great mood

amazing man high vote and fav
best luck

beautiful

cool author best luck

Instant fav !

I really like the old grungy feel and coloring to this! Nice work, author.

I like your humor and good thinking! Nice job.

very true...

beautiful...

hahaha cool

I'm with Minnie .. excellent take on the theme

Really good work! And true too !!

This one is great, maybe the arrival sign to look a bit rustier

cool effect! the clock looks too big to me

A bit too dark around the edges - The bottom looks too much like a dark line, which draws the eye away from the focal point of the swans and emphasizes the excess dead space on the sides. It would look stronger to just crop the sides, and lighten the "mood" by about half.

to further enhance the watch..
suggest:
1. add a dab of sheen(shinny spot) for more glass-look
2. add a little sand grain on the glass (if prefered)

I like this...

idea is there... but should add a "wow" or "oh!" feel..

suggest.. let the zoom-in bugs make funny faces, like sticking out their tongues

Brilliant!

Looks a very nice blend and the mood/lighting is great....shame we dont have a higher res to view, well done and best of luck author

More of a minor addition than a manipulation, I would expect more based on the level of entries already in the contest, best of luck though

Really nice use of great source finds. I like the muted color and overall mood of this!

Nice Congrats,

very nice work author very realistic
good luck fav for you

pretty nifty... looks like MYST backdrop great job

very beautiful colors nice mood good blending and awesome work author
good luck
high vote and fav for you

good colors good mood like it author
the edges look too sharp but overall this is very nice
good luck author

amazing work author gl

amazing work author gl

author, I suggest you post a super large image of just the finished timepiece in the SBS, it would help in seeing the work done good image though.. GOOD LUCK!

EDIT: Can see the work now author.. GOOD LUCK AGAIN!

To me, this would be more dramatic if the two were face-to-face (both pure profile) rather than having the lion being off to the side while she looks past it. Darkening the background would make the foreground figures stand out more.

very neat feel author, GOOD LUCK!

Very artistic. Well done

Lovely rendition! Nice job author. GL!

Looks pretty cool!

nice work..!!

very nice job

nice work

Appealing tones, but the balloon could stand out a bit more. A Rule-of-Thirds composition might have more impact (perhaps a brighter balloon moved to the left to contrast with the dark blue in the upper right). The opening at the bottom of the balloon does not match the perspective of the gondola or the owl. BTW what is attaching the gondola to the balloon?

"Cat Ahoy!" ... guess you are going to land on "Mouse-Island" right?

Beautiful concept, but the yellow buildings are a bit too saturated and sickly looking with too much of a green tone. Perhaps a bit more of a pale brownish color to make them less dominant, so that the balloon can remain the focal point.

The head does not look attached to the body, it appears to be floating well in front of it, which is accented by the shadow on the bottom and the inconsistent lighting. The right side is so dark, you can barely make out the balloon ear on that side, while the white area behind the head on the left is distracting.

I'm not quite sure what you were attempting with this piece, author, but it looks very "thrown together," rather than composed.

this is awesome

Looks very good, great composition.

where is SBS author???

Good looking Image... & Nice Background..
Good Work
All the best author..

Really good job getting the lighting of the sky and background consistent with the squirrel. Nice work!

amazing work author

Supa hot...

Hahaha...Cute one.

Flaming!