Very nice atmosphere and well blended, good luck!

Maybe an SBS or explanation in your description?

Author, this is one of your best, especially with a difficult source...good luck!

nice chop!

just incredible!

great entry,,, fav part would be the wizard, love the work on his robes.. however, the construction on your robbot is just outstanding.. Fab work...

Fantabulous!!! That means that it is Fantastic, fabulous and I am a fan!!!!

I got a really good laugh out of this one. Thank you author.

Gads, this is awesome work! Love how you found such a great use for dissolve, that's genius!

Really creative

Congratulations!

Thank you for your votes and comments!

Congrats!!

Congratulations!

Congrats Cheryl awesome work

Congrats gr8 job!

Congratulations !

A little late ... but congrats!

This is a very interesting concept, but the composition really leaves something to be desired...
The oversized lumpy thing in the upper LH corner is dominating the image, with the fire and the wagon wheel helping to almost totally visually negate the gypsy, who is lost in darkness with the glowing orb casting almost no light on her.

You need to better establish your light source(s), and make them more consistent, especially the wagon wheel area, and the too dark area between it and the fire. The wagon simply should not be that bright, nor that unevenly illuminated...

The star "sparkle" brushes add nothing but additional confusion to this scene, as they do not emphasize your focal point, and just seem to be randomly tacked on.

In my opinion, it would be better composed if you just chopped off about 1/3 from the top and the LH side, and then adjusted your lighting.

LOL The oversized lumpy thing is the girl running away from her bad news fortune. If the scene does not succeed in doing what I intended - and apparently it does not - then it needs more work. However, the sparkle is not merely tacked on. "Bad News Travels" is the name of the piece, remember.

Thank you very much for the tips - they are valuable and I will work on it!

**UPDATED** The image was simplified. That's a misnomer - I worked a long time to paint the lights and shadows - 54 layers. Unbelievable. Thanks again, MossyB.

Great work!!!

I didn't see it before, but it looks good now, your lighting work makes for a good atmosphere.

Great symbolism... perfectly on theme.

Great idea! Middle egg needs the same lighting/shading as the others.

Love the green "stink" on the bad egg! Great concept!

great image.... Only my opinion... maybe a halo on the good egg?

The paper bag is just fab.... GL

great

Terrific movie, good concept but perhaps for this contest I wouldnt mind to see the title in the poster. Good luck!

Cool!!

Fantastic use of source, love the snake details and the mirror.

Thanks, Pearlie. Was great fun to do!

Super cool work author and great usage of the source image...best of luck

very good work ..GL!!