The artwork faithfully replicates the 2D illustration it is based on.

Take a look at this spectacular sketch-like 3D sculpt of a child holding an orange cat, created by Rubén Sotomayor Criado, a talented 3D Character and Visual Development Artist. Based on an illustration by Character Designer Evelin Suarez, the artwork faithfully replicates the drawing it is based on, boasting an incredible visual style that makes it look like 2D in static. According to Rubén, the character was set up using a combination of ZBrush and Blender, as well as KeyShot, which was utilized to handle the rendering tasks.

Here's the original concept by Evelin Suarez:

And here are some of Rubén earlier works, you can see more NPR shader mastery by visiting the artist's LinkedIn page:

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