Beautiful work author...nice mix of 2d and 3d...well done

Nice 3D work in this photoshop contest, author. Several of your sbs steps are impossible to read, tho. Try using a color with more contrast to the background, and larger type.

really fun... except hippos live in rivers, not on the savannah

this is freaking great. i really cannot find a thing wrong with it.

Kyricom, that's why he's hungry, hungry,
and dead.

I know it's hard to find any suitable Hungry Hippo photographs. Excellent creative use of resources at your hand. Overall a nice looking piece of work. I used to like playing this game with my children, many moons ago.

I really like your idea and the image itself is really well done. Just a few suggestions for you...perhaps if you could dodge some of the newly added blades of foliage in front of the hippo to vary the luminosity...giving some highlights etc. This would help keep them looking the same and sorta flat. Also...there's a visible hard line edge of the hippo's neck that can be seen...maybe cover that up or brush it out. If you could also possibly remove the real soft fringe around the front of hippo...it's a bit distracting and doesn't really need to be there. Sorry to nitpick...trying to help.

Thank's all for the comments, I had a lot of fun making this entry! pixelkid regrettably I missed the opportunity to re-submit with some of your suggested changes before competition close, I agree especially that some finer attention to detail on the grass, matching the 3d presence of the rendered figure would have drastically improved the image, a suggestion I will certainly keep in mind for next time. Thanks guys, p.s ichappell hopefully no one shows this hungry hippo to their kids!!

Looks good, good idea for the use of this source. I really like the Butterfly in its "blue " state like the version in your SBS, It might look good with one of the blue ones in the finished work. Nice job overall.

Thank you! It was tougher than I thought it would be.

So creative! LOL @the bite marks on the leaf, and the caterpillar's mouth. I, too, like the blue butterfly in its 3D looking state.

Congrats!!

nice drawing of the sash.. GOOD LUCK!!!

Since the light is shining from the side, the shadow on top of the pants (??) looks out of place. Also, the curve is distracting, as if it is his knee beneath the fabric, the anatomy is way off.

The wing on the left should be showing some shadow from the wing on the right. It's too bright along the top near the body.

The shadow on magicsteve's face is pizza shaped, not grapes, and the grapes are too illuminated on the "dark side" - they should be brighter closer to the viewer, and darker on the top, where the hand shadow would cast.

the folds of the cloth is blurry.

suggest:
1) sharpen the folds
2) more contrast for the whole image
3) add a more contrasty 'angel ring' , now not bright enough

... he really needs to slim-down and cut down on the food, in order to take flight

this is absolutely great work author
love your work here
fav for you good luck

Since you colored the text on the box, you should color the text at the bottom as well.
The shading is a bit too heavy, the bottom of the 'J' is almost completely obscured, and it does not correspond well with magicsteve's feet.
I think you should also move the words closer together.

mmmmm burger

now I can't get Homers.. MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM out of my head.. hehehe.. great job

Great idea ... makes me hungry ... mmmmmm, time for a burger!

very nice imagination...good luck author

Thank you all