Here's something I came up with very quickly:
I was going for a simple, elegant design. I'm by no means a professional graphics artist but what do you think? I'd like to point out the character render was part of an
image uploaded by Sephiroxas. So Sephi, if you'd prefer I didn't use it please let me know and I will remove it ASAP.
Side-note: I too much prefer working with Adobe Photoshop, even though I am now limited to Paint Shop Pro XI.
I like the hero you chose and his pose.
