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Jungle Life

Jungle Life

Snake and parrots were all created from the papaya source image. Thanks to kconnors at morguefile for the tree background and to greenside8 at morguefile for the reference parrot.

For: papaya tree contest

» Comments: 9
» Score: 59.39%
» Rank: 10 out of 15

Of Teardrops & Raindrops

Of Teardrops & Raindrops

Flowers were duplicated many times and scaled smaller, then I created a raindrop brush to layer over the flowers from the raindrop source photo. Details in my SBS. Thanks to anitapatterson at morguefile for the girl's photo;to xandert at morguefile for the window; and thanks to maf04 for the rain...

For: pink blooms contest

» Comments: 14
» Score: 60.62%
» Rank: 4 out of 19

Gnomesville Balloon Fest

Gnomesville Balloon Fest

Only gnome source was used for everything in this entry. Some shapes were made using liquify tool, others with lasso tool and brush tools. See SBS for details.

For: dwarf contest

» Comments: 12
» Score: 59.33%
» Rank: 8 out of 19

Sunset Mustang Challenge

Sunset Mustang Challenge

Thanks to the following from morguefile.com: tarr101 for horses in the snow; for mensatic for the dead tree; and to danielito for the brown horse;horse with splashes in water by seriousfun at morguefile.com

For: lone pine contest

» Comments: 6
» Score: 55.85%
» Rank: 13 out of 32

Pansy Bouquet

Pansy Bouquet

Just source photo is used here for background and flowers. Please see SBS

For: chandelier contest

» Comments: 8
» Score: 60.12%
» Rank: 10 out of 18

A Sunny, Sunflower Day

A Sunny, Sunflower Day

Only source photo was used for this entry. Background is chandelier with many conversions and gradient layer added; flowers were formed from chandelier with liquify tool, then lots of work with color changes and brush tools. Please see SBS for details.

For: chandelier contest

» Comments: 11
» Score: 62.52%
» Rank: 8 out of 18

Giant Web Designers

Giant Web Designers

After studying photos of spiders and their webs, I realized that they are made of what looks like tiny beads joined with threads.I believe that spider webs are all different - just like snowflakes are all different. So, therefore, each spider is a 'web designer', just not what we now think of web ...

For: sun beams contest

» Comments: 3
» Score: 56.21%
» Rank: 8 out of 14

Moonlit

Moonlit

Flowers and leaves are made from swan's beak and feathers. Thanks to mymy at pxleyes.com for the beautiful moon photo. Please see SBS.

For: black swan contest

» Comments: 12
» Score: 60.97%
» Rank: 3 out of 23

Road to Morocco

Road to Morocco

Thanks to clarita at morguefile for the scene of Morocco; to taliesin at morguefile for the desert foreground photo;xandert at morguefile for the cactus photo;lisasolonynko at morguefile for the 2 camel photos; and for the raven, thanks to mrmac04 at morguefile. Small bird is drawn with brush too...

For: mountain zoom contest

» Comments: 20
» Score: 62.94%
» Rank: 1 out of 22

Morning at Hilleke's Pump

Morning at Hillekes Pump

Thanks to hilleke for the pump photo; Flowers and leaves are all created from the striped canopy swing covers and leaves of tree. Lots of resizing, rotating, and burning in shadows at end. Cardinal is handdrawn with brush and pen tools.

For: tarpee chairs contest

» Comments: 14
» Score: 60.35%
» Rank: 1 out of 22

Circle of Light

Circle of Light

I have left rather high resolution for 'up-close' looks. Thanks for taking a look. Thanks to mensatic at morguefile for the source photo, Circle of Light.

For: droste effect contest

» Comments: 9
» Score: 55.84%
» Rank: 15 out of 34

Froggy Flowers

Froggy Flowers

Except for the driftwood, flower stems and leaf which were drawn with the brush tool, this entry is entirely made from the frog source from the background to the floral container (made from an eye) to the flowers. Please see my SBS.

For: killer frog contest

» Comments: 8
» Score: 61.44%
» Rank: 3 out of 29

He Is Risen

He Is Risen

l thought an Easter themed entry would be appropriate at this special time of the year. Green stems, leaves and buds are brushed in, bricks, container (vase), cross and flowers are created from the source meter guard photo. Thanks to demondimum for the photo of Christ on the cross at morguefile.com...

