Not so sure Z. I tried it out here and she doesn't seem to stand out as much. What do you think? I am open to either way.

https://i.imgur.com/4uCpcdW.jpg

I prefer the pic from the link you sent, the balance of the image is much better, the character pops up on this one. To answer your question, I'd prefer a hug than a kiss on first date

Zizounai I took your advice and resubmitted. Added a final step in the SBS. Thanks for the suggestion.

They're supposed to be tentacles shooting out of her mouth like she is some kind of monster. I didn't know how to make tentacles shooting out of someone's mouth, so I used an octopus. Maybe earthworms or something would have been better, but I did my best.

Thanks

It is very difficult for me to make SBS. For the hands fur, I have taken the dog's pic as a base and filled the hands with a soft round brush, trying to match the dog's hair direction. And finished it with a soft finger tool, well I never remember the name of this one. Oh yes, smudge.

Thanks BW...

You are right CMY, I thought there was something wrong but didn't know what to do about it. I've added some cloud brushes on the cloud (some old free cloud brushes I loaded long time ago without keeping the reference, but there are so many!)