Thank you for all of the suggestions!  They were all of great help. I finished my image and ended up with something I'm quite happy with.   If anyone is interested, you can view it here:

http://excalibur.renderosity.com/mod/gallery/index.php?image_id=1280491

"It is good to see ourselves as others see us. Try as we may, we are never
able to know ourselves fully as we are, especially the evil side of us.
This we can do only if we are not angry with our critics but will take in good
heart whatever they might have to say." - Ghandi