actually the background wouldnt be as nice if anything else was done to it. its like a photo. we're focusing on the fox, and the background is just.. background. it grabbed my attention right away, the whole picture.. not just the background i mean.
Desert Lake by @Tails (Casey Yates)
A random fox reluctantly strips down for a dip in the lake.
A doodle gets inked, then scanned to show, then toyed with in Photoshop, and this is the basic result. A LOT more could be happening in the background, but I'm tired of working on it and would like to move onto other things, so here it is. =^_^=
Whoa, nice muscles! I like the way you did this. The blurred, non-outlined background gives the image a very anime feel. ;) Not sure if that's what you were going for, but I it's a nice effect.