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MossyB says:

Very imaginative and well done!

(5 years and 3091 days ago)

Orange invasion
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MossyB says:

This image is very inconsistent and poorly put together. The perspective and proportions of the skeleton are too stretched. The entire image looks like it is being projected onto a gauze curtain (is it supposed to be raining?) and the woman and lighthouse are totally out of place for the image - They are both lit from the left, while the skeleton in front is lit from above, the sea king is lit from the right top, and the ship is lit from the mid to lower right. The figure in the lower RH corner is backlit and almost impossible to clearly make out at all.

It's an interesting concept, but it needs a lot of clean up with more attention to detail.

(5 years and 3092 days ago)

King Of Pirates
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MossyB says:

The seat back is too angled for the rest of the vehicle, but the concept and the colors are delightful!

(5 years and 3092 days ago)

it flies..it flies!!!
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MossyB says:

It would look better on a head, if only a "blank" mannequin head model. This just looks somewhat flat laying on the background.

(5 years and 3092 days ago)

Head Gear -revisited
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MossyB says:

This just looks like the contest source overlaid on top of an image.

(5 years and 3092 days ago)

mosaic building
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MossyB says:

Moving the dragon REALLY helped the composition. The viewer's eye is now better directed around the image, with the main focal point easier to return to. Good job!

(5 years and 3092 days ago)

dragon
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MossyB says:

Excellent render!

(5 years and 3092 days ago)

Crocodilian
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MossyB says:

Hilarious entry, but I can't make out the photo on the far wall, and the SBS gives no info. Is it Goldilocks, or another bear, or ???

(5 years and 3092 days ago)

Papa, Someone Ate My Porridge!
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MossyB says:

Great job, nice choice of photo!
There is an odd shadow on the RH side of the ceiling which you may want to adjust.

(5 years and 3092 days ago)

Fisherman
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MossyB says:

The wooden mannequin ruins the illusion of this piece. He just looks out of place, proportionally and color-wise. I agree, either ships beneath, or a bunch of tiny cars would fit better.

(5 years and 3093 days ago)

wooden figure cross the bridge
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MossyB says:

This is lovely. The only nit pick I have is the dragon on the bottom, who is lit from the top, which is totally out of place for the rest of the image. You could crop him (and the bottom of all that cloud background) off of the image, and not hurt your composition at all, probably improve it, actually, by directing the focus back onto your subject, instead of the ineffective horizonal re-direct.

(5 years and 3093 days ago)

dragon
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MossyB says:

The sparkle brush on the fish is a wee bit over-dominant to the image, but the overall concept and execution is very well done!

(5 years and 3093 days ago)

Lullaby
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MossyB says:

Great job with a difficult source image. well done!

(5 years and 3093 days ago)

Solitude
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MossyB says:

The floor looks a bit wonky, but the snake through the windows is awesome!

(5 years and 3093 days ago)

In the desert, out of jungle
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MossyB says:

"They are not visible because.of the angle..."
If they are not visible, regardless the reason, they are NOT VISIBLE, meaning they cannot be seen...
Although the SBS is good to show how you've created an image, your entry is based upon the image itself, and what can or can't be seen...
You could have upped the final contrast or lighting on them to make them more visible. It truly looks like it has no teeth, just a few of the more major "fangs..."

(5 years and 3094 days ago)

Croc
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MossyB says:

Amazing, but how come he has no teeth?
http://www.picture-newsletter.com/crocodile/crocodile-09xt.jpg

(5 years and 3094 days ago)

Croc
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MossyB says:

This turned out really well. The baby's skin is a bit too purple for the rest of the image, though. A warming filter (Image>Adjustments>Color Filter) would help blend her better with her surroundings.

Clean chop. Good work.

(5 years and 3094 days ago)

Baby riding
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MossyB says:

At least the purposely misspelled movies are pronounced the same...
How does "ceral" pronounce as "seer-ee-al?" There's an "ee" vocalization missing, no matter how you look at it. None of the other examples you gave have that problem.

(5 years and 3094 days ago)

Ceral Killers
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MossyB says:

The lighting is too inconsistent and wonky, from the intentional glow edges, which just look like a bad extraction, to the totally black balloon, showing no light refraction/reflection from the strong light source of the sun.

The "shadows" from the totally black balloon lines also look very unrealistic, and not in a good fantasy way.

While an SBS would help the view recognize which poor chopping effects are deliberate, this is still an image that needs work, either to look more realistic, or more fantasy. At present, it just looks very novice, especially for a photoshop competition, IMHO.

(5 years and 3094 days ago)

To see the world
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MossyB says:

I like the way the door is painted to match the background. THAT'S why the door changes color!
A shadow underneath the chair, and a bit of toning down the shine on the top would improve this even more.
Well done, author.

(5 years and 3094 days ago)

Doorway to heaven
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MossyB says:

The text is almost impossible to read.
The misspelling of "cereal," looks illiterate and unprofessional, rather than "artistic license..."
Since this is a competition, these are the kind of things that can (and probably will) hurt your vote ranking.

(5 years and 3094 days ago)

Ceral Killers
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MossyB says:

The lighting of the background and the baby and the fairy are all different...This is especially noticeable on the baby's fingers, which are in shadow as they grip a barrel lit from the side...Consistency counts.
Also, the flowers on the baby's head look extremely cut an paste, with a dark line on the bottom. You might try a bit of the Dodge tool to lighten the bottom, and slightly blur the outside edge of the flowers to help them better blend with the image.

(5 years and 3095 days ago)

butterflies
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MossyB says:

That mjrananum green girl on the vine swing is becoming her own meme...Interesting image, but the lighting of the shoe (LH top) does not match the tree (RH side), nor the cow (RH top)...It does match the green foliage on top of the tree, which is also reversed, though...
You may want to try adding some highlights with the Dodge tool at low opacity on the RH side, or flip the shoe. If you reverse the tree and the shoe foliage, the image will look more consistent than at present...
Light source direction is an important consideration.

