Every once in awhile I'll try something excruciatingly detailed, something that I hope is able to contend with the likes of noah-kh and pu-sama and Tsukushi and Hyung Tae Kim... etc. And though I never really succeed, every once in awhile, some of the abortions of these attempts look good enough to CG.

This wasn't one of them.

But I CGed it anyway, because I was determined not to suck, and the final result looks much better than the sketch, in my opinion. Damn, I wish I could do detail! Anyway, it's just a generic character, but I can't help but think it looks hella like Vampire Hunter D. With a worse outfit.

If it appears too dark, check the light version:
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Or just look at the sketch
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pencil sketch on cardstock, CG with Photoshop 7 + mouse

EDIT: Oh, and for the record, I don't like the face either.