WONDERFUL!!! GOOD LUCK!!!

(PSST! DRAW the background items.. I think some of your sources aren't allowed (illustrations and premanipulations).. don't think will it effect the finished image at all .. Great job)

hey thanks for the heads up, what source in particular are you talking about? I'll certainly fix them, I don't want this to be taken down! I put far to many hours of work into this for it not to compete

SORRY EVERYONE! I seem to have used some illustrations in my background that I will need to replace. So if my entry disappears for a while don't be sad, it will most certainly be back!!!
Thanks

Any thing premanipulated can't be used.. you'll get it, and the Mods should be able to help you as well.. GOOD LUCK!!!

yeah they took it down once, but I didn't realize they had done it. Thought I just clicked the "publish later" button when I uploaded so i put it back up on accident. So I'm waiting for them to take it back down for me. I'll have time to make new background elements tomorrow

Don't worry, You'll get the hang of it LOL.. Great work!

Fantasic job, especially on her face! Love the background, too, and I'm sure you'll get that worked out.

Thanks! everything is all worked out now. Other than a couple textures I created all the background elements right in photoshop, so I no longer have to worry about my sources apparently I need to freshen up on my rules every couple of months!!

HEHEHEHE!!! NOW It's PERFECT Great Save author!

The textures are still artwork created by others...You can only use "natural" texture images.

In the mod's message they sent when they took it down they only said to change my other sources, so apparently these ones are ok to use.

hahaha you were right Mossy! Shortly after I commented back, they took it down, AGAIN! heheh now this image is 100% created in photoshop by me with no use of any sources other than my own picture for a reference, so I think I should be safe now

It's a stronger image now. Great SBS, excellent Pen Tool work. Best of success!

~M

beautiful image author...best of luck

A wonderful gift for your sister, very well done! Everyone has problems with sources at one time or another but you dealt with the situation with good humor and a positive attitude. I agree with MossyB the end result is most excellent!

Thanks a lot! I have always been a glass half full type of person

fantastic work gl author..!!

I know now why I was bemused by this image.. BRENDA STARR (make sure you use STARR not STAR.. LOL) old comic that I LOVED... .. very awesome finish author.. such a wonderful image

Hahah oh wow! Totally!! You would have thought I was inspired by her, but I sadly have never heard of that comic till now. Very cool

Congratulations!

Congrats !

Congrats again Robert, this is really beautiful

congrats...

The red reflection on the side of the can is too bright and sharply angled, it should be a bit softer and curved at the top.

Surprisingly blah to me. Nice Rule of Thirds composition but I think the source pic needs more contrast so the flower stands out more from the background and then packs more punch when you reduce the color depth.

Very good composition.

great entry!!!

gorgeous entry author! good luck!

Looks like a computer-shooter game!!!

I like it! although the background trees could be better

add bullets holes as if in a "first-person" game, being shot in the glass visor (glass crack)
nice....

The angle of the shoulder is wonky in relation to her head, and her face is too bright for the light source behind her (notice the shadow is in front of her face...)

Your source link does not work.

Really........... beautiful it is...........

corrected source link. Thanks for letting me know.

Great ps work

Nice idea with shadow and subject. Perhaps lower her left shoulder a bit and make it less 'broad' looking. This might help the overall look.