

this is really impressive for its time. 9 years ago and it looks like something that we get to see in games today. incredible