Original: Shadow

There's a bit of a story behind this one. I actually started this picture about a year ago, maybe more, but I never finished it. I've never had a lot of confidence when it comes to painting without lineart, and after spending many frustrating hours on it, I gave up and left it aside (along with all the other half finished pictures I have sitting around on my hard drive). Then just last night I was going through my old digital paintings, and stumbled across it.

I have a much better graphics tablet these days, so I figured I'd give it another try... and hurrah! Six hours of work later, it's actually finished.

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-10+ hours last year, then another 6+ hours now
-Photoshop 6 then CS2, crappy old Aipteck tablet then lovely new Wacom tablet

EDIT No, it bloody well is NOT Scar from Full Metal Alchemist! Does he have a scar across his face? No! Does he have white hair? No! Does he have a yellow jacket? No! Yes, he has a tattoo, but it's on the wrong arm and is a completely different design.
I hadn't even seen FMA when I first started working on this. Please. Stop. Asking. Me.