My girlfriend said: "Why don't you ever paint guys?"
I've probably knocked this out in 5-7 hours. Primary features were eyeballed from a reference, and some sampling done for tricky/troublesome areas, but I could say 90% or more has been entirely eyeballed. Photoshop all the way!
They took a -- gastronimical amount of time - ohoho. Nah, thanks!!
Expressive eyes.
Haha, thanks ;) the memes come flooding in, don't they?
Oops, looks like I didn't respond! Sorry about that; I appreciate your outlook on using tools. I think 'cheating' would be tracing - unless the main aim was the painting technique. Where I am, I wanted to do both: sketch and paint.
Thanks for commenting - it's great to swap thoughts around :)!
Now I have his voice in my head. :D
FANtastic portrait.
Some of the best artists in history, used grids to get their sizes and proportions right. Using the tools you have at your disposal is not cheating. It's creative thinking, learning, and progress. Well done.