great job! just put the reflection directly below each of it's "toes" like the front two

Wow that's an amazing job!! Looks so real

Top chop!

This is not fair! I don't think I dare to make an entry - it would would only be left in the shadows of this one.. Good job!

this is sooo cool! funky stuff!!!

thanks ^_^

High res would be awesome to see the detail.. and i always suggest adding background because i'm not a fan of blank bg's.. but this is AWWESOME!!!!!

Excellent... i have no other words... wow! its the ide i had, but i just couldnt get around on where to start!!! TOP STUFF!!! really wanna see the SBS though...

Good work!!!, maaaybe you can sharp a bit the elbows, the reflection doesn't look ok for me on this position, I agree with Ponti too, a background can help

Really good work, but needs a high res version & SBS...

Wow! Great work! Can't wait to see the SBS..

Working for SBS and Background Thanks for the comment ^_^

this is very detailed!

Love this - High marks, plus fav......

this is insanely good

Nice job!

thanks for fav ^_^

fantasticccc... and awesome i like this verrrrry much....

I think it has been said once or twice already but awesome entry author! The high res and step by step are now complete aswell and equally awesome. Good job all round.

So much awesome stuff going on here. Cool robot. Perfect reflections. Great use of source and great details.

this one is 2 win simply very professional. wonderful, and very good stp by stp

awesome! I think the blank background is fine because there is so much detail and color that any other background would take away from the image.

amazing. but something wrong with the reflection

fantastic

Congrats for your first place! Great work!

Congrats, a great robot

thanks and congrats also to others

Congrats!

Congratulations for 1st

Congrats!

Wow....this is a great entry....! There's nothing bad really that I could say about it! Maybe bit too much blur on the right side legs in the backround, or maybe too sharp edges on the left side claw...but that's easily fixable....and that would be too picky of me! Awesome result and imagination! Great patience....and I like that in an artist! Best of luck!

great

realy nice work you've done here, seems like robots are a must on this entri

very neat which just proves that less is more

This is fantastic!! Maybe tone the shadow down a bit? it's looking kind of strong. Good luck!

props for originality

nice use of source author. well done

perfect!!!

now this is awesome

very nice

Congrats for your second place!

Congrats!

Congratulations for 2nd

Congrats!

awesome

Hehe, very nice :P

awesome...can't wait for the SBS (you will post one won't you? that's how i learn the tricks of the trade!)

awesome

nice

wow cool!

You might want to break up the symmetry a bit? GL.

very nice

the shadow is too dark

Congratulations for your third place!

Congrats!

Congratulations for 3rd

Congrats!

hehehe.. very nice twist on the source.. but you have to admit.. it does SCREAM robot when you look at it.. good luck and nice imagination

Looks great! Maybe remove the outer glow? Good luck

whoah! this is awesome!

neat!

Okay, it looks good, and even though you're allowed to reacreate it from scratch, it just feels like the point of a source is defeated. I like it though.. good luck.

Ponty, actually this entry is a test. Discover this new rule few days ago and I want to know what are mods and PXL members reactions. Is something new and can be revolutionnary for the site.Just curious to see what will be the opinions.

Edit...if the mod will not remove it on the next half of hour

You used the source as a template, but you didn't manipulate the source image itself...

Well i like this and also your concept of taking the source image as ref and creating a whole new bike... Also a little off topic, is lightwave same as 3ds max??? Just curious cause I wanna learn Lightwave just for fun lol...

Edit: Just a suggestion, if you had made it in gold and silver type... You could have used some texture off the source... And hence you wouldn't be accused of not manipulating the source at all... I just want this entry to stay... It's cool...

you worked hard and did a good job. Even though I don't like that something can be re-created because it takes away from "manipulation", you are right in what you have done according to the updated rules.

CMYK, agree, use the source as template. Is not what the new rule proclaim ? Maybe the english is too subtle for me. LOL, not maybe, for sure. Arkncheeze, sorry, know nothing about Lightwave. But if you ask on forum about you will receive for sure an answer. Is easy for me to use some maps from the original source. But this is not my purpose. I want to discover what are the exact limits of the new rule.

OK, let me be more clear: There is NOTHING of the source image in your render. It's distorted and crude compared to the source, and you didn't use any part of the source pic in your final image.

i aggree with ponti. The rules sais its alowed so theres nothing to argue over really here... o.o; I cant say i aggree with it tho...

Author.. all you had to do is throw the finished image into photo shop and place a head light or the seat on the bike... just tweak it a bit, it will save you a ton of head aches (and the work is very well done) but I understand both sides of the arguement.. but it's good to discuss and figure out how to approach these wonderful new ways of manipulating art.. (melting the source into the background could work as well.. just an Idea )

real awesome!