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These are lovely! May I ask how you get that gorgeous smooth matte look to them, almost as though they're painted?

Thank you!
Mainly, I think, it was just a fluke. I use Adobe CS2, so I work a lot with selective coloring, playing around until I find a good fit for the picture. Then after the color is good, I use the blur tool and then the smudge tool to move the background enough to make it look swirly.
What program do you use? Maybe I could explain it better then :D

I also use Photoshop CS2, and that explanation is already a help in understanding how you did it :) Thank you!