Wonderful effect, really nice entry. Good work and good luck! (Excellent depth of field)

Almost flawless! Aside from the head, the use of the grass brush is very nice. Very convincing result. I just have a suggestion to slightly blur the edge beyond the ear, it's too sharp (especially when you create a shallow DOF like that). High score for sure

Really wonderful and so nice ...GL for you author

love it

Great job!

Thanks for the comments Fixed the sharp edges.

Great idea and execution. I especially like the cracks. Good luck!

awesome!!!

great entry... youre a real whiz at toning

All that work on the tree and you covered it back up!

Amazing job you did here!

Very nice creation........G/L Author.

Great great job Author...

brilliant work ....... all the best to u ..........

Great job author,really really good.Few minor observations,lighter part of the head needs a bit more shading,now when u watch high resolution looks a bit flat.And i don't understand step 10 in your SBS,how did u make grass,used some image,brushes?!?...Any how this is fabulous work and i wish u best of luck.

Thanks erathion. I fixed the SBS(used the grass brush) and I slightly added some shade to the image to give it some depth.

nice work!

Absolutely incredible!! I don't know what else to say =) Best of Luck

very talented

Top 3 for sure, well done

Wonderfully creative entry, I love it. GL to you!!

Thanks everybody

http://visualfeed.kybalion.es/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/paperworks__vegetarius__hpim1053_465.jpg...
source of inspiration?....

Nice clean image! Good luck!

No, not my source of inspiration, but it is an Interesting find genuine2009.

Thanks everybody

congr!!!!

A top 3 for sure

Thank you

congrats!!!!

Congrats, beautiful work

Grats Artist!

Congratulations for 1st

Congrats ! Very well deserved win !

Fantastic entry!!, congrats.

Congrats!

congrats ..............

Congrats!!

Congratulations!!

Congrats! Amazing work

congrats , very nice work

Congrats!

Well deserved 1st place!

Congratulations!

Congrats for 1st!

well done... congrats...

oh, well, that's predictable and I was right when I decided to give up joining this contest. I had the same idea as you but I didn't start when you submitted your work. Congratulations, you deserve that!

Thanks langstrum

good thinking and good luck author

good thinking and good luck author

Thank you JEN750!

nice idea and work ......... all the best .....

Nice

GREAT JOB

GL

Link posted doesn't lead to hand used. Edges of hand should be softened. Light source of main image is from left, so hand shadow is wrong. Would be better to make SBS to show how hand texture was made (which isn't included in source links).

Thanks for pointing out wrong hand image - now rectified! Will look at shadow today. Hand image - used overlay. Am looking forsuitable SBS. Thanks for the help!

good luck

Nice .....

Nice thought, but perspectives don´t match.

Ditto on perspectives, too much smudge on the wings, especially the front parts.

Nice idea

Ditto on perspectives, too much smudge on the wings, especially the front parts. Now wingless!

good luck

GL

this is quite humorous author.. if you play with the curves/burn tool.. you could give it a bit more depth.. only if you want to.. if you were specifically striving for a cartoon effect you succeeded quite well.. good luck

EDIT: I find that source only pics are always the best.. shows how the artist is using their own ideas and not just relying on the power of the stock they find.... this also gives them a piece that can break out of the internet and actually be shown in real life galleries.. you don't know how many times it broke my heart having to reject art work from my gallery (floor manager) because the artist used others work.. even if it's free.. you still have to credit the source and that really cause tons of legal issues

thanks. i tend to make it cartoony as i'm not used to drawing w/ photoshop lol. internet was down for almost a day so i can't get resources online instead i decided to go 'source only' for the 1st time.

Funny image! Coconut bikini top is perfect...

Love the guy with the missing teeth

lol i didnt notice the missing teeth before ,nice idea author gl