WOW!!! is he HANDSOME!!!! awesome work author..

Great job, author! I think there'd be some reflection of his head on the armor, but this is still killer work...good luck!

Yeah, we've got a real contender here - awesome job!

Absolutely astonishing ... excellent work and what a lovely Cat ... very much what I picture Kzinti would be like! You have my high vote for sure!!!

Great work == great books as well

nice work with the smudge tool

Great stuff....PURRRRRRRR!!!

Thanks for all the kind words, means a lot coming from such talented members.
@CMYK46 Thanks for the input. If you look at the original source for the armor you'll notice there is no reflection of the helmet on the breastplate. I did indicate some hair reflection at the shadow edge.
@Alan2641 Yes Niven's stories are great as are the stories he wrote with Jerry Pournelle. If you want a laugh read this treatise Niven wrote on Superman: http://www.rawbw.com/~svw/superman.html

Amazing work author, love,love love what you did with the face of the kittykat.. Amazing job!

Amazing face expression..........Good Job......G/L Author.

Niiiiiiiiiiiiice! GL!

Amazing

Fabulous piece author...well done

Congrats for 1st place on a terrific entry. And thank you for giving me some new sci-fi to read.

Just beautiful entry....congrats master of the universe..... Good deserved 1st place.

congrats buddy ... well deserved

Congrats Space, fabulous work

congratulations...

congratulations

Thanks to all for the comments and congrats! Special thanks to CorneliaMladenova for generously providing the source image!

great and perfect entry... Congrats for the well deserved 1st place..

Very very cute kitty, and very well done = )

Awwwwwww...

Great job on the anatomy of the cat.. and the expression is priceless. I'd like to see the whiskers casting some light shadows, but great work.

Lol reminds me of the puss-in-boots scene in shrek, nice job author!

Awwww...! my...Here I come..I looove the expression,,so abandoned..Great work.
.Your sbs is so good author.very helpful o learn from it.I love the way you did the back of the cat .with that extra layer of fur. which gives that extra droopy effect and old guy Thanks for the SBS .V.V.cool

and I added the heart..(A FAVORITE

Great job! Very sweet. One thought however...if you use a brush with a short fade setting, it'll taper your ends of the whiskers. It might give a slightly more realistic look, but if you're just going with an illustrated look...then you've nailed it. Nice job!

Stunning work ... what an incredible image you have created! I could not believe it was just the source until I looked at the SBS ... amazing! My fav and definitely high points!!!

Cute The only thing that distract my eye, is that there is to obvious cloning on the wall that shows previous cat contour , and there is still some fur as well, can be seen in high rez.

Sooo cute.
Like: The expression. The beautiful eyes. Idea.
Dislike: Ear contour on wall. Shadowless wiskers.
Suggestion: Still time, changes can be implemented. Match hand fur with that on leg.
GL

derdevil, thanks for the heads up on the background. Fixed now.

awww... This is really the cutest cat in town.. GL author!

Lovely sweet cat...........Great job........G/L Author.

Awww! I think I just found my fav. GL! Author!

Oh, cuteness

Great work author...

Thank you for your votes and comments!

Cute little guy....well deserved second place.... congrats...

congratulations...

Congrats!! Really cute kitty!

congrats for the second place...

I saw your portfolio.. you are a master in blending. Again you blended picture perfectly. Give me a some tips to improve it..plz.

Nice blend author. looks very strong. Like your idea. My Fav..

One of your best!

He is SUPER COOL.. imagine the size of the kibble!

Haha! Never thought the cat's facial expression could work so well on a bull. Good luck !

Great job! Your blends are great! Love the highlight matching on the head.

Awesome! Great blend have to agree with all of the above

Just love this ... can't say much that hasn't been said except ... Bravo, wonderful work and great image!!!

Very nice! @Drivenslush..imagine the size of a furball

NIce blending! Very convincing! GL!

Priceless

Great work author...well done

Congrats on 3rd place, spaceranger. This critter is amazing!

Very nice entry....congrats for third.... IDt8r...Spaceranger was 1st!

congratulations...

Oh good grief! I meant Rick. Its tough getting old.

Congrats!!

congrats

wonderful work....

Sweet one!

Wow imagination had definitely no bounds..Great one author

This one actually made me laugh. It's great! Everytime I see it...I smile. Nice work, author!

Excellent work and imagination. Wonderful blending and matching of colours as well!

liquify filter would do this some good right in the middle of the forehead ...expand it a little...it seems a little off

Nice imagination, and as Rick stated before, there is something off in the head.. GL author!

Cute one.........Good Luck Author.

Nice 1! GL!

Super cool work...well done

Oh no...the hair...the horror, the horror!
"From even the greatest of horrors irony is seldom absent."
— H.P. Lovecraft

Beautiful. Just wish the cat fur had a little light gold in it to match the greater part of the picture. Just my opinion. Good luck with it!

Above the cat's ear, the beads are gray and odd looking, instead of golden. The shadow on the beads would not allow them to be reflective yet desaturated...

Fixed something with the light, also added more color to the cat.

This is beautiful author! I love it, vibrant golden colors gives the exact right feel to the image, I wish you the best of luck!

Vibrant and beautiful to look at. Great job