Congrats, Slushy!

Looks better now. Nice job.

Congrats, lolu.

Congrats on a well deserved 1st!

I would like to suggest that you place the texture layer over the man layer, then reduce the texture layer opacity. Then, using a mask, carefully erase around the eyes. Once that's done, you can increase the texture layer opacity. That will help you blend the eyes a little better. Hope this helps.

Rolf Well, that's up close and personal, isn't it? Glad you got away. Thanks for the laugh.

This is amazing. Putting a sheen on the skin to make it look plastic...perfect. Excellent result for all your hard work.

This is wonderful, like something you might find at a farmers market.

I've sat here for a few minutes trying to figure out another way to say this, but I can't. This is so pretty! It is! I especially like that the colors are different from the words of the colors.

I like the change. It looks very classy.

Did he really say that? lol I like the overall feel of this. It looks like an ad from WWII. One small suggestion, tho. When you warp the label, try dragging the middle of the warp box down just a bit. That will give all the text a wrap around bend to it. GL

I like the "give yourself a beach tan" text, but the "sand in a bottle text" is kind of hard to read. What you might try is using the same technique you used for the "give yourself..." text on the "sand..." text, only make the text dark and the shadow light, know what I mean? Maybe you'll like that better.

Congrats, George!

Just saw this on the front page and WOW! Congrats on first.

Congrats on 2nd! Love you imagination.

Congrats on first!

Oh, how clever! Love the hair.

Saw this on the front page. Its brilliant! Congratulations!

Congrats, Cornelia!

Congrats on 2nd. I'm with George on this one. This would make a beautiful stained glass window.

Congrats!

Congrats, anoop, on your big win!

66+. That's a great score for a first entry. Hope to see more of your work!

Congrats, yahi.

Congrats, roon.

Love the symbolism in this. The feather tips are fantastic.

Uh oh. Check your link, author.

Yeah, I like this! Bright and clean. Great image.

I think you did quite OK. I agree with aheman's comments about the glass brim and the watch face, but overall this is a great first attempt. For me, the most fun is the experimenting. I look forward to more of your entries!

Congrats!

Congrats!

Congrats on first!

Good on ya for giving this a go. The above advice is excellent and the only thing I can add is that you doodle. Got a few extra minutes? Use a pencil and any kind of paper to draw what you see. This will help train your eye to see shape, proportion, shading and all that. Doesn't matter what you draw... a stick, a lamp, a fork... with practice you'll get better and better.

This would make a great kid's room mural. Very pretty.

Ahhh, poor little guy. He's had a rough game of capture the flag, hasn't he?

What a perfect graphic for this movie. Well done!

Lol I knew exactly what you were after. I've never watched the movie, never going to, but this poster for it is great! Grab your eraser and get rid of that little dab on the bottom right spike and it'll be perfect.

Congrats on 3rd, tk!

Congrats on 1st, tazx!

Author, if it isn't saving a full-res image, its probably because your original image isn't big enough. Try making your original image bigger, maybe 1200 or 1500 pixels wide or long. I've discovered that usually does the trick. BTW, I understood the meaning of your logo and thought it was very clever for a travel agency. I agree with Chaltry in that you might reduce (or even eliminate) the color overlay. Good luck.

Holy smokes! Saw this on the front page and...WOW! Congrats on a well deserved win.

Congrats, solaris. The chains are a very creative touch.

Congrats, anoop. Beautiful fish.

This is some great blending and a wonderful imagination. I agree with Alan, tho. Maybe some water splashes set on overlay?

I saw this in the sidebar and thought it was so clever, I had to come in for a closer look. Your lighting is really very good and I like the way you made the fish twist in serpentine fashion. The addition of the extra fish was the perfect touch. The only critique I have of this is the masking. There's that line of light around the bottom of the fish. When I'm masking something, I use two backgrounds, black and white, to make sure I didn't miss anything. I still like it and everything else is great.

Congrats, erathion!

Congrats on 2nd place!

Congrats on 1st!

Thought I already did this, but I guess it didn't stick. So, Congrats, George! The shell is beautiful and I really like how you did the flowers and leaves.

And congrats again. The swirls make me want to dip my finger in there and steal a taste.