Congrats George!!

You added a swirly whirly thing a ma bob, cool

suggest a "vortex" feel from the centre of the "ring".
dramatise with intense "saturation" may make it better.
good composition and idea!

Dat's a wookie vader LOL

Nice triangle balance for me. (My eyes not the chop). very lovely color in the background. Good work!

Have no idea why, but I just had flash backs of the old TV guide. good luck

Congrats!

I like this a lot. I thought this would rank higher....

You can correct the type by entering a bigger version of the entry. Looking at the high res version it is very small and it is magnified when in the overview pages.

Good photo, type is pixelated.

Very pretty cover

Very lovely cacti. There's a typo in the copy under "Next Month" you left out the u in "around" the USA

Love the City
Bloop burple gurgle beep DING peep DING (best submarine impression I could think of )

Zzub Zzub Zzub (Sound of a hummingbird flying backwards)

well done George

Happy Christmas and New Year, my friend

Congrats George.

Congrats George!!

Congrats

Congrats

Good work, congrats!

Best wishes to you too!

Right back atcha!

That blending and burning took this from an image I kinda skimmed past, to one of my favorites in the challenge. Awesome author!

It's a whole new look... SPECTACULAR... Really blends well now.. I look at the whole image now, not just the moon face...EXCELLENT. Wonderful Blend and Balance. Side note...I used to sell giant Sun/Moon wall sculptures my bosses used to hand carry back from South America/Mexico (they were over four feet tall 3D Monsters) and this image would have fit right in with them. Beautiful.

Love the trees/twigs
Just one suggestion, maybe a little burn and shaping to the moon back shape to make it more 3D like the sun rays? Just a suggestion, if the moon was more 3D you could soft brush the edges of the moon face to melt into the back moon shape. JUST A SUGGESTION... it's fine just the way it is, I'm just looking at it and my eye immediately runs around the half moon face plopped on top of the moon shape... it's a very strong focal point, that could be what you were trying for so who knows IMHO of course.

Nicely done.

...and the angel rose out of the sand and ate her in two bites. hehehe
(Great chop... couldn't resist finishing the story) What's up with that hole in the wing? (not your chop, the original photo) I think who ever sculpted that statue had a little too much of the grape.

GREAT IMAGE AND GOOD LUCK.

Good advice above, you don't want a shadow between the bust & the surface it's on...and his right edge (our left) is pretty blurry.

Fun Idea author, but I think your attempt at a drop shadow under the bust and the pedestal pieces pops it apart and it becomes floating chunks. You can see it happen in steps 4 and 5 in your SBS. BOINK. Repeat the top of the pedestal under the original to give it a 3D effect. Apply slight darkness (very similar to bevel emboss). This will give the top of the pedestal thickness and ground it. Look at your ORIGINAL pedestal bust creation, you had it quite right there. Careful with your under shadows, they can cause a floating effect as well. Yikes... You know what to do and I'm beginning to sound like the hum of a refrigerator. hehehe Great Job

congrats again

congrats

Congrats again George!

Congrats George!

Congrats!

woot woot

hehhehehe... great job !

Very sweet

Love it!

Congrats on 4th... woo HOO!!!

Very creative!! You've done an amazing job! Good luck author!!

awesome improvements author

Beautiful work

So pretty. The birdie is cool and the colors enchanting

good idea. Looks like a paradise bird to me. The colours really make it. I agree with Drivenslush, a bit dodge & burn (burn) would improve the Image.

Purdy Birdy Light burn brush (carefully) on the wings where they meet the body my improve the depth a bit (same with the tail, there is already a slight shadow there that could be worked upon.) the beak could cast a slight shadow to give it a little more distance from the body. But hey, it's great just the way it is, I'm just being nick picky Great work! I love how the smiley face slowly disappears in the pattern and you can't really see it unless you are looking for it. GOOD LUCK!!!

cute! I think I would like to see hat broach on encompass more area?

Beep Boop Bleep

Nice image! Would be good to see how the background was made.

You did a fine job author, definitely a steampunk image!