looks cool

Very sweet!!

Never played it but I knew it was a game interesting one you choose yummie

I like this image, author! This image is actually far prettier and imaginative than what the makers of CandyLand have revamped. In the 60s, the game had beautiful illustrations and color with imaginative settings. They have dummied it down since and it looks awful to me. Even changed some of the cool candy location names on the board itself. Very disappointing. Anyway, your vision is beautiful and well done.

Nice work...my blood sugar went up just looking at this!

Thank you all for your kind words!

@pixelkid... Yeah I had a great version as a kid, and I designed the game pieces after the 60's version of the game!

Nice interpretation of the original game, author. Just curious, tho, you mention that you made the sign, but don't show making the actual game's name. It looks like the original, is there a source link for that or permission to use it?

Interesting in an unusual surreal kind of way. Perhaps this is why I like this so much. Personally, I think if you softly mask away the reflection a little sooner, in other words, don't have it appear all the way to the bottom of the image, it won't detract my attention from the main pieces so much.

EDIT: Looks awesome, author! Glad to help.

Reflection changed pixelkid. Thanks.

i like this more the more i look at it. i wish i could go back and vote again.

It is a bummer you can't change your vote! Thanks agnatha3141!

I really love this one!..fav for me..
great blueish color!

Strange shadows on the knight, good idea overall.

A very interesting idea, there are a few things that would help your image. Firstly the perspective of your chess pieces is not the same as the chess board, now I don't do 3D, but I imagine that if you made the board and positioned your chess pieces within your 3D program, then adjusted the angle you would have the same perspective on both board and pieces. Secondly, rendered clouds never do an image justice, there are plenty of wonderful stock pictures of clouds that would improve your entry. Good luck

Akassa and madamemonty, thanks for the input. You ladies are/were right. I really was not too happy with the original upload either. I made a major edit... for those of you who have voted already I thank you. Please see my SBS.

much better! like the changes!

Well done author, that is so much better

Image improved a lot author good job

I do indeed appreciate the flowers, thanks for the positive feedback. my 1st edition was just me being lazy...

Looks good now, author, nice scene.

nice composition... some of the execution needs work though. The pool table is abruptly cut off at the top. I can tell that you were attempting to have the image fade out by that point, but it didn't quite make it. I can still see a very hard line at the top, and it slices right through the middle of the corner pocket of the pool table. just crop your image to this line and you should be good. Keep practicing with your lighting and fading...

I can't see a line, other than the angular line at the far right corner of the table. I'm on a small monitor at the moment, so I'll look when I get home. My biggest reservation during work was that the quality of the pool table source photo was shaky, so I left the finished product at low resolution, which I rarely do, because when I see low res. I usually suspect it's being used to cover up sub-par craftsmanship. Thanks for your constructive comment and suggestion!

right above the top pocket the picture gets cut off and above that its pitch black ill make you a sample.

http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/7109/cutoffi.jpg

on my sample, the red line shows excactly where the picture is cut off. everythign above the red line is black

Amazing. I had to change the brightness of the picture to see what you were talking about. The scary thing is whether its my eyes or is my monitor that bad? Anyway, it is now cropped. Thank you both.

I dont know if this is of any help to you :
http://www.lagom.nl/lcd-test/
http://ludens.cl/photo/montest.html
http://peripherals.about.com/od/monitorsdisplayscreens/a/TestMonitor.htm

Great site links Eladine, thank you!

From My point of view the people in the image look a bit flat (mostly the woman in the white dress and person with the hat next to her) not sure if you where aiming for a 2D kinda look but you got it If you add some shadows and fix the light that's going right trough the woman with the black dress it's going to be way better.

P.S. I think the Captain did it. He's not fooling anyone with that fake smile

the light on the people you used is from different directions and don't match with the light sources in the picture and the shading.

everyone looks flat, but also i'm not sure what game pieces were used for this image? apparently you must use specific pieces reminiscent of the game.

i want it flat. i goin to changed the light and shadows and thats . everyone have a weapon of Cluedo

Good idea for the game, author, I had this one, but it's so dark, the weapons are nearly impossible to see. Try lightening it up a bit so they stand out.

Agree with pearlie. The captain on the right needs to be darker too to match the background.