Bruce Tepes – The Vampire Knight

What if Batman was not just a bat, but the modern incarnation of a vampire? 
This project explores that idea by merging two myths: Gotham’s masked vigilante and the immortal shadow of Dracula. Here, Bruce Wayne becomes Bruce Tepes — a dark noble whose imposing figure commands respect, while his vampiric face betrays a terrifying, otherworldly nature.
The Bat symbol remains on his chest as a reminder of his heroic legacy, but his presence now evokes a lord of the night — both majestic and monstrous.
Process 
I began by sculpting the character in ZBrush, then did the retopology in Maya. 
The suit was built using a high poly / low poly workflow, with baking to transfer details. Texturing for the costume was handled in Substance Painter. 
For the skin, I layered several displacement maps, including 3D scan data, to achieve a look as close to realism as possible. 
Lighting and final rendering were done in Maya with Arnold, emphasizing the contrast between the nobility of the form and the vampiric horror of the face.