Zeljko, the Garden Spirit
The ConceptŽeljko is a small guardian of the garden — a spirit grown from a cabbage, with a twig staff and a crown of leaves. The goal was simple: build an original character with enough personality to carry animated shorts, mascot work and brand storytelling on his own.The ProcessFrom first sketches to final shot: blockout and sculpting in Blender, detailing in ZBrush, hand-painted textures in Photoshop. Then rigging, foliage grooming, lighting and rendering back in Blender, with the final grade in DaVinci Resolve.The ResultA fully rigged, render-ready character — used for animated loops...

