Like pixel art, but less straightforward [3D dump]

[Shadowth117]

1 hour bust

low-poly model - with normal map - with diffuse map - with both maps - high poly for comparison

hi-poly is 37,120 faces, low-poly 146 faces

So Blender can handle about 50,000 faces with my specs (if i subdivide, Blender crashes), but 300,000+ with Zbrush

Nice model there. For anyone that didn't know before, its pretty obvious by looking at that picture how much normal maps affect a model.