Wow, thank you Lolu. Glad you like it. ;D

Thanks CMYK46. Appreciate that. Coming up on 4 years Photoshopping now. Almost a veteran.

Thank you Zizounai. Very kind of you.

Congats Bro, even if you deserved a better vote...

TY Fruity. The Wolf and the Bird were afterthoughts. The wolf added a slight imbalance to the Chop - to my eye at least. I wanted to crop it wider to the right to get the balance right. However there were hundred of layers and that presented a problem. When you widen something like that you can get hard edges like where the right edge was from your brushing, masking, etc. I worked 2 hrs trying to get the crop right but there were certain things that just didn't line up. Looking through hundreds of layers to find those little things was really bugging me out, so I just left it as is. Hope I explained that right.

Appreciate your comment. That chop was full on "hammer and chisel". Just beat on it till it looked good. Hope you can relate.

You sound like a very fun Valentines.

Thank you still26.

Thank you Z. I learned a bit about lighting doing that one. Glad you liked it.

You have some round yukkies you might want to erase just in front of the creature's face

Yea those dots were added by the Nik Filter and I don't know why. I was hoping no one saw them but you have the eye of an eagle. I will try to clone them out. Thanks for the suggestion.

Those yuckies were actually in the external external source and were exaggerated by the Nik Filter.

That was a problem area. I spent more time on that than anything else (well not quite but it felt that way). I tried so hard to find legs that would just cover up that seam. I had the edge a little harder, then softer, and kinda settled on medium. Tried using some of the paintbrush texture to make it blend. Tried some color, and other types of brushing. Perhaps you see some solution that I don't, to which I am all ears, but I kinda racked my brain on that stupid seam. I was hoping no one would notice but you and Z with your damned eagle eyes are seeing ALL of my faults!! haha.

I beat on it some more. This is a before and after https://image.ibb.co/h8cTYA/before-and-after.jpg

You made it less defined. I was thinking more defined like in this reference......
https://www.pexels.com/photo/white-bird-flying-under-the-blue-and-white-sky-during-daytime-162292/

I made the changes you suggested. Thank you.

Oh wow. I didn't think this contest ended till tomorrow. Thanks Rob!

Mahalo seestah Z!!

Thank you wyndham

Yesterday's rose endures in its name, we hold empty names.

I don’t remember anybody’s name. How do you think the “dahling” thing got started? — Zsa Zsa Gabor

“It ain't what they call you, it's what you answer to.”
W.C. Fields

“The ideal has many names and beauty is but one of them.”

Won't you come into the garden? I would like my roses to see you.

But he that dares not grasp the thorn. Should never crave the rose.
Charlotte Bronte

Mahalo Z

Mahalo L.