Desert Guardian - Link versus Lanmola

Hey everyone !
I’m happy to share my latest project, based on a design by Xabier Urrutia. I recently discovered his work, and it was his version of Link that immediately caught my attention. I really loved the pose, the expression, and the overall dynamism he managed to capture in the design.
I’m usually used to working from more detailed concepts, so interpreting Link’s facial shapes in my own way was a nice little challenge.
For this piece, I used ZBrush, Maya, Substance Painter, and Arnold Renderer.
I also wanted to try the Ahoge plugin for the groom, and I found it really great. A much simpler and smoother alternative to XGen, which always felt like a bit of a headache to me 😄.
I hope you like it !

Xavier Urrutia's concepts : https://www.artstation.com/artwork/ZanL8G