Surely not!
First of all i took a screenshot of my char. Then i used ps to cut him out. Then i used the dodge and burn tool to add depth to it. then i used a filter to get the outlines. after that i edited the outlines with brush/rubber so i get the thickness i wanted. then i put the smoke in it and used the liquify tool to edit the smoke so it goes where i want it to. then i used a layerstyle and colors. now its what you see.
Before you scream FILTERSPAM OMG! I want you to see how to do it. Dont judge too fast...
EDIT:
Here the pic i started off with:
Last edited by Nooby; Jun 24, 2010 at 11:37 AM.