I need to do a tiny bit of clean up, but I may not have the time between now and when the contest ends, so It's there.

You have done beautiful work here!! Worth the effort

WOW!!!Amazing job!

no wonder Pirithous and Thezeus tried to steal her form Hades, with such beautiful eyes...

WoW!!!! Such a beautiful entry! well done! you talnted person you!!! so so beautiful!!! Great work!

STUNNING work!!!

The face is very nicely done. Perhaps the eyes look too big (I wouldnt mind if they were a bit bigger than usual, but this is maybe a bit too obvious) and the chin could be a bit more under the mouth, but I like the overall look of the face (a bit what you can see back in the Symbolism art style, artists like Rosetti, Franz Stuck or to be a bit more in combination with greek influence Alma-Tadema)and especially the mouth is very nicely done. What I do think that needs some further work is the hair. Nothing wrong if not all parts get the same attention and finishing touch -it can be very effective in fact- but imo right now it's too rough and needs at least *some* more details to give it more the feeling of hair, to let it look more than just lines. The shading is nice, perhaps you can add some shadow under the flower in her hair and a biiiit of shading for her collarbone and where the neck reaches the body.
Having said all that (and before I get all PXLEyes against me), this is of course a very nice result . Good luck!

Ow, maybe one more edit: Apart that this is nice work, does Persephone has any particular details that is very recognizable for her (so that this image is more than "just" a pretty piece of work...mmmand to be sure, that question is not meant as any negative, just wondering)?

WOW... she's beautiful

I love those eyes! great job!

Author, I commend you for so many hours of work, and this is a fine looking image of a woman with flowers in her hair. It also suggests nothing to make me think this is a Greek goddess.

Besides that I love this beautiful picture (the eyes in particular), I just l-o-v-e your SBS and your fight with the rose

Way to write a novel Waz! It's mostly a time issue on the hair. If I had two weeks she would be better... Only have so many hours. Eyes I did on purpose and the rest is just... my vision.

CMYK: Though I respect literal visual representations of certain images, I was going for more of an emotional one. What *I* saw in my head all these years when I thought of Persephone.

Excellent, really excellent, a lot of work!

“Love of beauty is Taste. The creation of beauty is Art.” Ralph Waldo Emerson (and will someone get WAZ a valium... giggle snort)

this takes my breath away very well done bravo

Excellent work author looks like it took alot of time and hardwork. Good job and good luck

I decided to add a toga, to help hide the funky business that was going on w/ the chest. everything I tried to do to fix it looked weirder than it did before, but I can draw cloth! I actually like it a little bit better now, and now it's more "Greek" for CMYK

Eyes are very well done == like the overall look

Very beautiful image and lot of works.

The toga is a good addition and works for the composition of the image as for the theme. And well, next time I guess I'll say something like "nice", ok? Good luck!

I wasn't complaining Waz, just that it was LONG! heh

now that is talent i think it fits perfectly with theme, i would see her the same way author... ohhh god i wish i had your talent, oh yeh and patience (computer would be out the window by step 3 ) hehehehe

Wow!! Great work!

great job author!!

great work! adding to my "Fav" list. Real talent in photoshop.(no Gimmick.....true artist)

Awesome Job Author ...........Good Luck........

The BEST!!!

great job

Captivating creation impressive skills most accomplished artist!!

GZ! very good! good luck

Very nice portrait,but not related to the clue of the contest.Upper rose,stronger shadowing will improve image.

This is so beautiful,will be a top 3 if not the first!

Um...quite simply stunning! Beautiful and soft...heartbreaking and sweet. A kiss to you, author.

OK, so, I looked and I looked and...then looked again at this image! It's fascinating....very very beautiful and very well done...! But...I was reading all comments and thought about the question whether it respects the theme or not! I was a bit confused cause I wanted to vote high on this one..! So...I went back to the contest description and read it more carefully. Even if it says: "create an interesting scene based upon the story", it also says "Depict one of your favorite Greek or Roman Gods/Goddesses in an artful manner...!" And this awesome creation does exactly this! So...high marks!

