Another piece done on 10-29-09,
this one almost got me kind of frustrated in the beginning since I couldn't make up my mind with the background though the image color was in front of me. So once I got out of that plain white bg then it slowly came out blazing with all its glory at the end...way better than what I expected.

Render:Credits to the scan artist
Time: 6-7 hours
Tablet: Writing, etc.
Brushes: Credits on deviantart brush makers whom I used
Effects: Filters, layer blending