this is cool image, i think it would look better and more on theme if you cut his head off.
( hmm that didn't came out right )

just changed the idea !!! maybe next time

In all honesty, author i felt it looked better without all the splatter. At the moment it feels very chaotic. However, it's your piece and i can't tell you what to do

Good luck.

I really liked to first entry.. just removing the head would have been sufficient.. then again.. it is all your vision Author.... then fine by me

This is effective and cool. I like that it's greyscale.

Nice thinking! Might be a better image if the foreground foliage was a different hue...like maybe greener?

I did change the hue of the foliage, but not enuogh..So did it again, works well now i reckon.

Yep, better depth now! GL author.

very creative
i love it

great imagination and a wonderful job, all the best

I like it, very cute = )

Good job........GL
JB

Fantastic piece of work...well done author...gl

Congrats, really well done

Thanks for your comments

Congrats!!

Congrats on the 1st place

congratulation...

Congrats on the 1st place

very very unique idea author....GL

I understand than some will consider this off theme, and its ok if judged that way by the mods, but what I have ried to do is recreate him using real materials (sponge, pants material etc). I had fun putting it together and just wanted to share

for me, its perfectly on theme... only problem i find is that there is no high res ...

I don't think it's off-theme. I just miss the hi-res version...

I think he is missing a nose...?? High res would be nice!?!.

Picture is too small to evaluate all the details. Good luck author.

Fun image ... agree about the hi res but from what I can see ...really good work.

Dang it! I edited it last night to add the extra sources and must have not ticked the high res box. grrr. Now its too late, please don't judge me too harshly for it.

Sorry, a couple of wrong links attached, here are the correct ones:
Pink Coral - http://www.flickr.com/photos/7147684@N03/1045384423/
Purple coral - http://www.flickr.com/photos/7147684@N03/1010103377/

Ohhhhh crazy cheese Bob...for me he never will be sponge...

VERY VERY NICE WORK ! G L

Pretty cool and good idea. There are a few lighting problems IMO, the light from the windows looks very bright but they don't cast any light on the small mushrooms. There's a glow around the mushrooms top that looks a little weird to me. The top could also be darker except for the part in front of the window where the light would cast over the mushrooms roof. Good luck!

Very nice. Agree with comment regarding mushroom top probably needs to be a touch darker but the window lighting looks ok to me (maybe move the 2 mushrooms on the left slightly further away but otherwise very good work. Top 3 contender with a few tweaks. Well done!

It can be isolated but it's cozy... very lovely entry!

Nice entry, but I agree about the light problems. Overall, the light from the windows is too bright and it could be a bit warmed shade, like a bit orange, yellow, reddish or something. Nice entry worth tweaking a bit more.

Great work author,especially with the mushrooms,i like that crack on top of the shroom very much,that is very nice small touch and great detail.Best of luck author

I like it soooooooo much,....very fairy....I think of the cute tinkerbell living there.....this is my fav....

Cute. Can't say I would call the interior light warm and inviting, however. The grass blades should cast (more) shadow, and indeed, a darker perimeter would enhance the feeling of isolation.

thanks alot to all of u for ur nice comments,about the light suggestion i've made some modifications, thanks to Ressiv and oasisman, i apologize for the bad quality of my previous contest entry, i was working on my ancient monitor not realizing it's already expired,lol, did not realize it was bloody terrible, i borrowed my sister's labtop and once i opened my files on it i realized how bad they were, i think i need to buy a new monitor,lol

very very awesome work author good luck!

lol... mushrooms, great idea

wonderful work author... clap clap clap (crowd goes wild)

work on the mushroom is super

Fantastic work

I think this is very cute, well done.

Very nice job

Congrats

thanks a lot to all of u guys for ur nice comments and favs, and special thanks for hereisanoop for his congrats.

IMPORTANT NOTE: there is another entry in this contest including a Mushroom, this entry has been submitted while i was working on my own Mushroom, i confirm that i was not inspired by it at all.