Samus Aran by transfuse

This is the final Metroid homage digital painting I did for a class project of mine. You can check out the first one here:

One Girl in All the World

And the second one here:

Norfair Depths

Here's a close-up view:

Battlescars

And really high-rez detail shot.

This one only took about 36 hours, but it's the one I'm most satisfied with out of the three images. Hope you guys like it.

Photoshop CS2: 36+ hours
Original size: 7200 x 10800 px
Photo ref of the beautiful Roberta Murgo used.

RJMayson Featured By Owner Feb 13, 2016

Finally fan art that doesn't sexualize her.

MisheruOff Featured By Owner Feb 3, 2016

fantastic

xantari79 Featured By Owner Nov 27, 2015

Where is 7200 x 10800 px download link?

Slohner123 Featured By Owner Sep 10, 2015

I wish there were posters of this

RekkaAtsuma Featured By Owner Sep 3, 2015 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Armor Damages on the Power Suit, a wound on Samus herself, and a Darker/Edgier shading certainly make a Favorite!

SLionheart Featured By Owner Jul 19, 2015

Hi there, can someone upload the high rez image again of this amazing picture?

Best regards!!

ITALOxbox360 Featured By Owner Apr 12, 2015

LORD THIS IS CALLED TALENT!!!!

MateoAle Featured By Owner Apr 6, 2015

(*-*)

rohantor Featured By Owner Mar 3, 2015

Love it! So it's framed on my wall

imgur.com/IHnRZIu

red9taildfox Featured By Owner Feb 23, 2015

finally found it on here.
have had the print for years, and only just recently put it in a frame.

rashuvast Featured By Owner Jan 25, 2015 Hobbyist Digital Artist

TheKapiozo Featured By Owner Jan 17, 2015

My favourite Samus picture. She looks so badass and beatiful!

Altrunchen Featured By Owner Jan 23, 2015 Hobbyist General Artist

It's my favorite too. I loved it so much I bought a 20x30 print of it and hung it above my bed.

chnibs Featured By Owner Feb 17, 2015

Where did you get the print?

MegaCharizardX Featured By Owner Dec 31, 2014

This is probably my favorite Samus art of all time. You can see from the blood and the battle damage that she's made her way through a very hard battle. She also looks very gorgeous and slightly cute, but not too cute (like in a lot of anime art) or overly pretty (like in Smash) - she looks just like a normal woman, which is just right and very fitting for the character.

marcosjefferson Featured By Owner Dec 28, 2014

Amazing

niska24 Featured By Owner Dec 24, 2014

so is it just me... or Does the link to the High Rez version no longer function. seems the site is for sale... :/ does any one have a copy of the high rez file?

niska24 Featured By Owner Dec 24, 2014

Please!!! I want a print of this! I'm willing to pay decent $$$ for a poster of this I can frame!

colin6969 Featured By Owner Dec 14, 2014

Very nicely done piece !

acegriffin Featured By Owner Nov 24, 2014

OMG dude, this is so good I have no words. I really want to get your art in a digital form for wallpapers and such without bootlegging it...any chance you're gonna add download links for your Samus stuff in high res?

poeticaquarian Featured By Owner Nov 20, 2014 Hobbyist Writer

Incredible

280077s Featured By Owner Oct 15, 2014 Student Traditional Artist

Sweet!!

terencethet-rex Featured By Owner Oct 10, 2014 Professional General Artist

This is probably my favorite picture of Samus

RenaissanceOutcast Featured By Owner Sep 8, 2014

I always thought that lock of hair hung a bit oddly, apparently it's a blood trail... I need to light my/your posters better.

bulletreaper117 Featured By Owner Jun 23, 2014

To this day this is one of best renditions of Samus I have ever seen!

WillowMasqurade Featured By Owner May 10, 2014 Student General Artist

HOTTTTTTTT! YESSSSS! DRAW MOAR? PWEASE? SUCH BEAUTY! WOW!

PercyJaxton Featured By Owner Apr 19, 2014

Oh my god she's so freaking beautiful!! Love it!! Love

tibiatibia Featured By Owner Feb 15, 2014

Hi! Just wanted to let you know that I've had this picture on my computer for years now, and it's my absolute favorite. Sometimes when I get down about my own art, I take a look at this and feel inspired.

J25TheArcKing Featured By Owner Feb 14, 2014 Hobbyist General Artist

Wow she's beautiful... One lovely bounty hunter goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Samus!

Uploaded in 2006, just like old times my favorite years are 2000 to 2006. Professional work on this!

Ouch she's bleeding!

starprojectors Featured By Owner Dec 19, 2013 Student Writer

it's just, holy crap -- you've done it. you've made THE samus. this is samus for me.

MagicSpartan Featured By Owner Nov 28, 2013

Still the best work of Samus Aran on deviantART after all these years!

RanmaCMH Featured By Owner Sep 27, 2013 Professional Traditional Artist

Yesss yes more yes. Well executed and strong pose on her here too. I love great Samus art with her original suit. This is wonderful.

TheNemesis15 Featured By Owner Jun 28, 2013

Since his site is down, does anyone have a link to the original super high-rez version he links to above? I want to get the full body version of this amazing image, but with a bigger width than the provided 950ish pixels.

thanks.

And I wholeheartedly agree with every other positive comment on here. This is quite possibly the most incredible piece of game fanart I've ever seen. It's beautiful and incredible and perfect.

Renee-Niels Featured By Owner Jun 17, 2013 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

Proof that ladies can be just as attractive in practical armor as skimpy chainmail. ^^

CelticWarriorMoon Featured By Owner Jun 15, 2013 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

Does anyone else think she sorta looks like Sergeant Tamora Calhoun from Wreck-it Ralph, or is it just me???

robertamurgo Featured By Owner Jun 13, 2014

the draw was inspired by a pic of Roberta murgo

CelticWarriorMoon Featured By Owner Jun 13, 2014 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

I know, I've seen it. I've just heard people comparing the two characters to each other, that's all.

Renee-Niels Featured By Owner Jun 17, 2013 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

The Serge was probably inspired by her.

CelticWarriorMoon Featured By Owner Jun 17, 2013 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

Probably... I read on Disney Wiki that she was inspired by several video game characters.

Renee-Niels Featured By Owner Jun 17, 2013 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

Cool. :3

Rd69IG Featured By Owner May 3, 2013

Gorgeous!

TenshiHime13 Featured By Owner Apr 21, 2013

This is spectacular. I seriously just can't stop marveling at how perfect this looks. I love the detailing of the damage on her suit, it really makes it look as if Samus has been fighting legions of Space Pirates or eliminating the Metroids.