I'm not an artist, so it's really interesting to run across this post and your process. Do I understand right -- you drew this same image 3 or 4 times over, before you did the final coloring? That's a lot more effort than a non-artist like me thinks artists are doing! I imagine you sitting down and doing this all freehand, just once, maybe with some preliminary sketches. Obviously, I'm an idiot, lol. I love how artists like you are committed, really committed, to each piece of work. You put in so many hours for one final product.