A couple nearly done

Here's a couple Nerd-tastic things I'm playing with.
  

The portrait is just practice in Photoshop techniques.

 Wow. Just like a high school students work. I didn't really have a feeling for it, just working on techniques.


 The illustration, is in my personal drawing/painting style in pastel and I like how it's turning out quite a lot. The subject matter is just for fun.

I use layers of alternating colors. Lay a color, counter it. I'll put ~4 colors per layer and build 2-3 layers. I do the same when I work in pencil. I tend toward a heavy hand, big stroke, style as it allows me to add energy and dynamism which is what I am primarily concerned with. The suit coat in the fore has probably 5 colors all working in opposition to their compliments and in conjunction with their analogues.