Woah! thats wicked! The shadowing on teh fur looks awesome!!

One question! How long did it take you to do this MP?

wow, the flung paint is an awesome effect.

Beautiful!! The wings look magnificent; Ireally like that you can see the depth of the wing, and where the (bone?) folds, and where the skin stretched :3
I love the harness, it's so elegant, and the paws are amazing; I really like how realistic the claws look. I really like that the picture's lighter, you can see the dragon better :3
I love his eyes, they still have that captivating sense, and I love the ears..They're just so..cute xD
I also like that you added blue into the paint flickers :3

I love the design you gave his bridle. This is awesome! Pulls me right in. :D

You did an excellent job
the snow looks very nice

looks awesome, the lighting is amazing.

wow, this is great!

I love the paint splatters! I always think they're very expressive... when not taken to a Jackson Pollack extreme! I dig the Neverending Story vibe to this, too.

Oh, wow, Sparky! Big change from the rough draft.
Heh, just noticed the snapped (torn? bitten through?) bridle rope. That can't be good!
Still has the feel of an illustration for a children's novel, which I really like, especially the changes to the boy (or girl).
Not to detract from the awesomeness of this one, but I have to say I really did like the darkness of the original. It made me think of H.P. Lovecraft, and it kinda had an underwater feel, I think.
Also, I think you did great keeping the snowfall aligned with the direction of implied movement of the figures--little details like that really sell it.

I'd give it an A++. Hope it wows your class!

*awesome* that is so much better! I can see it! huzzah!

Beautiful job. it came out really well.

that is just still too awesome it looks like something out of a chronicles of narnia book^.^

Yeah this is basically the best cover to the best book I've never read :3

This is a true plesure to look at.