very nice!..great job on applying the source to a great drawing..i love the color..good luck author!

Glad I looked at the high res before I voted. Very nice job, author!

Strong image, weak SBS, but I like it!

Excellent creation, beautiful work!!

Really nice! I also had thought about making a creature from the chains, but after seeing this entry I think I'll pass. Good luck!

Very good job Author to you

Not sure why it would be a weak SBS, the entry is good enough explained, doesnt need to be a whole tutorial.
Ontopic. Nicely done. Tiny suggestion is that perhaps the furthest backpaw can be shown a bit more (now it's covered by a front paw). If you'd put it more behind and make the movement from that paw like it's stretched, the whole body will be more in balance & dynamic (like, left front paw behind, left back paw more to front & right front paw to front, right back paw -the one I meant above- move behind). Something like that.....
Up to you!
Good luck!

thank u very much waz.. i will be trying ur suggestion when i reach my home..

wow.......! always two thumbs up for you......!

wow!! great construction and awesome colors!!!

I really liked this but after I saw your SBS I was totally won over! You've inspired me with how you've mixed and used the source elements. Such a lot of work and planning must've gone into this. Just out of curiosity, how long did it take you?

@mad: it took me 10 hours atleast. I lost all time on the wings. It was not getting rght at the begining . (u can see that in the sbs).. Well that's it..

Amazing work, good luck!

10 hrs!! OMg well done the effort!

Fantastic mix of chopping and great drawing skills...every single part is work of art my friend...skull, claws, tail...everything fit perfectly together...u should send your amazing creature to Ubisoft for new edition of Heroes of Might and Magic.......Keep going with great work man...

It's got that whole.. I'm about to attack you feel to it... quite spooky great job.. (You know when your cat wiggles it's bottom then pounces?) hehehe

Ohh its my pet, where did u get him, tie him tightly he is dangerous

great work again.... guessed the author from the background style..... beautiful work on the floor and ofcorse on the creature............

GREAT SBS!

and entry, lol

Wow, that gave work! Perfect!

Another great entry! GL

fantastic!

Amazing work and wonderful creature ... love the chain link tail!!! I thought the SBS was great ... I would never be able to create this no matter how detailed the directions were and your SBS definately showed what you did and the incredible amount of work involved!

What more can I say that hasn't been said above, very high points and super fav from me!!!

wowzers, I'm stunned! This is soooo fantastic, good luck!

Good entry , I don't get what happened to the SBS, i can only see it blurry & pixelated , is it just me ?

Good style...and your effort seems to be making you better every day. Good luck for your outstanding work.

Amazing Entry..........Great construction......G/L Author.

Congratulations!!! Great job.

Amazing work again.... you did a beautiful and outstanding work!!!!!!

Congrats Anoop awesome work

Congrats, Anoop Cool beasty thing

congrats on the win

Congratulations! Another wonderful creation!

NIce Job..good chop

Congrats buddy on another victory

Congrats!

hey congrats!

Congrats!!!!! Machaaaaa!!..

congratulations...

Congrats!!

congratulations...

Love this image, great mood, nice one

awesome

wonderful image, love it! Except for one link in the chain that does not look very safe it's simply perfect. Love the dreamy look you gave your work, the flowers are an additional eye-catcher. Excellent choice of sources, too. Good luck author!

Looks fantastic, very well done author! Perfect color combination.

What a look......... Overall mood and color are added attraction.......Good Job Author with Good Luck.

Good title...she's hoping not to fall into the water!
(Like the color scheme).

Excellent depth and colour choice Good eye candy.

Excellent Work, super blend

Thanks for the comments guys..i fixed the chain as u guys suggested..thanks for pointing that out.

Fantastic piece of work author...U used great colors and modification is master piece...well done

very poetic ! Romantic, i love it !

Love the expression on the girl. Beautiful job, author!

Oh my, instant fave, love it = )

beautiful image.... Love the color ..., good luck author...

Fantastic Work!

Beautiful image, good combination of colors....good luck!

Thank you all for the comments!

wow " EYE CATCHER " ........... simply perfect ......

Really a lovely image. GL

Lovely composition, colour and emotionality. A very classical image and well thought out. Very good work author!

Great job!

wonderful!

it's really awesome i like it

Great entry! Congrats!!!

