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@Mantis561 Yea I know, I don't think I've ever met another male Avery but I have met like 5 female Avery's

@ShammyShakes I can see what you're saying, this is the first time I've tried painting an environment and I really do like the way it turned out. I did the portrait first and then painted around it to set it in some place because I couldn't just leave it blank. The portrait was my basis for this and the environment ended up being an afterthought honestly haha.

@RaginRoxas Thanks , it was my first time doing such a thing and I was surprised that I pulled it off even to this extent. I've still got a long way to go though.

@fun2killu Yea I wanted it to be a bit ambiguous in nature, if no one knew it was a self portrait however I think people's perceptions of the piece would be a tad different.

i think if you had just painted the background the piece would've been phenomenal

hard to tell if gender bending when you only show a profile of the face

I love the way you drew the background! ive been struggling with drawing things like that. Good job

I think it's kind of funny how Avery is a name for both genders in this situation.