It looks like more than "appealing," it looks like the whole apple...!
Nice job!

Much more appealing than the source pic.

Very creative and imaginative! Good work author and good luck...

Very creative author, GL!

beautiful and very effective work author...GL

You're not being totally truthful, here, Author.
It is a Digital TRACING that is painted, not a true Digital Painting.

You did not freehand the subject, you traced it.

That is not to take away from the beauty of the image, just a point of clarification, as tracings, like reference images and tutorial studies, should be labeled as such when entered into competitions.

so much work done, but imho it's not worth the result.... good luck!

@ MossyB & Androla: What should I do then? Am I really need to clarify it with the video?

Or maybe I change the title to Digital Tracing? So it's worth to compete? Or should I just remove it anyway.

To clarify everyone. I'm a Wacom Cintiq user, I'm not making a trace of anything so easily. IF the looks of it comes to sneaky to your eyes and not the perfection that should be, then I'm absolutely take my responsibility for mod to remove it. I'm very sorry of making things uncomfortable.

I red-flagged because I need Mod to join our discussion. Thanks.

i never told you to remove your entry nor i didn't say it's bad, and i don't really care whether it is a painting or tracing.... it's all up to you!!! and i REALLY think that your image is worth to take part in this competition. and frankly speaking i don't understand why are you so nervous about the comments?

Androla, I didn't mean to point my 'nervous' comment towards you nor I didn't mean to hurt your feelings. It's just me & my tired expressions that force me to write such a comment.

You have my sincere apology, but frankly I'm really don't understand about your 'it's not worth the result.... ' statement above. = |

well, that is just my subjective point of view, i liked up to the 3rd step.... you toiled so much on this entry... and i didn't mean to offend you.

Thank you, Androla. I'm no offend you too. It's just me with my temper. Please, forgive my rudeness of comments before. I would like to be friend with you if you don't mind & let's left what's behind that matters. = )

it's ok

Love is in the air!!! Now you two go get a room! hehehehe.. nice job author, looking good

Drivenslush. You're such a jerk. LOL! XD

Mind if I add you to the 'party'? 3-some awesome. LOL!!

I'll pay for the Penicillin shots afterward LOL

You don't have to. It's my treat, my friend. Fair enough, eh?

Anyway... nice profile picture you got there, man. So disturbing. ROFL. >=P

About the comment section: Geezus ; about the work: nice artistique effect. i'm not sure about the text though - maybe another font/style or maybe something else instead of it. GW none the less.

Author.. chill... hehehe... You are good... Every eye has it own impression... This is art and you made it... That's what matters... Good luck to this entry... PEACE all... hehe...

Congrats

Congrats mate !

Congrats mate

Congrats, very nice work

Thanks mates for your support!

Congratulation!

congrats!

amazing picture... congratulatuions...

Nice Job on your first plae Win Congrats

Hilarious image. Well done!

"dido"

very cute image (lots of fun!)

love this!

I like how you put a different twist on it. Instead of dark and weird, you made it fun. I don't know much about it because I don't use photoshop, but what about trying to use the mapping? to make the paint flow better on the face along the curves like in his ear area? Or maybe even give the paint an edge because as it is, it looks like it was airbrushed on, not painted with a paintbrush. Just a suggestion to make it AWESOME

congratulation!!!! my favorite entry!!!

congrats on your 3rd place!

Congratulation!

Nice Congrats