This was part of a challenge at the Utopia Graphics Forum >> [link] which ended on 31st Dec! Chances of winning were slimm as there were a lot of great entries but it was fun doing it.
I used Adobe Illustrator with a mixture of meshes and gradients.
i'm impressed on two counts one that it has an amazingly realistic sense of depth to it the way the ear is described is amazing, secondly that you acctually know how to use meshes.
yes I can't believe it myself, when I first started out with the meshes I just couldn't figure out how they worked, then suddenly it dawned on me it was weird. Once you practice with them a little it's really not that difficult but you do need a lot of patience for things like hair and complex shapes, that's why I don't do the hair with the mesh tool yet. I'm still learning....
I like it
thanks
Thank you so much