He's very handsome.. good luck

Looks like it was a lot of work. Well done! GL!

Nice shadings and use of source!

VERY nice, so creative! Great work on the background also.

Great construction author....work on his face is simply amazing...well done

wow!

Amazing work! You just brought a samurai fighter to life with an orange sign! I love it!

nice job

Really nice!! Great color and design. The "kabuki" look really makes it work!

very hard work in this.. good luck!!!!

great work on the fish! they look real !!!

Good work author!!! Good luck!!!

great job author...really really great

Great work and a great sbs! Those fish really worked out very well, like nisha says, they look real..

Clever idea using the light for a goldfish texture. It's really chopped up a lot but it's still recognizable in your final entry. Great thinking! GL!

Very nice job overall, but those fish are great! Fooled me, too.

I could imagine how long this took you to finish. The shape and the detail are, of course, amazing. I like the movement to it as well.

Excellent work here, I'm sure it took you quite some time = )

Not exactly original......

Perhaps, but it's not a CBR, and it shows a bit more effort...

CBR?

CBR = "Chopped Beyond Recognition"
When you can't make out the original image at all.

oooo I gotcha! Been wondering what to call them. lol ty!

Author this is very nice clean work without any doubt but its true that is not very original....Its not problem in CBR or anything similar...thing is that one other author did the same thing few days ago...so in that case your entry was a copy...i know that is not and that u put effort in this but its not original...maybe u did not watch other entry's in the contest...who knows...any how i wish u best of luck

I think the author did a bit more than the other. Both are great and i think that it took a lot of work to get rid of the moss etc. Nice work!
I think it is original because the author took the extra steps to get rid of the moss etc.
Good luck to all and have fun!

Renovating the image is MUCH more than simply copying getting rid of the sign...But everyone is entitled to their own opinion.

Unlike simple "cut and paste," I drew out the mortar lines, which, if you take the time to look, you will see are MUCH more accurate than the other, simpler version...

As opposed to just removing the sign, I "renovated" the walk. Not a copy at all...But definitely an improvement.

IMO, you should have taken the time to add defocus to areas because right now it all looks too clear. You cloned the bricks from up from and restored the background in the same clarity, Making the DOF look off.

And least in the first version, they got the DOF right.

This is a good clean job. Would you please come and do my driveway?

Constructive criticism is greatly welcomed but keep it constructive.

very clean, nice work

Neat job, GL !

very very nice clean work author....well done

very very good! top job

NICE CLEAN JOB.WELL DONE.

very clever

Well done indeed. I know something like this can be a real challenge.

Some sections look a bit smudged, but considering the amount of reconstructive work this took it's understandable. Really nicely done, good luck!

its like magic,...! great...!

Great cloning skills !

Super !

very nicely done..

Thanks everyone for all the comments! Much appreciated! I understand this is more of a skilled and tactical entry, a numerous series of sectioning piece after piece and not too artistic but your comments make it worth it.

I like this. Very nicely done!

great piece author...his head is fabulous...One day believe me,some direction in digital art will be called by your name...

There is so much going on in this picture I cannot stop looking Like it very much, and is someone going through a purple fase?? I am gonna check that out later, see if I am right hehe..

funny as usual......... good luck author..

A wild-blueberry ride - or dream? Can't stop laughing at the head, the nuts and bolts hanging down look like a big toothy grin with a big orange clown nose! Love your creativity, author.