S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Cost of Hope - Official Key Art

Official key art created for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Cost of Hope, the first major DLC for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl.
The artwork centers on the conflict between Duty and Freedom, with the sunflower serving as a visual symbol of hope against the hostile industrial landscape of the Zone.
My contribution:
- Key Art concept
- Composition
- Posing and render characters
- Final paintover and polishing
- Graphic design
Art director - Nikolay Gatilov
3D Artists behind both characters - Mavka and Zulu:
Roman Shirin - https://www.artstation.com/artwork/BkR2VD
Olga Gvozdenovich - https://www.artstation.com/olimadhuri
Oleksandr Bezprozvanyi - https://www.artstation.com/alexnb
Aleksei Zhivotiagin - https://www.artstation.com/twobrothers
Serhii Vursta - https://www.artstation.com/slipkor
Yurii Kolontai - https://www.artstation.com/yuriikolontai
Artem Fanailov - https://www.artstation.com/hit_48
Iaroslav Grygorash - https://www.artstation.com/erigo
Dima Zhezhela - https://www.artstation.com/zhezhela