Yep, that's the original image.
The program I use is called Microsoft Paint. It's pre-installed in Windows since Windows 95.
To launch it: Start ► Run, then type "mspaint.exe" into the command line. It's not robust at all, but it has everything I need. Well mostly. I use another freebie called colorpicker to get an extra zoom in on the pixels, since Paint only has two zoom levels: normal, and large.
To get my line art, I used irfanview (another freebie) to get a black and white image (2 colors). From there it's a simple matter to copy and paste that into Microsoft Paint. With the original image pasted next to it, I grabbed colors and started working on the lines.
The rest (lamp etc) is free hand. Again, I'm not used to working with color.
Did you guys have any suggestions on how to dither and shade it? Or is there a better process to use than mine going from reference to line-art? I'd rather not use expensive software though--just simple freebies.
CJ