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...

Nice one GL.author I liked it.

thanks

some lensflares, filters and a font... think you'll have to do better than that author

ok other time i'll post better than this

The simplicity may not get the vote but I do think the end result is very effective, nice job

Lens flares don't connote "shiny" to me. Light reflections mean shiny... Maybe if the letters had a bit more color for the lens flares to look more like they are "reflecting" a light source it would be more effective.

Also, if you are not using any exterior images, you have to publish an SBS of some sort showing how you created this image. You had to check the box agreeing to do so before you published this...

thanks Geexman
mossyB: okay so i added a step by step guide so now it's clear for all how to make it

Sorry author, but I don't see a SBS. That's a requirement for this type of entry.

okay okay i'm gonna add again i mean sBS

okay okay i'm gonna add again i mean sBS

It looks nice and shiny

Looks cool to me!

far too much use of "one click" brush`s for me

I like the idea, but i feel like the whole image could;ve been executed a little better. You could try smaller stars at full opacity, and also try experimenting with different colours and blend modes for the solar flares. Good luck!

Haha, thanks for help, I'm lucky I saved the psd so I can re-edit it... Thanks again.

I confess I don't really understand this. I completely agree with ponti55, however. I would also observe that your gray additions to the pill assume that it's a cylindrical sausage when in fact it has a much more interesting shape with a flat band encircling it. A solar flare or two on the right side of the sun might add some balance.

To make it look more realistic, I would add some motion blur to the capsule (not too much though or you would distort the capsule too much)

I like it! I think it's pretty good! Nice job!

I would agree to the fact of giving a bit motion blur to the capsule...Also the opacity is kept higher for the stars is better as it gives a feel of DOF of the capsule and the stars and sun...Overall a nice effort.....

nice idea , gl author

There, It's fixed, if you would like something else added, leave a comment. Thanks for comments.

The solar flares still look extremely unconvincing, if you can't make them look more realistic, maybe remove them all together and simply have the capsule and the sun.

It's not the sun it's planet Earth in lava and fire! And those are not solar flares, those are powerful explosions, witch are dragging in!

nice effort.good luck.

hopefully......good luck

Very nice work

I love the gradients gl

it is this way terrible beautiful, I that never am able make! you have brio, sorry for my bad pronouncement: P

nice

looks very nice! gl

very nice, the reflection puts the icing on the cake

lovely creation. nice colour, reflection and over all presentation is great!

Nicely done.

Congrats, nice work

Congrats for your first place, Nicknight

congrats for topping nicknight... good work..

congrat to you "

Congrats!!!!

Congrats for your first place!

Congrats on the 1st place mate