Dig the idea, the perspective on the hard angles of the face are throwing me off.

Really nice idea, author! In my opinion...the face plate is detracting from the cool effect. If you somehow have part of the face showing at the bottom, like it has already fallen...I think that would help focus the creepy part more. Or...if you have him holding his face...that would be good. Nice thinking!

thank you all for the comments! Maybe this updated version is less distracting

Much improved author.. great fix it work!!! it's much more believable now!

Good correction on the perspective!

Creepy! Good work!

Wow, nice chop! But please include all your sources used, unless you made the planets yourself, an SBS would help. GL!

yea made the planets myself... but i will make an SBS so there isnt any confusion

I think this is glorious, the depth is amazing, love it, good luck author

thank you both for the comments

Who are you? The E.T. with dreadlocks?
Amazing work, author!

hahahah rastaferian alien. thats awesome! nice chop, and concept. Thumbs up!

Thanks for all the nice comments

very cool idea. ya, mon.

excellent...... Love it.... good luck author.

Creative and cool idea. The hippie wardrobe on the alien is very odd, however. (Why not apply some effects -- e.g., filters or different blend modes with duplicate layers -- to the hat and scarf separately to see if you can come up with fashion more 'alien'?) And there is no drama as the tones are pretty even across the image. I think your SBS Step 2 is compelling but Step 3 is bland, flat wallpaper IMO which translates into a flat final image (which then isn't particularly understandable without the explanation of your title).

lots of fun texture play here.. good luck author

great work......... all the best to u author...........

thank you all for the comments!!

I commented on your SBS. It explains how you made them but if you wanted to, put a few more steps into the SBS and try to pass it off as a guide, they might just buy it. I was just impressed with how well you make your background and would not mind knowing specifics.

That was a compliment BTW

Added a New SBS that goes more in depth.. Hope it is useful.
Thanks jawshoewhah for the tip

Great idea great work Author nice sbs for sure and ty for the brushes link.

Fantastic work author...High marks from me and good luck

well done, top 3

I like the mood and the originality ! Good luck

I just saw your guide. Much better! You should try to submit it as a tut. there were a couple techniques you used I was not familiar with.

Definitely one of the most unique entries. GL!!!

GL

Astounding

cool

Congrats, fabulous work

CONGRATS!!!!!!

Congratulations for 1st

Congrats

Congratulations! Geexman was totally right on his comment...

Congrats!

Congratulations!!!

Congrats!!!

congrats

congrats on 1st...

Congratulations!!!!!

Weird sense for a fantasy garden but I like it. The only thing I would corrected is the masking of the arm. Also, the brush around the arm does not fit with the image. Either get rid of it or use another, more detailed brush.

I agree. To me the brush detracts from the image.

guess my tired eyes failed to notice the horrible edges around the arm.. and the more i looked at it this morning the more the brush stroke bothered me too... thank you for your comments and input..

Great surrealism here...not much of a garden that I can see...but to each his own.

you must have a big back yard lol

the frame is a little awkward author, it would look a lot better if you cropped out the outside of the picture

very cool surreal garden....GL author

Try to blur the hard edges on the trees in the background. What's the source for the waterfall?

thanks for the tip CMYK. i dunno how the waterfall source missed the cut.. but it has been corrected along with the blurring of the trees

thanks again