tried some new techniques in this one:

did the base colors in PS (per usual). when i finished the flats, i flattened each standalone layer according to its corresponding area. then, i took it into Painter and blended the hell outta it. :D (Big Grin)

lastly, i took out some of the sharpness of it by flattening all layers, copy, paste on top, set to 30% opacity and gaussian blurred it up the wazoo. i kinda like the "steamy" look it gives off. Dance!

well... this makes 11 out of 12. i guess i'll have to put up a preview of the December Special Group pic soon. =P (Razz)