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VERY COOL

I like it tons, I think the hair could use some work maybe, but I like the colors and textures bunches!

OMGgoodjob.

This makes me very happy. I like both of these pics a lot.

I have nothing constructive to add.

it''s real easy to make your own texture like that. since my bf does a lot of 3d modeling i tend to borrow his textures, especially concrete + cement + wall textures. ones that have a good overall feel to them and has enough textury bits to make it look interesting. you can either google up free textures online or if you''ve got a digital camera handy you can go out and take your own. cloudy days are the best days to take those kind of pictures because the shadows are diffused enough so you can get an overall texture. then you can bring them into photoshop and adjust the levels to give it more contrast. then you can drag that image on top of the piece your working on and turn that texture layer into overlay. if you want added control you can quickly throw a mask on that layer and then you can erase the areas you don''t want the texture to show (i had a soft brush on 20% that i used on his face so the texture wouldn''t show as much).

thanks for the comments, although on the whole i don''t find these kinda pieces very rewarding. they''re good if you want to practice coloring, layer effects, and face studies...otherwise they''re pretty boring to do.