Samurai 武士——散桜

This is a 3D handpainted unlit artwork based on the amazing concept of 饺子
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/ZaDWLG

I created this project during my studies at Artside School as my final milestone piece. I fell in love with this concept a while ago and knew I wanted to make it the centerpiece of my graduation project. I took on this challenge feeling prepared, thanks to everything I learned during the formation.

I used ZBrush for the sculpting, Retopo and UVs done with Maya, Marmoset Toolbag for baking, and then jumped into 3D Coat, where the real fun began!

If you scroll down, you’ll find a collaboration with Mehdi Bounedjar, inspired by Arcane, a series we both love.
For this project, I contributed my samurai model and its textures, as well as creating the rocks he stands on from A to Z.
A huge thanks to Mehdi for his incredible work on the Unreal scene, lighting, posing, and overall direction!
You can check his work here :

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/rlNRVe

Huge thanks to the Artside team for their support throughout the project, especially the teachers who reviewed our work:

https://www.artstation.com/haub
https://www.artstation.com/gdesco
https://www.artstation.com/zavagno
https://www.artstation.com/ytore

I also wanna thank my friends who've been suporting me and giving me their insight and feedbacks.

https://www.artstation.com/ourka
https://www.artstation.com/warcreep
https://www.artstation.com/kenyart
https://www.artstation.com/palain