(5 years and 3095 days ago)

my fairy mind
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MossyB says:

Wow!!!
I'd never want to leave a room like this! Excellent work, and one of the best examples of this concept I have ever seen. Instant Fav!

(5 years and 3095 days ago)

Room with a View... or Two
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MossyB says:

Drunk rhino who passed out and was Sharpie markered by his mates...

(5 years and 3095 days ago)

Rhino-Leopard?
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MossyB says:

The yolk drop on the table really completes this, nice job!

(5 years and 3095 days ago)

The big breakfast
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MossyB says:

The side walls are too stretched out and distorted. You may want to make your room a bit shorter, or find a wider landscape photo to use.

(5 years and 3096 days ago)

A bit woodsy
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MossyB says:

This is somewhat disturbing, which makes it all the more interesting to look at. Nice work!

(5 years and 3096 days ago)

Ducky
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MossyB says:

Good concept, but the tower photo is very noticeably more blurred in comparison to the twin towers in front of it. You should try to find two photos with similar focus...

(5 years and 3096 days ago)

KL tower too near to KLCC
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MossyB says:

Good job, clean and very creative!

(5 years and 3096 days ago)

white cups become color cups
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MossyB says:

You should try to make the water come out of the top of the king's head, so it looks more like a fountain. At present, it just looks like a statue stuck onto a dripping wet platform.

(5 years and 3096 days ago)

Big King Garden Fountain
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MossyB says:

The sky is too bright, appearing almost white (overexposed).
The statue is also too forward facing in comparison to the rest of your background.

Edit>Transform>Skew would help you adjust to face a bit more to the RH side for better consistency.

(5 years and 3096 days ago)

king of city
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MossyB says:

Beautiful render!
The light reflection on the side of the waistcoat, and the "radioactive" light spot on the boot are a bit too high contrast (Less is More!), but still a welcome visual change from all the people who think light shines a very short distance, and stops, with massive dark shadows over dominating their entries...

This is a wonderful characterization, and the perspective skew, while a bit over-exaggerated, helps make the image very attention grabbing.

Good work!

(5 years and 3096 days ago)

Long John Silver
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MossyB says:

Delightfully hilarious! Well done.

(5 years and 3096 days ago)

Do You Want Fries with That?
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MossyB says:

The title says "three," but there are four in the image...

(5 years and 3096 days ago)

3 Froggies Went A
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MossyB says:

This turned out very well. Good contrast!

(5 years and 3096 days ago)

The Painted Gull
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MossyB says:

The color depth is beautiful, but the image is terribly fuzzy looking. The quality of your starting photo definitely affects your results...Maybe if you sharpen it slightly before indexing the colors?

(5 years and 3096 days ago)

Berries
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MossyB says:

Beautiful work. The dancer's skin is a bit too orange, though...Like she's the victim of an uneven and bad spray tan job. A bit less saturation and possibly a small percentage of a cooling filter would help her skin considerably.

(5 years and 3096 days ago)

Dancing with Flowers
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MossyB says:

This is adorable, but the leaf "sail" mast is behind the leaf boat, so it does not look attached...You may also want to make the ant just a wee bit smaller, as he is disproportionately large in comparison to the blades of grass.

(5 years and 3096 days ago)

FLOOD IN THE GARDEN
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MossyB says:

The top of the dome has a very large dark stripe, which, when combined with the shadows from the fingers on the side, hurts your "dome shape," making it look like a little dome on top of a larger dome base...

The purpose of an SBS is to serve as a "mini-tutorial" on how you achieved the image, not just a portion of it, author. You need to remember that some of our members are VERY new to PS, and effects like the skin smudging and color adjustments you made might help them learn something new...

(5 years and 3096 days ago)

I Hold The Power
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MossyB says:

Great colors!

(5 years and 3096 days ago)

Crime
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MossyB says:

Nice job, love the texture!

(5 years and 3096 days ago)

Mickey as a zombie!
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MossyB says:

This is one of the best entries I've seen yet. Very well done!

(5 years and 3096 days ago)

Pink FLower
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MossyB says:

A better title might be, "Where's the Beef?"

(5 years and 3097 days ago)

Where
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MossyB says:

The skin tones are too purple, and the dark outline around the planet belies the lighter glow of the atmosphere.

Interesting concept, but the technical needs some adjustment.

(5 years and 3097 days ago)

Too Cliche?
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MossyB says:

The SBS says 16...

(5 years and 3097 days ago)

Corn
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MossyB says:

Beautiful render, love the hat emblem!

The highlights on both sides of the clothing are a bit too high-contrast, they throw off such a strong glow that it is like a huge spotlight is aimed on him from an extremely close distance, or he is radioactive...lol! If you reduce that "glare," it will improve the overall presentation.

Extremely beautiful work (as usual)!

(5 years and 3097 days ago)

The Pirate Boy
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MossyB says:

This is truly lovely! Well done!

(5 years and 3098 days ago)

Serenity
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MossyB says:

The lighting on the foreground objects is very dim compared to the snow to the right and the shadow the man is casting...

(5 years and 3098 days ago)

Home again
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MossyB says:

Funny, but the sheep on the RH side look somewhat "pink" compared to the other sheep. You might try slightly desaturating the reds and lightening the master color for that particular layer from source 4.

You will probably also want to find another football image to use. Although the photographer on Flickr, Ed Yourdon has it available, as ALL NFL team logos are copyright and trademarked to the NFL, which forbids any redistribution or publication of their property without express written consent...

(5 years and 3098 days ago)

Footbaaaaall