Sig Artists

Lots of talent in these signature threads. wanted to see if anyone cared to share a little about their artistic process... such as...

1. favorite filters.
2. selection methods.
3. time spent/piece
4. favorite tools (liquify, patch :D)
5. which components are original/borrowed
6. editing program
7. hardest obstacles to overcome.
8. whatever

I know this isn't a digital imaging forum but I see so many awesome works I'd love to hear more about em. feel free to brag. ;)
I'm pretty humbled over here; thought about leaving my sig off this post ha.