I agree with Golem. This is awesome but for the contest, you should have only put the stripes on the skin like in your step 4 since it is skin replacement.

PSA2009, there is something in the rules but there is no definite answer on what is too far or not. I believe this is too far because the nipples are showing but hey, I'm old fashioned I guess. It is awesome work and I would have given it the highest mark if only the nipples were covered in scales or something. It is nice art really.

nice perspective!

Right on theme. But Ive seen this kind of image a lot, letting a face come through the object. Thats ok, but you could have perfected it a bit. For example he doesnt have lips or eyelashes or a tongue...

Not really a critique author, but since you insist on showing boobies here: why is it that the model's left arm is up but her right nipple is higher than her left? I agree with eladine. She is too sharp like a cardboard cutout. I would soften it up.

the fingers look cut and paste

OMG this is so wicked and what a coincidence i have an apple cut right in front of me now..now i am scared to eat the apple LOL

I think thats cool!!! but i just want to verify for future purposes... can anyone tell me, nude bodies allowed?? or nude breasts?? nice image though! good luck

so where is the line drawn then CMYK46? Pubic hair showing? Author, I think you did an awesome job on this really.......but

he is striking back alright!

The shadow on the upper teeth is still wrong...look at the lower teeth.

the edges are way too sharp.. try running a soft blur brush on the edges ...

This image is hardly X rated...k5683, I don't know how old your son is, but maybe it's time to take him to a museum that has some classical Greek sculpture or famous paintings depicting mythological scenes with some nudity. This image is not pornographic, it celebrates the beauty of the human form.
Good luck, author!
(But my original comment still stands...).

well, I was letting my son look at new pictures with me, but now he can't since this is here Good job on it, but I think you should have covered her nipples since this is not an X-rated site--JMOO

great idea, very nice!!

very cool!!!

great design and concept

It's a good idea, but you could do a better job of making the scales conform to the body contours..

yikes.. a little high focus on the sexiness. .. it is very pretty

Nice work. This apple really doesn't want to be eaten, hehe

Will be better if you fix the edges on the arms...

awe... what a simple well done idea.. the counter balance between the red underwear and the desaturated head is a quandary.. but a very good thought if that was your goal (I'm super old school and tell kids to pull up their pants all the time LOL).. this is really more of an art work then a contest piece... it's a bit beyond the contest theme.. but who gives a rip... I like it (red underwear... really?.. giggle snort) great job

I just love surprise images

looks better now author he rly has the look in his eyes saying: " make my day " XD

the cut out on the apple is really looking odd, the eyes look nice the hand looks copy pasted, theres a apple shadow but its shadow has no hand with knife and i personally would of done more with the inside of the mouth, keep working on it its a nice idea, you could soften the edges a lil with a soft blur btw that makes it blend in better with the back ground and softens the cutout..

Great image! The shadow should curve around the upper teeth instead of being a straight line...

haha very nice

Haha! Very nice! I really like the depth you created in the eyes.. i suggest cleaning up the edges around his fingers, but other than that it's a great image!!!

just a nasty apple good work

hehehehe (love the eyes)

get rid of that mole on her lip...oops too late.

You might wanna try to play a bit with levels so the skin tone around his left eye, ear and lower lip matches with the rest of the face

Congrats!

Congrats!

Congrats Mario!

Well, ummmmmmm. OK! Different!

like this, he kinda reminds me of one of the guys you'd see at a fair or circus. good job

thats one uuuugly baby. But so far the only one that has stuck to the theme.

you succeeded in making an ugly creature, that's for sure...

yep, thazzzzzzzzzzzz uooooooogly!

I think the left eye needs more work; there's like a skin bump to the side of his face but a good job overall

Looks good.

It's a Conehead!!!!.. hehehehe... (Maybe blur the bald head and try to even it a little better.. it's a little flat looking.. but the face is FANTASTIC!!!! good Luck author

Thats butt ugly alright

wonderfully delightful

umm k pretty cool!

he's very beautiful.. the color scheme against the background is astounding.. really makes the crab POP.. excellent job author

i don't think "adorable" is the word... but the beard is way too sharp compared to the skin

I think if a baby did have chest hair and a beard, he'd look just like this, I think it's absolutely adorable... good luck author.. reminds me of a sweet version of a Mapplethorpe

i think it's a little off-theme, sorry!