Nice concept author !!

i'd remove that "missing cover" thing.. i wouldn't want to buy a magazine and read something dissapointing before i even open it.

'tis just a bit of light humour. I'd be put off by the price tag, let alone the missing DVD.

lol.....good job

Thanks - I try my best!

You got my vote Author great layout

super cool! Nice job!

Thanks peeps - you're too kind!

This is really very nice

Hahahaha, great stuff!

Thanks guys / gals - have my fingers crossed for a podium finish...

i like the picture you used, but the white background of the title takes away from it

Without the white background, the title looks a little to 'stark' - do you really think it detracts from the image?

Oh well.....Was surprisaed with the results and i thought it would make top 3.... but my opinion is biased i guess! Congrantulation on 6th anyhow.

Thanks Freejay - and anyone else that voted me up there - 6th is still a podiumish finish - it's boosted my talent at least!

Good choice of source pic...it looks great with everything else desaturated! (I especially like the band-aid on the elbow, there's such a great kid vibe to that).

Thanks - I didn't notice the band-aid 'til after I'd finished the image - desaturated it looks like a nasty growth!

nice idea

nice

Thanks y'all - was a very simple entry - I think I was lucky to get the source pic!

cute... might want to fix the shadow and make the edge of it not so soft... also, right click on the fx button on that layer and select 'create layer(s)' and then free transform the new shadow, and warp it so that it bends with the face. there are parts where the shadow wouldnt be visible, and had you did this, it would take it to another level of realness. GL

EDIT: realistically had there really been a pin in the forehead, then there wouldnt be any blood dripping (in most cases) until the pin or thumb tack is removed... if its in the head holding the paper up, then there really isnt any need for the blood at all anyway. also, try using a handwritten typeface or if you have a tablet, write it yourself.

sorry..I dont' like blood on the babies... and it's little oof..

It's an understandable fear, try to follow BDDesigns advice, the shadow at the bottom looks very odd.

Sorry for the baby blood - it's the best "I've just had a post-it note pinned to my forehead" face I could find, if this were a photo rather than PS entry I think I'd be in trouble! Thanks for the advice on the shadows - I can see now that the post-it does make the background image look very flat - will sort that out in a little bit!

P.S. Didn't realise you could create layers from FX - excellent tip, thanks bddesign.

How's it look now - any better w/ the shadow I've manipulated?

lower the vibrance/saturation of the note

Good idea author... The child was really hurt so much : D.

Good suggestions everyone - thanks for the help - have lowered the vibrance and saturation and changed the font. Lessened the amount of blood, but I still think there would be some, probably not as much as now, but some!

keep the vibrance up but just lower the saturation, this way the color stays rich with the lack of brightness, or saturation. its complicated to explain but thats what its for. if you lower both, its pointless. you might as well just lower the saturation by its self.

Maybe there wouldn't be blood, but the blood kinda adds something, doesn't it?

looks painful

Thanks for the comments everyone - I'll keep the blood - it looks considerably blander without it - I agree that it definitely does add something!

Nice work. GL!

Hilarious and gay author....

Now that is funny! My only critisicm would be to have a look at the warping of the text on the back cover, but I love it.

funny

Thanks all - have modified the back cover warping - hope it looks at least somewhat better now - the top left of the back cover is bent somewhat, so have tried to make the text look a little curved / larger there.

One of the best I've seen. GL.

Thanks jawshoewhah - and gl with any contests you're in!

Interesting...might be better if the laser beam was red instead of the same green as the lettering...

Excellent! Love the implementation!

nice

agree with cmyk's idea.... love that :"vaporized / alive" tag... nice

Good idea w/ the red beam - will rework it a bit later and amend the entry - thanks all for comments!

great job

Thanks everyone - now with red beam o' destruction!

very nice

Congrats for your second place, Hippunky!

Congrats

Congratulations for 2nd