Simple sweet! good luck

Beautiful flowers... Nice SBS

Congrats! Great work on this

This would be a fine image if you took the time to fix the jagged edges on the turtle. Using the magic wand tool is rarely the best way to isolate an image. The pen or lasso tool set to 1 pixel feather creates clean edges that are not too sharp.

Much better. See, it was worth it!

I like the image very much, a little clean up on the edges would help as Bob suggests.
I agree that the pen tool is theoretically the best way to select an image since it's math based and not pixel based. However there are some images that can be silhouetted much faster and just as smooth with the proper use of the magic wand. I did just that with this source image using the magic wand with layer mask and got a clean accurate silhouette in less than five minutes.

My first job as an artist involved silhouetting B&W photos for catalogs with white paint and brush (no Photoshop in those days). I still use the same technique in Photoshop for much of the silo work, I can work faster than using the pen tool. I don't recommend that for everyone, it's just my experience that makes it easier for me.

If anyone is just starting out with Photoshop take the time to learn the pen tool, it is the best way to make selections once you've mastered it.

This tutorial is a big help: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bJSWni7Huw
You'll find others on youtube that are also good.

Good work, good idea... I just do not like the border and the white space, you might want to think that over. But in the end it should be your work, so it's up to you

Morla? hehehe

Actually, if this guy is flying, perhaps some motion blur is needed rather than all the very sharp edges. Just an idea, for I love your overall idea.

Congratulations.

Congrats!

Congrats Ron!

What a neat ear fan, and I love the nose horns ...
Do you think the even shade through out the piece causes a flatness? If you place the original Alligator(separate layer) over the chop and blink it (turn the top layer on and off) you will see the difference in shading become very visible. A SUPER SOFT Burn/Dodge brush over the even areas (darkening/burn the bottom of the head, and lightning/dodging the over all face) to give it more of a "Sphere Feel" then a flat sheet of paper. Just be careful not to over do it, the texture is wonderful. Each horn might be enhanced with burning gently on the darker side to give them more of a TUBE look as opposed to the flatness they carry at this time. (according to the light source). The teeth are a GREAT example on how the horns could look. In fact... just copying the shading of the teeth to the horns would work quite nicely. ONLY MY SUGGESTION. Very good work all round.. and as always... IMHO. GOOD LUCK.

Good dragon. You might want to show how some of the elements (scales, ear things) were made.

Much improved look & good SBS!

Author, one suggestion: after a second look, I realized we should be able to see part of the ear thing on the left side of the dragon's head.

Corrected...I totally had that made and then forgot to make the layer visible when I saved it. You can actually see it in the SBS steps...D'OH!

Promising... GL

I liked your SBS, lots of work forming the dragon, at the end, good job! Good luck.

Congrats, Ron!

Congratulations... nice work.

Congrats Ron!!

Congrats!

This is really cool!!! Do you think the light on the tires and window is too bright for the light in the graveyard (blending issue)? Masking and assembling is awesome. Really neat idea Good luck

Nicely put together, author. The only nitpicks I see are on the far left edge of the top vertical where it's not masked out completely. Also, what you see through the windows is not the graveyard... ah, the details. Driven's suggestion of separate (gray) layer for dodge/burn is good. Also, slightly blur the edges to set it into the background - he taught me that ages ago! Good job, though.

Congrats,

Congrats!

not very fair... IT's NOT ON THE MENU.. damn.. somebody bring me something deep fried and smothered in Chocolate... (Shrek quote).. man.. am I hungry.. thanks a lot author.. grrrrr.. hehehe.. super great job

woh.....great combination strawberry and chocolate.....i like it

Fantastic work...every part looks delicious...good luck

so tasty

i want it lol

I love choco and I love berries!...

A delicious image - Maybe soften the edge of the "berry" to make it better match the edge of the chocolate covered part.

that looks tasty

Nice work author

perfect!

good stuff

Tasty creation.good work author. gl.

am drooling, nice effect

great entry! gl

love it