Takeru - for hostboy

-December 5th, 2010 - Featured here [link] by #CelebrityPortraits -


yay i got it done!
This is for my friend

So since i will be unable to do digital paintings for awhile after I move, i thought i'd upload one more before i cant anymore! I got this one done by working on it on and off since yesterday morning whenever i needed breaks from packing.
I really dont like how the fur hat looks, but other than that i think its my best painting to date!

i tried something new with the clothes and skin, and i like it!
basically i painted on the base color, then slopped on shadows and highlights, and tweaked them into position with the smudge tool

i found a new tool for hair also, and now i can paint hair in a way that looks great to me!
so i highly recommend this brush pack for all digital painters:

i use alll of the brushes in there, along with some i made myself

Its watermarked in the hair so people hopefully wont steal it :/

Time - 8 hours in photoshop cs4 with wacom tablet
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