Hey tbsro , glad you liked it. That was my first attempt at hand drawn clothes and it took me about 5 or 6 days to get it right but I learned alot . the rain is a plugin included with corel photo paint 9 called weather effects. You might be able to do it with noise and motion blur , I might have to try that later . I want to try really retouching the figure in future images to get a more painterly effect . Anyway , keep at it , it looks like your off to a good start.