I love your entry but it needs one more adjusting, the planet in source 8 is someone elses photoshop work and you cant use it. http://www.flickr.com/photos/imaginedreality/170835601/in/photostream
also wheres the uncut photo of the girl? the on in the steps already has it cut.

I do love this image, the colors and the composition, the subject. its just fantastic great work and yes please do see this in highres its definately worth it.

OH THANKS ELADINE!!! I didn't even notice that, I'll get on replacing that planet right away! Also, I'll have to dig up the original photo too, I didn't save it unedited in the file I worked on. I may have to go back to the raw file and redevelop one.

And thanks Nator I might mess around with that a bit

I can just see this in poster format or in the postcard racks... you know those postcards with the special metalic printing? this would be so nice with that. beautiful work.

OH YES!! I know exactly what you mean about the metallic printing, that would be SO AWESOME!
Thanks again for your help! I ended up using the same moon picture used for the middle planets, to remake the one in the corner. I think it looks much better now anyway
Also I added the original pic to my SBS.

@ Nator, good suggestion, I made her a bit more "glowy" and added some more smoke and little glowing particles!

People should check out the hires before voting. It's really a treat at high res. Nice work as usual author!

Thanks pixelkid!! And yes I feel like this piece doesn't have the same impact in the smaller image as it does in hires

That's a wonderful image..love the idea and the result..hi res is a must see..Great job author!

well done ! fav!

Nothing much to say, fantastic as usual

Nicely done, author!

THANKS everyone!!!

gratz well deserved!

Congrats Rob , beautiful work

THANKS EVERYONE

Congrats for the gold!

THANKS!

nice colors , such a great work..

I like the idea author, but you may wish to take a look through some tutorials on lighting. it can be tricky to get the lighting right in such a large scene, but getting it right can make for a hugely better look. Also i am sad to see the flowers be placed so far from the main focus that it is a wonder why even include them, other than the fact that they were the source for the contest. Keep practicing and have fun!

A step by step should be added here. Im assuming the "island" is the pillbox but how can we know?

Without a SBS I cannot see the source in this entry -- may just be hard of seeing but .....

Titan85, It's the island, but I flipped it horizontal. I guess your're both right and I have to make a SBS.

Thank you for commenting.

Uploaded a SBS.

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Thanks for your Fav Drivenlush !

LOL, that's some kinda yoga that I've never seen! What a contortionist this sweet kitty is, nice job, author!

great idea author!

Wow!!! Veeeeery nice shot!!!!!

What sport is this?

Nice chop and use of the fur... consistent lightening would add to this ...

What's the source for the "S" on the chest, and why is the yellow area green? The red area should be the same red as on the costume, too.

Pretty easy symbol, no source. green is coming from the layer being multiplied with the blue below it. Same with the red, its the same color but just tinged due to multiplied layer.

No source? Then please show how you made it. And you could easily adjust the color to match the costume.

Adjusted colors. I'll add the symbol creation into the sbs in a few minutes.

Considering that the 'S' is a Specialized font, I too would like to see its creation in the SBS...

SBS now includes how the symbol was created.

Well now, that wasn't so hard, was it?

The SBS clearly states you did not draw the 'S', and it is not a common font, so where did you obtain it from?

Hi Mossy,

The SBS does clearly illustrate how i created the logo. No matter how many times you say it, or accuse me of "obtaining" it, its not going to make it true. It was drawn...plain and simple. I am having a hard time understanding why that is so hard to see. As a matter of fact, it seems like it would be easier to go find a free stock image of this symbol and use it instead of creating one myself, as I did. I don't have video capture capability on this computer or i would do it that way, the best thing i can do is show you the process in the steps provided.

The Superman symbol is a copyrighted logo so really should not be used. The "S" is not a type font at all it is a hand lettered graphic incorporated in a triangular border. A type "font" is the term for the entire alphabet, numbers and symbols based on a particular design. There are "Superman" fonts in existence now based on the logo and also those based on the 3 dimensional comic book titles.

Your right it is a copyrighted image. I figured if it was drawn it wouldn't be an issue for this contest. With all the flack I'm getting for it I don't know if its worth it keeping in the image Your avatar says mod, so if you need me to take it off her I will. Just say the words.

Used the smudge tool to make the logo unrecognizable in relation to the copyrighted one.