Wonderful effect, really nice entry. Good work and good luck! (Excellent depth of field)

Almost flawless! Aside from the head, the use of the grass brush is very nice. Very convincing result. I just have a suggestion to slightly blur the edge beyond the ear, it's too sharp (especially when you create a shallow DOF like that). High score for sure

Really wonderful and so nice ...GL for you author

love it

Great job!

Thanks for the comments Fixed the sharp edges.

Great idea and execution. I especially like the cracks. Good luck!

awesome!!!

great entry... youre a real whiz at toning

All that work on the tree and you covered it back up!

Amazing job you did here!

Very nice creation........G/L Author.

Great great job Author...

brilliant work ....... all the best to u ..........

Great job author,really really good.Few minor observations,lighter part of the head needs a bit more shading,now when u watch high resolution looks a bit flat.And i don't understand step 10 in your SBS,how did u make grass,used some image,brushes?!?...Any how this is fabulous work and i wish u best of luck.

Thanks erathion. I fixed the SBS(used the grass brush) and I slightly added some shade to the image to give it some depth.

nice work!

Absolutely incredible!! I don't know what else to say =) Best of Luck

very talented

Top 3 for sure, well done

Wonderfully creative entry, I love it. GL to you!!

Thanks everybody

http://visualfeed.kybalion.es/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/paperworks__vegetarius__hpim1053_465.jpg...
source of inspiration?....

Nice clean image! Good luck!

No, not my source of inspiration, but it is an Interesting find genuine2009.

Thanks everybody

congr!!!!

A top 3 for sure

Thank you

congrats!!!!

Congrats, beautiful work

Grats Artist!

Congratulations for 1st

Congrats ! Very well deserved win !

Fantastic entry!!, congrats.

Congrats!

congrats ..............

Congrats!!

Congratulations!!

Congrats! Amazing work

congrats , very nice work

Congrats!

Well deserved 1st place!

Congratulations!

Congrats for 1st!

well done... congrats...

oh, well, that's predictable and I was right when I decided to give up joining this contest. I had the same idea as you but I didn't start when you submitted your work. Congratulations, you deserve that!

Thanks langstrum

Wow...Very cute

run little hermit crab..run little Hermie

(the fish are quite beautiful)

Wow.. good use of source!

Amazing creativity and great work....

very cretive and nicely done!

well done!

Awsome

i...... like....... this.....

very good one

good work!!!

Both crab and octopus look fantastic

just a suggest...maybe you can add some bubbles, GL...

very very very nice....like the star so much...tell me,why we see try fishes....?

This is fantastic..........G/L Author.

well done

Congratulations on the top-three!

Congrats for your third place, IDt8r!

Congrats!

Thank you for your votes and comments!

Congratulations for 3rd

Congrats for 3rd! Very well done !

Congrats!

looks like a painting... nice one

one second.. have to do this first.. VEODY OAT OAT DOE.. . okay.. now to comment.. .. the HIGH res is just AMAZING and fun to look at... this really needs to be made into a giant banner.. would be very effective

comedy or tragedy?

creative ) I think left front forest and cable cars also need some sort of wet paint filter applied (maybe just a little bit) gl

gl

Nice!

Very nice in high reso

nice effect!

very good job good luck

nice one good luck

I would love to see a step by step guide, I have a filter that does the same in 30 seconds. Btw sbs is mandatory when no outside sources were used

I like how this looks as if it were painted! Good luck!

nice job

Looks hand-colored. Nicely done.

Nice painting, looks like topaz adjust effect! GL!

HDR, cool effect, maybe just a little too strong.