wht a lovely use of source.. but its a bit blurry.. I guess u stretched it..

I would try and fix her robe that wraps around. It just seems like it could fit to a slightly different form, rather than strait. Maybe bend a little with Liquefy. Just IMO.

@Jaw: I didn't get what part of kimono you said, so I tried the sleeves...
@Iquraishi: I used the middle part of source image, and it's blurry, even I didn't stretched it...
Thank you both!

nice, good luck

Fantastic work author,i like it so much.It reminds me on Japanese children books with great illustration in it...High marks from me...

very good

cutie patootie

beautiful drawing... U need to ad a shadow under her feet.... But it is optional

nice drawing ........ gud luck....

Great...I love what you did with this....surely a fav of mine.....GL

Nice little sweety

she is so cute =p

Great job! It looks very sad and dark! But it's great!

Really dark and sad... Is it something that really happened?

Made bu true event...

looks good

very nice picture...............

Do all Goth women walk around with umbrella's in anticipation of crows taking a crap on their head?.. just asking (FLEEEEEEE)

JUST TEASING AUTHOR... great job

No my friend,there is only 10 goth girls but they walk a lot...,and because of that they are so fit....

looks very sad.Great work.good luck author.

Very moody entry....nice work.....GL

nice mood

Did you draw this? If so please post SBS...if not post source link.

i uploaded more sbs about drawing.

Very nice indeed, I`m guessing you illustrated the palm tree too?

yes ,i llustrated the palm tree too . and if you want i could add more steps about palm tree painting .
thank you for nice comment .

it is nice but something missing ,and i'm soory becaous i don't know what is missing

okay , me too .

Thanks for going to great detail to show your "illustration technique", Judging by your SBS you "illustrated" this specifically for the bra to fit the girl? but I cant understand why in high res there is an the outline of previous bikini straps, this usually occurs when you use the magic wand tool to remove colour then the fill tool to replace it with skin colour, the straps also dont feature anywhere in your sbs. Also from steps 3-12 you seem to have coloured between her legs a small patch of scarlet which looks the same shade as the outline I mentioned. Just to add insult to injury you claim to have Illustrated the palm tree, yet I know it is brush 1144 from this brush set http://www.brusheezy.com/brushes/1312-Complete-Tree-Brush-Pack, this breaks the rules as a brush set is a source.

oops!

annabat you should use your own judgment before saying opps. I bet you did not even get back to the SBS before your Opps to get what Geexman claimed. anyway oops

Geexman i can not defence my self against your claim as long as I can not add more steps to confirm the fouls of your claim. May be if I have been asked to make it as tutorial you will find all the answers for your claim

http://store2.up-00.com/May10/06111307.jpg
http://store2.up-00.com/May10/tfa11307.jpg
hope every thing is clear now . i painted it first with pink colour then i changed dress colour to blue

actually I was saying oops about the tree brush... you have to include all sources used to make an entry. I did look at your sbs, so it wasn't a knee jerk reaction... there is nothing about the tree in there. So I still say OOPS.

good luck

itsdesign thank you
Geexman when you ask me if i illustrated the palm tree , i tell you i could add sbs show how i illustrated this and till now i could draw small palm tree , yes i used this brush but if you tell me before now palm tree in the background will be replaced by another beautiful one THAT MADE BY ME .
http://www.brusheezy.com/brushes/1312-Complete-Tree-Brush-Pack

lol ... let me get this clear, I asked if you had illustrated it, you lied and said yes & offered to fake an SBS to prove you had. Then I produce the brush you used for said illustration. You admit you lied but blame me for not pointing out your dishonesty sooner? ... yeah I can see how I could be at fault here.

its not dishonesty because first i wasn't know that the brushes are a source .
second its not fake sbs i said i will create OTHER ONE MADE BY ME because i could do that .

Very nice! This is from a tutorial, is it not? Looks quite familiar.

