Something I've wanted to do for awhile is continue my aliens project. I'd like to do a book of 50 or so different aliens. I started off with the Hipster - and I'm continuing with the emo kid. I opted for a simple gloomy gradient because all the pattern work I tried on this background felt like too much. I also think the gloominess sets apart from the vibrant colors a lot of these kids wear. Sort of a commentary on the clothes not portraying the douche attitude that most of them come packaged with. But I know some cool ones too - so if you're an emo kid, don't get all emo on me.
I don't think his hair is covering his face enough! But you didn't want him "douche-y" so I don't need to ask for him to look like he put his head under a fat guy's shirt, rubbed around, and then passes it off as styled.
I actually modeled him off of a real life emo kid I work with. This kid is king of the douche emo kids (but he's growing on me - slowly) so I'll pass along your comments
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