Well for practice this was a very beautiful piece and really life like you are very talented and the visual detail is amazing

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"A quick portrait"
That is brilliant for a quick portrait, some serious talent there! Keep it up bud!

I'm extremely surprised that this doesn't have multiple comments. At first glance, it looks like a picture. In fact, I'm not exactly sure if it is or not (my instincts tell me it is). If it is, then you have great talent: to be able to create photo quality paintings with a brush is amazing. Shouldn't you be on television or working for a big art company right now? I love newgrounds, but I must say, your work is almost too good to just display it here. Good luck with your next painting.