Captain Jack...Savvy?

Well, where to start?

I recently got my sweaty little mitts on a Wacom Intuos 3 Tablet and this portrait of Captain Jack Sparrow is my first real bash at using it properly...

I used a couple of reference pics to compare with and it leans heavily towards one in particular, without being to complex or exact, A, I wanted a more airbrush and oils feel and B, well I ain't that good........yet!!

It took, on and off (two screaming kids to look after!), a total of four days to complete, probably in the region of 10 - 15 hrs of solid work......(Crikey!, it's a long time I know, but I'm a noob with graphics tabs!))

I am rather impressed with the finished article and although by no means brilliant, I just can't imagine how I ever could have achieved this standard with a Mouse.......

Thank You Wacom, you have made my day!