4822 comments given:
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Félicitations Sylvie!

(5 years and 692 days ago)

Stormy weather
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Hoohiwahiwa BWR!

(5 years and 692 days ago)

Reflections..
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Congrats!!

(5 years and 698 days ago)

Rabbit to horse
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Congrats Sylvie!!

(5 years and 698 days ago)

From weevil to tapir
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Congrats Demi!!

(5 years and 698 days ago)

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Congrats Vic!!

(5 years and 698 days ago)

Sphonehenge
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Congrats BWR!!

(5 years and 698 days ago)

Clown in a Car
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Congrats George!!

(5 years and 705 days ago)

Ready to land over Virgo L... Beyond Our Galaxy
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Congrats Aiden!!

(5 years and 705 days ago)

Los Guardianes de Anka
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Congrats brah!!

(5 years and 705 days ago)

Curious Camel
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Congrats Kompaktive!! I'm glad you followed through and entered your image here, it was well worth it! Finishing in the top three of this contest, especially with your first entry, is quite an accomplishment!

(5 years and 705 days ago)

The Assassin Meerkat
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Congrats Sylvie!!

(5 years and 705 days ago)

Entangled
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Congrats Demi!!

(5 years and 705 days ago)

chess
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The reason you perceive a "blurry" look is because of the eye of the cricket/grasshopper. Look at steps 5 and 6 in your SBS. The eye is no longer crisp and sharp in step 6 and the highlight is too dark and soft, this affects how the observer perceives the sharpness of the image.

When you create shadows you are correct to place them on a new layer but you should set that layer on "multiply" (that makes it transparent) and use the Gaussian blur feature to adjust the sharpness. Then adjust the opacity to suit. In lightening the girl you lost all shadows making her a bit flat. She should have stronger shadows to better match the cricket/grasshopper. There's no shadow of the rope on the girl or where her skirt is over her leg.

(5 years and 706 days ago)

Grasshopper Ride
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Congrats!!

(5 years and 712 days ago)

World Birth
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Congrats!!

(5 years and 712 days ago)

We Are All One
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Congrats Aiden!!

(5 years and 712 days ago)

Romance Sonámbulo
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Congrats!!

(5 years and 712 days ago)

Ground Troops "Special Ops"
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Congrats Demi!!

(5 years and 712 days ago)

fox
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Congrats Sylvie!!

(5 years and 712 days ago)

Kharmadillo
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Even though another author also created a tractor style vehicle from the source it's interesting to see what the other author made in their entry. Even though the basic idea is similar each is different. Good luck to both!

(5 years and 718 days ago)

Curious Camel
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I see another author also saw the source in a similar way and created a tractor style vehicle also. It's not that unusual and it's interesting to see how another author interprets their version. Even though the basic idea is similar each entry is totally different. Good luck to both!

(5 years and 718 days ago)

Abandoned
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A fun entry and a very good SBS!

(5 years and 723 days ago)

Space Dog
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Congrats BWR!!

(5 years and 725 days ago)

Dinner. Beware of Wolf.
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Congrats!!

(5 years and 725 days ago)

Little Red Jumping Hood
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Congrats Rob!!

(5 years and 725 days ago)

Color Envy
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Congrats Frederique!!

(5 years and 725 days ago)

My Clown
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Congrats Demi!!

(5 years and 725 days ago)

jopie the clown
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Congrats Sylvie!!

(5 years and 725 days ago)

C
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Congrats!!

(5 years and 725 days ago)

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Congrats!!

(5 years and 725 days ago)

Ode to H. R. Giger
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Congrats!!

(5 years and 725 days ago)

Dream out
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The mask work isn't very clean, the background overlaps the hair, face and ear. The other edges are blurry and indistinct. It looks like you put the background over the image of Bell and erased to reveal the figure. You should have silhouetted the figure and placed the background behind him.

(5 years and 734 days ago)

Graham Bell about to take a selfie
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Nicely done, I love it!

(5 years and 735 days ago)

Fender guitar player from the 17th century
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Your source links don't work, you posted them in the wrong boxes. When posting sources place the URL (address) in the top box. The lower box marked "text" is for the description and/or credit for the source.

(5 years and 738 days ago)

Clown egg
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Mau hoohiwahiwa iki hoahanau!

(5 years and 741 days ago)

Baby Dinosaur in an Egg
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Félicitations à nouveau!

(5 years and 741 days ago)

pastel froggy
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Toutes nos félicitations!

(5 years and 741 days ago)

The Crow
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Congrats!!

(5 years and 741 days ago)

The Best President since January 2017
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Congrats Ernest!!

(5 years and 741 days ago)

A new Scare
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Congrats!!

(5 years and 741 days ago)

The End
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You really shouldn't think that way. How you perceive your own work is rarely how others see it. A good entry should inspire not intimidate you. I've seen other members (myself included) hesitate to post their entries thinking their work wasn't as good as what was already entered in a contest but when they do enter they place higher than they expected often ahead of the entry that caused them to doubt. I've been doing this a long time yet I'm still often surprised by the outcome of many contests. No matter how you place in a contest you still earn talent points and any constructive criticism will help you to learn and grow as an artist, you won't get that if you don't enter and show your efforts. Winning isn't everything but if you have a defeatists attitude you lose before you even try.

(5 years and 741 days ago)

The Crow
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Well technically Bob is right. The link should be http://www.deviantart.com/art/Clown-3-101048932

Nice entry BTW!

(5 years and 742 days ago)

C
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This is a nice entry but the straight edge where the photo ends on the right side is a bit distracting. It's an easy fix, just take a patch from the other arm and shoulder, flip it, fit it into position then a little burn and dodge. I tried that with a copy of your entry, took five or six minutes.

(5 years and 742 days ago)

jopie the clown
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Author it's fine to use your own photos but the rules require that if you're using your own images as source you have to post the original images uncut and unaltered in an SBS (Step By Step) with your entry.

Please do that a.s.a.p. or the Contest Moderator may send you a warning.

You should check out the Pxleyes Guide, it has all the info you need to participate and more! You can find it here:http://www.pxleyes.com/courses/pxleyes-guide/

(5 years and 743 days ago)

What
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Didn't have to... watched 8 seasons of Hawaii 50 iki hoahanau.

(5 years and 746 days ago)

The Guardian
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Congrats!!

(5 years and 748 days ago)

Give Peace a Chance
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Congrats Angel!!

(5 years and 748 days ago)

Hair
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Congrats!!

(5 years and 748 days ago)

Black Magic Woman
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Congrats George!!

(5 years and 748 days ago)

Big Show Off !