Leprechaun protecting His treasure

A fabulous, beautifully shadowed Leprechaun. And this guy is VERY intent on protecting that gold! Great work, my friend!

Thank you kindly for taking part in my "Legends of the Emerald Isles" Challenge. This was a special one and it made me very happy to see the enthusiasm of the entrants for this subject. Congratulations to our winner Doublecrash, or runner up Rebelle and to MagdaMagda with a very worthy third and special thanks to all those kind folks who returned to vote.

Your thrilling take on this theme was a particular joy for me and made ranking this challenge, a challenge all of its own but one that I greatly enjoyed. You are the heart and soul of this small but growing community and your amazing entry made this challenge the not just St Patrick's day fun but the rewarding sort of challenge that I've have come to relish hosting here. Thank you for sharing your imagination, creativity and effort with us here in T3. I hope you enjoyed this one as much as I did and will consider joining me again for tomorrow's Fantasy challenge.

Regards, Forged Anew.