The Temptation of Saint Luke

Over centuries Saint Luke has been the patron of painters and artists. In this work he's shielded for the worldly temptations of pxleyes. On his belt you can see a paintbrush, a computer mouse and a camera. Kept the rest of the image empty because some stuff will be added later on, like the lo...

For: the eye 3 contest

Face

Thanks to: - MAXFX @ Photoxpress; - melodi2 @ RGBStock; - webtreats @ Flickr.

For: mixed media 2 contest

Wood

Source image, Photoshop and Illustrator

For: strange architecture contest

Circus Arch

elephant- http://www.flickr.com/photos/pierre_pouliquin/2812916189/ jugglers- http://www.flickr.com/photos/socialeurope/4754815996/

For: arche noah contest

A day in the park

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Bug House

thanks for the great images to carlosfr, mzacha, micky007, macleod, elkojote and gobran111

For: strange architecture contest

Morning Glow

Water, cattails, heron and driftwood all created from the source photo. Details in SBS.

For: swing contest

No humans allowed

Thank you LongStock from DA for the photo of girl (used as reference only). I've been using common photoshop tools to make this picture. I used metal texture from cgtextures.com and matrix brush.Please see high resolution. Hope you like it! :)

For: cyberpunk contest

Galleon in the Bay

This is a very stylized interpretation using only the source along with some brushed-in ropes, tree trunks, and details on ship. Details in SBS.

For: upright piano contest

Parachute

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A Sweet Pasture

Never knew fruitcake had this much purpose. Cow's been there awhile...even a sugar sprinkle doesn't cause it to move. Please see high resolution image.

For: impossible reality contest

Speak Love!

For: van graffiti contest

Nymph

For: mixed media 1 contest

Betty's Brothel

Betty's Brothel is in need of some repair and perhaps has a bit of eccentric clientele.

For: gate ornament contest

Murphy's law

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moonshine inc.

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Spring

Used Illustrator and Photoshop to create this image. No outside sources or references.

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Ignorance

If you just sit in your own empty world, ignoring everything that is around you, you will never find happiness... Additional source: http://www.cgtextures.com/texview.php?id=14873 Only used for outline of the hole - Thanks to Christian Dube

For: egg chair contest

for rent

For: fantasy gardens contest

Breaking Grandma's Heart

For: alley up contest

Being Watched

For: mixed manipulations 14 contest

December

Thanks to Yana-stock for brushes: http://yana-stock.deviantart.com/ (The author was informed via "note ".)

For: snow walk contest

Water World

Used Illustrator and Photoshop to make fish, weed, bubbles and background rays. For one of the bubbles used tutorial by Iaroslav Lazunov as a guideline

For: bubbles contest

Romance

here i used only custom brushes and a bit of pen tool

For: happy man contest