Wow, sorry for the late reply, didn't know you'd made your way over here. *is sheepish*
Thank you, darling, for all your wonderful suggestions during the EPIC ART BETA. Definitely made this piece much better. ♥
So, I'll let you in on a secret about the background/lighting/candle light stuff... I really didn't know what I was doing or how it was going to look. *grin* I was just playing with painting in overlay mode and discovered, quite by accident, that it did marvelous things to the lighting effects. And it looked good, so I kept it. *bigger grin*
The problem with doing a couple of backgrounds (that aren't complete crap) is now people will expect them... because they know I can do them. *facepalm* What have I done to myself? ;)
Thanks for your compliments, and again for the help. *smooches*
LD7
PS: I may or may not, at this very moment, be working on your incredibly late b-day art. ;)