Yep, i's amazing how close you can get to a watercolour look with just the wet edges turned on in PS and a nice splattery brush. The tomatoes are indeed the worst, and I'm pulling back from that on the new illos.

As for the garlic - yes I tried it with a knife, but I couldn't really get it to work. Might have another shot at it in a bit.

Thanks for the compliments and the critiques - really appreciated. Now I want to get my hands on the wet media tools in CS5... but still can't quite justify the upgrade cost.