Yeah, I realize I've done the 'dragon protector' theme before but there's something about a hot babe guarding cute little dragon babies. At least for me. :) Ok, seriously, this started out as a portrait. (I can never seem to just do a portrait...) The portrait took forever to render.. and I didn't like it. Tried a ton of lights. People have asked about my lighting. Well, I try all different kinds of lighting until I get the 'right look'. Anyway, I ended up rendering the full size version. Then I used a background I had created - using a rendered prop from Danie and Marforno and lots of painting in Photoshop. Especially on the flowers and vines and clouds and moon, etc.... Then I figured it needed something else... yes, baby dragons! So each dragon was rendered individually and postworked in Photoshop to be blue - to match the setting. In theory... this shouldn't do well in relation to comments. I've found that the more work I do, the lower the response. But... I'm always optimistic. There have been exceptions. {Smile} BTW, I had time to work on this today because I worked from home. I worked from home because our hot water heater broke and I needed to be here to occasionally mop up the water that keeps leaking out from it. We'll have it worked on tomorrow. It will cost us a fortune. Oh well. That's life I guess. Please zoom for details. Thanks sooooooo much for your favs and comments on my last pic. I really appreciate all your support. You guys rock! Have a fabulous Wednesday!