Wonderful job very nice

Congrats, absolutely beautiful

Congratulations for 1st

Congras!, well deserve for win

Oh boy! Congrats! You!!! Beautiful job!

congrats!! well deserved

Anna...What can I say this is a masterpiece, congrats for the 1st place!

congrats Anna!!!

Congrats for 1st

very very very beautiful, really like it!

very good!! great done!

This one begs to be made of stone!

Great work author

well done..

awesome!

Very good. I agree with chaplain this one needs to be done in stone. Great job.

looks familiar

glad to see this one again great!!

maybe for a later stone contest

Old is Gold......... Good job Author........ G/L.

This is very strong entry !!! I do like it very much

great work!

One of the best in PST history.

Congratulations for 2nd

Congras!

congrats

I think you should clarify the two dead links... were they from the old PST?... It could be my computer but the links go to white space..Please red flag this and tell the MODS.. this is too good of a piece to be pulled on a technicality good luck!!!!!

WHOOPS. ME SHUT UP NOW... like you would do something wrong.. WHOOPSY..shyly skeeeeedaddles out of the room

hehehe..probably was my computer.. I'm still getting used to the secondary lap top... It's so new and pretty LOL

The links do work, I have tested them myself and are not from the old PST, they have been re-linked for PXLEyes. Please don't shut up if there's a problem it has to be said.

good work

great!!

very good! nice work and gl

I remember this.Good Luck author

Looking good for the second time around.

great job! very dramatic depiction of a God like time

this was one of my favourites last time goodluck.

gr8 work......high votes frm me....

Excellent idea.. nice work author !

I remember this one and how much I liked it last time, still Really like it a lot!

Congratulations for 3rd

Congras!

congrats

DISGUSTING!!!!!!!

Gives new meaning to the phrase "Be careful, or you'll poke your eye out!"

creepy lol, good luck

okay.. I modified the name and told the story, maybe comments will be a little more in tune to the story and not the image, MY BAD sorry about that

nice, i wonder if he has eyes on the bottom of his feet, that would make walking a whole lot harder good luck

ARgus>?

creepy but well done!

i feel sick now lol soo omuch work, goodluck author ( got to find a bucket now) ;p

very nicely done great idea

very scary lol

Man, that's freaky! But the result is quite interesting! I like the right arm and leg the most if it's about depth. As idea original, maaaybe you can show more how giant he is, by doing something with the background (but no must). Good luck!

I really hope this guy doesn't wear contacts. Dust storms would be a nightmare!

good work. add some more light and shades

do you think, that these all had to be the same eye? i started wonder, how it would be with many different eyes (of cat's, owl's, whale's, pig's...), hehee:P.. and also you could have created the eyeballs left foot seems a bit unfinished, but the idea is wonderful!

MARISSA?!?!?!?! omg.. ARE YOU INSANE?!?!?!.. omg.. More EYEBALLS.. do you know hard it is to look at just one...this piece gave me the heebie jeebies through the whole process.. look how grossed out the other members are.. poor Olivia blew chunks.. LOL.. more eyeballs.. sheesh... (great suggestion though, that would be awesome)though I don't think I have time to run out and collect pictures of all those different eyeballs.. (I don't use sources other then the ones supplied by the contest).. and Waz gave me a great Idea as well.. I'm not at my main computer so I can't work on it right now..

Great concept. A little freaky, but definitely original!!

Creepy, but in a good way. Uniformity of eyes works for me as that's what I'm used to, albeit in such a quantity. I have to agree that he does not look like a giant. I would intensify the shadow on his butt crack and soften the shadow under his left clavicle while increasing that for his left armpit (so it doesn't look like his left arm is growing out of his neck). A slightly stronger shadow along the back edge of his right arm wouldn't hurt, either.

only thing bothers me is tat image is very pixelated.....otherwise awesome job......

Very nice selection of images. Good work!!

great!!

WHat is your source for the clouds?

Oh...sorry...clouds are a brush...I'll add the link now..

Nice job Author........G/L.

well done author love it.

very classic..wish you could show the expression on the little guys face.. that would be a trip. leaving it up to the imagination is much better.. GOOD LUCK

I remember this...nice one!

I still love this one as much I did the first time around

nice

it really shows the greatness and power of a god

His eyes are totally freaky!