wow! the shader and light settings on the last 2 renders of your beast is awesome… do you mind sharing some settings or some hints to achieve something like that ?
good job!
Impressive skin!!!
hi strannik-molodjec 
one question only: in which resolution did you rendered it in ZB?
Thanks for your commens 
I’ll post shader and light setting with my next update later today (or tomorrow). I rendering it in 1200*960
thx 4 quick answer, dude 
(ok, if U are online, second question, sorry: did you change some aliasing or it is native ZB?)
it’s just ZB

don’t have much time to work with it…

and here is also material and light settings
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Keep on posting, I am learnign a lot. This looks georgeous!
Thank you!
LemonNado
The back Spine / fins look cool, thanks for shareing!

very nicee this last one!
better and better

cool creature and very good work .

Ok, here is a part of final image for my Master and Servant image…hope you like eyes now
background and render is made in Zbrush too.

and here is a link to my final image and story - http://www.cgtalk.com/showpost.php?p=2286214&postcount=238
and here is a 1600*1200 version of image - http://www.z-brush.ru/one/stepan_grakov_MS_final.jpg
yessss, I like it, strannik-dude 
Congratulations stepan, very well done, and outstanding background
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WOW, that is very nice.
Good luck with the competition !!!
LemonNado
Real nice man!!
The countless hours spent, the moments of frustration…all worth it.
The best of luck with the image, you worked hard and it shows.
I would like to point out something I noticed.
Even when you were struggling you took the time to help
others along the way.
Says a lot about you.
Abyssis, ilusiondigital, lemonnado, Bas Mazur - thank you, my friends!
bicc39 - thank you for so kind words.
ok, my new head
don’t sure who it’ll be, maybe space marine or smth
WIP, still more to do (esp. ears, just started with it) And not really sure what’s wrong with his profile view…

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