Ditto, ditto, ditto, ditto, ditto. After my years in college, spending hundreds of hours drawing and painting and going for my BFA, I get a huge kick out of being able to create virtual artwork from photographs. You've done a marvelous job with this one, Kevin. Truly cool.
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