Those eyes...oh and the smile

For: smile please contest

Precious

For: smile please contest

Reflection Pool at Sunset

Thanks to thebadastonomer for the nebula sources used, and to OldGreySeawol at morguefile.com for the reed source. Image has been edited (background) since the original source was not allowed since photographer had manipulated it. Apologies to those who have already voted, but I think I like it be...

For: saving grace contest

Dracunculus Vulgaris

If you wash your hands in a liquor made from the plant you can handle snakes with impunity!

For: fruit in tree contest

Feathered one

For: masks contest

tarantula

For: invertebrates contest

fly

For: invertebrates contest

Fire Ants

These buggers are the bane of my yard and house.. one rainy night they got in to bed with me. No food around they just decide to get out of the rain by crawling in to my bed..

For: invertebrates contest

dragonfly

Finaly.. something that's not disgusting.. i hope

For: invertebrates contest

Bloody Tears

Hand drawn in Photoshop with just the smudge tool. More explanation in the SBS.

For: broken heart contest

?!

done with pens and colored pencils

For: tapes and cd contest

Audio Evolution Totem

Line drawing featuring the evolution of audio formats, starting with vinyl, then the 8-track, cassette tape, CD and finally the MP3 player.

For: tapes and cd contest

side II

For: tapes and cd contest

small fishes

For: salt skin contest

Fall Beauty

Girl with eyes closed lays on the ground.

For: anything goes 2 contest

Mean Green Eating Machine

Would of loved to got the pink flower in the backdrop through the whole frame. The wind was blowing like crazy....Zoom in on that mouth full.

For: anything goes 2 contest

Colour by Nature

just vectors!

For: animal logos contest

Samosaurous

My 4 year old, Sam, saw the source pic and called it a dinosaur egg. Seemed a pretty good idea. Used masking and resizing for composition. Painting and layer styles for the shadows. Clone stamp to extend the back ground

For: marble contest

ntitled

For: decorated initials td contest

For Sale!

What, nobody brave enough to do this one?! Tale of Two Cities...or, Sale of Two (T******) - Cities (to keep it G-rated). See hi-res.

For: spoonerisms contest

Red Hot!

I wish I could have done more of these but damn it was a mess to work with and ouch the dang things I melted them in was so flippin hot!

For: solid liquid contest

Silver

sorry for the low quality, but this photo is not cropped in anyway shape or form, it's just low quality from the zoom

For: eye closeup contest

Paper zoo

I went to an antique store and found some old books. I cut out the pictures of the animals using an x-acto knife and then made a little tab on the bottom. I then inserted the tab into a cut I made in the cardboard and placed the animals at different locations. Using a black background and a rear syn...

For: miniatures contest

Black eyed vampire

For: over the top contest