I agree with Nator, the sky and ship look great. I like the way you got the ships reflection and the waterline. Cool "mercreature"

Rasta fish !! Cool man......

This is a great image! One thing confuses me: where's the transition between the surface, where the ship is reflected, and under the surface?

Thanks Bob, and I realize this is an awkward transition, so by extending the canvas vertically - and having to use a drydocked boat (best shot I could find of a hull and I liked the rust), the transition is simply in the center (above the boot), shortened for the site. And yes, I realize the proportion of the rope's thickness is also off due to this. I used artistic license. Edit - now tweaked, see next comment.

Distorted reality is part of the charm of this image. Nevertheless, I think having the boat end of the rope realistically thin would be a good thing along with showing some signs of life on the boat. I would also eliminate the 'oil slick' thingies in the center of the image as that should just be the unencumbered transition area between the surface and the under-sea portion. The water line of the boat could be a tad more curved following the shape of the hull and the reflection of the prow should extend as far out as the actual prow does. The turtle really distracts IMO.

Made some tweaks per your suggestions, Dan. I flew in my re-con gull, and he's reported that indeed that boot was the last link to any life aboard. The crew must be in Davey Jones' locker, he said. I 'skinnied' the rope, eased back on the 'oil slick', and worked on the waterline. However, if you are referring to the right side of the image as the prow, that's the stern (see original image). The prow, or bow, is on the left. I did add some darkening of the water off the stern, tho. And the turtle has scooted off to other waters - no sense fighting over one old boot.

Well done ... great image

nice creative work author...good luck

This is a fabulously fun entry! I've watched it since its debut, and I love your changes! Most of all your creation is so full of imagination, as are your replies with the re-con gull.
And I do think removing the turtle was a good thing. Plays more into that aquatic diva. Good luck!

good work..... nice and interesting image.... gl

wow i really love this idea! i dont want to see it go to waste! so, maybe add some shadows where the "skewers" enter and exit the skull and also a little shadow in the eye on the "skewers"

Thanks Tuck, you're right I keep editing as we speak.

very cool concept author...i don't like to repeat comments but u have to work a bit more on shading...use burn tool at places where skewers enter to the skull and maybe add come color layers for better blending effect...and how i like this image and i will hold my vote if u do some changes...good luck

Fantastic surrealism... Very nice!

Cool work on the skull, and creative texture. If only the couple of rods had burn/shadow on the skull, and the bracket on the right as well. Great surrealism, tho.

Amazing entry, Author and I wonder why you have hesitated to submit it, I like it very much :0

Really good shapes, the legs look great! Be sure to add in a shadow for the robot though

Yeah.. the body is very good. Head and hair.. dunno.. needs shadow, as the rest of the picture has it. The boots are a bit excessive, but well.. her arms are a bit on the small side, but overall, very nice work.

oops. uploaded the corrected version with the shadows. i had picked the wrong file in upload.

Widiar, i used her body as reference, so i'm sure you can check the sbs for the pose and see her arm isn't too much different from the models proportions.

clever creation of the source.....! awesome.....

Very creative and sexy, author.Boots are not proportional between themselves, one is smaller that the other.

erikuri...check the sbs and see that the boots are the same proportion as the model's. i copied them exactly with equal transformation for sizing. only the tops were warped to stretch around the calves which ended up larger than the model's legs. But thank you for the comment always appreciated!

Dekwid thank you she was fun to make

nice boots! yet another proud member of the IBTC...robot style

wow incredible work

Very nice, but her torso and head don't seem to have as much contrast as the rest of the image and thus get kind of lost.

very nice work author...best of luck

Killer boots!! And a nice pose......my only suggestion would be size, she’s a little bit small compared to the rest of the image, maybe a bit late for this. I would increase the size of the original source buy cutting and pasting the top section given you enough room to scale her up so the waist is parallel with the top guide rope

Somehow I just knew this was yours.

Ahoy, girlie! Nice boots and hair!

CONGRATS on SECOND!!!

Congratulations!

Congrats cool image!

Congrats for 2nd

congrats Jade!

Congrats! for 2nd place. Nice Construction

Congrats for the 2nd place! well done.

Congrats for your second place, Jade!

bhahahhahahahahahahahhahahahah!!! super funny.. and I know it's true..there are tons of retirees down here in Florida with the same exact card... LOLOLOOL

Manure??? Coffins??? Argh...

there's no contact info. what is the sense in a business card if they can't get ahold of you?
I guess I'm blind because I really have no idea what business this person is in?
It DOES though get my attention.

In this case, k5683, it's more of what we label as a "calling card" - just something to give to friends or aquaintences (who may already have our actual business card). Good observation, tho.

oh, I have this business card, contact details are on the other side
'Repossessed coffins, elephants bred, orgies organized'... this guy can multitask!
k5683 - no business too small for this man, he can do whatever you require

this is great. Saloons emptied lol I love it. My kind of guy

So cool...Man of the world...good luck

nice card....... all the best to u author ...............

nice

This girl looked quite small, I think. But it's a good job. GL, author

The girl is very small, and the smallest crow should be a bit smaller. The lighthouse doesn;t seem to fit in too well to the background, perhaps a colour overlay above your image for blending? Good luck!

I think you should make the girl bigger..she looks tiny weeeny

Thanks guys,i made some corrections...girl is bigger not...or better to say taller....

Girl is too small, light is from the right, solighthouse should be flipped to match...

Thank u for the comment CMYK but i don't agree...girl is now regular size and light coming from both side and at right side of the lighthouse is big dark cloud who blocking the light....So i think that the lighting is ok...

this is pretty, in a creepy morbid way .. wives tale says 2 crows mean death....

This is pretty but dimensions are bit difficult to digest...

I think CMYK was right about the lighthouse.