For: meter guard contest

» Comments: 9
» Score: 55.88%
» Rank: 13 out of 15

Wine for Two

Wine for Two

Used all the sources and hope I didn't overlap anyone else's entry. It is a challenging contest and would enjoy it again sometime. Found that the shadow photo has some nice textures and patterns when color was changed. Therefore, I decided to frame it for the wall.

For: source combos contest

» Comments: 7
» Score: 56.38%
» Rank: 6 out of 13

Spring Nursery

Spring Nursery

The nest and butterflies and basic robin shapes were created from the source branch photo. Please see hi res and SBS for details. Robin is made from scratch with liquify, brush tools and smudge tool. Thanks to taliesin and mrmac04 at morguefile.com for the beautiful dogwood photos. The baby bird p...

For: beach branch contest

» Comments: 6
» Score: 62.39%
» Rank: 4 out of 14

Blue Fairy Land

Blue Fairy Land

Happy Birthday, Mario, from Blue Fairy Land. But, what tremendous competition!!! How will you ever choose? I wish to thank the following talented photographers at morguefile.com: dravenh for the girl on her knees; nathalia for the tortoise;earl53 for the girl (standing) in bathing suit, and also f...

For: blue fantasy contest

» Comments: 7
» Score: 57.92%
» Rank: 10 out of 22

Stained Glass Spring

Stained Glass Spring

This entry was inspired by an original painting I once did in a series of stained glass paintings, but I have changed it substantially. I will include the original painting in my SBS. Thanks so much to taliesin at morguefile.com for the dogwood photo, and to raywal65 at morguefile.com for the sceni...

For: tulips contest

» Comments: 9
» Score: 61.28%
» Rank: 4 out of 17

Daisy Fireworks

Daisy Fireworks

Just source photo and fireworks by dantana at morguefile.com used.

For: daisy front contest

» Comments: 9
» Score: 53.54%
» Rank: 9 out of 23

Rainy Day in Sicily

Rainy Day in Sicily

Thanks to hilleke at pxleyes.com for the bicycle;Thanks to the following at morguefile.com: ; kevinross for the ornamental porch and the bay window; seemann for the window w blue shutters;alvinmann for the lady with the umbrella;

For: sicily contest

» Comments: 16
» Score: 59.63%
» Rank: 1 out of 25

Call of the Loon

Call of the Loon

The falcon sculpture immediately reminded me of the pattern in the loon's feathers. I used one of my own paintings which I did in the Adirondacks for a reference (this is in my SBS). Thanks so much to siilur at morguefile.com for the lovely background misty sunset lake. Please see my SBS for deta...

For: falcon contest

» Comments: 25
» Score: 63.4%
» Rank: 5 out of 14

Rite of Spring

Rite of Spring

Spring is in the air. There's something special that makes you feel like singing and dancing - thus, The rite of Spring. Everything is created from the source photo.

For: green pattern contest

» Comments: 22
» Score: 61.92%
» Rank: 2 out of 18

Misty Morning Cottage

Misty Morning Cottage

Thanks to Hilleke at pxleyes.com for the wonderful photos of the cottage and also of the garden.

For: tree in mist contest

» Comments: 13
» Score: 59.63%
» Rank: 3 out of 22

Master Carver

Master Carver

Thanks to the following at morguefile.com for the use of their wonderful photos: photojack for the decoy and hammer photo;duboix for the carved idol; jdurham for the pewter plates on shelves; keyseeker for the hands of the carver; mzacha for the two carvings on the shelf. The other two carvings are...

For: random items 1 contest

» Comments: 21
» Score: 63.52%
» Rank: 1 out of 10

Lilies in Crystal

Lilies in Crystal

I did the Yellow Pill contest by accident - it was for levels 5-, so will enter it now. Pills were used for butterflies, vase, flowers, leaves and background. Stems were added with brush tool. No outside sources. Please see SBS

For: old contests contest

» Comments: 17
» Score: 62.54%
» Rank: 3 out of 25