Good author... Nice Work

Looking nice.. & good Colours author..

Congrats..

Cool, but this is not on theme which is not merely seeking a "graphic on the envelope of your balloon," to quote lchappell whom I assume is being ironic.

Cute title let down by the image whch is less cheery than expected with two fruits (green and yellow) I don't immedialety recognize. The gondolas are very oddly tilted way upwards. The balloons are also very well lit for such a stormy environment. More duck shadow would also be warranted.

juicy juice.. a little blur to smooth the edges might help.. but very pretty idea.. GOOD LUCK

Great idea for the graphic on the envelope of your balloon.

totally awesome piece here!

WEEEEEE me likey

supercool author..

Great idea but i think the white lines are too visible for a real balloon.

nice nice work gl

Congrats, very sweet

Dear author,...you did a great job here....BTW, I myself always get frustrated in making WPAP hehehe, WPAP looks just that simple however when I try to create one it is really painful and frustrating indeed! hehe....

Congrats, lolu! I love looking at this.

It looks better without the curves, but the squares are a bit too large and dominant - it takes away from the great portrait. Wonderful color choices!

great work author

Nice Congrats

Yummy, sweet colours

Nicely done, author, I like the soft but warm muted colors, and the way you handled the 'beach'. Perhaps the manequin is awaiting the arrival of his mate on the balloon.

agree wid Marta
beautiful work author
good luck

interesting work author
creative use of source image
good luck

very good....how about replacing the dosts with squares.....no curves, right?

fantastic work.

nice work

Looks like an oil paint, great job author!

wonderful

great work...

Wow! Very well done and so creative...

Congratulations..........nice job!

looks very yummy

My Fav!..

I love lolly-pops...sweeeeet....entry!

suggest, touch up the stalk on the apple to same style as apple-body

Nice. Where's the SBS?

Really well done with a difficult source!

The marquetry feel is very cool. The sunset brightness is a creative cheat (among many others). And the (apparent) use of wood grain to convey waves (as JustinRSA noted) and clouds is truly inspired. The land outcrop seems to be floating above the water (and not very 'woody' BTW), however (move it down just slightly below the horizon line).

The mannequin is ironic (wooden figure finds itself in a wooden environment), but I don't see this image as irony. I would delete the mannequin and crop the image so the horizon line conforms to the Rule of Thirds to focus on beauty over some sort of vague message.

ah... a half told story... the hot-air balloon looks outa place.. suggest replace with a lady mannequin facing the guy or walking away (rejecting his love)

a moving story.... sob....

nice

brilliant idea !

I think he means the USA flag is facing the wrong way.

Nice concept, I like it! I love the idea of the grain of wood representing the ocean waves.

Congrats!!

Congrats, lolu.

Very nice picture, lovely color. My only nit pik is that you've presented Old Glory backwards, other than that I think it's good.

EDIT:...Thanks for correcting your display of my flag! Real nice picture high marks and a fav.

Truly beautiful author! Clean work of Art and original!

very well made author
very realistic work
i'd like to make fingers 2 author
but very nice
best luck

too funny author

Love the inhumanity of it all.. great job (the seam on HIS left shoulder would match better if it went more toward his neck (think of back pack straps) right now it's isolated to just his shoulder and should include the more realistic representation of his right shoulder.. IMHO

great CHOP!!

Great job, very realistic!

Good work!

Congrats, lovely work