The idea is good, the tips above are valid.
It could also set a color for the creature, make it unique.

Nice idea -- a bit of work on the blending between the images would help this -- blending needs to be softened so the underlying ape shows a bit more thru the dog

I'd like one of those

OK, I guess I can go along with the paint job theory on the door, but the sofa needs to be reproportioned on the near end, and given a shadow.

Wow..
i served in the army there for 8 months on summer 95.
Fantastic island.

Where in Greece????

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.

The horizon on the side walls needs to come towards the viewer more. Sofa needs a shadow. Why would the door change color above the horizon?

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?

Perfect!

Well done. Clean chop, good use of the tutorial.

i lkie it

I loved Dido's albums too when i was a teen ( maybe cause she's hot ? ), and her physical trade mark consists in light hair and blue eyes.

Here's a free to use photo of her on wiki commons:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dido_(singer)

I love Dido's CD - the music. Nice job here.

Nice one! GL!

Wow! Well done! I'm impressed! GL!

OH yeah. the color of the sky is a definite improvement.
i love how it compliments the color of red you chose.
nicely done!

its lovely, and a great shot to start with...however, i do think your flesh tone is a bit orange. (could just be me, but i think it should be a tiny bit pinkish)
and another way of colorizing photos, use blank layers overlayed on the original image with the blend mode set to "color" and then put different colors on individual layers.

looking better author

Fantastic result author...Great colors and fantastic final product...very well done

I think she is praying ...... nice work author

Agrees with Keiley22!

nice work on the light house.... only thing is the sky, those clouds seem a bit dark compared to the lightness of the rest of the image. Maybe do the clouds a softer blue

Why not just crop closer to the back of the truck and make the sign it's actual size?

U could get rid of some part of the high way...then the sign and the truck would be in the focus...GL author

I would have to agree.

Funny idea but the perspective on the sign is to strong compared to the car, you might want to correct this.

nice work...gl

Dots are too big... but nice effort.

Less opacity on the white dots would help.

Good blend !
India it's already in Asia, but i guess you meant like India meets Japan or "my mom & the tiger" (lol).

To put more of India in this picture you could make the Kanji's fade into Hindi writing.

here's a source, if you care:
http://www.sxc.hu/photo/413003

Good luck!

the writing in the background makes me think of an old spell wrote down like some kind of ancient magic is happening

good job im liking her eyes. i dont get the title india is in asia right

Haha I tryed to do something like this and failed miserably >.< So congrats! xD

PS: The title alone is a definite plus...good luck, author...waiting to see the revision.

Great idea, but the blending needs to be more subtle!
Edit: On second look (And author, good entries always merit a second look) maybe the eyes could be a touch more red or green to separate them from the background. GL>

I like your idea. Aside from the hair, I am having trouble with the white dots. They look like they are on the pic and not on the avatars face. Good luck.

Thats some imagination, MossyB hehe, and you really do have to have it for these contests, not everything has to be so literal. Cool image, author!

How cute!

You should find some avatar ears to make this more like an avatar.

The white dots need to glow..., good luck author..

Everything is nice, I only wish you did something more creative with her hair = )

I love it, FIRE WATER. I would call that "mampoor' (a drink that is home made and is almost pure alcohol)

Better with the lemon...
Those aren't water drops, that's flammable oil that hasn't ignited yet...

Good image, but I don't see why there would be water drops in the flames.

Love the flames, but the "outline effect" on the lemon and the bottom of the pitcher hurt the overall image. Bring back a little more of the lemon and work on the very bottom area a bit, bringing the flames down into the solid black, so it looks like the lemon is plunging into a pitcher of fire more.

nice idea but i think that instead of red bricks it should have been white blocks... like real jails becuase the red bricks to me kind of represent stereotypical school house!! haha but the idea is great . good job

Nice idea, but the bars are to far from each other, so this little fella can go out when ever he want...

There are lots of bricks pattern out there. Search on imageafter.com for example - cause now it looks a bit fake.
Also give depht to the window, so that it won t look like paper.
Here's an awesome tutorial about making a stone wall - use it to make your bricks real, before time runs out. http://www.lunacore.com/photoshop/tutorials/tut028.htm
Best of luck!

Unusual image ... I like it; I would like to see it printed as I think it might have more impact than on the screen. Sometimes the "light" can detract from softer, less contrasty images.
IMO