Oh please, lose those brushes...they do nothing for your image.

i agree with cmyk. you didn't really use the source.

I like the abstract approach and use of colors. Good luck!

pretty abstract indeed, agree with waz, but this result could have been achieved with almost any other source image...

Fantastic chop!

I like the idea but the masking on the boat isnt great and you have enlarged it too much so it looks pixelated - it just doesnt blend with the rest of the image

i think if you are going to have the light it should shine on part of the cross you added

Interesting image but poor use of source...doesn't even look finished.

the only thing that is not the source is the black lines and the white. everything else is the source. you cant tell its the source though because the source was to smooth. its there i know it is because i put it there.

Yeah but there's too much blank white space...

what should i add to to it. would it be better if i used the cold instead of the orange?

Maybe it would have been better if you had actually utilized the source image in some way instead of just colorizing a drawing with it.

gold sorry

too little use source images, it's like not using the source image that has been provided...

Though there is little use of source, the work is very good taking into account you use pen tool to develop it. I don't think you can do much but use the colours as you did. Japanese art uh?