Hi res might help the overall viewing??

Nice - but all you have added is the text??

I think it would have more impact without the thought bubble! GL.

Even I remember this one!! Glad it made it back..

Sorry author: thought you merged in another part of sky in there for depth.. My bad.

Thats ok - its all about learning.. GL

Nice - there are some masking lines or something to clean up at the left edge of the castle. Also you seem to have some ghosting of the mountain tip in the clouds. GL

Nice work - you have a little bit of work to do around your ducks still though. The one in the background looks odd with the mesh all distorted like that, and the one on the right, what did you do around it? Liquify?? Bit more work needed.. GL.

Sources for the background and sky etc? The line is running through the tree horizontally.

A few more cuts and nicks would sell this some more.. The main shadow I saw as out of place was the one of the sword. You have the body shadow off to the left and the swords out to the right? Maybe shorten the swords shadow?? GL.

Nice - but i feel that the hands are letting you down a bit. If they were really feathers and the fingers were bent like that the edges would not be defined, there would be feathers sticking out at all strange angles etc. Hard to fix - maybe look at some reference material of bantam feet or similar to get ideas??

Nice - we call them drop bears here in Oz, they are the ones that attack you!! Hahaha.. Not.. Is the green hue on the face deliberate?? Just sort of doesnt look right! Maybe a darker orange instead of green? Nice blend!

Nice work - you have a dark outline on the side of the face and the shoulder etc, just a little distracting especially at the shoulder.. Maybe refine your edge slightly?

Work on your ouline a bit more - you have a highlight around the bull. If you have it as a seperate layer, select it and refine your edge.

Your cube dimensions need work? Especially the front corner.. Not square to me..

EDIT: Much better now!

A hi res would be nice.. but without it - hard to tell, are those factories or hangars in the front needed/. Maybe colour match them to the background buildings? I would remove the lightning too - it just looks incomplete..

Nice - but you should probably link the original source, not the copy from everystockphoto. GL

This is going to end badly.. Thats why i dont surf.. We have to much bitumen also!! Nice idea - GL.

Nice - but your font could be better.. especially the bottom line - its too condensed. GL

Interesting wordplay..

I would have to agree with laulei - that powerline is distracting, use the eraser and chop it up a little, make it look like leaves?? Also your buildings in the background are sharper than your tree? Maybe blur them some more?

Hmmm. The perspective on the legs is wrong? Or at least you need a third at the back or something? GL

You might like to work on your crosshairs some more.. they should be symmetrical. GL

Nice - but you might want to adjust your reflections - use the source as a guide..
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Your people appear to be floating?? or they need to be attached to their shadows? GL

Nice idea - the water looks like glass almost - with that in mind, I dont think the flag would be like that? Maybe change it out to a lantern or a different source of light to justify the brightness of the door? GL.

Very creative - would there be more light through the window as well??

I dont see any source links listed??

Hahaha - not to mention that this lack of atmosphere is freezing!! No humour bar?

Your reflections are a bit too crisp. They would be rippled like the water..

Nice - but you have a shadow from the bench on one side and the shadow of the polar bear on the other. Maybe flip one?

Nice work - dont forget you need to show the original unedited version of your picture in the SBS. You have a nice contrasting image - I would have thought about a similar method for the text. GL

You might want to break up the symmetry a bit? GL.

Your perspective is a little off.. Hard to change if its a flat image now..

Good to see the double choke on the load! Not really image related, but normally a crane hook like that would have a cable on each side, fixed at the top. Clever idea.

Interesting effect. You seem to be missing a gap along the middle and the spacing is off where you cut'n'paste the joins..

Arrrrr... I remember that day - many years ago. Just got home from university graduation... Did the quick superman change into my fred flinstone cossy, grabbed my stick and was off to get tea near ayres rock! I dont remember being that 'buff' though! Hahahaha

As I said previously - I like the work.. I would almost get all the permissions from all sources and maybe send it to Coke, see what they think? They might even use it in an add?

You would get a more polished result if you seperate the subject from the background then do the adjustments.

I nearly expected to get bitten!! Well Done.

Author: why would you expect a dressing down?? Chrome is a hard effect to get right. You have done alright. I think a bit more work on the actual positioning of the legs etc on the spider would have helped. Maybe placing it on the actual web even?

EDIT: Glad to see your trying new styles.

Impressive

I dont have a clue if its allowable or not - my guess is that contest mod has checked it out or at least discussed the matter with the moderator team. The entry is still here - so I take that as their decision.. GL.

Author: I am no expert on the matter and I was not referring to copyright at all. I was asking about the potential trademark infringement. The second point in Pinenvys link.. If you copy all or part of an existing trademark in a products name or packaging. [Also from Wikipedia: Trademark: A trademark is a type of intellectual property, and typically a name, word, phrase, logo, symbol, design, image, or a combination of these elements. The owner of a registered trademark may commence legal proceedings for trademark infringement to prevent unauthorized use of that trademark.

Just watch the angle of the shadow from the loaf of bread. The line should have the same point of origin as the rest. Very Funny!!

Hahahaha @ Golem... You love the render clouds!! Author: there are many great free skys and cloud brushes out there - see if you like any of them.

IMHO I would crop out the bottom of the image - after looking at the source, its still too easy to see the chics head.. Even though you hve trimmed the beak.

@ anatole: whats this about every males dream??

IMHO I would crop for effect! Nice idea.