I love his expression, and how you drew his mouth! I like the shading you did in his hair, and the shine on his goggles.

I really just can't get over how awesome his face is. Your styles just awesome.

You flatter me so

That series was fucking awesome. I really enjoy the western flair to this, it looks like a individualistic interpretation of an anime work rather than a sad attempt to copy exactly what the character looks like in the show.

If you'd like a critique, the main problem I see is with the shading of the hair. Highlights should be in the middle, not the side of locks, unless the light source is directly behind him.

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Red and white for blood cells,
Red and white for wine,
They could be the whole damn spectrum if you'd all just let them,
Lord it's such a crime.

Thanks man. I've been told by people in the past that if I'm going to draw anime fanart then I need to draw it in anime, that that just pisses me off (screw you gaia).

And I was wondering why his hair looked so messed up to me! I may go back and actually fix it. Thanks a bunch.

I think one of the most important aspects of homage oriented art is to show characters in a new way. Gaia...I can't say that's a site I'm particularly fond of any way I look at it. I dislike when people limit their view of art to one particular style (whether anime or realism, or anything in between).

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Red and white for blood cells,
Red and white for wine,
They could be the whole damn spectrum if you'd all just let them,
Lord it's such a crime.

I loathe gaia now. I joined out of pure curiosity and I hated it in about two months. The only thing cool I did on that site was make a cool avatar, but everyone else hated it.

All and all, it's the weaboo middle school of the internet.