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My boyfriend is a huge MMA fan and Jose Aldo is his favorite fighter. I've had this in mind as a gift for almost a year now, but I just never got around to it. Valentine's Day certainly provided a good excuse, and Danny loved it so much he immediately messaged a photo to his dad and MMA buddies and gushed about it for two hours.

I was really hoping for a seriously painterly look, although I didn't wind up stretching it that far... time was an issue as I didn't start working on this until Saturday. In my attempt to get a new look I actually went so far as to make my own brush, which I haven't done in ages. It sort of worked out.

References: Various images of Jose Aldo (mostly this one ), a photo of my hand outstretched, and `Artgerm 's fantastic Samurai series
Applications: Photoshop CS4
Time taken: 7 hours

Description
My boyfriend is a huge MMA fan and Jose Aldo is his favorite fighter. I've had this in mind as a gift for almost a year now, but I just never got around to it. Valentine's Day certainly provided a good excuse, and Danny loved it so much he immediately messaged a photo to his dad and MMA buddies and gushed about it for two hours.

I was really hoping for a seriously painterly look, although I didn't wind up stretching it that far... time was an issue as I didn't start working on this until Saturday. In my attempt to get a new look I actually went so far as to make my own brush, which I haven't done in ages. It sort of worked out.

References: Various images of Jose Aldo (mostly this one ), a photo of my hand outstretched, and `Artgerm 's fantastic Samurai series
Applications: Photoshop CS4
Time taken: 7 hours