very cool work author...i think someone loose his ball...lol...GL

It's like a poster inside a poster, I just miss the fin of Shark in the water... good luck author!

hehehe.. in the initial creation of this image I had a comical shark head laughing at the billboard... hehehe.. In total truth, I created this image out of frustration.. and it turned out better then I thought

Nice combination of elements, and the filter work makes them cohesive. Great idea to put the poster on the beach - LOL@Cocomo!

Great job! She definitely gives off a "frozen" vibe.

Interesting, but the icicles are made to different scales, and the ones beneath the eyes would curve to the proportions of the face.

Could you make some parts of her hair looking frozen by placing highlight here and there?

my original thoughts on this contest was ice man from the marvel comics...however, i can't seem to find any tutorial that even comes close to doing what i want to do with my entries.
i have been reworking this piece a bit, and will upload the edited version as soon as i have it done..likely tomorrow morning, as i'm at work and can't do much with it here.

WOW!!! This for sure is going to the fav box!

thanks MnMCarta

I did update the image...added a few things.
any other suggestions or critiques will definitely be taken in to account, as i'm still not quite sure its exactly what i was wanting. :P

awesome job!

You said you want her to be like Iceman ? Like this : http://xmendiaries.ibelgique.com/encyclopedie/characters/images/iceman03.jpg ?

Don't ! She's too hot for that ). I would insist on her hair. Check this: http://static.desktopnexus.com/thumbnails/149283-bigthumbnail.jpg See the contrast between the highlights & darkshines ? You could experiment with that, but it's already an awesome entry. Stacey will be proud

great job......

Cool effects, the eyes look so sad

Thanks so much everyone!

I agree with all the comment that imply you should have put more ice effect into her.

Now I'm surprised to see it's you. But I think you know which one i really like

Still an impressive shot! GL!

Nice work author...gl

Super impressive,, very realistic and definitely one of the best in the contest. Lovely

Congrats on 3rd!

Congrats for your third place!

Congrats Jade...

Congrats!!

this should have gotten first

i like it, good luck!

looks different

Love it ! good luck author

Ahhh I`ve designed tons of flyers using this kind of grunge design and it still works for me, well done author and good luck

I always love grunge art ! It's just so imaginative !
Love the way how creative the work is!
GL author

Nice! GL!

Great job author...Octopus is great touch....good luck

Congrats!

Congrats!!

Congrats!!!

very cool

cool work author,but if u look windmill light comes from the left,so shadow should be on the right side,also it would be nice touch if u add some rain image to fall on the girl's umbrella...any how,i like this image because is nice clean chop...best of luck

VERY NICE ! G L

Actually the light is coming from the right, not the left. Unless you mirrored the image since erathion commented.

congratulations... It's one great job !!!

good one,and good luck

Your shadows are on the opposite side of the shadows on windmill; unfortunately you don't have time to fix them... But it's a nice work!

Nice overall feel on this one. I like the lighting on this, but I would've liked to see a shadow on the ground next to the rock formation on the lower left side. Good luck!

Magical!
Must be viewed in high resolution!

awesome and well done... You may want to crop out the dead area of black on the left side.. I know you have that great rock at the bottom but if you cropped that side out.. the story would really POP!!! (this is all IMHO... great job author and good luck)

Nice image. The light source is a little confusing, but overall, great job!

i don't get the light source either, but a nice blend

I don't mind really the light (source) being a bit 'magical', it's a fantasy image anyways. Looks good and there is no major flaw anyways. The dog could maybe use a bit of that pointillism filter to blend it in with the guy and the background a bit better.

A good chop, very good mood and colors.

I think the light is coming from a whole in the ceiling =) nice work here.

Very atmospheric scene......I like the lighting I would say its pretty close, as there would be some indirect bouncing of light.

fantastic

very nice work author...i like strange lighting a lot....good luck to u

Nice lighting effect

Agree with the nice lighting, though why's the dog looking back? :P

love it!

Congrats for your second place, Genuine!

Congratulations, it's really genuine!

Congratulations, great lighting

thx all...for your comm....!!!

congrats!

Congratulations!!