Hero of the Hidden Leaf

Here comes the Hero of the Hidden Leaf, also known as "number one unpredictable" or "noisy ninja"!

Naruto has been an important part of my life as a child/growing teenager, and the anime show has been part of a safe space that helped me through teenage hardships.

This is a project I started early 2019, caught in a nostalgia moment, wanting to pay homage to this little guy that helped me a lot. I had paused it for a while and recently felt like finishing and posting it.
It has also been an opportunity to train my skills at handpainting unlit diffuse only models, as it is a rendering style I love!

Rig setup was made by my friend https://www.artstation.com/guillaumedelbecque

Thanks for having a look!