the high poly model used for the culpting is converted into a displacement texture for a less detailed model

 this is an overview of the processes behind such a rendering

ordinary man - blender 2.5 - blender internal - 2560x2048 - October 2011

this is the final rendering of my "ordinary man". I started this project with the goal of representing a normal, ordinary but at he the same time determined and positive man, coming home after a Sunday morning walk. I spent lot of time in enriching this scene with details, as the pine needles on the shoulders, the beard, the hair of his sweater and the beard