Need to darken the parts that are submerged and at the water line. Try to give it a wet look.

From the Wiki entry: "Cthulhu is made up of some unknown and foreign matter." It doesn't get wet.

high res is a must to the the full detail of this ---very well done

fantastic construction & blending, well done and very best of luck to you

Kraken I'll give you... Tulu...no way... this creature is an elephant goat squid... with useless bat wings... doesn't instill the fear of the Dread Thu Thu...

Sill a beautiful chop.. and wonderful use of discovered sources but to use the name CTHULHU.. I just don't find a Disney Monster that scary... IMHO


EDIT: Chappy is correct.. the monster already shows a little in the water, you should finish the work

Slushy, Cthulhu has been depicted in hundreds of ways. Go Google some. This is my version, and it fits nicely within the mythos... As for your edit, you don't know what you're talking about.

finish what you started where the body meets the water.. there's remnants everywhere (still not scary.. I think I will call him Mr. Snuffleupagus's older brother).. I'll sneak him treats under the table LOL

See previous comment.

Drivenslush, your critique might be held in a higher regard if you didn't resort to petty remarks that have nothing to do with the work of this piece.
Please go read the entire article provided. It fits all criteria and the work performed here seems to be top notch.
Opinions on what you consider scary are not only uncalled for, but irrelevant.
(or at least take it to the forums)

Author, well done as well as your SBS.

tentacles look a bit flat in my opinion.. some highlights would make it much better.. Good luck

Overall I think this is pretty good... there are a few issues with your edges - (purple fringes)
I see you made some surface ripples... It doesn't look as though it's fully finished in my opinion... might also want to just give a little disortion to the roots which are underwater... or darken them slightly, or atleast make more a distinction that they are in water...

Some of your source images aren't matching up in terms of sharpness... and there isn't really a convincing DOF because of that BUT!... putting that aside I think it's well put together...

That is so cool, i have nothing more to say author
Well done

Quite cool with great color matching of parts. Beard tentacles need to cast some shadows, however. Horn shadows and water-edge shadows are also needed.

Hi Author!! It's a great entry. Nice combination of images, the color and mood also interesting. I have some suggestions. 1) merging of the roots image and body area is sudden, make it gradual merging. 2) Re-look the bat's wings position and size. 3) may be you can add a lightning to get more feel. Best of luck!!

Superb work!

Very good blending and construction.., But I think (only my opinion) If you rotate the ears a little downwards, It will give an extra effect to the figure (head).., (feel free to ignore) Good luck...
EDIT: now it's more good..

Pretty good construction. The left side (viewers angle) has a lightsource coming from the top, the right side has a source coming from the left. The roots on the bottom don't really look like they are part of the body (probably because they are just blurred into the body). But the biggest problem is the lightsource, or lack of one. Plenty of time to work on it, unless you think the image is perfect as it is now...

Fabulous work..........Super creativity......Good Luck Author.

This cthurtainly looks good cthu me. Really a nicely done creature. One little nit... on the left that light gray line on the rocks (highlight?) is a bit distracting. Might look better without it, IMHO.
(wasn't Cthulhu the guy on Star Trek?)

As Cthulhu is a ficticious creature, you can depict it the way you imagine what it's like. And your Cthulhu is quite real... Very nice blending of the images. Maybe if the wings are bigger, more "fantastic" mood can be added (but this is IMHO).

This. Is. FREAKING AWESOME!!!!!

I think this fits as a Cthulhu quite nicely. I mean, seriously...have you ever SEEN a Cthulhu?? Do you know what a Cthulhu looks like?? This is just another rendition of the fabulous beast. Some clawed hands would be nice, but that's just my idea lol. It looks really great as is.

EDIT: Ahhhh now I understand why Drivenslush was being so picky.

AWESOME!!!!! A creative genius.

Sinister sea creature, great idea to replace the ears with bat wings

wowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww .. wow n wow n wow .. amaaaaaazing one

Congratulations on your first place!

Congrats for your great first place, Bob!

Congrats on 1st . . . . Great work . . . .

in the bag from the start, congrats buddy!!!!

Congrats, great job!

congrates.. hearty congrates i`m so very happy that my fav is the best

Congrats CMYK46, what a fantastic entry! and the thumb up/down result is fantastically dramatic too lol

Congrats! Bob, for great win.

congrats, this is fantastic,....well deserved....

Congrats!!

Congrats

Congrats

Congrats.., deserved 1st place..

glad you got 1st place

Congrats !

Congrats!!

Congrats, Bob!!!!

yes,......! this is amazing......! how about making it lit bit ' fatter' ? I mean it still look flat,...well thats just IMO,...great amazing creation anyway.....

Only three legs?

very nice build -- like the shadow and the plain background -- very effective look

beautifull, good luck!

Very nice work author, I do have 1 suggestion about the shadow, don't get wrong the shadow is perfect, but what I would suggest is to move it down a little so the shadow is right under the hoofs, only my opinion though. But great work.

Nice start! And as our friend Bob talked about the legs... if you put a bent front leg, like a trot, would be nice.

