Evil Eyed Ape

More experimenting with Painter, painted from terrible webcam photo. Chalk, and Oils used. I am trying to go for that optical blending look. Man I LOVE that stuff. I might have gone too blue-grey with the beard, but I like it for some odd reason. Anyways, Just want to say thank you to those who continue to comment on my work, and anybody who leaves critiques and comments are greatly appreciated.
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perhaps try controlling value of light/shadow a bit more? [to see more form of your chisled face! - and to eliminate distraction away from focal point! X)]