Or maybe if the name Blood Strike turns out to be taken, you could call him "Really Hard To See Guy".

Author.. I loaded this image into my PS and I dodge tooled/contrast and even super brightened and I couldn't make out any detail (though the texture is quite nice).. just can't make out the detail.. might want to do something about that

EDIT: I turned out all the lights in the house and looked at it with the curtains closed..it's much better.. still dark.. but a great character all the same.. good luck

very nice creation, great mood and lighting....fantastic!!

good work

nice!

nice work....I'm still thinking in which X-men's should I place this character.......anyways GL author....

He's cool!

Excellent pic, would definitely look at home in a comic book. Great atmosphere.

Great character nice atmospherics top job!!

really cool

looks like a genuine villain

Agree with Philister & Warlock: cool character, environment fits well. Reminds me a bit of the design from the '90s animated version of Batman (more stylized version). Maybe one thing: I guess this character is floating, he seems to come towards you, so then I'd expect the smoke part under to be more behind. Maybe if you'd do that, it will get more movement (but then I'm not sure if that's what you want). Good luck!

The character is essentially a mix of batman beyond smiderman, and strangely enough the grinch, so you are right in your design assumption. Regarding the movement, I wanted it to look like he came from the BG on the right of the picture but I also wanted it to look like he then moved up and stopped. Anyway, I thought I'd ramble about this for a sec. Thank you to everyone who voted, hope you enjoy.

very nice

Congrats!!!

great entry, should've placed higher.

Great lighting. Well done

Nicely lit, but you could have brightened her eyes and sorted out the far eye and removed the dimple and cleft as they look like blemishes. This probably all sounds overly critical, but it is good.

After is way too red, highlight too strong...

I like the red light

I think the mouth is too big on the after version.

she now belongs to a magazine cover

in a different lighting. That's all.

Good work

perfection

Good Luck

nice

deserved 4th, i like the colors of the outcome a lot !

I think the climber's shadow needs a little work, maybe try to lower the opacity. The image, however, is beautiful, so good job!

great idea!

nice work.....luks like very tough climbing.....anyways GL

good thinking, nice entry

nice work -- can almost feel the cold wind

Cool image maybe some snow on the peaks for effect top job

purdy cool!!!

Very very nice, really good work, I like what you have done and yeah, chills, I can really feel the cold

whoah

Absolutely brilliant idea. Love the image

Good idea, but the climber looks a bit distorted (too much vertically stretched). Would be great if you could make it a bit less distorted. Good luck!

really good entry! good idea! have minimal to agree waz, in my eyes only the back of the head "cap" looks a bit streched. but Great image! well done.

didn't he read the weather forecast?

Congratulations for 3rd

Congrats! Well done!

Congrats

Congrats!

Congratulations on 3rd

Congratulations!!!!

High Res Maybe?.. Image is great but very small... good luck

Looks cool, not too much like chrome, i think you need to make your reflections really obvious, but it's a cool effect. Good luck!

upload a high res please! also, i don't think blur or smudge are a wise choice when dealing with chrome, but if it works, fine

He looks a bit like stone, cool effect, but chromed objects would show the colors around it. a.k.a. complete reflection

good, but need more glow(highlights)

Yeah, this is my first time creating chrome. I should have brightened the midtones to make it look more silver, not to mention the reflections look funny.

whoah

Very good work, one of my favourite entries

gl

nice idea. In high res view sharp edges are visible(building). correct it.

very nice, looks good! gl

nice entry

i like the gold-ish color of the buildings. but fix the edges and sharpen the city a bit

nice idea, good luck

cool