LOL, I was going to say, HEY that's a Potato Beetle LOL (The Irish contest got my head going) Great job

Do you think just a tiny bit of burn along the lower edge of the shell on the beetle might help with the depth ?(or maybe just some contrast to pull out the shadows NOT A LOT, it's just in the thumbnail the white area of the shell looked very flat. (Your high res is wonderful, but I'm just thinking of the overall feel, and the white area is a bit stark IMHO)

Great job anyway GOOD LUCK!!!

its possible,
when working on a pic for a long time, the eyes start to get used and there are all ways small details that can be missed

There was some thought that went into this, putting all of those parts together. I really like the details that you've added, too, from the exhaust in the back to the tiny hairs on the legs. Excellent job!

Pretty hard work!..my fav!
GL author

thanks

Great job here, nicely done author! Good luck

Congrats!!

Congrats for 2nd!

thanks all

great for Halloween

Well done...nice surrealism! )

Just perfect!...instant fav!!.

Lovely image!!

thanks for the feedback

This piece is meticulously done! Instant fav here author!

This piece is meticulously done! Instant fav here author!

Excellent work.

Congratulations!

Congrats!!!

Congratulations

thanks all

You need a link for the man in the boat.

link for boat man fixed

Yeahh , too much details mixed .......terrific

great work author
colors are awesome
good luck

great work author
colors are awesome
good luck

Great work!

great work author

thanks

Congratulations!

Nice Congrats

nice work

thanks

Just wonderful ... she is a real "character" ... fantastic work!

The face expression is stunning

congrats

Congratulations

Congrats!!!

thanks all

Fantastic! I love it's simplicity - a quirky improvement on the original source.

wow, super entry !! congrats!

LOL Where did you get this brilliant idea? I want to know, cause I need one GL

olga, when you have a kid like that the ideas just spring out of you

this is so amazing! great idea and execution! good luck!

my favorite part is the misty like fluffy texture, reminds me of the old illustrations of Alice in Wonderland

Very good work, would love to see how you created this well done !

Adorable! Marvelous idea. I love the snails. Such creativity!

Author, kids are definitely very inspiring! As I understood correct, to get the idea, I need to get kid like that Beautiful baby! Best of luck!

Very well done! Excellent work on the shadows!

awwww how cute is that... well done author

funny and new ,good luck

Its so surreal! And what a great color pallet! I love the egg colors!

thanks all for the support and feedback

loopyluv, when contest is finish ill post a link to a very detailed PDF tutorial file
its not in english, but there are screen shots of every step.

olga, yes, to get a kid like that will defiantly be an advantage

Awesome!!!! Fav!

very nice work author...lovely mood...best of luck

Nice image.

Congrats on 2nd place!

congratulation!

congratulation! I was waiting first for this but...

Congrats !

Congrats!!

thanks all

for all who like, there is a link to a tutorial of this image

http://muza-digital.co.il/links.htm

the tutorial is of an earlier version so there are minor changes
all so its not in English, yet, it is very detailed by screen shots

congratulations!!!

Congrats