cool work...gl

The face growing out of her shoulder blade throws this piece off. I think she looks good without it.

nice thing author...gl

Good transformation of the source, good mood & color.

I like this a bunch, the title took me a second to get, but it's very clever, and I like how you did the dof here, well done = )

I really like this...Well I really like aliens hehe. This is really very well made, and love the mood of the image. Nice imagination.

Very very cool !
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tight!

Fantastic Work!

The mood of this work is awesome. Well done and nice transformation of the source. good luck!

Nice alien

very very good work author...with perfect mood...well done

Very dark!! GL

Congrats for a great third place!

congrats...

Congrats...,

Congrats!!

Wow -- stunning great detail and depth -- images are great choices and very well brought together -- even the background has detail

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Amazing!!! As usuall

Lovely work ... very elegant!

Very cool overall with awesome metallic surfaces. BUT Nose isn't centered between the eyes. Nose is blurry while lips are crisp. Dangling earing would benefit from sharper edges [more of a low-res issue]. Smallest headdress lamp doesn't cast any shadow (or any shine if were lit) on the mask. [BTW why not make all the lamps lit/brighter for added drama?] Forehead plume thingy doesn't cast any shadow on the forehead. Ditto for eyelashes. Our-left cheek decorations seem flat, not 3D-curved, and the three protuberances terminating in hearts aren't casting any shadows.

beautiful work

very good, congrats!

Brilliant and beautiful as usual...,

Thanks to all for the support. Agree with Dan that "Nose isn't centered between the eyes" but this rule concerns human face, not masks. I personally have created masks with nose on the forehead, with a hole instead of a nose or with an amoeba like asymmetric shape placed like a nose. The only rule one must abide by when creating masks is to place the eye holes properly, all other things are due to one's imagination, so the asymmetrical things (not only nose) make the mask far more charming and it's not only MHO.
As for the shadows, they are much more than enough. IMHO...

I'm not sure about the background but all the rest looks amazing! Well done author.

Ahhh yes...i can tell whos this is...hahahaha...very nice work.

elegant and beautiful

beautiful ...........

Amazing entry...

Extremely imaginative and details as always.

CONGRATS>>>>>>>> WOOOO HOOOOOOO

Thank you very much, my friends, for all the nice comments and support!`

Congratulations to you! It is a lovely piece ... like a sculpture in light!

Congratulations to you! It is a lovely piece ... like a sculpture in light!

Oppp ... sorry for the double post and the guy shooting the arrow was suppose to be a someone bowing! I'll learn ...

Congratulations....another masterpiece!

Congrats on 1st . . . .

Absolutely stunning Cornelia, congrats

Absolutely stunning Cornelia, congrats

congrats Cornelia

congrats

CONGRAAAATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congrats!!

Many thanks to all for the congrats!

I give you a couple points extra for thinking outside the box, but the execution on this need a bit of work.

As chalty said, great thinking.. which I admire. However you need to use the source image more, play with source highlights and reverse them to give view of the moldings of the mask from inside.....I think that would be more acceptable

hehehehe,......very deep thinking.........so deep.......that I cant follow.....

Apart from what's said above, with such bright lights I'd expect to see a bit of the thickness from the mask (bit of lightning on the side of the hole). Good luck!

It's a different approach.

Idea is perfect...