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    • BradAYoo
      BradAYoo @Durrell Odom last edited by

      @Durrell-Odom Holy crap man, this is such a great piece for so many reasons. You have completely nailed Lebron while giving it your own flair and I am learning so much while studying each step.

      I wanted to mention that tattoo's could go either way depending on what you want to accomplish. Much like @Lee-White said, Lebron's tattoo's are part of what people recognize but as illustrators you get to make that choice as to how detailed you want them to be. TBH, I like the less crisp detail. Because you did the tatt's so well I keep stopping at his arms to admire the work put into them. Something to try: convert the tattoo layer to a smart object and then apply a surface blur to it.

      Great work Durrell!

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      • Durrell Odom
        Durrell Odom @BradAYoo last edited by Durrell Odom

        @BradAYoo thanks for the feedback and I'm glad it inspired you. The tattoos are a pain to do and I still have to do some work on them. But after looking at Alex Ross' work, I believe I don't have that much to do left other than applying color.

        www.durrellodom.com

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        • Durrell Odom
          Durrell Odom last edited by Durrell Odom

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          @Lee-White please let me know what you think

          www.durrellodom.com

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          • Kevin Longueil
            Kevin Longueil SVS OG @Durrell Odom last edited by Kevin Longueil

            @Durrell-Odom This looks great and it looks finished to me - the only critique i would have is that the highlight on his left shoulder (our right) is a focal point for me - it is an area of very high contrast and there is an atmosphere along that arm of diffuse light too - so for me it pulls my attention - could be just me though - maybe knock the highlight back a tiny bit and call this done - really great piece!!

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            • Durrell Odom
              Durrell Odom @Kevin Longueil last edited by

              @Kevin-Longueil Thanks for the critique. Fixed the arm and made the outer edge sharper. Here's the "finished" greyscale version and now onto color.

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              • Durrell Odom
                Durrell Odom last edited by

                Done-ish

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