Lovely work...GL author!

wonderful work and good sbs. well done.

just lovely!

amazing, simply gorgeous, good to see your works again author

great transformation, Love how you created the eyes.. wonderful entry.

good job.

Brilliant, GL

Thanks guys for your comments, they are greatly appreciated. I haven't participated much lately, the first of the year I lost my son in a hunting accident and my heart just hasn't been into photoshop a great deal. But we all know..photoshop is an addiction...and it's an addiction I really enjoy. Thanks again everyone!!
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“Perhaps they are not stars, but rather openings in heaven where the love of our lost ones pours through and shines down upon us to let us know they are happy.” Eskimo Proverb

There is nothing I can say to relieve your loss... but the love exists.. for always.. much sympathy

Thanks Ernest...such beautiful words. I've not read this quote before but I know I will read it often in the future.

Wonderful.......

Just amazing ! Good luck author !

Absolutely lovely, amazing tones, amazing brushing, just amazing. Instant fav author and high scores from me. Good luck.

Beautiful image and fantastic doll effects...well done author

wow... great & nice idea author
all the best

Too creative and nicely executed my dear friend.

Congo on 1st rank ...

Thanks everyone for your comments, votes and faves. This was absolutely a work of joy and fun.

Congrats!!

Congrats Laura beautiful work

Congrats Laura on your first place

What an absolutely stunning image.. though you really need to add a STEP BY STEP... this is too good not to share your process.. good JOB!!! and Good Luck

Absolutely Awesome Entry......... I have seen it in PST.......Good Luck Author.

Incredible, when i look at this picture i can' t believe that a software or something technical is involved on his creation. Is only feeling. Congratulations, no need to see the other entries, this is the best.

Have seen this one before? Nice, I can't remember which contest, I've seen it in, or was it just close to something else?

Very impressive work. Beautiful and stunning image, my fav too..

sbs would be nice.

Lovely to see this again...great blend, excellent mood & color!

very nice mood

Thanks guys for your gracious comments. I would loved to have provided a sbs, but the computer I originally did this on is not in service at the moment. It is basically a cut and paste, with a lot of attention to the blending. I believe the sepia effect is from a gradient map or from hue/saturation. Kinda hard to remember without viewing the layers. Thanks again!

Cool

I am speechless.Dont know how long I stared at this.

Aaaaah... so good to see it back! Good luck with this almost magical picture again

EXCELLENT...GREAT SHOP WORK....WAIT- BETTER THAN GREAT!I know a few photographers that would like to have you in their studios! VERY very well done.

Great mood and blending!

Wonderful picture!! You changed the kids it since the last time right? Again I think that the masking of the tree on the right is a lil irregular but it's just silly whinings

hahahaha cool feel

very dreamy composition like a very early memory

wow, nice image and memorie!

beautiful work author, you can feel this image

beautiful

i remember this one, its very beautiful, am glad that i had the opportunity to comment on it i'm looking forward to seeing the rest of your great old entries

Fantastic image well done great entry!

this has such a great feel to it!

well, thats a really nice pic., good Luck

Congratulations for 1st

Congrats laulei! Great to see this one again with a first place

Congrats, absolutely beautiful

Congrats...Super quality work as always!!!

congrats!!

CONGRATS

Congrats!

Congrats!

Wonderful entry.. well done!

Very beautiful entry, good luck!!

OMG. Like you literally stole my idea! But anyway, it's very very good, GL!

Very very nice work...blend is great...i love whole mood...gl author

beautiful choice of stock photos. Frangipani into lilly .. good work.

Good

well done

Very beautiful

Beautiful work

Love it!

Creative and also amazing..........Very well done Author......G/L.

Congrats for your first place, Laulei!

congrats!

Congrantulations.....beautiful work

Congrats!

congrats

congrats! for 1st place.

Congrats!!

theres a very nice feel to this...good job and congrats

stunning, really beautiful work. well deserving of a first place.

Congrats on your first place. Well deserved.

Nice image...link to face model?

CMYK thanks. The face model is my own image. The transformation of the image into a statue is shown in steps 1 & 2. I purposely didn't show the image completely because I have used this model before and wanted to stay anonymous. Hope this is acceptable.

author, place the ORIGINAL image of the face with a black censor bar over the eyes.. that should cover your rump... trying to help.. very nice chop

Thanks Ernest. I have taken your advice and added another step for clarity.

cool! they are unnamed, and i discoverd them first, ... hmm, i name them Whiselsplusch

What wonderful Whiselsplusch (great alliteration isn't it?) Hehe, great image.. high marks from me!

Very pretty!

awesome!

Thats really cool! i like it! great job author!

Good mood & humor.

cute!!

this is awesome

wonderfully original!

Sooooo cute! And I simply looooooe the tones! Great job! Best of luck!

congrats

Congrats laulei! That's a beautiful and lovely flower

Congrats, really beautiful work

Congrats!

congrats

Congratulations for 1st

Congrats!