@puppetized: author mentioned that in the description (I don't know that this is the original description or the changed one). Honestly, by comparison, the Giallo's entry is much better (because you said that you were inspired by Giallo's entry, I consider it as your reference, please don't take me wrong, I don't know Giallo, I just want to see how you came with from this reference). Author, with your skill you can bring more effort into this work, it's good but more editing might be much more impressive (some parts on the body can be more defined, especially the face, this kind of improvements is within your reach). Good luck to you

Very neat... would have to put this under HOMAGE.. hehehehe.. Great way to use a great entry in a totally different way (one hand is hard to see.. unless in high res..... good luck author)

I don't know why, but it reminds me a poster of "Ruins"...

puppetized , my first incomplete attempt was this

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/264/38498426.jpg

but then stop working on this project because its not looks good to me. I searched for another pose and decided to used pose reference, used by giallo entry http://www.pxleyes.com/photoshop-picture/4abc9cf1b25ea/trapped.html. Langstrum no doubt Giallo is great artist, but this image already take too much my time and my layers are now going out of control, until and unless I merge them

nice idea great work !

I agree that you have done lot of work here... since giallo made such a fantastic entry.. This one need to be more effective.. Here the human's body details are totaly missing.. ( even it can be considered as weins or root branches U shuld have used the burn dodge tools under the neck and chest areas.. to get some body feeling.. Only my opinion.. welldone work though.. and Good luck...!!!!

I understand your situation and I also don't want to keep the psd file with merged layer. In my case, I made the second psd file and merge all layers, taking risk and added something more. Maybe we need to take control of layers more efficiently, sometime it brought headache to me also

great job...good luck author