nice and looking cute

lovely work

very cute entry (the label curve and blend is brilliant).. (Because of my eyes.. do you think an white Outer glow (instead of drop shadow) or a light white stroke might make the words "Baby's First" stand out more?.. (could just be my eyes..)IMHO

GREAT GARDEN!!!

Incredible entry! good LUCK

Yes, thank you, Ernie, that probably would have helped with the definition a bit. But it's all merged now and curved, with the white streaks of 'light' on the sides...and I'm outta time!

I didn't see the "baby's first," but saw the "Granny Style," and thought, "It's salsa made from babies?" LOL!

The bottom edge of the label curves up around the jar just a wee bit too much, as if it was put on crooked, but otherwise, this is very well done, especially the light refraction!

well i like your entry author
very realistic work
best luck

That's CRANKY, MossyB! lol - and yes, the label looks a little off to me, too, it was tricky as this is kind of a round-corner squarish kind of jar - and it was very late at night when I completed this, after looking at a computer all day. I did use guide lines for the warping, so they're evenly curved, though. Thank you for your comment - yours, too, kushpatel.

hahahahahahahahaha...great humor and neat work...gl author

I will take one please for my baby! Well done author!

congrats and a woo hoo!

Very cute, but it would look better in B&W - the colors detract from the meercat, which is the focal point.

Thank you very much for the suggestion - that really helps - I'll change it

Much better!

Nice effect... you could describe the process a bit, like.. overlay + displacement map..for people wanting to learn new stuff.

Hey thanks greymval,and yeah I will do the SBS soon..
no problem.

nice work gl

Great entry, maybe you can take 5 minutes extra on it and remove the white pixels at the bottom of the hand? It's a final touch but will improve the image IMHO

This came out VERY realistic. I don't care for the yellow paper background, I'd lighten it to a pale cream, but an excellent effect, nonetheless!

EDIT: Much more subtle now!

i didn't like the background either so i changed it, will see.........
thx moss

This is adorable! Really looks like the pencil portraits I used to do. Nice work, author.

thank you pearlie

Very sketchy except for the very dark lines (face outline and shoulders)

thanks DanL ,got that fixed, hopefully looks better now