whipped this up in CS2
it's called "mother and child", it's for a project actually.
Illustrator? really nice work. would love to see this in widescreen wallpaper size.

a minor crit:
your stroke value on the babies hand/arm seems a little too large. maybe kick that down a point or two.
Hey I was using Photoshop 7 for the longest time ... only got CS4 last May 2010.
I still have issues using the bloody thing ...
you are not kidding. i went from Photoshop Elements -->> Paint Shop Pro 9 (an excellent value)-->>
Photoshop 7 (which was good) -->> PS/IL CS2 --> (more bloated) PS/IL CS4 -->> PS/IL CS5( i love the
Content Aware filter but load times are a lot slower than CS4) :'(
over the years Adobe stuff has become way too bloated and slow. i have the Master Collection but primarily use
Photoshop/Illustrator/InDesign (typography) but damn i find Premiere virtually useless (i need Final Cut Pro).
i mean no 5.1 AC-3 support? and don't even bother to get more started on Dreamweaver. I hate the workspaces
layout and miss the abilty to dock windows on the top right bar like PS CS2. lol; although i gotta admit Soundbooth
is a great program for cutting ringtones and minor audio track tinkering.

also it is interesting to note a Mac program called
Pixelator which costs about $30 does most of the basic essential
stuff PS can do at a fraction of the price. obviously PS is better for working with many layers and styles but i+
think Adobe could improve the product. make it faster, more stable, and less bloated please.