I finally attempted to just draw something from scratch in Paintshop Pro 7, I think it turned out better then I expected, but still have trouble with a few things, like how to draw hands, "wings" like on the sword, and I want to make a Back ground that was what I think could be something like an "aura" back ground, with a few shades and tints of similar colors. (I did not put feet in because that did not seem to work out at all. . . .

This taken over 70 Layers!! This taken a long time, working on this, even though it is not nearly as good as other pictures I have seen artists make, it really makes you appreciate what artists do, takeing so much time and alot of effort and hard work to make a picture! I encourage everyone to try making a work of art at least once, try to do the best you can do, just to see what you can do, it allso gives a real appreciation to what professional artists have to go through (though this is not even close to what they can do!)

Anyway, if any body can give me tips or pointers on how to improve on this, feel free to tell me, i may try doing more artwork in the future.