you are welcome

Thanks for clearing all that up!

this is the original file

https://www.deviantart.com/download/722281790/john_wall_2_by_seanhowell88-dby1072.psd?token=64b3a8bbd21547dcc340e9d9562c69da5c31909f&ts=1514413071

https://www.deviantart.com/download/722281790/john_wall_2_by_seanhowell88-dby1072.psd?token=6858c7a659c880c4299c277724793b4ea87327a6&ts=1514414055

this is the reference.

https://seanhowell88.deviantart.com/art/John-Wall-2-3-722189623

this is a shot of a wip. i make the face on a grid by counting distances from the center to make it symmetrical.

Hey Sean,

This looks nice and seems to be pixel art, but since you've submitted so many portraits in the past which seemed to be photo reduxes, had strange colors or were blurry, I'd like to know how you've made this before we include this in the gallery. Do you have any work in progress images, and can we see the reference image? How do you make these?