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The Knight and the Dragon

The Knight and the Dragon

This starfish evolved into a dragon. Now the brave knight faces it. Thanks to hissi at flickr.com for the background water and rocks and to One lucky guy at flickr.com for the knight.

For: sea star contest

» Comments: 3
» Score: 54.55%
» Rank: 9 out of 17

Which Came First?

Which Came First?

Thanks to amyvdh at flickr for the tree source photo;thanks to Yndra at flickr.com for the chicken;

For: animorph contest

» Comments: 5
» Score: 55.07%
» Rank: 2 out of 4

Window to Spring

Window to Spring

Cherry blossoms make me think of the Orient. Thanks to kinberlyn at flckr.com for the Oriental window; to Paco CT at flckr.com for the masks; the bamboo source is my own; blossoms in arrangement were made with brush tools using closeups of source as reference. Pattern layer over background is made...

For: spring landscape contest

» Comments: 10
» Score: 60%
» Rank: 2 out of 9

Chuggy,Chuggy, Bang, Bang

Chuggy,Chuggy, Bang, Bang

Thanks so much to teh0x at flickr.com for the gorgeous view of the Golden Gate; The driver and birds are drawn in with brush tool. See SBS for details, please.

For: vintage car contest

» Comments: 16
» Score: 58.89%
» Rank: 1 out of 7

Homage to Peter Max

Homage to Peter Max

Just the source used on this take-off on Peter Max's colorful art works. To see some of his delightful creations go to: http://www.google.com/images?as_q="Peter%20Max"&safe=active&as_st=yo to:

For: fire hydrant contest

» Comments: 4
» Score: 50.2%
» Rank: 15 out of 19

A Deserted Nesting Place

A Deserted Nesting Place

Thanks to cindy at flickr.com for the barn; to nataraham at flickr.com for the desert hills; to at NASA Goddard at flickr.com for the nebulae overlay; to biggles621, fionnaandneil; to zuai at flickr.com for the owls; to nadbasher at flickr for the old farm machine; Trees are brushes I made.

For: earth surface contest

» Comments: 9
» Score: 56.66%
» Rank: 3 out of 21

Parrot and Trumpets

Parrot and Trumpets

Please check out my SBS before voting. Only the source photo was used, except for a reference for the parrot and a starry nebulae layer for badastronomer at flickr.com . Thanks to ellbrown at flickr.com for reference source for the parrot.

For: bowling pins contest

» Comments: 11
» Score: 60.19%
» Rank: 2 out of 11

A Room in Wonderland

A Room in Wonderland

Please check my SBS before voting. Thanks to trun floato at flickr.com for the tree which houses M. Hare's room that Alice would like to enter. Everything else was done from the source photo and drawing with brush tools .

For: make a room contest

» Comments: 9
» Score: 59.02%
» Rank: 3 out of 10

Shades of the Orient

Shades of the Orient

Windchimes are made of small parts (lights on bus, car wheel, etc.) ; flowers are made of petals made from front of bus, shade behind arrangement from window shades in bus, and container is created from window of bus. No outside sources. Background is pattern created from the entire source photo....

For: old blue bus contest

» Comments: 8
» Score: 58.41%
» Rank: 7 out of 17

Swimming Amidst the Sea Fans

Swimming Amidst the Sea Fans

Thanks to Nemo's great uncle at flickr for the turtle source photos; to abraxas3D for the under the sea source used to place the sea fans made from the bracket fungus source; heirbornstud at morguefile.com for the vortex source used behind the background scene when I began.

For: fungus contest

» Comments: 5
» Score: 55.62%
» Rank: 11 out of 17

Harbinger of spring

Harbinger of spring

Source used for robin, (details in SBS), and thank you's to darwin at flickr.com for the snow scene used for the background.

For: frozen branch contest

» Comments: 21
» Score: 59.68%
» Rank: 1 out of 4

Fancy Headwear

Fancy Headwear

Thanks to Cubist Castle at flick.com for the head form source. Other parts of image all from source bench photo.

For: white bench contest

» Comments: 7
» Score: 57.53%
» Rank: 3 out of 7

Fragrance by the Window

Fragrance by the Window

Everything in this image is created from the window design. The beautiful swirl designs lend themselves to a flowery image so well.

For: glass structure contest

» Comments: 14
» Score: 60.73%
» Rank: 1 out of 13

Purple Pillow Pussy

Purple Pillow Pussy

Just source photo used - no outside sources

For: wisk contest

» Comments: 11
» Score: 56.71%
» Rank: 2 out of 13

Late Winter Fun

Late Winter Fun

Just the source photo used with birds and background drawn and brushed in.

For: bowling pin contest

» Comments: 10
» Score: 59.84%
» Rank: 2 out of 24

Spring Celebration

Spring Celebration

Only the source photo was used. Forsythia blossoms are created from one of the letters on the sign, lavendar flower stems are created from many, many, many small stars, pussy willows from a letter in the sign. Background is created from the entire sign, then duplicated and scaled many times. Pleas...

For: open contest

» Comments: 18
» Score: 61.42%
» Rank: 1 out of 6

Guardians of Stone Face Bridge

Guardians of Stone Face Bridge

Thanks to nick-b-photos at flckr.com for the old man stone face; to Juergen Kurlvink at flckr.com for the tree source; to andrewpescod at flickr.com for the eagle;

For: biker bridge contest

» Comments: 10
» Score: 58.99%
» Rank: 3 out of 17

I Do

I Do

Thanks to hilleke at pxleyes.com for the beautiful cathedral photo; thanks to Isara at flickr.com for the feather source photo; thanks to Dollyknickers at flickr.com for the bride doll; thanks to kristiewells at flickr.com for the bouquet;

For: ostrich contest

» Comments: 13
» Score: 58.81%
» Rank: 1 out of 13

Celebrate Easter

Celebrate Easter

Only the source was used. Background foilage was created from a ribbon on one bunny, and other flowers from the bunny fur. Details in the SBS. This bunny was holding a football, which became an easter egg. A little early for Easter, but Happy Easter anyway.

For: stuffed bunnies contest

» Comments: 15
» Score: 57.89%
» Rank: 3 out of 8

Sculpted of a Sculpture

Sculpted of a Sculpture

Just the source was used as per my SBS.

For: threaded art contest

» Comments: 16
» Score: 61.75%
» Rank: 1 out of 4

Night of the Aurora

Night of the Aurora

Design rather than realism of bird and vines became the focus of this image. Rhythmic birds and vines were created from skull using various tools; thanks to mike-in-ny at flckr.com for the nebulae and NASA Goddard for Lagoon nebula used for background. Please see SBS details.

For: silver skull contest

» Comments: 10
» Score: 56.29%
» Rank: 6 out of 15

That Thievin' Bird Again!!!

That Thievin Bird Again!!!

Just the source is used except for the background. Thanks to ArtbyChristi at flckr.com for the background source. Bird and nest are created from source.

For: silver skull contest

» Comments: 6
» Score: 57.24%
» Rank: 5 out of 15

Bejeweled Fantasy

Bejeweled Fantasy

Thanks to NASA at goddard for the beautiful nebulae source used for background. 'Boardwalk' blended into it nicely. Please see my SBA for details of tree and jewels.

For: board walk contest

» Comments: 9
» Score: 59.65%
» Rank: 3 out of 14

To Chase the Blues Away

To Chase the Blues Away

Made from source only. Please see SBS.

For: pencils contest

» Comments: 19
» Score: 60.07%
» Rank: 2 out of 14