Check Out a Photorealistic Portrait of Marilyn Monroe Made in UE5

If there's one thing that we can never get enough of, it's the incredible digital portraits by Baolong Zhang, a talented 3D Character Artist specializing in lifelike recreations of celebrities and movie characters. Previously, the creator inspired us on multiple occasions with his stunning 3D takes on Michael Jackson, Gary Oldman's Sirius Black, Superman, and a goblin from the Harry Potter movies. Showcasing his ever-evolving talent, the artist has recently unveiled one more incredible portrait depicting the world's most famous blonde – Marilyn Monroe.

Set up as a personal project, this digital take on the actress was accomplished with the help of Maya, ZBrush, and Unreal Engine 5, the artist's usual combination of tools also used for the previous artworks. In addition, the creator utilized Unreal's MetaHuman, a framework for creating and animating realistic digital human characters, to rig the model for the fantastic animations embedded above.

Here are some of the static renders shared by Baolong:

And here are some of the author's previous works, you can check out more by visiting Baolong's ArtStation page:

Last year, Character Artist and the Co-Founder of Art Heroes 3D art academy Marlon R. Nunez also paid tribute to Marilyn Monroe, setting up a stunning recreation of the actress in Maya, ZBrush, Substance 3D Painter, Mari, Arnold, and DaVinci Resolve:

And in 2022, the legendary model was brought into the digital realm by Hadi Karimi:

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