Pirate luff

Me luffs Cap'n Jack Sparrows hat I want one! -dies-

I definatly wanted to spend a lot of time on this peice, because I really enjoyed thinking it up and sketching the original. I tried a new way of shading, and I really like the results.

Man, would you look at that detailed background! [/sarcasm] If anyone knows a good background tutorial place, it would be greatly apprieciated if I could have a link^^