Nicely constructed but If I had to nit pick I would suggest sharpening the details in the Crane a little, and colour correct it into the 'setting' a little more than he is - Everything but the bird is a little green looking....

Way too much text... it's not really advertising a new drink.... IMO

Better!.... but the UNION JACK!

The fruit looks much better now!... a much more polished and inviting ad! one of the best I've seen so far... GL author!

Sort the union jack out!

I think the overall impact would be better if the main name didn't have the soft bevel.

Overall I think this is pretty good... there are a few issues with your edges - (purple fringes)
I see you made some surface ripples... It doesn't look as though it's fully finished in my opinion... might also want to just give a little disortion to the roots which are underwater... or darken them slightly, or atleast make more a distinction that they are in water...

Some of your source images aren't matching up in terms of sharpness... and there isn't really a convincing DOF because of that BUT!... putting that aside I think it's well put together...

Reminds me more of a shampoo bottle but that aside I think you're on the right track... Most of the time you would see 'cut' fruit alongside untouched fruit, and there is normally more than one which, from the feeling of your entry I would think it would benefit from showing... It makes the subject more 'inviting' to try... if you know what I mean... it's late... !

I think there are a few things that I would look at improving...
1: The 'Kabooza' on the can needs to wrap around the can
2. The can and overall presentation would come across better if it had a bottom, with a mirror finish reflection.

not entirely convinced about the lightbulb or the title text but it's your vision so...

Hmm... reminded me of Killzone... but nevermind... still looks interesting!

the main focus is on the house and not the path... also looks inspired by my last 2 lightning entries... (one though not uploaded from photoshoptalent days)
good luck though

http://www.pxleyes.com/photoshop-picture/4b0032b720630/Haunted-House.html

You're better off leaving the teeth out of the image as they aren't convincing!... his mouth is closed!... fix that problem and you got a good entry for what it is...

I don't think the top beams are needed IMO...

I would personally get rid of some of the fins, as atomically they aren't needed and if they are they would now be in the wrong place to be doing any good... (back fin for example)

Also, her top garment is morphing into her body?... a little distinction between the two would improve on that

But generally a good chop

good luck

that's much better... GL!

do you plan on doing a SBS? - not the most complicated image but a strong one none the less! good luck!

I like where you went with this but I feel the head needs a touch more colour adjustment to blend into the stock image you used... and I agree the ring is a little distracting and could be used elsewhere in the image, but it's up to you!?!... good luck though

my only criticism is that the stock images central line doesn't seem to be where you have placed the source image... the overall look is good but it just feels lop sided somehow to me... good luck anyway...

OK, but the man looks very cut out... maybe you need to blend him into the image more to make it more believable?? ... what may have been better is if the source image was half and half on both doors, but you'd have to make another door... just my opinion...

Nice work... some markings on the shrine would make it relevant I think but that's just my opinion... either way I think it's a contender for a top 3 place so good luck!?!...

Seeing as your not impressed by it yourself... maybe you should keep at it till you get it how it is in your head...

Excellent... but with the light coming from overhead, wouldn't the birds be less shillouetted?...

gonna disagree with sunzet - I think the lines should really follow the flow of the car... otherwise it's just a simple overlay regardless of how well you made the image look...

I don't think you are actually understanding what i'm saying... and are hell bent on being awkward with me on this... have we perhaps had a similar discussion before...???

you might as well have used an existing browser and made it all text... and I mean every single button and/or link... that would have been more in keeping with the icons being bad approach.

I'm going to be interested seeing who you are author... lol guess i'll just have to wait till results day!?!...

ok thanks for the essay, unfortunately i got bored and didn't finish reading... if you can change the words to icons then you should make your presentation more clear!

As for using Roman lettering!?... not every country on the planet writes it or can infact read it... icons are therefore universal and speak to everyone. If you find icons unreadable, wouldn't it be more of a challenge to evolve them...? what icons would 'speak' to you??
Just seems like you've taken a lazy approach to what could have been a novel idea... anyway I don't care one way or the other...

and am i seeing right that you give constructive criticism a lower thumbs up than a plain comment?...

interesting concept, but as icons, do they need to be text based??... I think your 'out of the box' concept is let down by the idea to put conventional text in place of many icon based buttons... whereas a development of these would be more in-line with your concept...

I honestly think this would have more WOW factor if they were full frontal, and manipulated into poses like the film poster, the rest could stay the same, just make it more gritty or something... IMHO...

yeah a much better image!?!... GL

Pretty good, but room for improvement!

Im not entirely certain, but wouldn't the shadow be bent outwards over the slope rather than inwards? - the shadow from the furthest tower is too dark in relation to the closest - and - maybe a little addition to some shadows from the terrain would help place everything better - especially from the mound covering the foreground tower as it's casting nothing...

Oh and the glare fom the bottom of the 'tower' it's not true to where you're placing your shadows from, so maybe get rid of it and add some highlights to the relevant side

you need to make it look like its sticking out from the ground... otherwise... good idea... maybe also match the shadows in the background.. as the other stones aren't creating any...

ah that's better...

You've chopped out the left side... I meant the curly thing diagonally right of the wings... but OK LOL....

would have been even better if the butterflies actually matched the tattoo... but a good effort none the less!

I like it... but im not thrilled about the blue bit in the top right section... other than that its really nice!

nice

nice image! - I don't however think the cracks are helping the image as they are... just looks like crackes in concrete and not tears in skin... and it's a shame the lizard thingy is blurred (did you have to enlarge it much) has the potential to be an outstanding entry if the tiny details are looked at more closely... Good Job on what you've done though

you dont need the harsh shadow behind the flower, lower the brightness of the flower to match the bg image too I think

I don't think enough has been done to make an immediate impact. (I have looked at the sbs and can see what's been done btw) - I think if you make it more obvious then it has more potential!.

reminds me of an 'in the night garden' episode...

fair enough

I think you need to lift the curvature of the rainbow on the furthest side... just so it looks like a strap possibly would... or even exaggerate it, seeing as it is a rainbow??!!

and possibly a high res!?

I agree with the above!: if you are going to use the staircase you need to spend the time cutting it out properly... I'd change the background too... cause it will be hard to see it if you do!... but a little more thought and care... and it's potentially quite good!

the bottom of the glass/perspex (whatever it is) is looking a little too cutout... the reflection in the table isn't right either... or atleast they aren't matching up!?!...

I like this but i think the handle needs shodows and/or highlights, and it needs to be lined up more centrally to the base that's pivoting... and blend it a little more carefully so it looks like its one piece... but good effort...

hmm... maybe I should have put some smiles in the other post; as I wasn't being totally serious in my comment as I do undertstand the context of your image...

IMHO - think you need to work on making the sword more 'real' cause it ooks quite flat to me...

contest goal: "Visualize your biggest frustration of something in your life that just isn't fair in an artistic picture" so um; do you come across this alot in your life??... hamsters being suspected of terrorism? - or are you being symbolic?... in which case, id say terrorists are far from 'cute little innocent hamsters'...

there's a few blending issues with the tree (mainly) and house/logs... but overall it's a great image... in your own time... improve upon this image to give it the credit it deserves!!...

dont get why you needed to add glasses to the woman in the main image.. also you have a line going across the umbrella...

nope neither you are right... the trigger and magazine section are still facing the same way... it's only the barrel/grenade launcher and the butt thats been reversed... so even if they were flipped... it would still be wrong... I think you should try a different image personally...

much better!