delving into average geekery

Recently, I was thinking it's been far to long since I made a new wallpaper. Today, while browsing over at HBO, I found a great little image by Gruntsbane. The use of color, or lack thereof, produces a very striking image that says alot without doing alot. Well, I thought it to be a good oppurtunity to do some creating. Not to take anything away from ol' Gruntsbane, but I took some artistic libierties in my version. Cortana is slimmer, not a busty, has a shorter neck, thinner hair, and a less of a scowl on her face. I like the result, and not because it's a naked chick, but because I was able to make the changes I wanted, and still keep it looking realistic and in harmony with the original style. I don't like the simple gradient background, but I couldn't get my other idea to flesh-out quite like I wanted...eh.