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:iconfinallyplz: Phew, took longer than I wanted it to take (because of work getting in the way...gawd I hate that place now), but its finally done :)

Jake Sully as an "avatar", a human/Na'vi hybrid from James Cameron's Avatar.

Started out with a rough sketch in photoshop that took about 10mins using a photo reference, then started to add some rough black and white values all on the same layer as the sketch to define the shape.

After that I continued to shade, blend and add more detail before creating an overlay layer and adding some quick base colours and then merged them to the black and white painting. Ive finally conquered painting from greyscale to colour :D WOOP WOOP :D

Once it was turned into a colour painting I really worked at the detail, colours, shading and worked out the kinks in the proportions.

The final touches where stuff like the glowing freckle things, which were done on a seperate layer so I could add an outer glow effect before merging them. Also added a little bit of noise to give the skin some much needed texture and it looks AWESOME :D

Oh yeah and theres the background I did, pretty nifty for me, all done on one layer :) All of it :)
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~lmbednark Nov 5, 2011
Sorry Jake, I will never forgive you for destroying that beautiful shuttle.
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~Serveris7 Jul 22, 2011
:wow: you did amazing work on this pic, I really like it a lot.
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Mood: Joy ~akkakkuofthedamned Nov 27, 2010
this is FREAKING AMAZING MAN!!!!!!!!!!! :hug:
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~mad-dragon249 Nov 28, 2010  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Thank you :) So glad you liked it :meow:

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~akkakkuofthedamned Nov 28, 2010
pretty cool ^^
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~Officer349 Nov 25, 2010
Unbelievable I need to learn the ways of photoshop!
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~mad-dragon249 Nov 25, 2010  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Why thank you :meow: Once you get the hang of it digital can be quite awesome =P

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"What khajiit do for you?"

Xbox Live Gamertag: Mad Dragon249
PSN: mad-dragon249
Wii friend code: 2292 2442 2562 7463

Dont be afraid to add me:) I dont bite=P
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~Officer349 Nov 25, 2010
hey can you give me some advice? and here is a few questions.

1. You used photoshop correct? and if so did you use your mouse or the pen pad thing or something else?

2. can you give me some constructive criticism on my art it would really be appreciated :)
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~mad-dragon249 Nov 28, 2010  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Sure np :)

1. Yep, I used photoshop with a wacom bamboo graphics tablet. If your gonna do some digital painting and stuff, Id highly recommend getting a tablet, it makes things alot easier and flexible than using a mouse, since you've got the added ability of pressure when painting :) Doesnt have to be an expensive one, for the first two years I made do with a £15 cheap one off ebay =P

2. Course I can :meow: will comment on your work now :)

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"What khajiit do for you?"

Xbox Live Gamertag: Mad Dragon249
PSN: mad-dragon249
Wii friend code: 2292 2442 2562 7463

Dont be afraid to add me:) I dont bite=P
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~Officer349 Nov 28, 2010
thanks a ton! I plan on getting the tablet a cheap one of course but still :P
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