Great idea and well done -- might loose the text on the image however

author, you need to place your original picture in the step by step, it's cool that you linked to the source but it's your account and once it's recognized you will no longer be able to stay anonymous... (great idea and GOOD LUCK)

thx for your comments, yes @ Alan you're right, Text is mostly difficult on an image.

@Drivenslush: I will do so during my next Contest-Upload, just don't see that stepbystep can be added afterwards.

yes u can add sbs afterwards....above u see the options....go to my stuff and then go to my contest entries...thr you will get the option of adding sbs...so plz upload the original image in ur sbs...othrws ths creation of urs might b removed by the mods...gud luck...and nice idea on the image..but as alan said the text is not workng for me either...

okay, sometimes less is more, the text love is in the air was absorbed from the cyclone
and stepbystep my photo is available.

Try color matching the head for a better result.

hm I'm not sure cause she is in the state of non finished assimilation. It should suggest a process.

Then have the blending be more gradual and possibly in some other regions to "suggest the process" more clearly.

Yeah, I would also blend some more of the original colour here and there or match the colour with another source. Very nice idea thou.

It would look better if the colors of the statues matched. Just use an adjustment layer on the given source image, either Hue/Saturation or Color Balance should do it.

this is very good one ,you get it

Good idea but try to fix the green color on the dirty face statue, Good luck author

aloah assimilation is now progressed. Seems that they are substantial in love...
color replacement and Hue Saturation in some cautious steps did it.

Much better!

Nice improvement

Great work author,unique idea and fabulous execution...well done

That's just great !

exceptional blending! GL!

Gongrats

congrats.... great image

congratulations!!

congs

Congrats!!

wow, thank you I nevver thought to have a good placement like this

Very nice mood !
GL

cool work author...good luck

wow... mystic n enchantin
luv the diffused glow ...
gud job
GL author

I love the atmosphere you created here, author. It's like a cool early summer morning and very believeable.

Nice mood... love the soft glow

@ all : thx for comment and support...

Very beautiful enviroment, I agree with all the commentators.

thanks eri

jamespaul : thanks for the fav..

Good mood

Left hand has six fingers. Some explanation in the SBS would be good in addition to just pics.

Wow, I sure miss sculling! Author, your idea and painting are good (minus that extra finger), however unless the man is using a rowing machine, propped up on that boardwalk, then he's really out of place. A sculler who IS using those oars (usually 9 1/2' - 10' long), would be in/on the water! Also, the position of his right hand isn't quite correct, it would not be gripping the end of the oar. My suggestion is to simply change the background to water and sky only. I'll wait to vote. Check this out in hi-res: http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelwm25/3687567372/ Nice work otherwise.

good work!

.....nice catch CMYK

Cmyk46 I believe if you look closely in hi res you will see only 5 fingers on his left hand and the other being his thumb on the right hand. and perlie I always have my hand on the end of the oar when stroking.,more leverage.as for the sbs it is all painted and textured

Title says it all ... Statue on a Pier ...so (IMO) it would look out of place on the water ... but I still count 6 fingers on the left hand (actually it is 5 fingers with the thumb out of sight but the eye sees, what the eyes wants to see and just knowing the thumb is there makes it 6)!

Now ... all that aside, it is a wonderful image and you have done amazing things with the source! Bravo!

Author, there are 5 fingers showing on the left hand...the thumb would be on the inside & not visible.

I will fix it

See last sbs step

clever and excellent drawing...., Good luck

Could just rename it Anne Boleyn's Brother

("Anne Boleyn was rather tall of stature, with black hair, and an oval face of a sallow complexion, as if troubled with jaundice. She had a projecting tooth under the upper lip, and on her right hand six fingers [which historians now know to be false"

Excellent work author, the image is very well made

Good.

good attempt

Congrats