The Guardian of the Sands was created at a time of crisis when the gods were at war, and mother earth knew that she must act out of desperation to protect the spirits of the earth or all would be lost.
The Guardian of the Sands keeps a protective watch over the Earth Spirits, each of which is embodied in the grains of fine sand of the desert.
Sculpted in ZBrush, topologized in ZBrush and Maya, XGen hair and rendered in Arnold for Maya. Created as part of the Moodboard challenge for School of Games. My good friend Meike Schneider invited me on as a judge for the contest, and this is what I was inspired to create.
The final image is a happy accident that people seemed to really like (I do too–almost more than the original–lol)
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