# The Merchant

**URL:** <https://blenderartists.org/t/the-merchant/1368713>\
**Category:** Finished Projects\
**Tags:** modeling, sculpting, featured, characters\
**Created:** [March 20, 2022, 10:49am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/the-merchant/1368713 "2022-03-20T10:49:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![tarek](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/tarek/32/791767_2.png) [@tarek](https://blenderartists.org/u/tarek)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2022, 10:49am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/the-merchant/1368713/1 "2022-03-20T10:49:56Z")

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Another personal work in my free time 😊

 ![The_Merchant_q](https://blenderartists.org/uploads/default/original/4X/c/4/7/c47eac6417c0daa0daecfbfa4acafb31f3126112.jpeg)

 ![The_Merchant](https://blenderartists.org/uploads/default/original/4X/c/2/9/c29ec40bdebb21b2bb6870296b690194b01add9d.jpeg)  
 ![The_Merchant_Clsup01](https://blenderartists.org/uploads/default/original/4X/0/c/6/0c691087c04a394f72bbd027b9b16a40d3b84901.jpeg)  
 ![The_Merchant_Clsup02](https://blenderartists.org/uploads/default/original/4X/7/b/3/7b305c08e184b7291293931305e97ed74facebf5.jpeg)  
 ![The_Merchant](https://blenderartists.org/uploads/default/original/4X/f/a/e/faeaf4712fefb9ad904240e454bf441b890a46b6.gif)  
[making of](https://youtu.be/DfMNb24XcMw)

based on these two concepts 😉

> **[FowlerIllus — Character concept - face](https://fowlerillus.cgsociety.org/70b0/character-concept-fa)**
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> Another alien face concept I just got the go ahead to release. This is one of my favorites. Crit and comments are most welcome.
> 
> Thanks for looking
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> Photoshop CS4 ~6 hours

[https://stellaris.paradoxwikis.com/Species#/media/](https://stellaris.paradoxwikis.com/Species#/media/)

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**Author:** ![anon18318387](https://blenderartists.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/f9ae1b/32.png) [@anon18318387](https://blenderartists.org/u/anon18318387)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2022, 1:22am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/the-merchant/1368713/2 "2022-03-21T01:22:14Z")

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👍  
Great work, congrats…

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**Author:** ![Nanoglyph](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/nanoglyph/32/632869_2.png) [@Nanoglyph](https://blenderartists.org/u/Nanoglyph)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2022, 5:36am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/the-merchant/1368713/3 "2022-03-25T05:36:49Z")

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Excellent sculpting. I also like the illustrative look you achieved with the shaders and texturing - and maybe a little postwork?

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**Author:** ![bartv](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/bartv/32/1477233_2.png) [@bartv](https://blenderartists.org/u/bartv)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2022, 8:48am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/the-merchant/1368713/4 "2022-03-25T08:48:27Z")

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I featured you on BlenderNation, have a great weekend!

> **[Best of Blender Artists: 2022-12](https://www.blendernation.com/2022/03/25/best-of-blender-artists-2022-12/)**
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> Every week, hundreds of artists share their work on the Blender Artists forum. I’m putting some of the best work in the spotlight in a weekly post here on BlenderNation.

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**Author:** ![bartv](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/bartv/32/1477233_2.png) [@bartv](https://blenderartists.org/u/bartv)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2022, 5:01pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/the-merchant/1368713/5 "2022-04-01T17:01:09Z")

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You’re on the #featured row! 👍

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**Author:** ![3D-Wario](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/3d-wario/32/870846_2.png) [@3D-Wario](https://blenderartists.org/u/3D-Wario)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2022, 5:11pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/the-merchant/1368713/6 "2022-04-01T17:11:52Z")

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The skin work is really outstanding and what makes this truly stand out.

Good work!

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**Author:** ![Charles\_Weaver](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/charles_weaver/32/1070800_2.png) [@Charles\_Weaver](https://blenderartists.org/u/Charles_Weaver)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2022, 7:24pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/the-merchant/1368713/7 "2022-04-01T19:24:57Z")

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> [@tarek](#):
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> personal work in my free time

Wow, you must be good at managing your free time. I need to work on that!

The choice of colors is stunning! 🤩

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**Author:** ![Harti](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/harti/32/1083853_2.png) [@Harti](https://blenderartists.org/u/Harti)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2022, 12:14pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/the-merchant/1368713/8 "2022-04-02T12:14:14Z")

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Yet another fantastic piece!

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**Author:** ![kabu](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/kabu/32/782110_2.png) [@kabu](https://blenderartists.org/u/kabu)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2022, 3:40pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/the-merchant/1368713/9 "2022-04-02T15:40:45Z")

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Can’t imagine what time of goods it sells… 🤔