Lovely scene, great humor!

Nice composition and placement of sources.... good luck!

Apart from some perspective problems a great scene. Looks like a lot of work!

Makes me think of the movie 'WOman in Black' - love the intricate work you have put into this. Good luck

If you would extend the lines of the tiles on the floor, they would cross at horizon level. This means you would need to see also the upper side of the fireplace.

Congrats Irene , very nice work

congrats!

Good work, congrats!

congrats Irene

I would put some texture/pores into her skin.

Yes I agree! And for some reason I would like someone to change clothes and/or generation look of the picture, but this one is right on theme!

Edit: I would love to see a: 70's, 80's, and then like 2011 look? Maybe even a photoAlbum theme!?

I agree it would be better with some skin pores. SO many effects help you learn how to smooth skin texture, but I've yet to find a decent one to add back pores (without using another source, which is verboten for this contest...). The Healing Brush tool allows you to retain some skin texture, but it totally trashes the skin tones, leaving a horrid, mottled effect.

I like the idea of a "progressive" effect through the decades. Maybe that will be a future contest!

Its a very good effort, however there would be more shaping shadows in the face as well as the texture of the skin.
Shadows to define the mouth - for instance:- the curve below the bottom lip and dimples under the nose that shape the top lip. As one ages the muscles soften and drop the fine edges of a structure and if there are false teeth they push the top lip out and straighten it. The Older face actually has higher cheek bones than you have given credit for and there would be deeper hollows over and a slight shadow under the eyes . Cartilage grows all of ones life so the nose may well have been shorter and slightly turned up at the end.

Good work. I will come back and vote later.

what about trying to take a small portion of one of the less wrinkled parts of her face (maybe nose) and use that as a pattern for some texture in her face? Or just painstakingly put millions of tiny dots on her face for pores. lol

U did good work author but she looks more like wax figure...try to add some skin texture here to achieve more natural look...best of luck

You did a great job... just need to make it a lil more realistic,,and since we could not use other skin it was hard

She looks like a porcelain doll - you just went too far with it, author, tho you have the right idea. The trick is to leave some pores there, and soften her skin overall. Nice lip shape, tho.

Something looks wrong with my font now. let me see if I can figure it out!
**OKAY...please, the font looks horrid in this screen. if you click the high res, it clears up and doesn't look so blurred. **

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEKKKKKK (LOL) excellent work here!!! (playing with gradiants and textures and outer glows on fonts can help, looks fine to me on this end, the child's face is FANTASTIC!!!)

Good LUCK AUTHOR.. definitely AWESOME

Hahahahahahahahahahaha....great job author...top entry...well done and best of luck

Great work on the boy face ! Good luck author.

brilliant work

Creepy little fellow

Congrats!!

congratulation!!!

Congrats .., welldone

Wonderfully whimsical !

This is soo cool!!! IMHO smoke need some blur...

cute kitties Cornelia is going to love them and she may take them home too

@OLGA, THANK YOU THANK YOU, I've been staring at the smoke all day and couldn't figure out what to do (never even occurred to me to blur it) it was the only thing bugging me (thanks Nisha and SGC as well )

Also, I uploaded 13 steps in my SBS and they suddenly stopped letting me up load images, I hope it's a glitch and will be fixed soon, until then, here's the link to the smoke brushes I used

http://www.brusheezy.com/Brushes/1871-Smoke-Brushes

I hope it lets me upload the new version

EDIT: all is well and the smoke looks much much much better, very happy, thanks OLGA!!!

About smoke author - please nothing personal lol, it's only IMHO Kittens are very cute!!! Love them a lot!!!
Edited: definitely looks better

great idea!

I'm at a complete loss why this is submitted into this contest.

@trim49 take a look on SBS, maybe you will find answer there

wonderful, GL!

Love it..Pretty well done..Love the kittens..!

super cool funny positive work...well done author

Such cute cats!! Very well done!!

Great idea and job... congratulations !!!

Wow, one of your best entries gj

Nice work !!

Wow, a lot of work went in to this art work. Very cute scenery = )

This is adorable, tremendous work here! Love all the different 'cat houses', and especially the specs on the smaller kitty. I hope Grandma comes to love this chop!

Congrats!!

Congrats very cute

congratulation!!!

Congrats!!!

Congrats

Nice Job Congrats

nice build -- like the sense of movement in the skirt --

good job author.

yes she can ............. nice work author ........... gud luck to u ...........

Poetry is very cute too...

Great construction author,as Alan sad skirt gives u some feeling that she really dance...Well done

Love the poem ... gave me goose-bumps, particularly the last line. Artwork is lovely as well and I have to agree with others about the wonderful sense of movement ... I can almost see her dancing!