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wow...

Erm,constructive critics....eh,first,do you shade with the burn tool? If yes I suggest you to use the brush tool with either a darker shade or use purple,blue or green to shade (on a different layer,on top of the skin base).You have to reduce the opacity though because no one wants to see a purple Kazy except as a Devil

For the hair,you should maybe try to not smear or blur the white highlights.Use a 1 pixel brush to do very fine strands of hair,highlights are always shiny,not smooth.You can even use a very pale brown/beige or yellow instead because your light source is a dim light.Also,if he is sitting behind Jin,Jin's shadow should affect the shadows of Kazy's skin.

I hope I don't sound too teacher like

*humps the Kazy* >D

-screams like a depraved fangirl and faints-

I love it..... muchly.... -gets huge anime eyes and stares, drooling- Meh!

Kazzy: o___O;; *thinks for a moment...then humps back*

Yeah, the shadows and shading etc definitely needed a second opinion. Thanks for that. Normally I use the airbrush for shading and sample from another source, though sometimes I use a 50% grey overlay layer or mask, and use the burn/dodge on that. I don't like how orange it makes things though, so I limit my use of it.

Using different colours though? Sounds like a worthy experiment to me I'll experiment with it but Iunno how many more layers my machine can handle. The RAM capacity the file is using is over 200MB already It takes about a minute and a half to save xD

It'll be fun trying to get strands of hair on them. It needs it though, I agree. I'm using an optical mouse at the moment (too poor to buy a tablet as yet), but I might be able to pull it off. What I did with it so far is set the smudge on 2px, then go mad with the mouse (about 80% opacity/flow with the smudge). I think just a few highlights of a pale colour, made sharper, could probably work, methinks.

Thanks for the ample critique, it was most definitely helpful...it gives me a new perspective on the work *covers you in a truckload of easter eggs and skips off into the sunset*

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My heart beats unassisted - I'm all natural, baby.

oO;; You wanna borrow him overnight? >3

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My heart beats unassisted - I'm all natural, baby.

Oooo.... may I? >3

DaYaMM! Kazuya is lookin' hot!!

...jokes! Your shading technique is so damned good. I wish I could help you with PS, but I specialise in hand-drawn art. Good luck with the comp! ^^
(I won't be entering because I'm helping out with the DDR comp *waits for a reply from Stace* >>; )

Lol...heh, I wish my specialty was still hand-drawn art T_T; I've f*cked up my right hand so much with the freaking G4 mice...I really need to get that tablet.

DDR comp, huh? If I wasn't so out of shape, I'd join in that too ^^

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My heart beats unassisted - I'm all natural, baby.

Sure thing >3

Kazuya: *blinkles those purdy CGed eyes* You're giving me away?!

For a night...to a good home ^___^;;

Kazuya: >>;;;;

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My heart beats unassisted - I'm all natural, baby.

-takes Kaz into her arms- No worries, he'll be returned in the same condition he was given to me....! -squeals and hugs Kaz-