It's good... but there is a few problems with the high res IMO...

I'd loose the noise in the back ground... I understand the sand flying around... but there's none in the foreground so it's only half realised...

I think the edges could be darkened up a little... and where the sand is blowing off him... it looks good on the smaller pic but o high res it just looks like streaks on the BG... so some sand 'on' his fingers ... maybe only some are formed??... It just needs to look as though it's breaking away from the sandman...

Really Nice... but some of your lines need a little work on the left side... around the sword and folds in the jacket... I'd also suggest you darken the inside of the sleeves.

also:-

the gun on this shoulder ?? I'm not sure about that... there's nothing to suggest it's slung... just added

and:-

I think the squirrel and ship needs to be moved slightly further apart... the middle 'pole' (not a boat expert :P) should ideally come to the second 'third' for a better composition... or atleast move away so the ship doesn't go beyond the squirrel... the little bit poking out is just off putting when you're looking at the details on the main subject.

Nice piece and great mood!... good job!

EDIT: Just noticed it doesn't have a tail... I'd put that back in... as it's a squirrel.... ???

can't fault it too much, except with the light being in the distance and as harsh as it is... the light wouldn't be hitting the foreground as much as it is, so would be in more shade... unless of course there are two suns in which case it's perfectly justified :P!

Nice piece though!

I think the gap in the mist where the woman is, actually spoils the work that's gone into it...as it stands now...

the front hand needs to be blended in more at the bottom as you can still see the straight line, I'd also push the temple thing on the left further into the BG as your composition is leading your eye over to the right.

nice work but the cartoonish eyes are off putting and not as well blended as the rest IMO.

Yeah British gas that's what I thought.... I would suggest maybe making the planet appear more spherical though.... great image!... or maybe not... nah just leave it!

this also lacks depth IMO

EDIT: Someone want to justify the thumbs down??... it's a fair comment!!!

nice but you clearly haven't read the rules of use regarding your saddle source from DeviantART.

your perspective on the 'box' is all off... try using the vanishing point option to construct it

try taking a picture of a moving fish... (or find a picture that hasn't been taken with a quick shutter speed (as the goal is to make it realistic - not what 'we' think it would look like); Analyse the shot, and then transfer your findings into your image (not literally of course)

I think the removal of the car is vital... the bus is parked infront of that car and now the bus is blurred at the begining of it's journey so much that it looks like it's already been moving at a specific speed!

can you refer me to a link to an actual shot of a baseball being thrown at highspeed with a trail... so that it can dis-prove my comment on that then?...

the pumpkin could use a little texturing...

the mans arm would also be blurring as it would still be moving while the ball is travelling... also would the ball really be so perfectly round?

just looks like a shark with a tractor beam...

I like it!! but my advice would be this -

the harsh light from the sun, (right of the castle)... would mean that it have more shade than the objects in front due to the fall off of the sun.... the objects in the foreground would benefit from ambient and bounced light... so you would see more detail. Of course moving the sun more to the right would justify the illumination of the right hand side of the castle.

I think you could construct a base for the angels to sit on, as they still look cut out... and redifine where the highlight and shadows are especially as they look they have just been copied and mirrored across...
drawing a triangle out from the sun should help you roughly determine where the light would most likely hit the other objects...

front pillars are feathered a little more than they need to be (inside edges) and are far too dark compared to everything else re the suns fall-off

The man also needs to look more 'grounded' as he too looks pasted into the scene.

But even still I think it's one of the best entries thus far so GL whatever you decide to do...

heavy reliance on stock brushes when a better approach would have been to make them or achieve the same results within photoshop itself...

man that's a lot of scales... looks good but you could have made the wings a little bigger... good effort none the less! GL

I don't quite 'get it'... there is an idea behind your piece I take it, but I'm obviously missing it...

Nice... its a good image it's just a shame you didn't manage to define certain edges or give depth to certain parts... I know there isn't much time to change it but it's still a good effort... goodluck!?!...

better still why don't you place the picture of the Cameleon in your sbs like the rules tell you to do!?...

