Very interesting. There would be some shadow on the wall. GL author.

like the use of differing scales on this one

congratulations! great image!

Congratulations!

Congrats well done

Thank you very much.

Congrats!!

Good thinking & use of source. Would be even better with a SBS.

some dodge highlights on the head would blend it better good luck

This is great! Take gornats advice into consideration. Would have also been funny to turn that square shape the dog is sitting on into a steaming 'pile'.

I don't know how to add dodge highlights but I did try every filters and effects but it's getting worse, so I didn't change it. Thank you for the advise anyway!

Nice idea -- a bit of work on the blending between the images would help this -- blending needs to be softened so the underlying ape shows a bit more thru the dog

The idea is good, the tips above are valid.
It could also set a color for the creature, make it unique.

Thanks for the comments guys will see if i can improve blending tomorrow and upload

for the fading into of the black and brown, you can use a big brush for the "Eraser" tool to brush out for a smoother fade-in.

note: remember to have original copy of dog intact, so if you made a mistake, you can still re-do it.

good tip aheman nice talk

Think about finding an Irish setter...you won't have such a color matching problem, and you still have plenty of time!

Try to smudge it a bit. With a strength about 80%. More or less.

If you have a tablet, It'll done easily with the smudge tool. But first, do not erase it, try using masking capability in order to achieve the better manipulation tools.

Good luck, Author.

Wow thanks for all the great comments and advice really appreciate the feedback. Will be taking some suggestions on board will update asap.

@ hayato already have a mask in place rather than using a eraser I prefer to work non destructive where possible.

much better

Thanks Jack next time i choose a black subject to colour match someone please shoot me! ;D

Much, much better!!!

WOW!!! Super duper improvement.. good luck author

This is nicely done, apart from the fact that it is a bit out of proportion. IMO, the face is too small for the body. Also I would personally like to see the face in the same greenish color as the body

Thanks for your suggestion...re-sized head and give greenish tinge

Better now!
(altough I think the head is a bit too shiney compared to the body)

GL !

Maybe it could be better without the green color. good luck author

This is much better. Maybe try to desaturate a bit the head color? To bring it closer to the body tones Anyway, I like the improvement. GL

Thanks very much for comments...I might just leave it. I'm very new to all this and am learning all the time.

Love the concept ... very fun take on the source!

Nice idea, but it looks like a copy and paste job to me, you could try finding ana ctual statue image and put it in there, and maybe add a nice backfdrop

i'm missing a lot of sources

took your advice ponti55 added a backdrop and some shadows

i like this one! i think the thinker should be upright and the copy and paste thing fits too!