Nice image, great demonstration of motion, good luck!

You can't use the background image, it is already manipulated. Have a look at these two links:
http://www.pxleyes.com/guidelines/
and
http://www.pxleyes.com/blog/2009/06/how-and-where-to-find-legal-source-images/
That should help you

Try a different background

in the sxc.hu i read the image license... i can use the image!! read: You may use the Image * In digital format on websites, multimedia presentations, broadcast film and video, cell phones. * In printed promotional materials, magazines, newspapers, books, brochures, flyers, CD/DVD covers, etc. * Along with your corporate identity on business cards, letterhead, etc. * To decorate your home, your office or any public place.

It doesn't matter, what sxc says in this case, it does matter, what the PXL-guidelines say! And there you can read clearly, that you are not allowed, to use premanipulated images.

author, Lelaina and CMYK46 are right. Yes you can use that image places, but since it is a picture that has been manipulated already, you can't use it here. Check out the links that Lelaina gave. I know it is confusing, but they are right.

Wont talk about the background

hmmmm ok, now i understand... im learning... sorry.. i will remove the image... doesnt matter....

how i proceed in this case?

image updated!

the motion blur is a little odd but this is cute!

You've got the right Idea but you need to follow the natural shading of the body so the tiger print doesn't look so flat.. I'm sure other's will be along to help... good luck

Instead of using the whole piece of print and slapping it onto the woman's body and erasing around her, I suggest cutting out pieces of the tiger print that fit the different sections of the woman's body. What you have done here is make all of the tigers lines line up no matter what part of the body is showing. For example: the legs are sharing stripes at the knees as if the stripes were a dress. Even if you can't get the stripes to go in the right direction, you'll do better if the body didn't look flat.

Part 2. What you did with her arm isn't going to work, either. Try what I said before by cutting out parts of the print to make it fit the arm. There are much better ways to do this, but as a beginner, you might want to try this.

looks bad; please take into consideration the suggestions you received; you can also look at the comments of the entry before yours; that one has the same issues

thank you to all the people that left constructive criticism instead of insulting words. I will definately try your suggestions out and experiment, now that i have a starting point.

The idea is quite good. The best way to do this would be to use a displacement map after overlaying the texture at a 45 degree angle. Try following Eladine's displacement map tutorial, that should help.

good try! It is great that everyone tried to help too. I'm new and learning a bunch from others because we all start somewhere

erm.. interesting :P, i don't really understand it, but it looks nice. Good luck!

i like the art look of the image and the leaf thing i dont exactly get but it adds a cool effect to the image

the media mix is quite unique.. you don't see that everyday and that's what I like about it... Like the first time I saw the stop motion animations on seseme street.. good LUCK!!

From the technical point of view this is a very good image. It looks believable. I think it would attract more attention when the elements in the image were more related to each other. e.g. the book title could be 'How to paint leaves'.

WOW.. You made her into CANDY!!!!!.. Excellent job.. very good

Very nice work

Nicley done -- looks very natural

Well done

wow....amazing work.....surely among the best entries......well done.....

Well done.........Good Luck Author.

cool

great job, but in hi res we can see some problems at the edge of her lips. otherwise awesome entry.

Very awesome! Great work!!

Wow. Nice job!

awesome wrk......................................

nice

beautiful

Very rich glow to her.

nice

i love this one! her skin color is beautiful!

Beautiful entry. Shows great skill.

looks like a pro

wonderful job author

too bad i couldnt give you my vote, contest closed 2 hours earlier than I expected.. I'm glad you still won, because this one is by far the best entry! I wouldve kept her lips and teeth like it was in the original though, but thats just a little detail

Congrats! Very well done.

Congratulations for 1st

Congrats, beautifully done

congrats I'm so happy this one won

congrats

congrats!!

Congrats!!!

congrats!! well done

Congrats for 1st

congrats!

Congrats!

OKAY AUTHOR I WILL DO THAT JUST FOR YOU COULD STOP SHOUTING NOW...giggle snort.. JUST KIDDING..love your enthusiasm..and yes .. this is a lot of work.. I'll have to say your comment at the bottom really makes this piece.. you can look at the piece and say nice.. then look at the comment and say GREAT..you really helped propel me to look at it more.. good luck and good work

I'm even going to stop back to see your SBS Now GET SOME SLEEP YOU NUT

The effects you used here is good, I think composition(placement of objects and text) need to improve

nice!

nice!!

SBS added... finally! Enjoy guys)

creative idea...I love the pixelated x's over the skull eyes. Nice job!

Excellent concept and design

eheh funny

you did very well