@ Mstrp - Those are pretty nice, but the JPG artifacts sadden me. I like the second one a lot. Do you know how those got JPEG'd.
Hmm yes the original .bmp versions are now long gone i'm afraid. Lost in the void zone of computer switching and backups. And you are right, it really messes up the image. But hey, that just gives me a reason to do new ones.
Most people that i've shown my images to tend to like the middle one more, i'm not sure, i like the other two (+some of the other not shown here) just as much. But thats probably because i don't see all the flaws in them that someone with a more artistic mind do, anatomy and all that.