This is the lead character for my graphic novel that is currently in the works , its been an on going project in my spare time for the last 3 years, I had to remodel this as the first version was just awful compared to later characters.

Its been modelled and textured using Maya, Photoshop and Z brush. The model you see here is a subd for now while I work on the characters expressions, its just easier going to a lo poly mesh to do those. The textures for the face were all done in PS using my own custom brushes and are ALL hand painted, by this I mean no photos were used in the actual texture, just for reference purpose only. The texture for the hair was done in Z brush. I wanted to see how well I could paint the hair without worrying about the seams. The hair strands are Paint fx on curves. They were a bit of a task to do but hey, they are good enough for this type of thing, well Im happy with it anyway - enjoy!