Great job author!

this is so cool :3

shadow needs to be warped slightly to match the curvature a little more to the tunnel. Sweet chop Btw

eyes need to look 3D IMO

I'm not soooooo fond of sci-fi, but your image is fantastic! Really nice.

Really nice use of source! Good luck!

Dumps Load of Rotted Fish and entrails into dekwids car... in the middle of summer.. and locks the doors

is he Drivenslush' brother? LOLs.........good work....!

good work mate! I NEED TP!!!

work on the face is very nice great choice of source as well

"ARE YOU THREATENING ME????!!! GL!

very nice building of the creatures and the saucers -- very nice sence of depth, shadows and light as well as the over all detail

Congrats!!

Congrats !

glad you got 1st place

Congrats.., deserved 1st place..

Congrats

Congrats

Congrats!!

congrats, this is fantastic,....well deserved....

Congrats! Bob, for great win.

Congrats CMYK46, what a fantastic entry! and the thumb up/down result is fantastically dramatic too lol

congrates.. hearty congrates i`m so very happy that my fav is the best

Congrats, great job!

in the bag from the start, congrats buddy!!!!

Congrats on 1st . . . . Great work . . . .

Congrats for your great first place, Bob!

Congratulations on your first place!

wowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww .. wow n wow n wow .. amaaaaaazing one

Sinister sea creature, great idea to replace the ears with bat wings

AWESOME!!!!! A creative genius.

This. Is. FREAKING AWESOME!!!!!

I think this fits as a Cthulhu quite nicely. I mean, seriously...have you ever SEEN a Cthulhu?? Do you know what a Cthulhu looks like?? This is just another rendition of the fabulous beast. Some clawed hands would be nice, but that's just my idea lol. It looks really great as is.

EDIT: Ahhhh now I understand why Drivenslush was being so picky.

As Cthulhu is a ficticious creature, you can depict it the way you imagine what it's like. And your Cthulhu is quite real... Very nice blending of the images. Maybe if the wings are bigger, more "fantastic" mood can be added (but this is IMHO).

This cthurtainly looks good cthu me. Really a nicely done creature. One little nit... on the left that light gray line on the rocks (highlight?) is a bit distracting. Might look better without it, IMHO.
(wasn't Cthulhu the guy on Star Trek?)

Fabulous work..........Super creativity......Good Luck Author.

Pretty good construction. The left side (viewers angle) has a lightsource coming from the top, the right side has a source coming from the left. The roots on the bottom don't really look like they are part of the body (probably because they are just blurred into the body). But the biggest problem is the lightsource, or lack of one. Plenty of time to work on it, unless you think the image is perfect as it is now...

Very good blending and construction.., But I think (only my opinion) If you rotate the ears a little downwards, It will give an extra effect to the figure (head).., (feel free to ignore) Good luck...
EDIT: now it's more good..

Superb work!

Hi Author!! It's a great entry. Nice combination of images, the color and mood also interesting. I have some suggestions. 1) merging of the roots image and body area is sudden, make it gradual merging. 2) Re-look the bat's wings position and size. 3) may be you can add a lightning to get more feel. Best of luck!!

Quite cool with great color matching of parts. Beard tentacles need to cast some shadows, however. Horn shadows and water-edge shadows are also needed.

That is so cool, i have nothing more to say author
Well done

Overall I think this is pretty good... there are a few issues with your edges - (purple fringes)
I see you made some surface ripples... It doesn't look as though it's fully finished in my opinion... might also want to just give a little disortion to the roots which are underwater... or darken them slightly, or atleast make more a distinction that they are in water...

Some of your source images aren't matching up in terms of sharpness... and there isn't really a convincing DOF because of that BUT!... putting that aside I think it's well put together...

tentacles look a bit flat in my opinion.. some highlights would make it much better.. Good luck

Drivenslush, your critique might be held in a higher regard if you didn't resort to petty remarks that have nothing to do with the work of this piece.
Please go read the entire article provided. It fits all criteria and the work performed here seems to be top notch.
Opinions on what you consider scary are not only uncalled for, but irrelevant.
(or at least take it to the forums)

Author, well done as well as your SBS.

finish what you started where the body meets the water.. there's remnants everywhere (still not scary.. I think I will call him Mr. Snuffleupagus's older brother).. I'll sneak him treats under the table LOL

Kraken I'll give you... Tulu...no way... this creature is an elephant goat squid... with useless bat wings... doesn't instill the fear of the Dread Thu Thu...

Sill a beautiful chop.. and wonderful use of discovered sources but to use the name CTHULHU.. I just don't find a Disney Monster that scary... IMHO


EDIT: Chappy is correct.. the monster already shows a little in the water, you should finish the work

fantastic construction & blending, well done and very best of luck to you

high res is a must to the the full detail of this ---very well done

Need to darken the parts that are submerged and at the water line. Try to give it a wet look.

Still one of the better entries. GL!