Congrats for second.....

Congrats for second place !

Congrats for second..it's a very soothing image. Keep it up.

You almost touch the first place, very beautiful entry, way to go my friend!

Congrats on a lovely entry!

Congrats !

congratulations...

Congrats!!

congratulations...

Congrats on your second place. really beautiful entry

FUN entry author.. (maybe change the hue just a bit on the ship so it doesn't blend so perfectly with the ground (Just an Idea, it looks great just the way it is)

Great , i love it , nice idea , GL

Really nicely done! On the fence about the bling stars on the ship though.

My kid is loving this. Nice chop

wow, very creative and good drawing!

Give it some tone and this will look great!

Fantastic work author...very very nice and unique work...best of luck

wonderful image... great construction on the war machines..

I am just awstruck...wooooooooowwww....love it author

Lovely idea and great execution.........Good Luck Author.

Beautiful entry..... congrats for third.....

Excellent job maintaining the source. Congrats on third.

Congrats on the third place.
And that's great to see you back.

congratulations...

Congrats!!

congratulations...

Congrats

Imaginative and beautiful. Nice approach to use the source without the swing. It belongs in a classic storybook, my friend.

Very Beatrix Potter only transported to modern day

Pretty, but too CBR.
EDIT: "CBR" = Chopped Beyond Recognition. It's when you create a "jigsaw puzzle image by deconstructing the source image so badly that you could have used any image of anything to create with, because the original source is no longer visibly identifiable within the chop.

Warping, recoloring, and adding to an image is one thing. Chopping into such "mystery meat" shapes minimizes it's use in the final image. While it's allowed, (In the opinion of some), it's not the best example of one's chopping skills.

What's CBR?

Good thinking, good color!

Gostei das sombras e cores

Different approach author but great final product...well done

Scenic atmosphere with nice composition.

Very nice result, gl

Romantic image, really beautiful!

Very pleasant scene ... interesting takes on the source.

My only "critique" would be that the little boat is perhaps a bit too centered ... it would add a little more life to the image if it was not directly in the middle of the image ... see here for Rule of Thirds and composition info http://photoinf.com/General/KODAK/guidelines_for_better_photographic_composition_rule_of_thirds.html ).

Sorry I am so late with my comment I know there is nothing you can do now but thought for next time

would be perfect on the cover of a children's book. Very lovely, great imagination!

Nice image , but have to agree a bit with mossyB

Thank you for your kind comments Mossy B. and Glockman.However, with all due respect, the fence, ground and fence shadows are all in tact except for color and contrast. I chose the area because of the long fence shadows. The swing, and only the swing has been the only element used in most of the entries in this contest. I just chose a different area and focused on that. I think the shadows lend to the wonderful perspective in this shot.

I wonder why no one notice another entries who use less of source image - for example those entries who could be constructed from any other source image (the pieces of source are used only for their texture or color...) I like this entry, at least you could recognise a good piece of source. Good job!

This is delightful and whimsical, author. I credit your creativity in using a different portion of the source other than the main object in it. Love the combination of image and digital painting, too.

VEry clever idea =)

Superb idea author and great execution...Source image is perfect for the cover of book...well done

Very nicely done, author.

I could see this at an airport shop good luck author (tiny nit pic, the endorsement at the bottom, would be a tad bit more loud, just because I know they had their share of endorsements $$$$$ (just kidding) good luck and very nice chop

Thank you guys!!! Always!

Really great idea

Great work! I

This looks superb...but one suggestion...maybe center the bottom line text.

Thank you!!!

Fantastic! A great book cover. I'm not really a fan of text in artistic images like these, but even without the text it would be just as good. Great work.

Great idea and great blend!!!!!!!!!!!i like it.

wonderful work ..... all the best to u ......

Thank you guys, you are super nice!

Very nice and a professional touch on this one.... Great job.., good luck to you..

Thank you!!

Good concept and very well done! GL

Impressive idea and great execution. When I first saw it I actually thought it was an ad for a book not and entry! Bravo!

I would buy that book! Well done, great idea on use of the source, good luck!

Thank you guys!!!! You are very welcome!

Absolutely wonderful job !! Great mood and idea

Wonderful job and choice of colors are great.........Good Luck Author.

Thank you!!!!!