Great idea,maybe make the hand of the man a bit darker/more brown.

I like this! Just two things: There should be some collar from your source pic to our left of his head instead of a shadow that doesn't go with the light source, and it would be way better if the cigar were lit and had smoke rising from it.
Edit: On second look, a darker shadow on his forehead would match the deep shadow below, IMHO. I'd love to see this image improve!

Nice idea, but really not a lot of work is it? I agree with CMYK on the blending head vs the body, it could be better. Use a brush to repair the hair. Put in an interesting background...

This could be a great image but what you posted now looks like the first step to it.

Hope you take some time to improve.

Hey, YOU GOT your HEMMINGWAY in my REMBRANDT (you got your chocolate in my peanut butter).. the Head to hand proportion is just an itty bitty teenie weenie bit off.. but barelly noticeable.. Infact I didn't notice it at all (I was too busy looking at the hair line, amazing).. My brother agreed that the head is a tad small, but first said cool Picture.. so there you go

Keep going! Yes, the head could be bigger...Golem's bro is right. And the smoke...well, find some smoke brushes and make it more interesting.

Good job , I like the background like it is you don't need a distacting one...looking good

Just for fun, my Aunt Myrtle. This is gorgeous! One small quibble...the hair. Try taking the natural brush 12 set at 50% and go around hair and beard and just flick it inward, not much, just a little, to break up the uniformity. Try it and if you don't like it, you've only lost 5 minutes. This is a fine entry.

Some slight shading where the beard goes under the jaw might be beneficial here(or not).

very nice change. good work

great

great image

very nice love it

Nice cuban feel.

you did very well

nice image but i dont like the render clouds

agree with nishagandi

Beautiful construction of the Road......Good Luck Author.

good stuff here, but you gotta nix the background clouds

exceptional!!!!

Yup, gotta find some good clouds...

Nice Depth of field

Nice work. Agree with above background is not suitable.

So, you don't like the background? OK, I have changed it now.

Nice idea good luck!

I like the road idea but not the light gray between the keys (should be darker) or the fact the white keys have no front edge (right side of image) and they wrap around the back edge (left side of image) of the black keys. The background (i.e., everything but the Old Ivory Road) is distracting and adds no insight into what the Old Ivory Road is about.

good work

very good

Yes these clouds look much better great image

the image looks great now

great work , keep it up

COOL

LOL! OMG! I had the SAME idea! ! But mine wouldn't been as good as yours Good Luck!

Yes...much better with new clouds!

Good looking image nice sense of depth!!

gl

Are you truing to hypnotise us to vote high?

Hey pthree, I never thought of that, look into my eyes, you are feeling sleepy....

Very good.

very nice

great job, wonderful sense of surreal art, keep up the good work

Very nice and neat image! These black piano keys remind me a Chimney! Maybe I would add smoke coming out from them Lol! Good job author!GL

Strong entry.. good luck !!!

Chess texture world, so nice and soft!

Congrats, lovely work

Congratulations for 1st

Congratulations, I love this work

Congrats! Great job!

Congratulations.

congrats

I just loooove this one, congrats for the win!

Congrats for 1st

congrats!

congrats sorry for late

Great work author . I am expecting such entry,.

great!!

This is one impressive work! Did you make the eyes or is there a source? While on eyes.. There is a small masking issue on the eye on the left - can see it in hires - picky I know - but this is a great entry, only a tiny fix.. I would wish you good luck, but your not going to need it!!

Hi animmax, whatever in the final result is created. But I used a reference image for that. In SBS I gave all the details. I'll correct the masking issue. Thank you animmax.

good work in a corner of left eye I see part of layer, think you need to fix it... Good Luck!!!
Edited: looks much better!

I don't see any of the source in this image.. BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.. oh boy.. I kill me.. really wonderful work here.. the eyes are that dusty gray blue.. SWOON!!!!

Very good entry

very strong image,beatifull tone skin G.L.

wonderful ! great painting skills you've got

WOW Great work author nice Sbs too very awesome skills.

gl

nice

skillfully done only thing that come’s to mind is the eye nearest the light source you would probably see a few more details of the eye it’s self…….

Absolutely Incredible!!

very cool work.....

beautiful.... really its a great attempt....

I didn't appreciate this until I saw the SBS....Great work!

Hi pingenvy, unfortunately most of the memers rate entry without seeing SBS and description. For me participation in pxleyes is mainly for my satisfaction. Thank you for the comment.

This is by far amazing art work..very well done! well done!! I love the eyes...shows real emotion! BRAVO!

nice work

very well done, good working on details, good luck

Nice use of the dodge and burn tool

Impressive work o.0 The face looks like a photography, really amazing deatails!

Congratulations for 3rd

Congrats! Great job!

Congrats!

congrats

Congratulations, you did very well

thank you all

many congrats for an awesome entry!

Congrats! Very well done.

I would love to see the steps you used to do this.

good work, but need more perfection

no comment lol

i hope that is not going to rain... good luck!

Very Atzec feely combined with the Trojan Horse... COOL!!!

Nice work, I like your concept here and you have done quite well, I suggest darkening the eyes a little to give them some depth

good construction and idea

good work

Nice work!

excellet work, gl!

you did very well, keep going