I am wondering how you produced this excellent picture? It really is wonderful. The hands and nails are great. The cigar and smoke are very realistic. Just love the clothing as well.

Beautiful composition and great work.....

very nice scene - well done!

I think it's excellent. Looks like Pancho Villa from the mexican revolution. It would be a great cover for a book. Light, pose and expression are perfect. Maybe the body is a bit small for that big head and the back of the chair needs some shadows but it's a great image. (BTW: I'm mexican). Congrats!

What are You doing in 2D....and where are Your many Spiders? Muuuah? Looks terriffic....but....it is out of My area to know how You created...but, what I will say is....Viva la Revolution!

Hol amigo! Yes, big head of my model... I keep telling him, but he needs it for making his businesses. Hm... shadows on the chair... I was planning on having light from a side, but it actually looks like something is missing behind the person. I could pretend there are few sources of lighting. Great, thanks! When this project will be finished, I'll tell you what it will be covering. But nothing to do with Zapatistas, no...

The brutal honesty as you wanted it: The background is very nice, however the man does not fit it. Perhaps if he were black and white as well, he might blend in better, and you can use highlights to keep him as the focus of the picture. His fingernails look out of place, perhaps the pinkness and shininess...they look like a woman's fingers. His moustache looks...flat, for lack of a better word, and the hat looks like it was cutout and pasted on. phew, sorry, that hurt me as well to say it all. I don't know what you used to make it, but its overall well done.

If you need help its usefull to know about what aspect, because in a total it rocks anyway, maybe you are not satisfied, but most off us are about any of our works, not satified. :) But from my point this rocks.

No worries! I can take all, even if I don't, you woun't know about it ;) Couldn't agree more, the greenery could be greener. I was trying to make the person in greys, but looked like dead and I disliked it so much. The ground is in light green and gray and the chair kinda blue- grey. I am not sure if I can use more colours for that project, no matter if it lies in my nature ;) The important thing was the scarf and the bullets smile BTW: nobodys perfect.
"Work in progress"

I'm not gonna pretend I know anything about 'art', but since you asked, here it is - I think his hands do look a bit feminine, but his pose and expression are right on. I love it as a whole, think you've done a wonderful job here. You should definitely keep it up! :)

i agree with Kropot.great character and pose.excellent work. !!!!!! :O) !!!!!

Thanks, Niusiu. What I was mostly concerned about, is if those hands are not too big (!). But feminine, sorry folks, but I am not too feminine myself, I couldn't see it before ( still have some problems with it LOL) Besides, dear friends, you're looking at one of Swedens best chefs. He must take good care of his hands LOL, everything has its purpose. If someone wonders now: could it be mican food his good at? That too (my favorite). BIG THANKS to everybody for responce.

Stupendous and very elaborated job....!! vote

To be honest. I was looking forward to a Macro :(. But no worries! Your art is inspiring!

this is so very cool agny... kept looking for you in the photo gallery & i find you are much more versitile... hmmm, honest critique for this WIP.. his hands don't bother me a bit... luv the compo, his dress & expression, ecspecially the gleam of his jewelry & chair...maybe a twinkle in his eye to match, colors look good ... the hat does look a little flat... maybe a little more shading there & on the seat of his chair... hope we get to see the finished piece! :]

look like you cut and paste his face and hand s on this pic. alone with the body of a differ person and the chair... which the part under him looks smaller than the rest of the chair[ how I know i took a pen and check out the angel of the legs on the floor] The body is a painting and the face and hand is photo...past the whole image thougth a filter to blend the whole together you pick which filter looks the best If I rigth please tell me //It do look goood thougth

So, you think, you got it all figured out? don't you? Sometimes when you're just so sure of something, you might be totally wrong. If this is your method, congrats for quicky job! I do my job my way and this is not the one. Thanks for you kind words anyway!

I miss the bugs!:( However, this is great. I don't know how you made it, but it's very realistic.

This is fascinating.... I'm still trying to figure out how you did it... looks like phtography, 3D and lots of photoshop! But I'm probably wrong! I can't critique it.... I'll just sit and stare for a little bit longer. :~)

First welcome back. When I've seen the image and before to read the comments it has impressed me and I'm still impressed. Luv it the light, colors... all.

Wonderful work. Lots of detail and shades. To me, the sombrero seems to sit a bit strange and some proportions are not quite there yet. Otherwise, it rocks. Like the mono background.

A surprising work, at the same time real and unreal , it' very well done , i like it

Hello. I notice on your site, this image is different than it is here. So what ever became of it???? Is the one on your site the final one? I think both are great, but was wondering which one was the "real" version.

There are few more ;) All different. On my site is my choice one. The one my client wanted, together with his real name, is under professional secrecy. Thanks for watching :)

The image is great, the title suits really well the image, trust me I am a hispanic guy and I can tell you that you capture the esence of Mexico in the older days. (I am not mexican but I do know them very well)

Thanks everybody for comments. Product is ready now. Buzz buzz buzz.... LOL