No, this is not from a tutorial. It is made up of random images and the given contest source.

Excellent job, there is a steampunk portrait tute out there, but the result here is very very different and certainly stands in its own right.

very cute... I'm waiting for Abby to show up from NCIS

I absolutely love this! High steampunk vote. A couple things, tho, it doesn't quite look like she's sitting in or on the brass thing, if you could somehow cut out the front and set her back into it a bit. Also, some kind of background, even if it's blurred might look more 'real'. Great job incorporating the other elements with this. If anyone knows where that steampunk tutorial is, please pm me. The overall look of this is very steamy!

Great! (Just one little nitpick: I would have left the reflections in the goggles). Cool pic, though.

Interesting idea!

Ok I ove this, but what is she sitting on? GL

Oh alright. It was just because the tank/goggles/hat combo seemed to come from this tut: http://psd.tutsplus.com/tutorials/photo-effects-tutorials/how-to-create-a-steampunk-style-illustration-in-photoshop/

At a second more detailed glance, you did a really really awesome job with this. Good luck, author.

great choice of images with very nice blending over all a great looking work
One slight thing maybe some sort of a texture on the umbrella maybe something like the brass or copper tank -- seem a bit to smooth as it is IMHO

Great imagination!! Excellent blend of sources.

Great job and Great blending.

Thanks for the comments everyone. She is sitting on a seat which is shown in the SBS. Reflection in goggles was removed because it was of a kitchen and I wanted to be able to see her sexy eyes. Background was left off because I wanted everyone to concentrate on the subject, a background could be too distracting. I like your suggestion Alan about the texture, I'll see what I can do.

Very nice total image!

Put a metal texture over the umbrella as suggested by Alan 2641. Thanks for the suggestion as I think it has improved the image greatly.

It has improved it.

No more improvement is needed, you've got an excellent entry

Great improvement. . Top 3 entry.

Very goth........Nice job and well executed. GL

wow , great work and very nice detailed tutorial, gl

I really like this one! It's funky, most creative and well chopped.

I think the shadows under the goggles are a bit dark ( but it's IMO...) Great work!

EEE!! Fun! Now, that is a great blend of sources!

what to say..... great talent.... :Rock: wish to see this one in the top..... hearty good luck......

Amazing, Crazy skills

Amazing, Crazy skills

ohhhh, great.

really an impressing output... image catches the eyes immediately auhtor... goodluck...

just great

Awesome

looks amazing! great job author.. gl

well done, its a winner for me!

great work

Thanks everyone for your comments.

Super work.

Mesmerizing!

Congrats for your first place, Solkee!

Congratulations for 1st

Congratulations for 1st, superb blending

congrats

Congrats Solkee, wonderful work

Congratulations Solkee.

Congrats! for 1st place, awesome entry

Congratulations! superb!

Congrats!! great idea well done!

Congratulations!!!

Thanks everyone.

This truly bizzare...love it!

Maybe soften the lower left butterfly a little?

wow amazing love the colours

This is a great picture and to me this is perfect use of the source image. Good job.

Funny idea. But where are the other sources?
The upper right crack in the head is going out of her head. Is the bowl supposed to blend with the head or is it supposed to be a seperate object, it's now just blurred. You can make it a lot more realistic and that would make it a lot creepier!

very good manipulation.....

Good work.Love the colors.

Great color and nice composition.

Great job author...very well done...good luck

the eyes and the butterflies....great work.

very nice work here

Looks great on first glance but there are many flaws in HR. No sbs ? However, nice image. Good luck

This is something I would hang on my wall. Great job Author!

Very good.

Very imaginative creation. Nice overall result and wonderful colors. GL

simply awesome!

CONGRATS!!!!

Congrats, beautifully done

congrats, nice chop!

Congratulations!

congrats

thx for all your kind words. Have a nice week!

Congrats!!

congrats. This is so cool!

Wow!!! This is toooo Creative.. Congrats...