Yay! Finished.
Hmmm... He looks a little stoned.
![](http://img455.imageshack.us/img455/7412/junkthumbfr0.jpg)
Here is the finished 'underpainting' - it's just easier to mess with the image in black & white before adding color. I added a background and more seagulls (because there can never be enough), adjusted some of the values in grayscale, and added some 'mist' effects.
![](http://img392.imageshack.us/img392/813/junkbnwvb1.jpg)
The finished image: I slapped on a texture layer overlay, which is colored, and a little additional color on top. I wanted it to look like a tinted photo. Hopefully, it works. Now it's ready to get its ass kicked in competition.
![](http://img392.imageshack.us/img392/3439/junk7dq4.jpg)