Ex Machina (Alicia Vikander) by SteamZone
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No AI - This artwork was created entirely by hand or with traditional digital tools.
Description
No 14 in a series on film actresses...
Saw the a sci-fi soap opera "Ex Machina" last night.
Alicia Vikander plays a sensual and self-aware cyborg who lures a brilliant, but naive, Domhnall Gleeson into helping her escape from the remote lab where she was built.
The little area of shattered glass and the surveillance camera are important plot elements.
I decided that rather than spend hours and hours trying to precisely duplicate a reference photo, I would just get as close as possible with off-the-shelf props, morphs and images.
Here's the reference photo:
http://www.impawards.com/2015/ex_machina_ver4_xlg.html
The cyborg-suit is the Bot Armor for G2F modified with surface shaders, and I think captures the sense of Alicia's CG-generated borg-body pretty well.
For Alicia's face I used the MRL Callie character and tweaked the eyes, nose and mouth using G2F morphs.
I could write an essay about the pros and cons of migrating V4 characters to G2F. In this case, I think it worked
If I'd been willing to invest a few more hours, I probably could have made the nose and mouth virtually identical to Alicia's. But this works for me as it is.
Your thoughts and comments are highly valued...
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Comments (9)
love the mysterious atmo in this piece. nice sci fi touch.
Sometimes it's better to capture the essence of a person or a character rather than reproduce every exact detail of their likeness. You took the right approach here! I'm glad you did this render as a tribute to a most unusual science fiction story.
Very cool character and costume! Wonderful design and presentation! Bravo!
Excellent and impressive image !!!
lalalalala... I'm not reading any comments... lalalalala.... no spoilers... :P... Can't wait to see the movie.
Wonderful portrait.
She looks realy very pretty!
Marvelous portrait and character... Wonderful expression also.
I saw that film yesterday when I got stranded for a few hours. I enjoyed it. This a lovely piece of work. Well done.