This image is a little bit different. Instead of a photo I decided to upload one of my illustrations. This was inspired by a portrait of my son. It then went to sketch form. That is when the superhero elements were added. Then I started building, texturing, lighting, and rendering the character in 3d. For those interested I use 3d studio Max, Vray, and Photoshop. If you want to learn more about 3d illustration you can go here www.freecg.blogspot.com