Even in the WWE, if you look up pictures of Cody wrestling Seth Rollins with a torn pec, that is really gruesome. It looks like someone smashed his chest with a tenderizer. As for the painting, I think you're right and the colors ended up complementing each other. In the early version I sent you, I had muted the background, but once Penta was rendered, I was able to use it at full saturation. I think the reds in the background, really work with the crimson mask.

Yea, on this piece, since half the face was covered, I knew that the clothes would be what made the painting. I actually saw this promo picture a couple of months ago, but didn't know if I could do it justice, because of the complexity of the clothes. I'm glad I tried it though, the challenge really kept me engaged and now I want to try something even more challenging, if possible.

I do like the style and it isn't as time intensive as it might seem, but I don't really like how this came out. I think I would have been better off going for either a cell shaded look or an actual pastel painting. It was fun to do the technique, but it just doesn't look good here. I do want to try the style on something else though.

I also agree, Coffin INC and Casket Jett where fun characters.