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Nice idea -- the leaves look stuck on without any shape. Try a displacement map and or try different blending modes or combinations of blending modes for the leaf layers.

@ dekwid,,,, i take that as a compliment.... @ alan thanks alot! ill start working on that now!

nice image, however we can't use illustrations in our work. See if you can find the brushes

i didnt see anything that we cant use illustrations in our work...
ive gone through all FAQ and guidlines and nothing sais we cannot use illustrations in our photoshop contests. as long as its not copyrighted or previously manipulated in some way then its allowed

plus since ive been a member since wayyy back when , when this site was photoshoptalent.com ive ALWAYS seen illustrations used, and i still see them being used today

Nice! It needs some slight shadows too...

The author is right, you are allowed to use illustrations in your entries.
See for this also: http://www.pxleyes.com/guidelines/photoshop/#5.7

thats fine, im just a little surprised then because I still remember a peice of work I made for this site and it was removed because they said I used an illustration.......... Guess the mod was being a bit picky that day!

thanks for the tips, ill start working on it now

try curving the necklace part so it fits around her neck and use different shades of green