Ichigo Bankai - 1KV

THANKS FOR THE 1000 PAGEVIEWS!

So, after 3 days of hard work on a 7680 x 4800 picture, I was finally able to accomplish a good fanart that looks anime-ish with cellshading and all those features. I spent a long time on it, and started the sketch on paper since it wasn't turning out well on the tablet.

What I wanted was a good Bleach fanart, and I am so proud of this one, especially because it's the first one I actually finish digitally and met all of my standards, normally what happened was that I would start one and then cancel it because I didn't like how it was turning out.

The only thing I could complain about is the lack of detail in the background (though I like how it turned out) and how the "black fire" doesn't look as flashy as I wanted.

I hope you all like it and use it as a wallpaper (main intention) or just enjoy it!

Oh I almost forgot! A big thank you to for telling me to blend the shading with a soft brush, I wasn't expecting to achieve an effect like this, I thought it would come out as a soft cell shading.

Please comment, critique, etc.

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Techinical Specifications:

Paper and pencil.
Wacom Cintiq.
Software used: Photoshop CS3.
Time spent: a bit over 9 hours.
PSD file size: over 300 MB
Original Resolution: 7680 x 4800
Current Resolution (hit download): 1920 x 1200

Kurosaki Ichigo © Tite Kubo
Art © Me (like everything else in my gallery).

If you would like to post this somewhere else, please link it back here, give me credit and don't edit it. I appreciate it!