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avatar JoeCacia
JoeCacia says:

Creative work author! Well done!

(5 years and 2796 days ago)

23rd century advertising
avatar CorneliaMladenova

Intriguing

(5 years and 2797 days ago)

23rd century advertising
avatar kushpatel
kushpatel says:

very interesting work author
best luck

(5 years and 2798 days ago)

23rd century advertising
avatar mounirupa
mounirupa says:

Nice author

(5 years and 2798 days ago)

23rd century advertising
avatar passionboy

nice..

(5 years and 2798 days ago)

Red Eye
avatar CMYK46
CMYK46 says:

Creative use of a difficult source. GL author!

(5 years and 2799 days ago)

23rd century advertising
avatar riady
riady says:

Wow, it's either a very difficult plastic surgery or very sophisticated mascara. She could be a phoenix goddess with beautiful eyelash. In my opinion, it might be nice to have fine shadow underneath the eyelash to make it a bit more realistic. Apart from it, it's a very nice work

(5 years and 2801 days ago)

Red Eye
avatar kushpatel
kushpatel says:

awesome work...

(5 years and 2801 days ago)

Red Eye
avatar MossyB
MossyB says:

There are some "smudgy" dark artifacts along the inner eyelid edges that are slightly detracting, especially along the top, but this is a very original idea, I especially light the subtle bird reflection in the eye.

(5 years and 2802 days ago)

Red Eye
avatar Mina93
Mina93 says:

It's so Lovely..I LOVE it.. Especially the reflection inside it..

(5 years and 2802 days ago)

Red Eye
avatar JoeCacia
JoeCacia says:

I love it! So realistic! Very well done author!

(5 years and 2803 days ago)

Mystic
avatar MossyB
MossyB says:

The nose area looks odd, somewhat blurry and indistinct. I think the right eye is too shadowy - not mysterious, so much as too dark. Perhaps lighten the eye white VERY slightly for better contrast. Then it'll just look super smudgy...

(5 years and 2809 days ago)

Mystic
avatar CMYK46
CMYK46 says:

OK then, if you don't wanna use a displacement map (which would have made the weave conform to the curves on the face) then use the highlights on the source face to guide your dodging. The head needs more highlights.

(5 years and 2809 days ago)

Mystic
avatar deringer
deringer says:

Cool!

(5 years and 2810 days ago)

Mystic
avatar CMYK46
CMYK46 says:

Try using a displacement map:
http://www.photoshopessentials.com/photo-effects/texture-map/

(5 years and 2810 days ago)

Mystic
avatar Akassa
Akassa says:

Great concept, the eyes look a bit like shadows to me, is it supposed to be that way?

(5 years and 2810 days ago)

Mystic
avatar Momof4boyoboys

Nice angle....

(5 years and 2811 days ago)

Spainish Steps
avatar derdevil
derdevil says:

I always hated metrosexuals..but football must have them right ?!
Congrats!!! and would be nice to see a ren with rooney or roy keane as a celebrity

(5 years and 2816 days ago)

Beckham, A Man
avatar madamemonty

Congrats, very well done

(5 years and 2816 days ago)

Beckham, A Man
avatar spaceranger

Congrats!!

(5 years and 2817 days ago)

Late Night Telly
avatar spaceranger

Congrats!!

(5 years and 2817 days ago)

Beckham, A Man
avatar CMYK46
CMYK46 says:

Good work...congrats!

(5 years and 2817 days ago)

Beckham, A Man
avatar Drivenslush

BEAT THE PARENTS!!! Great mood and feel GOOD LUCK!

(5 years and 2820 days ago)

Late Night Telly
avatar DanLundberg

Clearly much hotter than the original (but I would like to think the much-younger me was hotter, too ). The turban's shadow upon his head is too weak, however—see original. Random thought: retaining Beck's cheek scratch might add an interesting edge to a formal Renaissance portrait and provide tension with the red turban. An SBS would be nice, too.

(5 years and 2821 days ago)

Beckham, A Man
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yapakim [banned] says:

NICELY DONE!

