Nice Chop. Shadowing is a little dark IMO. Oh and it's "Memphis" without the 'N'.

Yep, shadows should be more transparent. I assume you made the rocket...you have a stray piece of the shadow at the back end to remove, and I'd darken the background sky so the smoke trail is more visible.

great picture and with humour ! you have my vote author

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the eye stocks being forced back by the wind is hysterical!

Congrats!

Congrats !

Thanks to All

Congrats for first place !

Congratulations.

Congrats!

Good one!

Maybe you can adjust the arm towards the rope a bit in a more natural angle. She's hanging after all. There's also a black line around the moon, that should be an easy fix.

A suggestion to make everything better: make a new layer on top and use a 5px blur tool brush (check 'sample all layers') and go over the edges of the cutout shapes. This should make everything more together.

I love the idea of what you're doing!

I like it too and the creative element is so good. As far as the photoshop chopping goes it all looks good to me and how wonderful it is to read all the suggestions given. A great site to learn from the best.

I like that MOON balloon!!! AWESOME

Congrats!

Congrats for second place

Congratulations.... good one..

Congrats!

This is a well put together chop, lots of imagination and work put into it. Be that as it may, there is something about the shadows bothering me. Specifically the tones and consistency. It seems to me that those gun turrets, the ropes from the balloons, and the side of the ship need some shading. Also, I'd think there would be some shadows cast onto the fog from the different elements in the scene.
I like the mood you're trying to set, a few tweaks would bring it over the top IMHO.
Good luck.

I really like the surreal dream like quality to this chop and I'm not so sure about shading because without it the end result is otherworldly. It is only an opinion on my part.

I read you SBS....HOLY CRACKERJACKS you need to get paid! HELLO ADMINSTRATION ! ! !

Thank you so much for being here, you are another great teacher.

It should sell well.....naw, I usually say "crap".

Play with the levels and curves maybe.

Congrats BW

Congratulations.... good job

Congrats!

I like that the flames do not look to realistic, it gives a playful addition.

NOT FAIR!!! I've never figured out how to use that "spaceship" in a chop.. hehehe.. GREAT JOB!!! (Very Doctor Strangelove)

That's pretty cool.

Really creative and well done and it has captured my imagination.