So I decided I’d give vector a shot since I got illustrator for christmas, however, illustrator is quite hard. So for now, I gave up on trying to do it in illustrator until I get good in flash 
so, with no further ado (sp?), please give me as many critiques and tips as possible 
edit: btw, I didn’t do any details yet, I just wanted to see if I could get the very basics down before I dug in and got my mouse dirty
and I traced this image just to let you know