EER, thanks for the tip. I'm (almost) always willing to try a new pug-in, but I'm always willing to mess with a new picture. I don't think the Laplacian Pyramid plug-in compares with this tut or with the regular ink plug-in at all. Here is my try with the same image as above: I tried getting the shadows darker, but the whole image just got grittier looking and the colors started fading out.
Edit: Organizing PB.
I've got a little more experience with this plugin now, I'll have to try this again. Someday...