super fun and really well done

EDIT... you added the pretty leafy thingy.. hehehe.. nice touch

I guess that's you, and ... I'm right . It looks quite similar to one of your previous entries . Good luck

this is nicely done

very well done.. no doubt...

Your idea is totally outstanding and i'm impressed

beautiful..gl

Very very nice work...good luck author

really nice ... crisp and clean... but would've marked higher if you hadn't masked off the fur

different aproach and a very good output

The stalk of the plant in the middle lacks depth in my opinion, but it's a very imaginative entry! Good work

congrats!

Congrats for your first place, Nasir!

Congrats Nasir, really cool work

congrats for first keep up the good work

Congratulations for 1st

Congrats!

well done on u winning and very good

u deserve to win :P

well done on u winning and very good

u deserve to win :P

Monster's, Inc. characters are ©

EDIT: I hope they don't pull it either. Just a suggestion, maybe put the texture of the tennis balls on them. It would match the source better and be less like Monsters, Inc. because right now it doesn't seem like you used the source much and without an SBS, I can't tell. GL!

I'm almost sure this is an HOMAGE to Wazowski's old avatar.. hehehe... (and because it's not a direct copy.. I'm sure it will be okay) AUTHOR.. red flag this yourself so you don't get pulled... but I'm pretty sure you are in the clear.. GREAT JOB

There have been more waz entries on this site than I can count, and I've never seen any pulled.

Very funny! It's possible to see the tennis ball texture, but uploading your sbs you'll avoid troubles... Good luck!

tx for the comments SBS added...

woow, very creative idea and it looks so funny

haha i'm in love!!! nyahaha

Its very good that u changed the mouth of the second creature... nice... GL.

Haha nicely creative! Good work!

Awesome

very nice...well done author...good luck

NICE work... glad to see someone hasn't been too lazy and masked out the ball fur, well done!! Just a comment imo a bit blurry where you've cloned out the white seam thingy!

Congrats for your second place, Brandon!

Congrats! for 2nd

Congratulations for 2nd

Congrats!

BWHAAAA HAAAA HAAAAAA HAAAAAA.. oh lord.. this is the most hysterical thing I've seen in a long time... a super sophisticated chop of great emotion.. then SLAM.. tennis ball.. super duper marks for mixing drama with humor.. incredible concept... sure hope you place well.. Intensly deserved (now let me giggle on my own.. hehehe) great JOB!!!

awesome work !

Nice.............................. work

Very cool work !

Very nice choice of images == blending is great as is the lighting

It could be "death"... Great work!

good work.,,,

cool ... i didn't know that King Arthur was a tennis player, lol, higher marks for some ripples

Great job author...Only one thing,i am not sure that water splashes would look like this.This happens when something drop into the water and not go out from water.Maybe i am wrong,i don't know for sure.This is great image and high votes from me...

congrats Matteo!

Congrats for your third place, Matteo!

Congratulations!!!

Ponti55 congrats for your 3rd place. Really great entry

Congratulations for 3rd

Congrats!

great idea !

Before i get stunned by this amazing piece, could u pls upload the sbs..thanks

awesome.. but... the corner of left eye (near the side of nose) need more blending... and one more line under the left bottom eye lid ( like the right eye) and it will be more good if the expression lines that on the left side of man's fore head follows to center , that wil change the facial expression more good... still I like this very much.. Fantastic and Gl... Author...

about the eyes, agrees with hereisanoop and this is a top blend excellent photoshopping Goodluck and high marks

fantastic masking

Oh man...awesome work. That face is priceless.

Yes, Nator. Flesh color would make a great finishing touch.

Great work...i agree's with Nator about skin color,but mouth are perfect in grayscale...good luck author

Jesus, I think I don't sleep tonight...

lol.. cool ... hang on ... what's that .... EEEeewwww it's a BIG BUG!!!!

I think you should have made the hands green to match.

No need to desaturate the body, it's too tricky and just distracting.

I love the power of the visual..you have created something quite deadly.. good luck..do hope you win..

good luck author, this is totaly scarrry..

will be in the top3

wouldn't the light be on the other side of the ball??

The light is on the top-left of the ball...the light is coming from the top-left. Think I should emphasise the light more?

no, quite the opposite, you should emphasise the shadows more... shadows and lighting are key, but shadows need work on the bottom right of the ball.. just make it darker so its not all the same lightness

Very impressive! Are the eyes just drawn? They're almost perfect...

nice work.. GL

This is very very nice work,but Atlas image is not usable...

From Wikipedia: "I grant anyone the right to use this work for any purpose, without any conditions, unless such conditions are required by law." I've seen pictures used here with the same Wikipedia liscense. What would make it not usable? Is there some hidden copyright that I don't know about? O.o I'll fix the shadows more, thanks, bdesign, as soon as I make sure my picture is okay...

looks very good

awesome work ! the atlas image is NOT copyrighted and it can be used

Thanks, Lamantine. I looked around on the site more and found a few places where entries used Wikipedia pictures with the same copyright. So, yes, should be alright. I'll go ahead with the SBS and extra shading.

To me, the light rays are distracting, but over all I think this is a great image...good luck!

nice