Sabaku no Gaara

Wanted to do a Gaara for some time now. Somehow, I couldn't find any lineart of him I was completely satisfied with. And if I did found something, it was never free for coloring by others -_-'

So instead of coloring, I've decided to paint myself, using a couple of images from the manga as a reference.
Not everything is perfect yet, some parts are not shaded optimally...

Gaara done completely in Photoshop CS3
Background was done in Corel Painter X

Gaara ⓒ Masashi Kishimoto

Edit 25/08: Fixed the odd looking shoulders, as well as some details.