Nice idea but think there is way too much water falling off the stool... which when looking at the force that the water is coming out at... doesn't match and lets that part of the concept down... If you can find a balance between the two then it will look much better IMO!
Also... GL!

Nice... but as far as I know... you're not allowed to 'sign' the work submitted...

sbs?

I can't find any credit given to the nude model author... other than that... great image!

SBS?

source 1 is protected from work outside of DeviantArt... you're going to need to show your notice of permission in your sbs... when you do one!.

Good reaction at first but looking more closely there's a lot of pixelation and artifacts... also and more importantly, there is what seems to be a duplication of the lions nose behind and slightly off the right- between the top 'nose' and the feet... which has part of it missing in the middle. I think some shading from the head onto the lions feet below is needed too.
Also... you could contract your selection by 1 or 2 to get rid of the white outlines that you have in some places...

that's one phallic nose!

I think hope is the butterfly... am i right?

I think the hands need to be less jagged in places and maybe the eye would look more sinister with the lids slightly closed in appearence... you've made a good start...

nice image...

excellent... finally something a viewer gets to decide on... well done!

hmm... i think you've used the wrong background then... might be better to show it in situ. also you might want to think about the type of base you've given it... because it looks like a suction cup... ???? EDIT... or a bar stool base... If you want to keep the base I think you ought to show some bolts or something fixing it to the ground...

Nice image... but for me there are a few nit picks... your cutting out of the woman could be slightly cleaner, and I wish you hadn't used the other contest source for the box... a major flaw IMO.
other than that the colour is good!

WMD don't have to be huge!... you just expect them to be huge... most weapons are huge because they have to be fired (missles etc) so all that is housed within including the payload... the actual destructive element inside that weapon can fit inside a matchbox.

I personally liked the idea of a table top WMD (it looks like a suction pad am I right??)... the idea of a small weapon with tremendous destructive capability appeals to me more than a large one... but that's just me!

GL though

yeah I've seen those, but it relies on the riders balance... I guess the star wars universe is technologically advanced, but most look like they could work... I think the AT-ST's have an element of feasability... it walks, shifting it's weight over to the placed foot and has stable feet... I'm not dismissing your entry... I hope you do well with it... looks like you did a lot of work... im just personally not convinced by the design thats all... but it's not real so it's elementary!... GL!

Looks good BUT the design is totally un-balanced and wouldn't be able to move the way you've depicted it... it would need much larger wheels to support the cockpit, and they would need to be at an angle to keep the vehicle stable...

Am glad you changed the sources!! would have sucked if it got pulled!! - GL!

I think he is missing a nose...?? High res would be nice!?!.

could be a remote controlled boat...? lol

I think you could have put a lot more effort into acheiving a more detailed and believable face, right now I think the difference between the head and the body are apparent in terms of realism... facial parts could easily be constructed from your source images to give it more definition and marry up better with the rest of your scene... just my opinion

Liono wasn't dipicted with a lions head though... I think in the end he would have looked more like Vincent from Beauty and the Beast (TV series - you know the one with Linda Hamilton in)... !?!...

Hmmm... I can see where your argument lies with Wazowskis comment... (but I agree with him)... however... do you plan on giving him wings... ????

I would have liked to have seen more of the character rather than a close up of his face... it's not really capturing the sense of bringing the character alive, but that's just my opinion...

Nicely done... even if I do detest the use of deviantart stock...

Shadow isn't too convincing... gotta agree it needs pulling in vertically... also just a nit pick but the shadow wouldn't be oval either... based on the light hitting the bottle...
oh one more thing... the message might be conveyed better if there was a bottle either side of your 'brand'... just to show the difference visually... ??? just an idea!?!...

Nice... much more convincing... GL!

you left me off the box!!

It's a shame you've kept the trees 'cloned' and not made and differences to them individually as the rest of it seems quite well put together...

I think the bottle text needs to come more towards the light... and I think the text is the same as the headline... from what I can see... ???