Thanks to all for your constructive suggestions and nice comments. Added leg and change position of shadow

Much better.

saturate it a little

This is lovely. I especially like the sprigs of leaves on the tail. That's a wonderful touch. One small suggestion? Maybe you could also add one small sprig of leaves to the mane. Try it and if you don't like it, take it away.

Thanks RickLaMesa and IDt8r. Made changes as per your suggestions.

very different work!!

Very nice work author ,good luck

Fantastic work! make the shadow little darker, the areas which is closer to the legs. Good luck!

Lovely construction .............Good Luck Author.

I love it Nicely done!

It is better now.

Nice idea author, very unique

Nice creation . . . . .

Lovely entry and a very good use of source!

Good imagination and execution.

very nice

Nice work, I wonder if these images inspired you?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1090255/Pictured-The-stunning-life-like-horse-sculptures-entirely-driftwood-washed-beach.html

Great construction author...shape is well made...i like this improved version...well done

No pearlie. As I already mentioned in my description from the very first day that I am inspire by Emily Elizabeth Prozinski's Sculpture work http://sailornibiru1.deviantart.com/art/I-Dream-of-Tia-152718109 and also send note to her about my this work.

good creation

Really nice work! The way you wound all the vines into shape like that is superb!

Hi pearlie , very nice link you provided. It's very useful.

awesome work .... really really wonderful

and.........again,.....congrats on the 2nd,.....

Lovely work - congrats!

Congrats for your second place, Nasir!

Congrats!

Congratr . . . .

Congrats, Nasir!

hearty congos nasir

congrats Nasir, this entry is quite different from your usual style but still very awesome!

Congrats!!

Congrats Nasir

Congrats

Congrats Nasir

Congrats!!

Crested Crane.. woo hoo.. (great job author.. wonderful work)!!!!

juste waw

Great job! The reflection in Step 16 is better than the final version...the edges conform better to the ripple contours...other than that, it's lovely.

Thanks for the comments! CMYK, I will check that out. Maybe I uploaded the wrong final while watching Dancing with the Stars!!! I did make some changes at the last minute.

Edit: You are VERY observant, CMYK. I did not upload my final version with the filters added, and they do add so much richness to the water. THANK YOU!!!!!

Fantastic! very nice usage of source image. CMYK46 is right, step 16 is the best. Change it immediately. Good luck!!

Fantastic very good ,and good luck

Looks pretty good! Crane is nice, just a few things that disturb me a bit: 1) the vertical size of the image, the top half of the roots is unnecessary and drags the attention away of the crane, you could crop the image, cut of a big part of the top.
2) depth of the image, the leaves in front of the crane are almost the same size as the leaves in the back, the ones in the back are way to big I think.
3) size of reflection, if I look at the crane it looks like the camera was pointed horizontal, but if I look at the reflection it's pointed down, vertical stretch reflection to +/- 50%. GL!

Nicely constructed but If I had to nit pick I would suggest sharpening the details in the Crane a little, and colour correct it into the 'setting' a little more than he is - Everything but the bird is a little green looking....

Good Job!

Wonderful! x10... Nice idea for the reflection (I always tried to make reflections, but without success) And this way is very natural. I love it....

Very very nice detailed work...best of luck author

Congrats for your third place, Lois!

Congrats, nice work!

Congrats!!

Congrats! for 3rd place

congrats,.....very nice

Congrats!!

Congrats

Congrats

Congrats for your third place

Congrats!!

WOW!!!!! REALLY AWESOME!!! All these great ps pictures makes me want to try more with my program! Just seems really hard!

@MnMCarta .. all you have to do is try... and don't let the trolls get you down

Very cool character you've created! I especially like the face construction, reminds me a bit of the movie "Up".
@ MnMCarta Welcome to the party! You'll find all the help you need right here from all the great members willing to share their know how and talent. Just do as the author suggests and have fun.

Superb!!!! Truly an ingenious, wonderful piece of artwork! You are my hero!

Really awesome! I agree with all the comments above...

very nice character. good work

wow!!!!!!!!!!!! amazing

Great work!

This is so fantastic...this creature is fabulous...it reminds me on one creature from the novel Last Wish with Geralt the Witcher...Perfect work author,instant fav from me...

Lovely clothes design

Congrats

very well done.., adding some details over the eye.., will improve the work.., GOod lucK

Cousin Itt? hehehehe

This is great! What about some water dripping?...

Good work!!. color of the eyes are not ok for me, may be the same treatment used in the mouth will be better.

Kinda reminds me of the creature from the black lagoon... mostely and maybe some swamp thing.... but both those would be more green... Great work author! This would be great to use for a horror film retro poster!

Thanks for the comments! I didn't want normal eyes w/ eyeballs, iris and pupils for this plant creature, I've altered the color and highlights of them a bit. These beasties don't live IN the swamp, erikuri, just around it so no water dripping.
Yes Slushie this is part cousin itt, part wookie with a touch of swamp thing and Chakka (Land of the Lost). Woodztockr I was going to change it to green but I liked the golden look of it.

I like the eyes, they're very...swampy.

very cute , gl

Good work.

He looks friendly

Congrats