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Congrats on finishing it! You could try adding it to sketchfab since you have time. 

So I wrote the artist who made the fox shrine concept and didn't get a response. I don't really want to keep going with the 3D in that case. I could either concept something or use one from an art book. 

If your goal is to one-up the design with modern vfx while paying homage to the original (and have a burning desire to do so) then go for it. It's art after all, you should make something that interests you.
Otherwise If you're primarily wanting to have a high quality character model for a portfolio, then you may be better served choosing something that is already well designed to begin with. That way you can just focus on the technical stuff.
Because I would have to agree that it is not a great design to begin with (I mean, look at that chin...the designers must have been trolling).

Also, you might be putting too much stock on being unique on artstation...my two cents.

lot of fun designs. it's kind of depressing to see such amount of work not put to any use. but at least the artist can show it off and i'm sure it was fun to work on. i wonder if the assets could ever be sold in any capacity?

anyway, glad it could be shared

Thank you very much sir for your response. That technique will be very useful! Big thanks for sharing your experience!

digging this kind of work. If I wasn't so lazy I would try something similar

yeah i mean, the character is clearly a gag. the chin is a ballsack, the nose is cock and balls. its hideous. It is hilarious. 
but it is a lot more difficult to make an appealing character, compared to a hideous one.

Sure if done well, could be a great folio piece. Just don't end it at the sculpt, do a finished asset.