(5 years and 2823 days ago)

Beckham, A Man
avatar MossyB
MossyB says:

You're most welcome, author, glad I could be of help.
Great correction, very impressive work, now!

(5 years and 2823 days ago)

Beckham, A Man
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Keiley22 says:

geez he is a hottie

great choice ;p

(5 years and 2823 days ago)

Beckham, A Man
avatar Glockman
Glockman says:

I don't see a problem with the head size, smaller would not fit the turban properly without adjusting that also. the original man is heavier then the replacement man so Beckham face is longer. looks very good author.

(5 years and 2824 days ago)

Beckham, A Man
avatar MossyB
MossyB says:

If you overlay both images in Photoshop, the disproportionate size of the face is more than obvious. But some people like bobblehead dolls, and think they look okay too...

(5 years and 2824 days ago)

Beckham, A Man
avatar MossyB
MossyB says:

The face is too large on the body. Notice where the chin and the eyes fall in the original portrait.

Great image choice, but the disproportionate sizing makes Beckham look like a bobblehead.

(5 years and 2824 days ago)

Beckham, A Man
avatar aheman
aheman says:

can consider, but not necessary:
1) let the eyes focus at the front, make it bloated (budging or protruded) perhaps can use "spherize" .... as if to say that the eyes are going to explode with the balloon

2) make balloon bigger
3) his face turning blue with effort

(5 years and 2842 days ago)

Man vs Balloon
avatar friiskiwi
friiskiwi says:

Nice, lovely to see people a little more close up, so many entries have just random shots of street's

(5 years and 2846 days ago)

Time To Think......
avatar CorneliaMladenova

Seductive!

(5 years and 2847 days ago)

birds xxx
avatar artgirl1935

Love this! Some funny reading!! gl author

(5 years and 2848 days ago)

birds xxx
avatar theodosiou

ha ha!! good

(5 years and 2849 days ago)

birds xxx
avatar loopyluv
loopyluv says:

LoL!!

(5 years and 2850 days ago)

birds xxx
avatar Hayato
Hayato says:

Man, I got the same IDEA. But I was late to make it. You are the first to post... aw. (ノ´∀`)ノ *push-hard*

(5 years and 2851 days ago)

birds xxx
no avatar

This is too laugh out loud funny!

(5 years and 2851 days ago)

birds xxx
avatar Akassa
Akassa says:

The magazine's title isn't that appellative, i can barely read what it says. You should make it more visible and dynamic.

(5 years and 2852 days ago)

birds xxx
avatar hereisanoop

the 'holding area of the palms needs more work..., may be good masking... but I like your idea...

(5 years and 2854 days ago)

Take On All Comers
avatar greymval
greymval says:

You know you can put a Color Balance layer on top of your lion and reduce the Magenta/Red to make it have the same color as the guy. Make it a clipping mask o the lion's layer.

(5 years and 2854 days ago)

Take On All Comers
avatar Lamantine
Lamantine says:

Really original

(5 years and 2860 days ago)

Salt on Skin?
avatar friiskiwi
friiskiwi says:

No that's thinking outside the square, well done.

(5 years and 2861 days ago)

Salt on Skin?
avatar locksmagic

LOL I get that Still, nicely done!

(5 years and 2862 days ago)

Salt on Skin?
avatar locksmagic

Great idea but I'm confused as to why you put the tiles on a sideways board?

(5 years and 2862 days ago)

Salt on Skin?
avatar jerostone
jerostone says:

Nice picture, author. Angloaussiekiwi, that was really a witty one!

(5 years and 2868 days ago)

Playfull Dolphins
avatar friiskiwi
friiskiwi says:

It must have been an amazing experience.

(5 years and 2868 days ago)

Playfull Dolphins
avatar magicsteve

Ha! I love a good pun. I love a bad pun even more. :P
Great shot, author!

(5 years and 2868 days ago)

Playfull Dolphins
avatar Angloaussiekiwi

did you do this on porpoise!

(5 years and 2868 days ago)

Playfull Dolphins
avatar friiskiwi
friiskiwi says:

looks so relaxing

(5 years and 2869 days ago)

My Time