The critter is modelled in Maya, Sculpted in Zbrush, Textured in Photoshop, Rendered in MR and composed in Photoshop.

The background "Landscape of Jordan desert" is a royalty free photograph from Cristiano Galbiati.

You can view a 3K image here.
http://aikoworld.com/gallery/images/main_gallery/general_imaging/crit_aikoworld.jpg

Concept inspiration based on the Feng Zhu Design.

I have also showcased the mappings here.
http://aikoworld.com/gamedemo.php

I created this image as a presentation for DSG.

Comments are mos welcome, and thank you for watching.