Flower Kaleidoscope
My dad has a kaleidoscope which has a curved glass lens that turns anything you look at into a kaleidoscope. I wanted to try to replicate a kaleidoscope like that. I hope you like it!
For: kaleidoscope contest
My dad has a kaleidoscope which has a curved glass lens that turns anything you look at into a kaleidoscope. I wanted to try to replicate a kaleidoscope like that. I hope you like it!
For: kaleidoscope contest
The Dark Spirit haunts the dungeons of the Castle of Morden. No one slights the Morden, or they face its wrath. Dungeon thanks to stevesheriw from Flickr. Other than the background, I used only the source image. Please view in high res.
For: farm tools contest
As she gazed out into the plains, she remembered all of her friends who used to be there, before the poachers came. Images from flickr - users attributed in source names.
For: zebra head contest
"Son... if you think you're gonna play chess on that board, you're out of your skull."
I was experimenting with grids and patterns and came up with this. Please view in high resolution.
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It's just what it looks like: a gigantic squirrel coming out of a window to jump on a tree. Duh. Squirrel posted on Flickr by law keven. Tree posted on Flickr by joiseyshowaa.
For: skyscraper window contest
"Hey Mommy! Look what I caught!" "Good job Dear!" "Can I keep it Mommy?" "No Dear, you have to let it go, or else there might not be any fish for you to catch later." "Ok Mommy." Thank you to bogdog Dan for posting the source image on...
For: got away contest
I published photos... I sent them videos... I told them time and time again... but no one ever listened! Now it's too late: we're all doomed! Thank you to ecstaticist who posted the city image on flickr. Please view in high res.
I felt that this competition wasn't dark enough yet. EDIT: People complained that they couldn't recognize any part of the original image in my picture so I decided to destroy my picture, and the best to destroy anything is by blowing it up! Thank you very much to Dawn Endico who posted the sku...
For: hawkbit contest
Can you hear me? I am you. I am me. Me are we. Can't you see? I'll protect you. I love you. I'm here for you. I'll never leave you. I'll never leave you... I'll... never leave you... Do what I say and I will always love you. Who am I? I am we. Do you love me? I love you do you love me? ...
Clowns are almost as scary as mimes...
For: circ classic contest
Gee it's dark in here! I hope I don't get eaten by a grue...
Disclaimer: This picture makes no sense. Please look at it as an artistic work and don't try to make sense out of it. Originally an alligator from the sewers of New York City, this creature ended up on Three-Mile Island, where he fed upon radioactive hamburgers until he became this creature. He...
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Chillin' with the alligators...
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I should be using a smudge-guard when I sketch this to make sure my hand doesn't do anything to the image, but I don't feel like it. Also, I sketch really fast. Hand from stock image from flickr posted by Cybergabi.
Tears are stardust and water; wishes and worries that may never be fulfilled. Image from flickr posted by Liber.
Life is like music; it has a pulse, a rhythm, and a thousand melodies intertwined, millions of strings vibrating to different tunes... to find just one string and tune to it; THAT is finding the soul. Original image posted on flickr by Jaako
For: the soul contest
You know, I wish I could see around the backyard at night... I know! I'll make the birdhouse into a lamp! GENIUS!
For: bird house contest
And the sun disappears behind the mountains...
I used a combination of clouds, lens flare, glowing edges, and distortion effects. I also used a custom brush with a scatter effect. Most of my blending layers were either hard or soft light.
For: skull contest