I thought that the literal approach was best

I experimented a lot with different crops, but in the end decided to go with the least radical one, which shows all of the original scene.

I had to submit a small version, since the automatic resizing killed the picture.
Please have a look at the original, larger version!!

This is most definitely the most in depth illustration I have ever done. I'm not sure how many layers it ended up with, because I kept flattening it so my computer wouldn't die, but it had to have been at least 50 or 60.

Anyway...please, please view full or she will kick your butt.

Please View in full before you vote.

Thank you!

A gargoyle watches it's home from a high perch on a dark, rainy night.

I usually like lots of lines, but with this one I wanted to keep it simple. It's a little different than my original sketch, which had a dragon. Once I started going I liked the simple look and the clean lines Illustrator can give you.

I was coloring this and didn't like the way it was looking. I threw out the base color layer and was surprised to discover that I liked the way it looked with just the Shadow layer. It has a nice washed out look to it.

the beautiful princess escapes evil,by flight to the freedom of the sky