Very nice ... I like it ....
Good Luck Author

I think she is just a touch too dark

thanks kellie! i lightened her up a bit

& thank you bitmap for the fav!

Good job, I like what you did with the lips

The new her looks very South Asian. [Needs to be viewed in hi-res to evaluate properly, IMO.] Her face seems darker than her body, however—and her left-shoulder highlight seems a tad too strong. Also, I don't get why her pearls and shadow also changed along the way (and what is that rain-drop-shaped blotch in the upper left corner?). I wish the SBS explained what was done at each step

The whites of the eyes are too bright. The rest looks good.
(Pearls could be restored to the originals too...).

very nice author
you got realistic and beautiful result

nice author...

nice work, i would try to do the background same as original too..there is still time..gl

nice work

the problem with conversion is that certain facial features are unique for certain ethnicity.. change the skin-tone technique is great... but if you can up that by changing the features to look like a black lady... it would be fantastic

anyways.. this is a great chop

aheman, i was not trying to make her black. im not going to change the face by modifying it..it will look too fake. thanks for your suggestion though.

Author, if you are "not trying to make her black," then what ARE you attempting in this contest? The theme is "ethnicity," not just "heavy tan color."

Ethnicity goes beyond making the skin dark and the white of the eyes too bright...

The contest description clearly states:
"A beautiful way of exploring different facial features."

What features are you exploring with this entry???

I love what you did author, a little dark thought but it looks beautiful and well done! Best of luck!

with only her skin darkened, she could be Indian. IF in fact the author wanted her to look black/african-american, the nose would probably have to be widened a touch and the lips larger. The way it is though, she looks Indian/Persian or something like that. She is beautiful and the shading is wonderful.

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KatanazStock, assuming that you're the same person as the one from DA, you'd know that on the front page of your profile you allow people to use the stock outside DA. I cant say anything about the 1st point, but the 2nd one shouldnt be an issue here.
Author, good luck!

EDIT: KS, feel free to define "commerical and/or profitable use", s'il vous plaît

I believe it would be considered profitable use since this contest pays "1st place: $5
2nd place: $3
3rd place: $2" to the winners

clever design GOOD LUCK!!!

Nice design, author. You need to start that company for real, I recently saw a video that showed people collecting the turtle eggs in huge sacks.

Interesting. To me it seems too abstract for its intended purpose, however. Squares implying a sea turtle could be cool for a nightclub called the Sea Turtle, but I think engaging the public to be concerned about real sea turtles should use a more-recognizable image. BTW, the text reads as "The Sea Exhibit Turtle" which confuses me. A different font for each word suggests frivolity when your goal is very serious.

dan, it's a fictional story, nothing serious was meant to be intended, its supposed to be a fun, kid friendly and family oriented logo. in my fictional story, families come to play and enjoy the turtles..sorry for any misunderstandings.

great logo!!

Since it contains explicit lyrics I presume the album is not a collection of liturgical songs.

actually greymval, his lyrics are very religious and very inspirational, a few curses here in there describe his emotion of how life was growing up. he's a very brilliant person, not the kind of hip-hop garbage thats out today..he 1st started in 1990, and has grown to be a very successful artist.

LOL, thanks for clearing that up.

Beautiful covers author...well done

Congrats!!

thank you spaceranger!

congrats

great anger in eyes.....

Bright a little the pupil to create a more attractive point, well done.

will do, thanks Akassa, i knew something was wrong, but i couldn't figure it out!

Funny playing with the logo, url and tagline. You used different solutions for each of the sizes, but thanks to the consistent use of background they still can be seen as a whole. Also, the background is light and subordinate to the more important logo and text, which get the full attention. I dont know well what I'd expect if I didnt know the site, however "for pixel addicts" should be the trigger for the more graphic minded people. Personally I dont think that all the designs work as well (if it's about composition and eyecatcher to click further) but others like the big one left and the 2nd from right under certainly have potentional. Overall interesting collection, I'd say make some more . Good luck!

Interesting work author with cool selection of colors...GL

revised! made a lot of changes..hope this is better!