great job and sbs

lovely colours... I agree the SBS is great. Thanks author

This is really nice... good luck author.

Perfect!!!

Lovely creation......G/L Author.

Love it....fabulous snow man...good luck author

Beautifully done...nice deviation from source.I like your vision. Nice color usage too. Love the reds and greys.

This is one of those entries that drive me crazy. It's a beautiful image, but you could have made this from a multitude of sources. The given source is unrecognizable.

They have driven me crazy as well!!! This is the very first time I've done one of these and really enjoyed it thoroughly. Just didn't care much for the sources offered.

This is really beautiful work, but I just hate when people take some minor parts and transform it into something that has nothing to do with it. You could've done this even if the source was a blank white image. It shows skills, but these kind of images are more suited to a theme contest than to source... =/

Basically, you chopped it beyond recognition. I've seen it done on a regular basis. I think it's a matter of opinion gut yeah you could have used anything.

Nice result but a very poor use of source. IMO these types of images belong in theme contests not in source contests.

nicly done! gl

congrats

Congratulations for 1st, lovely

Congrats for your first place, Artgirl!

congrats!

congrats! for 1st place.

Congrats for your first place

Congrats...way to go!

Faboulous image! Congratulations!

Thanks so much for the votes and fav's. Merry Christmas, all!!!!

congrats for 1st place

Wow, a stunning piece.

GORGEOUS!!!

nice job author.....

Very practical and nicely simple. Great job, author!

simple but effective and thanks for making it what it would look like if it won.

Sources will follow soon

if the presents is going to fly ai think i would give them a bit motion blur to make it look realistic. either nice. tho the kid is veeeeeeeery huuge :o

I really like the concept! It's the spirit of Christmas! I love the way the pic of Santa is holding 'the magic'. The darkening makes the image more unique. I do agree with maXed about the blur, but also understand it's not supposed to convey the gifts actually 'flying'...maybe make the shadows from the gifts less circular and more oblong. I would suggest also to make the far left red gift's shadow a bit darker since it's closer to the ground...and make the other shadows varying lighter opacities. Just a thought...nice work and real cute kid. Sorry for such a long comment...

No problem, thx for the advice, i'll try to fix it.

Looks cool to me I guess you made the changes

Nice image mate, Red parcell looks like a huge 4 pin atx connector thought LOL

I get the title... however, it does not fit your wonderful entry. nice job.

very cute

nice work

look in the SBS for the real preview

cool

congrats .. wishing that you can go to sleep 24th and wake up refreshed on the 26th .. let me know if it comes true so i can do the same next year.

Congratulations for 2nd

Congrats on your placement!

Congrats for your second place, Gian!

Great 2nd place entry

congrats!

Congrats

Thanks bubbas!!

Why is this logo on top of the page it is second? really stupid

wowwwwwww, Wonderful ..... You are lucky!!!