This is really well done...great result, but where's the before? Would love to see what it started out as.

the before is the model

i like it! high marks from me!!!

this image is lovely!! I would love to see a SBS that expleined how you did it!

Minnie first I transform the face to match, then a lot of painting over , the hardest part was the hair , nothing more.

WoAwesome work! Thanks for the animated SBS, really convincing work.

Nice image and lovely SBS. I think the correct reference image was this one though http://screencrave.com/2009-07-21/new-images-facebook-and-trailer-news-for-alice-in-wonderland/

yes Solkee, that too and other 2 I think. I did n save the links to my PC for this because is so common character , everyone can find easily .
I don't know what is so important for you mods this reference files, seriously?
Every artist , painter or anything look for inspiration from different sources, if they don't copy I think its alright .

Top entry author...Fabulous execution...well done and instant fav from me...GL

thank you!

Congrats for second place !

Congrats!

thank you !

Congrats

great use of source

cool idea GL

I just wonder about the model,....dont you think that she should be bit smaller or that flying thing in a higher position or ......aarggh.....maybe it is just my eyes that are wrong to see the compo,.......but one thing for sure it is great work,.....

I didnt think of that, the model, but yes I will try to make different adjustments this week on this, thanks dek !

looks A LOT like a book illustration!!! Kudos!!! author.. good luck

Good image. The tentacle behind the figure makes it very hard to judge the shadows but for sure the dark comma shaped shadow to the right of the figure on the ground needs to go. You're on your own for the rest.

Hey author, great work, my gf loves it.
Tentacles' shadow should be united with the main shadow which should be a perfect elipse. Because of the angle of the light you won't see the projection of the upper side.
Imo, it would add a great effect to make a shadow of the bubble as well, use this as reference:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2530/3676289691_7fd9418923_o.jpg

thanks guys,and greymval thanks for the advice!

interesting!

It definitely looks better, good job!
I don't wanna be pushy, but you should know that the shadow for a suspended object equals the length of an object when light source is above.
So the dark elipse should be same length as the ufo, and the light elipse same length as the diameter of the bubble ( which is an energy shield, right? ).

ooo,,,
you are right againnn I spend a lot just for these shadow

I love it. I love the concept, i love the execution and i love the title. Really well done author

Wild! GL!

Very cool surrealistic image!

Author, here's a good link on casting shadows.
http://www.photoshop-pack.com/details/Casting_Realistic_Shadows/11041
I know there are others, but I can't find 'em right now. Good luck!

Love the illustration look. I personally don't get the title.

Shadows continue to be a problem. The figure's shadow seems to be cast in a different direction than the UFO's. A line drawn from the center of the UFO's shadow through the center of the UFO itself doesn't continue on through the center of the light source. The tentacle shadows don't blend that smoothly into the UFO body's shadow.

With the strong back-light source, the front lighting of the UFO (and especially its underside and the tentacle connections) and the side/slightly-front lighting of the figure seem unnatural.

cmyk: thank you for the link , it was usefull !
dan: the title cames from buble , if you look at source 3, the sky is in the buble but I blend it at hard light mode and I losee the shape of the clouds, I think I will change this too
for the shadow you are right, but I know now what the problem was
the proble is the shadow of the girl in originaly source , I manipulate the photo ....but I didnt manipulate the shadow og the girl!
I think that if I wash out a little the shadow of the girl and with the right perspective for the other shadows that will be much better!I will try.
Thank you again all, I learn a lot from this entry and this is good!

Very very nice work author...i did not saw previous edition,but this one look very good...best of luck

Congrats on second !!

Congrats...so cool work...

Congrats for 2nd, nice

thank you!

Congrats!

Good idea, but you need to remove the brick lines that run from the outside of the sphere to the interior walls. The light on the girl is from upper right, so the wall to her left would be darker than the wall on her right, and the shadow of the sphere wouldn't be directly underneath.

yes , now I see with the light, but with the brick, the sphere is open its not wall on back just the background (the big wall), thanks.

I meant from the surface of the sphere to the walls inside the sphere next to her. Take a look. (If you don't get it, please PM me. I don't want to sound like I'm bashing your work, I want it to be even better).

Really cool! SBS please, wanna know how that sphere is done.

Some very cool stuff here. I think there needs to be a crisper edge between the sphere and the back wall as they are apparently not connected as evidenced by the shadow and the fully lit wall behind the model. The lighting on the model in the nook should be more shadowy (i.e., match the model's shadow to the sphere's if you don't want to follow CMYK46's suggestion to match the sphere's shadow to the model's, although that would probably be easier [plus possibly more dramatic and might allow for deleting the floor altogether]). Her long tresses could not hang straight down like that if her head were in the center of the nook.

thank you dan and CMYK, I will try to do the both version of the light and Dan the hair I saw later that need corrections, you are right.

this looks cool i always like a good floating sphere for some reason lol

The shadows of her body are not so visible on the ground.

wow... truely amazing shot to me!

well done author.....GL

My fav of the contest!

very nice piece author...good luck

Very nice creative work = )

Well done Author.

Congrats on 2nd place!

Congrats...

thancks all for your nice comments!

GORGEOUS!!! I LOVE IT!! CONGRATS!!

Beautiful congrats!

Congrats!!!

Very well done , great image! Congrats

congrats

I know this is old but I still would like to comment that I like it a lot. great idea.

Hey, thank you x