Mark Renton - Ewan McGregor in Trainspotting

Here’s a likeness exercise based on Ewan McGregor as the iconic Mark Renton from Trainspotting.

I originally started this project a few years ago, but the first version never went beyond a ZBrush render. I decided to revisit it and push it further—this time with proper skin textures (XYZ as a base with adaptations), Maya XGen for the hair, and lighting/rendering in Unreal Engine, aiming to match the lighting and mood of the film reference.

This project has been a true test of patience and precision, with countless tweaks to refine the features and capture the character’s expression as accurately as possible. There’s always room for improvement, but I’m happy with the result at this stage!

Hope you like it! Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments.
Thanks for watching ! 🙌