12 Amazing 3D Characters in Movie Posters
When you want to be inspired by stunning 3D graphics, you could watch a film with beautiful visual effects. Today I’d like to share my favorite movie posters with convincing 3D characters. There are monsters, beasts, aliens, humanoids, animals, and robots. I’ll concentrate on Hollywood movies and leave out superheros at this time. I also present only one poster per movie to give you variety.
01. The Wolfman: 3D Werewolf
We’ve seen werewolves in movies several times, but the latest is probably the most convincing in terms of CGI.
02. Alien vs Predator Requiem: CGI Alien
The movie sucks, but these legendary beasts still look awesome. And let’s not forget the predators. I could’ve just as well chosen a poster of a predator.
03. 10,000 BC: Smilodon
10,000 BC features three great prehistoric 3d animals: mammoth, phorohacus, and smilodon. They all look amazing but smilodon is my favorite.
04. The Golden Compass: Iorek Byrnison, an Armored Ice Bear
The Golden Compass is full of talking 3d animals. The poster shows Iorek Byrnison, an armored ice bear. The Golden Compass won an oscar for the best achievement in visual effects.
05. The Lord of the Rings: 3D Character Gollum
The Lord of the Rings trilogy is soon 10 years old, but the CGI still looks really convincing. Each one of the movies won an oscar for the best visual effects.
06. King Kong
Perhaps the most believable furry monster seen on the big screen. King Kong won an oscar for the best achievement in visual effects.
07. Where the Wild Things Are: CGI Monster or is it?
Just when I said Kong Kong was the most believable furry monster, I realize there are wild things that look amazingly good as well. However , the monsters are actually actors in costumes combined with CGI faces. Beautiful poster nevertheless.
08. Eragon: 3D Dragon
Eragon brought us one of the best CGI dragons ever.
09. Transformers: 3D Robot Optimus Prime
Transformers was nominated for the best achievement in visual effects. The robots look great and their movement and interaction with the live footage is stunning. My favorite is Bumblebee but in the poster Optimus Prime looks just a little better.
10. Terminator Salvation: CGI Terminator
Terminators looked good already in the 90s. Today, they look even better.
11. Clash of the Titans: CGI Monster
I haven’t actually seen Clash of the Titans yet, but the trailer and the posters make a promise of amazing 3d visual effects.
12. Avatar: 3D Character Neytiri by Zoe Saldana
It was no surprise that Avatar won an oscar for the visual effects. The highlight of the CGI characters was beautiful Neytiri portrayed by Zoe Saldana.
That was my take. Feel free to complete the collection and let me know your favorites!
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Great to see these posters and impressed on the design and output received…
I like all but! transformers the best!
Avatar was easily the most creative movie to date.
Wow…. all of them are pretty impressive. These digital artists have done an excellent job
I really like the Avatar 3D film, particularly the story line, not only it brings a completely new sensation however eye opening ideas of humanity. I heard the New Avatar 2 is comming soon, can’t wait to see it again…!
we likesssss it
Don’t we ,my preciousssssssssssssss
I was wondering if BAREWOULF is a 3D movie,coz the character they juct look like animated,all n all i appreciate mostly transformers its the great job of animation vs visual efects i hav ever seen.
all are Best but AVATAR is most amazing according to me !!!!!
I think Avatar should be Number 1. Just sayin’. Never seen anything more visually brilliant than the 3D in avatar.
i wonder why avatar got placed 12… great movie! however the storyline and such wasnt anything new and groundbreaking but it was greatly put together and the graphics…
wow!
Awesome, But Do you think that you can create a characters like these using only 3ds max???
Avatar characters are textured with mari. it can be done in max but mari is way much faster to work with. and also rigging should be simpler in maya
Really how we create character like this ???
I like 12 charecter, but NEYTIRI is first. Amazing
no one can defeat Optimus…..
you fall…I rise…
You forgot Davy Jones from Pirates of the caribean… at my opinion, the most realistic and convincing CGI Character ever, regarding to the Mimic and acting, very close to the “uncanny valley”, first I thougt it was a mask!
10,000 B.C doesn’t look that realistic
outstanding work…..see Avtaar ,modelling,texturing ..it’s amazing
I love Avatar I Seen more 8 times& its music travel to ur soul, when u heard the music alone in dark room . and its CG works(that like self illumination and final gathering in the plant and flower in night scenes are dream projects imaginaton to the every CG artist) are Real amazing imagination that were rendered out by the artist in the avatar.
Very impressing posters a very good inspiration in graphic designing.