The blending job here is very convincing, author. If I could make one suggestion it would be to reverse the sky to match the apparent lighting source on the ground. The source pic is lit from the left, but the lion is shadowed on the left and the light source on the head statue is from the right also. Reversing the background(if possible) would make the light source come from the right for both.
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The children are blended nicely, but the duplication of the clouds takes my attention away from the nice blending of the kids.

Nice rendering, author. Faces can be difficult for many! Good luck.

Nice depth and texture!

This is one of those entries that simply stands alone.

Very nice composition!

Not weird sautéed in butter

Very imaginative.

Nice work...great composition

In addition, if you want to use Google, you can go to the advanced settings within the images tab & set the filter to only show images labeled for re-use & modification. Even then, it's good to double check your source for a copyright.
BTW....Your image is nice.

I like the image, but the cross bars on the shadows need to run parallel ot the horizon just like the striations on the ground to make visual sense.

Very original! I was a bit cofused at first. Nice work.

Nice idea and well composed, despite the perpective deviation.

Very nice composition.

This truly bizzare...love it!

Maybe soften the lower left butterfly a little?

Very nicely done! Good luck author.

My highest vote ever. If I didn't know, I would say it was a photo. The design is great too!

Imiseed this one! One of the best I've seen on the sight. The profile is amazing!

Nice job!

Very creative!

Great work!

vERY NICE...BEAUTIFUL COMPOSITION! Congrats

Very nice. I like the sketchy quality. it looks a sif it could be indoors or outdoors in any abandoned structure situation.

LOL

Reminds me of the water bug
Anthony Bourdane at in Viet Nam.

I think a little gaussian on one of the duplicated splash layers might be effective....maybe, but it's still a nice job. I like the composition and the action.

Nice, but why no mouth?

At first glance, your grass looks like cattails. In fact it almost looks like some cattail tops within. Chopping in some random cattail tops & a bit of green on the lower portion of the leaves could really break up the repetition referenced in the previous comment and add nicely to your composition.

nice idea. Try working with the pen tool, converting paths to selections, for smoother curves. You will be happy with your results.

Hands down the best one.

I like the originality of your craft.

I like the originality of your craft.

Very nice.

Didn't mean to remove my comment, just wanted to say the bent corner looks better

I like this. Can you tip the water trough so it goes down hill?

Nicely done. I would have lowered the opacity on the close reflections, though, as the mud in the edge of the water would seemiongly show through a bit more.(just a little nit-pick)

Love the mood, author. This reminds me of maple sap collection in early spring with the sugarbush shack behind. The only thing I would suggest would be to soften the dark areas in the foreground so they don't look like part of a cloud filter. Over all, though, nice work !

Nice adjustment

This is a nice idea, but author, these bales are about 5 feet high and must be lifted by a tractor.The one in the foreground is fairly close, but the others are way off. On a side note, I know a guy who sadly killed his father by dropping one from the tractor. He didn't know his dad was under it.

Nice composition...could hang it in the CDC offices.

Very unique!

Just a nit-pick. The angle of the first 'k' is almost verticle, where the second 'k' is slated more forward. A littl backward skew would fix that. That being said, nice restoration work

The background doesn't do justice to the very nice work on the character. A good back ground would give this a high(er) vote from me.

Escher, with less order. Interesting piece. Like the depth.

I would assume it was a photo if I didn't know. Nice work!

I'm not usually a big fan of symmetry, but your variation of color and asymmetry of blood flow helps make it work. Nice composition, author.

Would like to see more of the process, but I like the piece.

Weird, dark, Adams Familyesque, Love it.

Very creative. I would remove the glow where the sword pearces the skulls. This looks better in hi rez also.

Nice atmosphere. IMO the shack is too small...comes off like a model for me.

funny