Many artists and illustrators see pop culture as their main source of inspiration and Mohamed Halawany happens to be one of them. This Egyptian visual artist will knock you off your feet with his 3D renders depicting gold-covered illustrations of iconic movie characters.
Since starting his Instagram page @halawany.m, this artist attracted over 40,000 followers, and his golden portraits aren’t the only ones responsible for his success. He’s a versatile digital artist, art director, producer, and co-founder of 7pictures, and we’ve seen him explore many forms of digital illustration, but none of them compares to his “Gold Portrait” series, depicting beloved pop culture characters covered in gold.
His gold portraits became a true sensation thanks to their hyperrealist look and the fact they depict the characters we’re all familiar with. Cinema4d and Octane render are some of the tools that Halawany used to achieve this amazing effect and he truly struck gold with this creative endeavor.
He shared the full series on his Behance page, but only posted a few of the very best portraits on Instagram. You’ll especially enjoy his work if you’re a Disney, Marvel, or Star Wars fan, but he also shared portraits depicting characters outside of these franchises, such as Batman, Superman, Winnie-the-Pooh, and Homer Simpson.
