Simple but yet very clever!!! GL!

when the obvious is right in front of us.. it is often missed...

good luck author

great idea, would be much better if the start and finish were at different locations, as is you finish with a straight line

Razor,
The whole idea behind this project is the fact that, although this maze may look rather difficult at first glance, it truly is easy to get to the finish line, hence the title "Deceiving Appearances"

ok, if it works for you
for me,it is not "Deceiving"

Sometimes simple just works.....this is one of those times

Thank you all for the nice comments....much appreciated

nice idea author ............. like it ............. all the best ..............

Well, it's really a puzzle! I agree with Raz0r about the start and the finish point; if you had put a vertical line between them, maybe the problem was solved... But it's a great and clever idea, GL!

Great Idea and very well done. I understand Raz0r and erikuri's POV but respectfully disagree. GL

Forgot to mention that I used the burn tool to darken the right side of the "hair" to try and match the shadows of the original pic. Did I mention that the photo is a picture of me that my wife took?

Don't forget to post your unedited image in your SBS as per the Rules & Guidelines.

Idea is funny of course, but I think it would have worked even better if you didnt use the smudge tool, but just kept the tree for what it was. Good luck!

hehe

great idea author,but try to work a bit more on rain and snow effect...best of luck

Nice effects! I'd like some flowers in Spring and a sunshine in Summer...

great work
I really like this

Thank you all for the comments and criticisms....all are awell taken and will be used for future consideration

very cool!

A shadow under the boot would be good.

He looks like he put iodine on skin, it's too yellow IMO because he has white-pink skin tone.

Erikuri. If you've ever had a shiner, you'd know that this is what it looks like after a few days...that's what I was going for. Thanks for your comments!
Jawsh, thanks for the image..thanks for the nice compliments. I didn't want to overdo it...just wanted to keep it as simple as possible. Like the title says...he asked for a shot...LOL

My entry will be removed because of the "not directed at any pxl member" rule. Thanks to all for the comments. Fact is that I didn't know that the pic was an image of a member until all was said and done. It's not like we all hang out together....what a drag! On the bright side, there are some very good chops out there so I probably wouldn't have won anyway. Thanks for the fav Jawsh!

Thanks for the kind words Jawsh...To think this was the only theme that attracted me...LOL. Maybe I have a real dark side ad don't even know it. Just so you know, your approval on this work means everything. After all, I did bust you up...LOL Thanks again!

switched source image...go to "source 2" for the kid's pic

just because you could does not mean you should, the attempt at making it look like a black eye looks more like an ink stained eye

Obviously Loyd, my photoshopping skills are not as good as yours. To be perfectly honest, I'm not in it for the money or the glory. I do it because I enjoy it and this is a good place to get ideas and practice. I also have been playing guitar for forty years but you probably do that better than I do also. Thanks for your comments and criticisms though. They are greatly appreciated!!!

There is no one in for the money or glory here author. I find your second choice for a subject/source to be in poor taste portraying a small child with a black like you have. No I have never had any desire to play a guitar.

Strange that you say that. You didn't like the first choice and you don't like the second choice. Too bad you don't see the humor in it. I hope you don't think that I condone this type of thing. You went as far (indirectly) to mention, in your comments of another disqualified image, about "how quickly your image has been pulled and yet others haven't been dealt with yet" or something to that effect. Do you think I don't know who that was directed at. I know you'll say that I'm paranoid because you are that predictable. But to be perfectly honest, I really don't care what you think. I just know that my instincts are usually right. And if you can prove that the comment was not directed at me, I will be glad to apologize publicly with the same intensity that I used to accuse you. Fair enough? In the meantime, I hope you have a nice life up there on your high horse. Just remember, the higher you rise, the greater the fall

Hey man This is not directed at you. The statement I made pertaining to other rule violations in the entry that ultimately got yanked had nothing to do with you. As a matter of fact the entry I was referring to is still posted, it is still in violation. As for the issue of taste well I personally find no humor in it what so ever. You just keep practicing and beware of comments posted because I am sure you will see more critique and not just from me. BTW welcome to the site have fun.

Well there was no reason to leave the comments for they no longer apply to this entry. It's a shame they couldn't just realize the only reason to impose that rule was not to offend anyone. This is, sadly is not as convincing as the first of me.

The color of the shiner is off, and I don't think a little kid with a black eye would be smiling.