^^; Well, I think this turned out pretty good...it's all thanks to Sweetdevil. ^_^ She's the one that vectored the image! She said she "dedicated" it to me so I decided to make a wallpaper with it. I really hope that it gives her vector justice...I'm sure it doesn't (sorry!!). She's going to make a wallpaper of it and submit it to a Carnelian contest, so I sure hope she wins! Her wallpaper will be MUCH better than mine. XD Umm...so yeah...brushwork, gradients and effects for the bg--a few layers. I duplicated the vector and made the lower one "lighten" so that the bg showed through...and the top one I gave a glow and whatnot. So yeah, I think it turned out looking pretty cool! Like sweetdevil, I didn't know they were both girls at first. The blonde looks a bit like Tamaki (Ouran). XD Hah, but anyhoo, very pretty! Her vector is is amazing, and I'm just afraid my wallpaper isn't that great... -__-; Sorry. :( Yes...as time goes on...I like the wallpaper less and less. Oh well, I hope that some of you end up liking it! This took about an hour to do. Oh, and the title...I got the idea from Lee Brotherton's "Dreams of an Absolution".