Wonderful encouragement Hehe, thank you!

Great image...Okay I'm not the best with shadows but I think the shadow is off a little bit..I think it should be more off to the right of the guy on the wall and not falling down behind him..I might be wrong it's just a suggestion...Best of Luck

Very powerful image, author! Nice...

Wow! Really great imagination and a powerfull image! Keep up the good work!

the light source is coming from behind and above, so I think the shadow is right? I'm not the best at shadows either though

although there is another light source from the left....

Dramatic!

nice chop Author

nice entry ......... all the best .........

Great job author...best of luck

Good mood.

GL to you

Good Job

Very surrealistic approach and a lovely representation of the idiom... great job!

i agree!! great job!!... somethin bout the bottom of that tree looks a little off to me... could just be me though.. Great Work!!

I don't often mark things as my favourites unless they keep me coming back to see it.. and every 30 minutes or so i find myself staring at this again and again... Wow.

Thank you very much! I touched up the base of the tree westfall.

much better!.. and i agree... this one draws me back as well

I'm unfamiliar with the idiom, so I appreciated the explanation. The wooden landscape is lovely, but I don't get why the figure is also made of wood.

It just seemed to be fitting in the world of wood that I created. The figures being made of wood has no significance towards the idiom, only to the piece.

Funny image the sky looks very nice. I would suggest to change the shadows. The shadow of the man is way to big and comes to far to the front, while the shadow of the tree isn't getting any close to that and it's even higher. Removing the shadow on the front hill and sharpening the edge of the tree shadow (also stretch the shadow more downwards without fading it out) would finish the job Good luck!

it is very nice work ,good luck

I am glad so many people like this entry

Ressiv, I know the shadows are off a bit, I retweaked them but I am going to let this entry ride like it is. Once the contest is over I will upload my adjusted to my profile.

I think I kind of like how the shadows don't totally match the logic of the lighting.

good luck

Congrats

Congrats for your first place, Phubar!

Holy crap I actually won a contest! Awessome, thanks for the votes everyone!

Congratulations for 1st, really nice pic.

congrats!!

Congrats, a lovely piece of work

Congrats for the 1st place . . . .

Congrats sweetie!

Congrats! for 1st place

Great work! CONGRATS!!!

congrats!

congrats on 1st place....

Congrats phubar! Well deserved win

Lovely! Very imaginative! The cracks don't seem too realistic, but other than that it's excellent!

I did a cracked egg piece once and used a broken auto windshield as the texture to create the cracks in the egg. I got lots of compliments on it, maybe that would work to help you here.

Love the concept, GL

Nice... What's going to be born? Is it... dangerous? Cute?

Beautiful!! High marks from me...Best of Luck

good idea

the gallery next to mine sell very similar work.. only in three D... (super duper expensive) hehehehe.. great IDEA... I love being able to see through the second one.. real locks the image together

Thanks for comments. Erikuri...it is Cute and Dangerous!

Good.

Nicley done!!!

So cool...gl

great job

Creative.......Well done......G/L Author.

The guy is totally crazy!

good luck

verry goooooooooodddddddddddddddd!!!!!

I love warriors . . . . Excelent work . . . . All the best to you . . . .

very pretty

love to see wazo as a warrior, Gl

Excellent image, only one problem should a Samurai not have a Katana rather than a scimitar?

I didn't know Jesus was a Samurai

i see people here are still confusing drawing and chopping.....

@elficho: in PS contests, both are allowed; in drawing contests only drawing is allowed...
Author, your drawing style is wonderful as always!... But, sorry, I'm not sure if your character is a samurai; he looks more like a warrior from the ancient Middle East...

Nice drawing author but as a samurai fan i will also say your character don't look like a samurai , he look more like a warrior from the Mughal Emperor , especially with his clothe , sword and shoes

I am so sorry that my character doesn't look like a samurai, well..., this time I am keeping this as it is... thanks for all the comments, will help me in the future........

Totally agree with sophia . Also, author used Waz's face and painted over, can be considered as chopping.

Never thought I'd see myself as warior . Nice job, I like the decoration on the dress (or how should it be called?). Good luck!

i think dress suits you just fine waz
gl

Nice colour choices, i think the arm disappears into the chest part of the robe, a stronger shadow would've helped that. Still, great imagination and good drawing!

Great as always author...good luck

cool