Done in 3D Studio Max5.

Old model I decided to texture and render. The base model is built in 3dsmax and then detailed and textured in Mudbox. Some additional texture work was done in Photoshop and the final image was then rendered in one beauty pass using mentalray. The lighting is a simple 3 light setup using large area lights with a pretty dark environment map and some final gather.

This image was created for a spec movie poster. I used ZBrush to create, pose, and texture the characters, 3ds max and VRay to light and render, and Photoshop to create textures as well as do compositing of elemental layers, color correction, curve adjustment and other final tweaks. Hair effects were also painted by hand in Photoshop. It took me over two months to complete. The final render was done at 6667x6000

Akuma is one of my favorite characters