Great idea, love the mood & color, but the edges on the figure are seriously jagged, the shadows need work, and the SBS is a joke.

Outstanding idea, mood & color...good luck!

Looks good except for knee joints and lack of a meaningful SBS...

Ditch the 'fro and it might work, since the Navi have long braids...

Wow, it rocks without the glasses...wish I could have voted higher now...good luck!

Google images are not allowed, as most are copyright.

If you can't provide sources for the images you use, your entry will be removed. Try to follow the guidelines.

You can also do wonders by posting the correct links for your sources, or your entries will be removed.

Too blurry, but good idea.

Author, IMHO much better now! High vote from me... ,

Yellow flame would stand out better, but not bad.

Good take on the source, and nicely done.

Excellent work...very believable. Good SBS too!

Links have to lead to the actual image or brush set used. Google images are a definite no-no. Please read http://www.pxleyes.com/blog/2009/06/how-and-where-to-find-legal-source-images/

Shadow is wrong...light source in source photo is from slight upper left. Added shadow is opposite.

Interesting job...please post source link.

A few perspective problems, but good mood & color...

Are Google images in step 8 copyright free?

Links have to lead to the actual image or brush set used. Google images are a definite no-no. Please read http://www.pxleyes.com/blog/2009/06/how-and-where-to-find-legal-source-images/

Half a head is better than none...

Yeah, why not have a Navi look like a pierced Earth dweeb...really exciting.

Neck area needs work (what's the blob above the necklace thing), lose the piercings...the rest is good.

Outside edge should be lighter, beer sign rotated a bit counterclockwise...the rest is good.

Try to remove the floating dots...

The yellow cast is a bit much, but nice job...

Very natural looking.

Author, all source images need a Step-by-step guide.

Don't see the Droste effect here...

Good fix. Now I can gladly give this the high vote it deserves.

Yep, too many repetitions without paying attention to scale, but not a bad idea...

At least post your source links.

Reflection needs to move to our right, otherwise not a bad image...

Author, I love your image in many ways except for the wings...especially the great sense of scale. Everything else in your pic is realistic except for the wings...to be blunt, they suck. Please try to find wings that will fit with your excellent mood & color. Holding vote, obviously.

Might be good to straighten the tower...

Landscape is a down shot, the church is an up shot...the perspective is terrible.

Like the way you matched the look of the watercolor-y background...nice work!
(SBS could be more complete, though).

Source only entries need a Step-by-step guide...

Good work, but the bulb sockets should have small rim shadows at the base to make it look like they're actually on the ground...

Nice job on the lighting! You forgot to give the piece of the wall at upper left the same thickness as the doorway...

Figure should be more transparent, and ripple perspective adjusted, but not bad...(maybe blend in the back edge of the ripple better, too).

Wings are too small & too high...and how does he get 'em through 2 layers of clothing?

Yes, that's much better...good luck!

Author, just play around...remove some shadows, etc...it shouldn't be hard to alter the symmetry.

now...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/leeleelu/2329697552/ Shades are copyrighted...see the ©?
(Author, as you can see, you can't rely on EveryStock. If it says "View this photo on Flickr" you have to go there to make sure the pic is usable...).

Shades are copyrighted, looks like 4 layers of teeth...

Fix the edges & shade the mask more. Waiting for SBS.

Good idea, but do something to alter the symmetry on the face, so it doesn't look like you just flopped it...otherwise it's a good image.

Well, gotta show how you made stuff in the SBS...that's what it's for.