Nice

CMYK46.. I'll understand this stuff eventually. Sources added. Thanks for the heads up.

OK links are fine now.

hehe

Very detailed, good job!

Nice image and great step by step.

Ohhhhh so so so so corny that it is gooooood! I couldn't help but laugh. Your imagination and creativity shine and it looks like you put a lot of work into it and have succeeeded.

Congratulations

Congrats BWR

mau hoohiwahiwa!!

Congrats on this win.

Congrats BWR!

Congrats!

The moderator gave a better answer than I could have.

awwwwwWWWWWwWeeeeeeeeeeeee! awe awe awesome!!!

Nice shadow work.

Oh dear oh dear, this is you and you got top notch and thumbs up. The way you make your manipulations look real is quite an achievement. I look for marginal telltale signs and you have none, it really is a well done image and I laughed out loud with this entry.

......oops forgot to mention the border. YEs I like it, it works to hold the image in place.

Thank you everyone.

Congrats, 4ths are not to bad. I like your entry.

Congrats!

Looks like he's hopping backwards on one foot.

thank you , yes , that sand , I imagine is hot hot hot

The source used for the fan is an illustration and can't be used. If you look at the page of your source you can see the term "free illustration" listed. Illustrations are not permitted as per Photoshop Rules and Guidelines: 5.6. 3D Renders or Illustrations as Source:
Using other people's 3D renders or illustrations (even with permission and no matter in which form they are offered) creates a false impression of your artwork. So 3D renders or illustrations can not be used as sources, unless they are entirely created by yourself. Only acceptable non-illustration brushes and clip art may be used, but you need to mention them as a source too. Don't use an image that has been altered by the source owner nor an entire work created by someone else.

You will have to replace that source with one that is acceptable. I'll allow you time to fix this before sending a warning.

Dear Mod,

Thank you for that explanation. As you know, I don't do this kind of stuff and am really green behind the ears. I will try to fix it to make it abide by the guidelines, I thought I was being careful to use free photos...guess I wasn't careful enough.

Thank you for your time, I appreciate it a lot.

HOW KIND....I think I'm in love with this site.

I fixed it with your favourite fan. Thank you very much.

I agree with the first comment. He's going where he's already been and could maybe use a shadow. It's such a good idea.

wedoo2, how do I do a shadow? Can you steer me towards a link that will teach me. Thank you.

There are many ways to do shadows. Put shadows on a layer set to multiply under the subject and paint in the shadow, some art skills help. you can add a gaussian blur to soften them and adjust the layer opacity to look right. No space here to write all the details but this video can help with some of the ways to do it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ft5TP0taDJU

Blue lightening has many great tutorials.

Great! You might want to take the penguin layer and change the hue of all the black patches to match the molting fur color. I just think that would really kick the blending over the top. I think it's really cool you matched the cats color to the molting, but I'm just thinking more for visual coherence. It's so super all round right now, so no worries. GOOD LUCK!

Thanks, good idea. Appreciate the advice and kind words.

It looks really cute I love his eyes.

Thank you

rare creature.. like the mixup author

did not see image before the changes suggested but love this outcome. Believable .. great image author.