In the bleak midwinter Frosty wind made moan, Earth stood hard as iron, Water like a stone; Snow had fallen, snow on snow, Snow on snow, In the bleak midwinter, Long ago. - Christina Rossetti My inspiration was based on imagining what the mythological creation of the first winter must have been like. Rendered in Poser 8, postworked in Photoshop CS5 and FilterForge 3. About 4 hours to compose and render, about 4 hours for postwork.