The image is inspired by this particular effect: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7FgW17vnM0
Anyways... I was really drunk when I sketched, drew, scanned, and started coloring this last night... after not too much sleep... woke up again and proceeded to finish it... and then had to go back to sleep for some more (although I didn't wind up getting much more).
If anyone hasn't played this game yet you need to do so right away! It's pretty amazing with all kinds of dreamlike/nightmarish images and a wonderful soundtrack of ambient noises and sounds. This blog post points to downloads for an English translation of the game: http://www.indiegames.com/blog/2008/04/freeware_game_pick_yume_nikki.html
They're adorable! And I like the webs, for one. They're so detailed and webby.