Esther, I use ToonPro and change the number of Levels to 3 and then changing the Shadow/Brightness level down to 5 or 10 depending on what look I want. I like the effect you achieve with the Photoshop filters because it looks more organic. I admit the colors in my pictures are very crisp, but you achieve a nice soft look in your image. Are the lines on your figure's left leg achieved through Photoshop or is that a feature of ToonPro? That kind of cross-hatching isvery effective...