ShoeHorns???

    ShoeHorns???

    Title says it all, I guess. Very basic comp. Eliminated one boot from the "boots" source. Added the horns (eliminated the bull first). Little clone tool, blur tool. Some dodging and burning to create shadow on boot from horn. Added the background. Used a gradient fill and added noise to th...

    For: wordplays contest

    » Comments: 2
    » Score: 50.81%
    » Rank: 25 out of 27

    This kid walks into a bar...

    This kid walks into a bar...

    ...you know the rest. Used variations adjustment, burn tool, blur tool and clone tool on different layers so as not to screw up the preceding step. Thanks to morguefile.com for the source

    For: roughed up contest

    » Comments: 12
    » Score: 49.61%
    » Rank: 18 out of 22

    Quattro Stagioni

    Quattro Stagioni

    All effects were done by me. The only thing I did not create are the leaves in the second panel from the left. The image I used for cloning was a pic of a tree that was taken by me for this purpose

    For: open field contest

    » Comments: 4
    » Score: 50.86%
    » Rank: 35 out of 43

    Chia Me

    Chia Me

    Source image used to replace all hair. Added mustache and goatee. Did the eyebrows. Smudged like a madman to get the hairy effect and used the rubberstamp tool to clean up edges where the "hair" meets the forehead. Criticism and comments are welcome....I think! The photo is a picture of me...

    For: single tree contest

    » Comments: 4
    » Score: 51.48%
    » Rank: 20 out of 27

    Decieving Appearances

    Decieving Appearances

    As you can see, appearances can be deceiving. After having extracted the flower with the pen tool, I used the photocopy filter. I stroked the edges of the flower with the paintbrush. I then cleaned up with the eraser tool. Following that, I used the eraser for "start" & "finish.&...

    For: spiked flower contest

    » Comments: 10
    » Score: 52.85%
    » Rank: 10 out of 16