The planet ends abruptly at the palm tree on the left, it should be seen behind the tree as well to conform to the spherical shape. A high res image and a step by step is always helpful. Source 6 is a collection of digital illustrations and can't be used: http://www.pxleyes.com/guidelines/photoshop/#5.7.

Thanks spaceranger. Took your comments on board, redone it and this time included a High-Res and SBS

Very much improved! The SBS is well done and informative and the high res looks very good.

good work author..GL

Good image indeed, except for the clumsy brush work on the foreground leaf.

Mystic

I really like how you fit the snake. High resolution would have been good.

cool work...gl

like your entry gl

idea is good -- the elephants need to be warped or rotated to fit the shell better and some shadows are needed to get rid of the floating look

The black background makes the dome look too cut and paste flat. Perhaps a starry sky from Nasa.gov would help.

Thanks for the suggestions folks. I've only slightly warpped the elephants and added a bit more noise etc to the background. I'm just a little cautious about putting in a really good background in case in takes away the focus from the main objects.