Very nice! This is from a tutorial, is it not? Looks quite familiar.

No, this is not from a tutorial. It is made up of random images and the given contest source.

Excellent job, there is a steampunk portrait tute out there, but the result here is very very different and certainly stands in its own right.

very cute... I'm waiting for Abby to show up from NCIS

I absolutely love this! High steampunk vote. A couple things, tho, it doesn't quite look like she's sitting in or on the brass thing, if you could somehow cut out the front and set her back into it a bit. Also, some kind of background, even if it's blurred might look more 'real'. Great job incorporating the other elements with this. If anyone knows where that steampunk tutorial is, please pm me. The overall look of this is very steamy!

Great! (Just one little nitpick: I would have left the reflections in the goggles). Cool pic, though.

Interesting idea!

Ok I ove this, but what is she sitting on? GL

Oh alright. It was just because the tank/goggles/hat combo seemed to come from this tut: http://psd.tutsplus.com/tutorials/photo-effects-tutorials/how-to-create-a-steampunk-style-illustration-in-photoshop/

At a second more detailed glance, you did a really really awesome job with this. Good luck, author.

great choice of images with very nice blending over all a great looking work
One slight thing maybe some sort of a texture on the umbrella maybe something like the brass or copper tank -- seem a bit to smooth as it is IMHO

Great imagination!! Excellent blend of sources.

Great job and Great blending.

Thanks for the comments everyone. She is sitting on a seat which is shown in the SBS. Reflection in goggles was removed because it was of a kitchen and I wanted to be able to see her sexy eyes. Background was left off because I wanted everyone to concentrate on the subject, a background could be too distracting. I like your suggestion Alan about the texture, I'll see what I can do.

Very nice total image!

Put a metal texture over the umbrella as suggested by Alan 2641. Thanks for the suggestion as I think it has improved the image greatly.

It has improved it.

No more improvement is needed, you've got an excellent entry

Great improvement. . Top 3 entry.

Very goth........Nice job and well executed. GL

wow , great work and very nice detailed tutorial, gl

I really like this one! It's funky, most creative and well chopped.

I think the shadows under the goggles are a bit dark ( but it's IMO...) Great work!

EEE!! Fun! Now, that is a great blend of sources!

what to say..... great talent.... :Rock: wish to see this one in the top..... hearty good luck......

Amazing, Crazy skills

Amazing, Crazy skills

ohhhh, great.

really an impressing output... image catches the eyes immediately auhtor... goodluck...

just great

Awesome

looks amazing! great job author.. gl

well done, its a winner for me!

great work

Thanks everyone for your comments.

Super work.

Mesmerizing!

Congrats for your first place, Solkee!

Congratulations for 1st

Congratulations for 1st, superb blending

congrats

Congrats Solkee, wonderful work

Congratulations Solkee.

Congrats! for 1st place, awesome entry

Congratulations! superb!

Congrats!! great idea well done!

Congratulations!!!

Thanks everyone.

very very cool work author...high marks from me...

Nice entry, very playful and colorful.

Very creative and a lovely, surreal image. Having the statues behind the curtain while the umbrella is in front of it might a be little too surreal, however. Also, I confess I would have struggled to identify the sad elements without your explanation. The colorful, entranced gazing statues, for example, don't immediately say "sadness" to me.

Very nicely done, I really like the ethereal feel of the piece. Best of luck to you.

A lovely whimsical entry! For some reason it reminds me a little of Pippi Longstockings. Well done!

It' true... A bit of sadness is needed, to be able to feel happiness and to know how valuable is this feeling. Very touching entry!

veryyyy nice

like the colour and composition very much author...gl...

good job

nice work

great job author! One of the best entries here so far

Fantastic entry! Best of luck

Nice work author

Beautiful surreal image and great mood

Congratulations, Lelaina! Be always happy (without feeling much sadness...)

Congratulations for 2nd

congrats on 2nd

Congrats! for 2nd place

Congrats for such a nice entry

Congratulations, it's really nice

Congrats!! Love it!

Congratulations!!!

I like this, makes me smile =)

Nice image but a SBS or explanation would be helpful to know how it was created.

this image was created in CS4's 3D engine. My puppet is comprised of speres, cylinders, and cubes. The rings were created using the eliptical paths then connect to the strings that were made with the pen tool. the hat is also a shape out of the 3D engine in CS4. When working with the 3D engine to save your computers ram you should rasterize each shape before you began to work with the next one... The hands and umbrella were added using conventional blending methods.

I would add SBS but I dont know how...

Very nice work....if you would like to add a sbs, go to your stuff, contests, then click on add sbs under your image. Adding sbs will show people just how they can implement the techniques that you used to create this entry. Look through others entries and you will get the idea. GL

yes I understand but can someone explain how everyone gets the still shotsof their computer screen uploaded?

alt+print screen will copy it, then paste it into a new image with ctrl+v or just edit, then paste. the sbs will be nice to see. GL on your entry!

thanks i'll do that now...

Another suggestion: you can do your sbs WHILE you do your work on PS, saving each path as low res JPEG in a folder called "SBS of...", for example, using the option "save as". That's the way I do... GL!

Great job filling out your step by step, really helpful. Good tips from everyone as well! A fun image with a good step by step!

wow. your sbs was very informative! thanks so much. and your entry is great. nice use of the source!

good job... now he wants to be a REAL boy

funny

amazing work author

great entry! good luck author

awesome ! very well done

Good.

Congrats for your third place, Upgrade!

Congratulations for 3rd

congratulation !

Congrats!

Congrats for third, well done.

Congrats!!

Congratulations!!!

Thank you all

great job author...best of luck

Slide the goggles just a 'lil bit to the left to centralize them on her face...

Nice entry, but I would certainly centre the glasses over the nose. Just nudge them to the left.

Great idea, but i dont understand that thing around his neck.

very nice work and idea also

GORGEOUS COLORS!!!!

this is good and the colors match so good

nice work

great job! Creative! gl

Interesting use of the source, very original. Good Luck

Love it !

great !

Congratulations!!!

Nice entry....good luck to you.

Great!

beautiful entry....good luck

fantastic work and great idea...new PETA poster...best of luck author

really nice entry! wishing you GL!

cool!

Very good should be in top 3

very nice

this is a nice entry... The only thing that i would have done is changed the rain a little because there should be rain behind the umbrella to. gl

great job! gl

nice entry