Well, just for your info, the illustration is Tim Hidebrandt's (In case you didn't already know that is!)! May I congratulate you on a terrific modeling job done!! But must admit you'll have your work cut out for you!!! :-P. Still feel you'll be able to add a twist, by haveing a dragon like head to the boat (where you have a sphere). More so if you did it with symm. Lat.s to give it the wooden look. Guess you are doing the dragon in metaballs! It really will be an achievement if you achieve a lighting any where near the lighting in the illustration! :-P I think this is going to be a terrific entry for the challenge!