Thanks for the comments folks, glad you like this stony fella.
Robert: Appreciate the pointer re: coding the rotation. That's where I'm definitely out of my depth and you guys can more than assist
GD: As yet, I really haven't decided what it will do - but I do want it to be something kinda special. Something related to whatever intelligence is actually inhabiting my Age.
Nek: Yes, it's all Photoshop - I don't really use anything else for illustration work actually. The basic details are drawn/painted up and then I use various layer effects and hand painted texturing to add the depth and give the image its look/feel. It probably looks alot more than the sum of its part tbh.
-: D'eux :-