Too heavy a use of the fractalius filter, and the text on the right is not really readable, it's just distracting.

reminds me of Michael's album cover... cool

good mood and love your choice of images. wonderful image author... : )

very good use of source

Good mood.

Flostrich? Good blend.

I liked your idea author! Very nice.

I love how a source creates so many artistic thoughts within different people.. your work is proof of that.. interesting take on the source author.. GL with your entry.

Perfect blend and the animal is one of a kind

Very nice...

Hey there... I'm sorry if I butting in... but it's not just the hair. The head also. It seems unnatural. Try to adjust it a little bit to the up. So the face should be balance enough.

Good luck, Author.

I like the concept, but the proportions make this look really weird. The ship (and possibly the iguana monster) is too large for its position in relation to the shoreline.

Also, the "mood" shadow in the LH corner echos the sea monster too much, which combined with the down slope of the hill on the right, draws the eye down and off the side of the composition rather than bringing it back to the *oversized* boat.

Better, but not quite there, yet.
Yes, she now has two ears, but they are "nubs," not full ears.
Ears generally run from the upper eyelid to the tip of the nose (except for old people - their ears can be ginormous!).

Here are a couple pics of Rihanna with "real" ears:
http://vpqv.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/rihanna-2009-grammy-salute-to-industry-icons-04.jpg
http://www.angryblacklady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/rihanna.jpg

Monster should be making monster ripples!

Looks like she's missing her right ear...

I like the mood of this picture the background make me think of my region in north of France...

... thanks, author

frankly, I prefer you (author) do a "zebra" overlay...

Nice blended author, GL!

I like the dramatic color, GL!

I like the cat n baby, but the background is not very appropriate (to me)

picture should be a portrait orientation, the top should be something that attracts their attention...

Looks like and interesting image but IMO doing a SBS and uploading a hi-res would have helped you get a higher score.

Very sweet image.. good luck author

Nicely done author....just showed this entry to my kids and they asked "Can we go to the zoo and see one up close?" LOL....pretty cool entry in my book!

I like this alot! im new to this thing but i know a great picture when i see one

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

Err... Rhino abused / bullied by his mate... Lol.

Anyway... nice idea, Author~!

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.

Great coloring and blending but you're missing shadows on the elephant. As you can see the background's light is from right->left and the elephant has no shadow at the left.

Very nice work, we had something similar here long time ago but IMHO this is one of the best entry's in the contest...well done author

Waz is partially right. But if you place the icons in the right side it will be less ergonomic.
That's why i suggest you flip the girl horizontally, so her hand won't be covered.

Funny idea, but perhaps you can put the face options left under? After all it's all white there, while on the right side you cover her arm. Good luck!

Very creative use of the source, author! Cool 'think outside the box' type entry. Nice job!