Brute concept [work in progress]

I was not using pencil pre-sketches for this one.
I hope that I will have the will to finish it soon;

Reference used;
Kimo Leopoldo mixed martial artist.

Advance technique,Plisken

Assuming you are not actually trying to get him to look exactly like the reference picture, I in fact like your version a lot better! Looking like a real bad ass vilain in some kind of video game or something! Really loving it, but there is an issue I have with the shoulders, or rather the way his armpits are too low.

Aphos; thank you very much,
Year and a half since I am in digital art, I am
honestly hoping that I will improve more after time.

Arne; yes, you are right, I was intentionally altered the character a little bit,
I did not wanted to copy it exactly, but I still needed a reference so I took this one.
I shortened the neck intentionally, for the character to look more bulky, but
it was unintentional with the low armpits, you noticed that wisely.
I will work on it, and I will try to sharpen the details more.

Thank you for your feedback, I am always open for some critics
and some improvement tips.
I am currently out of balance, and have no will to work on this one, but I hope
that I will collect the energy soon to put a finish line here.
Anyway, the most important is that the concept of this character have been created,
the make-up is more and less important, and it can be added anytime later.

Plisskan..

Are you using a pad or the mouse? I have done a few digitals with just the mouse.. and they are pretty hard that way.. Great job either way!

David

Yo David.
Thank you for your reply.
Honestly I do not suggest doing more serious digital
paintings with just a mouse.
You can do some basic operations with the mouse
like copying, pasting some parts of the image
or cropping selections , but you certainly cannot paint something
more detailed with it.
Or, you can actually, if you have
the nerves of steel.
If you are more serious about digital painting, then
you should get yourself a drawing tablet.
I am still using my old one, as you can see in this thread:
viewtopic.php?f=16&t=3593
but my dream is to get a Wacom Intuos 4 one day.
Cheers

its looking great so far the only thing is that i think the feet should be less rounded but great work

Wow, that is really great, actually! It is most definitely remniniscent of the mixed martial artist you referenced. My goodness he looks fierce. I'm pretty sure if he was coming toward me- be it in a dark alley or a children's birthday party- I would have to run in the other direction!

I think its missing the larger than life feel. The background window makes him look short. Maybe move it down more or get rid of all that space on the top of the image.

Thank you all for your replies.
I worked a bit more on this one, still not finishes though.
Thank you everyone for viewing my art and for supporting me.

ookin good

Looking good