Ok....re-worked this one up a bit....has a slightly different look than the other....kept the text, but used bev's idea, which I thought was great btw (thanks bev!) and softened up the hair with the texture. I like this one better than the other, and I think this is the way it's going to stay... My own comment to this is that I could easily have come up with 100's of versions, but I guess you have to know when to stop playing, and leave well enough alone. Hope you guys like it.

I am, therefore I create.......
--- michelleamarante.com

Wow! this has changed so much in so little time! it is both stronger & more subtle, the colours really bring out the texture, the blending work on the figure is very good & I like the text like that ; ) I think you can drive yourself mad working on the computer with the opportunity to do so many variations & keep them all. This is a great place to stop.

elusive.chaos

"You need chaos in your soul to give birth to a dancing star...." (Nietzsche)

I cannot stop me from commenting this, even if my monitor shows the image light green and I don't know what color it really has. But I think this is just perfect if I judge by that what I see, It is great with the text that way, and the hair a bit lightened up, just great.

WOW. this is it. u did exactly the right things to it IMO. nothing more to say - great work! :)

haha..I feel so sorry gunsan is colorblind now..but this is the shit...good job..

I haven't seen the first image (in typically punkish way I'm working backwards through the messages) but this is marvellous Michelle. I like the play of dark and light smooth and textured, this is such a good image. :-)>

Beautiful, Michelle. Would not dream of changing a thing.

she looks like shes moving......everything works.....I love this kind of gritty work with the softness of the body...... Go Michelle!

Just wanted to say thanks you to all of you! Your help and support mean alot to me..... :~)

I am, therefore I create.......
--- michelleamarante.com

Dang... was going through the posts upward. Should've kept my mouth shut then and saved the comment for now. WOW! :-)

lol - me too!! However, I've got to admit to liking the text in the first one more - but that hair is brilliant now!! Just think that now the dark patch stands out a bit too much and could do with the same treatment.....lol I think Niko would agree that if you continued playing with the textures in the way you've started to here you would end up in a similar style to our experimentations, and this is a pic that would suit it well. Nice. Damn Nice. (",)

I'm talking to u in chat right now, so , ya, or something. you'll hear what i think in real time BABY!!!! or something.