"Snoozer" - Digital Painting of Honey Bear

Snoozer - This is a digital painting I did of Honey Bear ( in one her most typical poses ). It started with a photo Cindy sent me, then I applied a Prisma filter, to enhance the flow of her fur, using only a slight opacity overlay of the filter. In Photoshop I was able to reduce the pixel / noise, build depth using brightness / contrast adjustment layers, and used the burn tool to darken the background. Finally retouched out some background distractions and crop the image. The photo was great to start with... I just wanted to enhance the emage, crop to improve composition, and bring out the detail in her fur without disturbing the overall softness / peaceful of the image.