Very good! I would have taken off the little black spot over the man's head

Oh yes sorry I was in rush
Thank you dear.

Congrats Ana-Maria, well done

Congratulations....

Congratulations!

nice idea, looks good. imo, her arm stretched out there is a bit off.

I like the idea which you have used

GL

Nice blend! The man looks a bit big, but maybe that's just me...

Thank you guys!

very nice realistic work...best of luck author

awesome blend!!!

Thank you guys!

Excellent Blend, Now where is the vampire ?.. giggle snort !!! (sorry author, just had to LOL) awesome job

nice job

Congrats for third Daniela.

Congrats!!

Congrats

Thank you!!!!

Congrats

The neck area looks kind of wonky - The really dark shape beneath the head makes it look like the head is floating, and it doesn't look at all like a shadow...Nice job on the background!

Very good

The general mood, the colors and theme is nice, it's some details which could make the entry more finished. That's imo mostly the hair, that looks a bit too roughly drawn compared to the more clean rest of the images. Pay a bit longer attention to it, perhaps you can add a blending layer (with mode multiply) to make the dark parts a bit darker so the hair looks somewhat more smooth. Or just use a tinier brush to get thát detail which make the image more like a whole. Same story would be for the strings. Perhaps here and there the edges from the suit can be a bit softer too. But for the rest I'd think that Tim Burton would like this .
@Mossy: not sure, but maybe the dark shape you mention is not necessarely a shadow but some kind of necklace?
Author, good luck!

Other than maybe make the right side of the head the same shape of the left (since she's staring strait out) it looks like her head is deformed but other than that, this is still one of the best entries I've seen. Fix that and I think you just might have a winner. GL!

I tried to fix the most critical parts, really thanks for you guys for making me know.

with few little adjustments this could be a fantastic image(mostly the hair)..but having said that, i really like it..the mood is great..goes to my fav's..good luck!

I really like this image! I couldn't really tell what was on the right side of her untill about the 5th look. Also not sure why you added an sbs with just one background image?

like the concept very much..., good luck author

love this, good luck!!!

Gruesome little thing isn't she. Has a very doll-like quality to her which makes it more impressive considering the scissors and the clothsline! Love the concept!

congrats on a well deserved 1st place

Congrats for the first place !

Congrats, this is really creepy

congrats very nice work.

congratulations...

Congrats!!

congratulations...

Congratulations darling, you deserve it!

like ur concept....

gud job

Clever and amusing. The planets need more shading to appear less flat and more like 'marbles' in the box. The back half of Saturn's rings should be inside the box bottom. (I like the slits in the box cover for the front half of the rings.) The labeling on the cover side is extremely bland [euphemism for 'boring']. Something shorter like "The Planets in a Box" spread across the entire front in colored, kid-friendly type would be more appealing.

LOVE IT! Especially the crossed out "Pluto."
Simply Excellent. I hope you win with this one!

Great work author.
My only suggestion would be that Uranus has rings too.

Pluto should still be a planet IMO

Love it! Did you consider taking the balck out from the centre of Saturn's ring? s oyou could see the box behind it instead of space?

it is very nice and new good luck

Edited a little (hope thats okay!), thanks everybody for your crits and comments. I need to work on my ability to shade.

itgik, I hated Uranus for having rings after I did Saturn, but they are comparitivly mild so I decided not to include them . I agree with Pluto, keeping it for old times sake, but damn I didn't know how many other Pluto sized objects there are: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:EightTNOs.png

nice idea and good chop Author I want one.

Nice 1! GL!

Great concept author...And i like Pluto idea so much...LOL...best of luck

Very clever and original ... Poor Pluto!