That's not bad! Though, I don't see much roundness to the candle, it looks just a bit flat and a bit too sharp on the edges. But the flame at first glance is pretty realistic, so nice job with a few adjustments, this would look very real.

I thought it belongs to a photo contest o.O. The image looks quite simple but really effective as a realistic work. Agree with Anna, now you have a bunch of time to make a PHOTO

Thanks for the comments. How is the image now?

awesome work ! the fire looks ultra realistic , well done

Beautiful first attempt at realism......Looks pretty much real...Great effort and great work.....

r u guys sure that its not a photograph...? It looks the author is cheating here... hehe.. just kidding.. awesome work dude.. my eyes don't believe that its a photoshop creation.... ..

Wow

Good work !

great and realistic, HIGH MARKS

Excellent image.. very simple, but i think that's what makes this entry unique. Wonderful work

I like it

MUCH BETTER!! In the high res you can still see the hard edges, but it's not a big deal. Really great entry! I like how you added the drips on the side!

Thank you annabat.

I keep staring at this, waiting for the flame to flicker. I'm adding it to my favorites now.

This looks SO realistic, very well done author!

Great work author...very well done...good luck

UMMMM yes this is sweet.

very good work here, including the base, looks pretty darned real!

DAYUM

i thought this was a photo... @_@

WOW. It looks so realistic. It directly goes to my fav

if swearing was allowed i would've done it 3x here...

oh wait this would do...
$#@%@#^% that was so #$%%$^ awesome man. You're a great @#%^@$% artist!!!! you'll receive high vote in the voting period from me that's for sure.

lol Thanks

This is quite brilliant, great painting. Best of luck

Great job!

Amazing!! Congrats for your drawing skill!

I'm not sure if the candle won't melt until the contest end...
Is it simple? Yes, it is. But it's PERFECT, like a photo!

out of scratch...............!!!!!! AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

it make me feel it

amazign work author so realistice

Thanks for the comments

gr8 job!

great entry

This is not a photography contest author...............
Great work.....very good entry...good luck

very well done author! GL

Wonderfully done......I love what you did on this entry, very convincing!! Best of luck to you!!!

Congrats for your first place!

Congratulations for 1st, brilliant job.

Congrats, it looks so real

congrats

Congratulations!

Thanks for all the feedback

Congrats!

Congratulations on your 1st place!!

Congrats!!!!

congrats for ur win... it is really great work....

Nice ! Really good job!

Check this page http://www.pxleyes.com/blog/2009/07/how-to-participate-in-pxleyes-photoshop-contests/ for more info about how to add a SBS, etc. Good luck!

Ow, and I see you signed your entry, but better not. Entries have to remain anonymous until the end of the contest, so it's highly recommended to remove your sig. Good luck!

I absolutely LOVE this~ but...........it doesn't look like fire, it just looks like radiating light.

Amazing...well done author...

good work

Really good work!! Congrats for your drawing skill.

beautiful, whis I could draw like that.

very nice

very nice

Very sweet, nice mood (very intimate) and colors. This is quite beautiful. However, the shading/treatment in the crossing of the legs is not possible, the thigh of the leg behind should be over lapping. Otherwise quite exquisite. If you have a full length mirror available, sit w/ crosses legs in front of it, in a similar position as your artwork, and you'll see that the outside thigh should be higher for the leg to be able to cross in that manner.

@annabat,
Thank you very much =)
I don't see why it would not, as the view is from just slightly lower than eye level - she is after all a very limber conceptualized primordial deity

Very good.nicely done good luck author.

its a very nice image, but I can't see any fire... and nothing realistic, maybe i'm wrong but I the goal of the contest its to draw realistic fire.. anyway you made a good work and i like it!

fire?

It isn't look like fire but it's amazing...

it is very sweet

very nice

it is very beautiful work, but i'm inclined to say it isn't really "fire"

interesting idea

Isn't fire just radiating tendrils of light?
Fire doesn't have to be warm in color - there are plenty of combustibles that burn blue, or green, or even pink!

Just keep your minds open =)

beautiful! gl

I agree with the fact that there doesn't seem to be any fire, realistic or otherwise. While you did a beautiful job on this, I think it would have been better suited to a fantasy contest in order to get the most appreciation.

Looks stunning, great work.

Congrats for your second place, Unfix!

Congratulations for 2nd

Thanks guys, thanks - it's hard to place in contests when you face skilled competition and when you make unrealistic fire!

Congratulations !

Congrats!!!!

Good, I really like the smoke!

kakarot, I'm sure that's a brush, quite abundant out there. However, author, you did a good job on the fire as the theme of this contest

Nice done!

I suppose you have to post the link of the smoke...

Im curious on how you did the picture. Do you think you could add it to the sbs????

for the picture, just draw a grey rectangle, and draw a face using, dodge, burn, and smudge, I add a white frame... I use polygonal lasso tool to "tear" the picture.. add some shadows, and highlights... Quite simple...

excellent!

Great use of tools!

Great use of tools!

Good work author.good luck.

great entry.. gl

Best of luck to you......nice entry

Congrats for your third place, Tallyna!

Congratulations for 3rd

Congrats!

Congrats!!!!

This is quite nice, but the shapes are slightly off, also don't be afraid to put light and reflections in the dark/shaded portions of an image. It helps with the edges that tend to disappear. Things made out of metal, and other very reflective materials often reflect small amounts of light even in a dark environment.

fantastic

nice work author

beautiful!

Looking beautiful.

very nice entry... gl

Very nice.....GL

cool

beautiful work !

This is nice! The candle and flame are well done, but the candle holder could have a bit more blending. the difference between the lights and the darks are a bit too much. The candle wick is kind of on it's own as well. Over all nicely done though.

I like the melting on the candle! Good job!

Not to bad, perspective is a bit off on the candle holder, candle and flame looks nice. gl

Ken, you are quite right about the perspective, I just couldn't get it quite right.

Author try this,Raise the dark line of the upper base ring leaving only a small bit of the blue and show more blue on the bottom 2 thirds of the same ring, hope it helps.

Thanks Ken, Hope this is better.

Much better !!

looks good

Good.

great job, author.. gl

Nice work...GL to you!!

nice