I've tried to look at this a couple of times but my computer wouldn't load the pic......

On another computer now. Wow, that looks amazing!!! I just love it! Great job! I especially like the eye! Hey, how do you go about making your own brush? I've seen the feature, but never actually tried doing it.

And I feel your frustration on doing the feather/lines.....I once drew this pic of wolf pups when I was bored in my video editing class. I had one of those wacom (sp?) tablets so it was easier then a mouse, but still a pain.

Here's the pic......it was a couple of years ago that I did it......haven't even attempted anything like it since!!