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Kaz, The Minotaur

Designed to be feasible as practical prosthetic (FX) on set

Designed to be feasible as practical prosthetic (FX) on set

Costume not being the focus but still developed fully in 3d

Costume not being the focus but still developed fully in 3d

Prosthetic goes until the clavicle area leaving the lower jaw free for movement

Prosthetic goes until the clavicle area leaving the lower jaw free for movement

Zbrush sculpt over metahuman char

Zbrush sculpt over metahuman char

Alternate early option more bull like

Alternate early option more bull like

Initial sketch 1

Initial sketch 1

Initial sketch 2

Initial sketch 2

Initial sketch 3

Initial sketch 3

Initial sketch 4

Initial sketch 4

Test over Dwayne Johnson picture

Test over Dwayne Johnson picture

Test over Chris Hemsworth picture

Test over Chris Hemsworth picture

An example of moodboard/feedback round with Ruben

An example of moodboard/feedback round with Ruben

This piece explores a grounded, cinematic take on Kaz from Dragonlance, designed as a creature that could plausibly exist on set as a practical prosthetic with VFX enhancement. Starting from a Metahuman base and real–world references (bodybuilders and strongman physiques) to keep the character firmly in a live–action context and assuming metahuman is an actor representation.
Throughout the process I worked under art direction by Ruben Alba, aligning the creature with a realistic tone and a production–friendly approach. The final images are a combination of the high–res sculpt, compositing and paintover, aimed at serving as a bridge between concept art, makeup FX and VFX departments in a contemporary film pipeline.
The workflow combines 2d ideation, 3D sculpting and paintovers with some ai reference generation alongside real world ref, for discussion with Ruben.
https://www.artstation.com/rubenalba

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