Post a source link for the face, or if it's your own pic, post it uncut in a SBS...

Ok, CMYK46. Photo uploaded. I created a rough 3 steps guide. I hope that that is what I needed. There is some tweeking to the original, but I did take a picture in front of a white wall.

Nice idea! Good luck

looks pretty cool

very nice

nice FX and how do you like photoshop thus far? i'm also prety new i've only had it since May just amazed at what u can do with it

slayyou: Thanks for the comment. How do I like it so far? I'm addicted. I love it. I feel like my life didn't even start until I got PS. It's like my fourth child. Do I sound like I exagerate? I don't.

Or maybe if the name Blood Strike turns out to be taken, you could call him "Really Hard To See Guy".

Author.. I loaded this image into my PS and I dodge tooled/contrast and even super brightened and I couldn't make out any detail (though the texture is quite nice).. just can't make out the detail.. might want to do something about that

EDIT: I turned out all the lights in the house and looked at it with the curtains closed..it's much better.. still dark.. but a great character all the same.. good luck

very nice creation, great mood and lighting....fantastic!!

good work

nice!

nice work....I'm still thinking in which X-men's should I place this character.......anyways GL author....

He's cool!

Excellent pic, would definitely look at home in a comic book. Great atmosphere.

Great character nice atmospherics top job!!

really cool

looks like a genuine villain

Agree with Philister & Warlock: cool character, environment fits well. Reminds me a bit of the design from the '90s animated version of Batman (more stylized version). Maybe one thing: I guess this character is floating, he seems to come towards you, so then I'd expect the smoke part under to be more behind. Maybe if you'd do that, it will get more movement (but then I'm not sure if that's what you want). Good luck!

The character is essentially a mix of batman beyond smiderman, and strangely enough the grinch, so you are right in your design assumption. Regarding the movement, I wanted it to look like he came from the BG on the right of the picture but I also wanted it to look like he then moved up and stopped. Anyway, I thought I'd ramble about this for a sec. Thank you to everyone who voted, hope you enjoy.

very nice

Congrats!!!

great entry, should've placed higher.

nice! try blending the stains better.. just play with the perspective a bit
Edit: actually, blur the stains.

You could always thicken the blood with pictures of wax drippings.. just an Idea.. good luck author.. I'm not good with blood work I get queezy

The phlebotomist dream! Good work author! Love it!

sick

Blood spatters don't look like they're on the wall, just floating in front of it...and why no spatters on the tub?

good

creepy.. and neato.

nice work and creepy

nice coloring....love the idea....GL

This is GREAT! It's fantastically imaginative.. Ultra mega high marks from me

Sorry, i had to come and look at it again. Really, really good job

Not to repeat cmyk46's comment regarding the spatters - but really, pay attention to that. If you could "add body" to the blood it would look more realistic - blood is much much thicker than water, so in case u do see running blood, it would not have "splashes" in it -in fact it would resemble lava more than water. Oh, long comment again. Well I actually started writing to say that I like the mood

red wine

creepy!!

scary

love the 3d effect on the bottom arch thingy.. have no idea what to call it LOL

Interesting...and kinka freaky...gl..

Interesting, good luck

scary lol ...good

good style

looks like a tribal art form.good

very nice