This image was created using photoshop cs2 only. Standard filters, no plug-ins. I only used a mouse to paint this picture. Started off with the night elf, and when he was finished i searched for a good place to put him in. The whole picture were meant to be associated to world of warcraft, so i went into the game and there i found astranaar which became the place. All through the work to the last working image i only used the regular photoshop-brush at 100% opacity. It was only for the final touch that i used filters, gradients and adjustment layers.