nice effect, agree with ponti55.

Great idea! I also agree that the masking is a bit soft. I would suggestion using the pen tool to extract and then blurring the mask afterwards to taste. Good luck!

Great work as usual author. Good luck!

It really makes more sense now. You've really chose a really hard thing to do. I haven't really been able to find a real source to tell you if its done right. I would think the the part of the head thats coming underwater wouldn't have the distortion on it. Also to separate the underwater from the above water, I would change the color of the two. I wish you luck and have respect for you for trying this.

Is this a horses reflection or is it in the water gasping for air?

THis is a nice clean, cleaver entry. There is room for improvement on the masking. Try using a smaller brush or use the pen tool to cut things out. Good luck!

My suggestion would be to move the left wings to the left or up so they aren't blending into the frog leg. Good luck!

Good entry, but wouldn't the fireworks show through the bridge? Good luck!

Nice textures and really scary.

Great entry! Only thing I found that might need fixed is a masking problem where the wire meets the other side of the shoe. Good luck!

LOL! Nice image. If you look at the main giracock the shadows under its leg is way darker, I think the giracock in the back should be similar. Also to the untrained eye, one wouldn't notice the work involved to change the light source on the further most giracock. Maybe a sbs to show off your talent.

What happened between steps 2 and 3. You lost a foot and most of the shadow details. It might look better if you skipped step 3 and jumped right to step 4. Good luck!

Wow! Makes a big difference IMHO. Good Luck!

The source on this really played to your advantage. The straps already look like apple peelings. Good job and Good luck!

Author, I understand that you were trying to show the transparency of the glasses by splitting the wall from the table. I would only suggest that you make the wall or the table a different shade or color instead of having the white line run all the way through your image. When I step back and look at your image my eyes migrate directly towards that area. There are plenty more details throughout your image which are overtaken by that line. This is just a suggest and after everything is said and done you have some nice work here. Good Luck!

Another nice entry author. Took me a while to find a suggestion to give. If you look closely there are leftover parts from maybe the claws on the left and right of the tree. Good luck!

Overall nice entry with some nice reflections. Not sure what the the white line is going through the middle, but it's a bit distraction. Also a full resolution file would be nice.

Nice blend, a full resolution file would be nice.

Brilliant work and nice sbs!

Very dramatic entry. Only suggestion would be to make the turtles shell round at the top. Good luck!

Great! I think this really helps show off the attention to details and extra work on this piece. Good luck!

Perspective defiantly looks better with the walls to break things up. Now I would suggest to take a soft black brush with a low opacity and paint some shadows on the lower corner of the wall and under the table. What you need to do is think about where the light source is coming from and then make shadows based off of that same light source. If you look at the object on the wall, it seems like the light is coming from straight above. So things need to get darker the further they are from that light source, which includes the wall and everything else. These are just suggestion, it looks like you've already put a lot of work into this. Good luck.

Looks way better! Good luck author!

The overall feel of this is great. There are a couple of problems with masking though. The palm trees would probobly have a sharper line when it meets the sand. Also the wave seems to just fade into the woods. I would try to skew that end so it matches the horizon of the sand. Nice reflection from the palm tree though. Good luck!

Only suggestion would to do a lens blur on the notes by just a couple pixels to match the source pics. Good luck!

I don't know if it's the colors or the shading of the flag, but sometimes it looks like its waving when I look at it. Optical illusion or am I the only one. Good job!

Nice shadow detail.

Great job! Only suggestion would be to either lighten or erase the tip of the wings. Good luck!

Just wondering, great blending and nice finished product. Best of luck!

Great idea and executed well! Good luck!

Really nice job! Lots of work and lots of layers. Although I like your step 9 more than the final result because it shows off more of the details.

@CMYK46, No I've only had the pleasure of watching the animated version. I wasn't commenting on the design of the shorts just the thickness. I almost looked like he was jumping through a seat like this one. http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h302/Chalty669/carseat.jpg

was there a reason the one eye has white and the other doesn't? Just wondering.

I think the wall is what's throwing the perspective off. Maybe try to make two walls and have one on the left to match the perspective of the table and chairs.

I love all of the details "is that Elvis on the left in the yellow suit?!!"

Excellent entry! The mailbox is a nice finishing touch.

I love it! Tons of details and a perfect mood. I only found one thing wrong. The laser from the back left guy is in front of the guy which is closer. Guessing it's just on a layer above the other. Fix that and this is perfect. Good luck.

Very convincing! Only suggestion would be the highlight under the right Cobb.

I like everything except the background. I would've liked to see something with more details in the background, like some tombstones or some eery clouds or something. Nice entry regardless.

At first I thought this was amazing, then I took a little closer look and got confused. Whats going on with the boy? Is he a ghost or something? Regardless my suggestion would be to make it look like he's sitting in the basket.

This is good, but could be Great! I think you should find a larger source for the closest birds, they've become distorted. Also I don't think you'ed be able to see the shadow on the back part of the water at this angle. Good Luck!

I would like to see more of the clouds in the reflection of the water. Good luck!

Really nice entry! The only critique would be to put back the shadows on the statue. It looks like you were going for a fog effect, but when I look at your image my eyes travel from the top right then move toward the statue. Once there all I can see is the shadows, its hard to look away.

A little masking issue under the closest kajak. Other than that nice details.

You always have a similar unique technique with the color tone of your entries. Your work is easy to spot, just like drivenslush. Another nice entry, and good luck!

I really like the hair you added but I'm not sure about the swimming trunks. I don't know if you were trying to make it look like they were falling off from the force, or just making them look like regular swimming trunks. If you were making them look like swimming trunks you should make them look thinner. It would be funny to see a crack if your trying to make it look like they are stretched from the force.

I think the line between the lizards and the water should have a crisper appearance. I think both are going to be lunch once they fall off the cliff.

I think part of the problem is the white balance of the guy. Duplicate the background go to filter/blur/average. Put that layer on top of the guy and set the blend mode to color. Now reduce the opacity and ctrl click between the two layers so it only shows on top of the guy. Maybe this will help......Good idea and execution though.

uuuuummmmmm! Wonder who this is? Great work as usual!

I could tell who made this as soon as i saw it. The only nitpick I have is the bridge. I don't think you would be able to see as much of the bottom of it from the angle your looking at it from. The angle should be from the top not the bottom.