Sorry for the file size to everyone with dialup...

Here is a screencap of my workarea in PS for this piece.

Man, if it wasn't for creating "layer sets" it would have been a mess!!! I had at least a dozen "sets" just for the bubbles. A lot of "blend modes" were needed for the bubbles to seem reflective. I merged a whole lot of layers as it progressed and got the hand kinda' right --at a larger size it seemed off but if you reduce your view every once-in-awhile you get the idea of how it'll look (this is a trick you use when working on large pieces like murals...).

I find if i work large and then reduce in size i can get "tighter" resolution/detail.

See ya' around
:)
retrocity