don't tell me i look like 40 years old, i know i don't and maybe you should know that it's a bit hurtin', telling someone they look old never really makes them happy. forget the background, i don't think i'm doing that, it's a portray, it doesnt need a background. the color choices are actually mine eckered :P they were inspired as in the way batman inspired from superman, total different products (just an example, i don't know if this is a fact). These are MY features and they don't make me look 40 year old, thank you. thanks for your input :) star in the sky, yeah i believe your right! thanks for the tip, i'll fix that one! reddawn, yeah helm is awesome. jr_striker, thank you for your helpfull post. sorry, didnt mean to offend you if thats what i did. i was just trying to say that when you do these little portraits, its not easy to really to tell one person to the next when you arent using your "real" skin complection, hair color, and whatever (dont know what you look like irl, so i cant say that you dont have a black beard/hair). about the palette- you said it was inspied by one of helms pieces, so i just assumed you took his palette, sory about that. and for the bg, i just ment block shading a few different colors would be nice. @ter- read meh sig, b2d gave it to me...