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After watching the anime ep 158 it's inspired me to create a wall of sado (chad) with his brand new left arm...

I start to vector the screenshot i took from the episode...I decide not to vector the face coz I think face expression sometimes don't fit with the
feeling of the wall which I wanna make..

The problem came when I'm trying to decide what kind of background I wanna put there...First thing that came across in my mind actually a total black
background..but it sucks...then I try with white gradation...yucks...Enough with plain colour...I put some abstaract brush of tree here and there...
But it's not good enough...

Well after trying another color combinaton I found that red and black give the right mood, and it fits well with the vector (it's my fav color too ^^)..
Then I add some retro and foliage brush...then here it is..

I love how the red stripes on the left hand stand out...as if it shine...it happened accidentally tough...

Any comments would be appreciated..thanx =D