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Transform photo into something that was made with DAZ (or other 3D program)

PschelfhPschelfh Posts: 261
edited December 1969 in The Commons

I've always been trying to make photorealistic renders, but sometimes I like the 'almost real, but still fake' look! :)

Are there any tutorials about doing the opposite? Turning real photos into something that was made with a 3D program.
I'm especialy looking to give a real person that 3D game/CGI look (I think I saw a movie once were they had this look, but I can't remember the name...)

I've been googling, but all I come up with are 3D viewing/printing tutorials..grrr

Thanks,
Peter.

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  • pwiecekpwiecek Posts: 1,582
    edited October 2014

    Can't help with the tutorials but the movie may have been "Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within". This was made in 2001 and was the most realistic looking 3d animation to that date.

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  • icprncssicprncss Posts: 3,694
    edited December 1969

    Not exactly sure what you are aiming for. There have been apps in the past that claimed to take photographs and turn them into 3D models. I had one from eFrontier that would take your drawings and turn them into a 3d mesh. Grobotto can do this as well.

    They are nice apps but I found of limited use for what I needed them for.

    Poser's face room (as well as the full SI Face Gen) allows you take a photograph of a person and apply it to one of the models. FaceShop also has that ability.

    Problem I've found is that no matter how photo realistic the texture is, there is still that uncanny valley. CGI has come a long ways but I still find things like eyes a dead giveaway. Pose is another.

  • Richard HaseltineRichard Haseltine Posts: 102,749
    edited December 1969

    I think the goal is take a photo and edit it so it looks like a 3D render - to push reality into the uncanny valley.

  • PschelfhPschelfh Posts: 261
    edited December 1969

    Richard Haseltine said:
    I think the goal is take a photo and edit it so it looks like a 3D render - to push reality into the uncanny valley.

    Indeed Richard! :) I want to make a real photo look like it's done in a 3d program.

    Peter.

  • WendyLuvsCatzWendyLuvsCatz Posts: 38,590
    edited December 1969

    This is probably something that needs to be done in an image editor rather than a 3D program
    making skins more uniform glossy plastic looking even
    maybe add a few 3D elements to it like clothed bodies as layers and Daz/Poser hair

  • WendyLuvsCatzWendyLuvsCatz Posts: 38,590
    edited December 1969

    For animation Reallusion crazytalk on sale in Daz store, is also useful to give photos a 3D animated feel.

  • cecilia.robinsoncecilia.robinson Posts: 2,208
    edited December 1969

    PowerPoint is your friend. GIMP too, but the first one is better for me once you have learnt it - and it loads quicker. There are presets as well, so you get results quickly.

  • 3dTox3dTox Posts: 82
    edited December 1969

    well you could cut out the items in the photo via photoshop, to place on various staggered primitive planes to give a depth and somewhat keeping that 2d photograph look. It will take some time to do, creating opacity maps for each layer, but might give the look you are going for.

  • prixatprixat Posts: 1,590
    edited December 1969

    Is the film you're thinking of, "A Scanner Darkly"?

  • PschelfhPschelfh Posts: 261
    edited December 1969

    prixat said:
    Is the film you're thinking of, "A Scanner Darkly"?

    No, it was more like the graphics of a 3d game.

    Peter.

  • PschelfhPschelfh Posts: 261
    edited December 1969

    This tutorial goes in the right direction of what I'm looking for :

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBLLpXlIXxw

  • ChoholeChohole Posts: 33,604
    edited December 1969

    You could look at the effects of some photo filters. A cheap (think free) way of trying some out is by downloading Virtual Photographer from OptikVerve http://www.optikvervelabs.com/

  • info_b3470fa520info_b3470fa520 Posts: 897
    edited November 2014

    peter.schelfhout said:
    Richard Haseltine said:
    I think the goal is take a photo and edit it so it looks like a 3D render - to push reality into the uncanny valley.

    Indeed Richard! :) I want to make a real photo look like it's done in a 3d program.

    Peter.

    FaceAge for Photoshop can do that. Worth a try
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  • ScavengerScavenger Posts: 2,674
    edited December 1969

    peter.schelfhout said:
    This tutorial goes in the right direction of what I'm looking for :

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBLLpXlIXxw



    "Learn Photo Editing USING R..." This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by Lex Protector International Law Office (Agent LearnVideoEdting).

    NOW I want to know what that video said!

    I think what you want is some plain ol' photomanipulation using photoshop or the like.

  • info_b3470fa520info_b3470fa520 Posts: 897
    edited November 2014

    Try this link:
    http://lib.store.yahoo.net/lib/yhst-48396527764316/FAPS.wmv

    Need windows media player to play

    Or visit here to learn more:
    http://abalonellc.com/faceage-10.html

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