Photoshop contest - april 2008 jackpot

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I envisioned a little Gnome's house. :)

FairyGardens [lvl 12] [vp 1000] [ 77]:

beautiful colours
(222 days ago)

pearlie [lvl 9] [vp 467] [ 0]:

I love gnomes, have a big book on them, I think they'd approve of this entrance!
(222 days ago)

khingkhing [lvl 33] [vp 1000] [ 11]:

nicely done
(222 days ago)

austinpower [lvl 4] [vp 0] [ 52]:

very well done
(221 days ago)

Alexandar26 [lvl 12] [vp 999] [ 46]:

beautyfull.... well done
(221 days ago)

KreativeKat [lvl 1] [vp 0] [ 21]:

Beautiful!! I love this one - one of my favs for sure!
(221 days ago)

vicspa [lvl 33] [vp 1000] [ 16]:

loved the way you put the trees together into one.
(221 days ago)

Jackaloftrades [lvl 10] [vp 0] [ 9]:

Really awesome, but you left a couple of spots on the right and the perspective looks varied when it comes to the trees.
(221 days ago)

author:

Cheers all! Thanks for the tip, hope you caught on that it wasn't about perfect perspective or whatever, and more about a certain charm.
(220 days ago)

suresh raja [lvl 26] [vp 1000] [ 200]:

fantastic...
(219 days ago)

froggybre [lvl 7] [vp 208] [ 0]:

one of the best works ive seen biiig gz on the atmosphere.... you have my vote!
(219 days ago)

Reaper [lvl 17] [vp 1000] [ 67]:

Great image!
(218 days ago)

ladystnr [lvl 1] [vp 0] [ 0]:

story book !! amazing
(218 days ago)

Penzioner [lvl 17] [vp 1000] [ 95]:

great image! congrats
(218 days ago)

mymyb37 [lvl 30] [vp 2000] [ 434]:

Congratulations! Well deserved!
(218 days ago)

Emma81 [lvl 8] [vp 1000] [ 167]:

Congrats
(218 days ago)

vicspa [lvl 33] [vp 1000] [ 16]:

Congrats.
(218 days ago)

khingkhing [lvl 33] [vp 1000] [ 11]:

congrats
(218 days ago)

author:

Cheers! Thank you very much!!
(218 days ago)

hilleke [lvl 35] [vp 2000] [ 704]:

congrats !
(217 days ago)

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• 1: Toadstool thanx hisks
• 2: Field thanx Auroqueiro

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submitted: 222 days ago

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A mythical creature that lives in the mind of all Photo-choppers, who is part Fairy, Dragon, Snake, and Robot, ...a Fadragsnabot.
When this creature mates with another mythical creature, the Monabsbugufo, who is part Monster, part Abstract, Bug, and UFO, they have offsprings that are called, ....... Well you get the picture I'm making here.

author:

Used all 5 sources
(224 days ago)

ushurani [lvl 15] [vp 1000] [ 18]:

What a beautiful dragon.
(224 days ago)

pearlie [lvl 9] [vp 467] [ 0]:

great job, incredibly creative.
(224 days ago)

CVRaveOn [lvl 28] [vp 996] [ 30]:

One of the oddest pieces I have seen in...days...that's why I like it!
(224 days ago)

FairyGardens [lvl 12] [vp 1000] [ 77]:

I love colours, really well done
(224 days ago)

phantom112175 [lvl 4] [vp 664] [ 12]:

odd but cool!
(224 days ago)

verikakis [lvl 21] [vp 1000] [ 123]:

Incredible imagination, beautiful colors, amazing work. Bravo author!!!
(224 days ago)

incolor16 [lvl 14] [vp 1000] [ 113]:

i love it, it's like your imagination exploded into this picture. awesome.
(224 days ago)

Claudiolky [lvl 41] [vp 1000] [ 90]:

What a trip!!!!
With or without smoke?

for the result:
(224 days ago)

KreativeKat [lvl 1] [vp 0] [ 21]:

Very creative!! Love it
(224 days ago)

scratzilla1 [lvl 9] [vp 534] [ 24]:

AWSOME!!!!!!!!
(223 days ago)

UglyBOB [lvl 2] [vp 100] [ 0]:

You're so creative, DAMN!
(223 days ago)

braska23 [lvl 11] [vp 1000] [ 52]:

This is perfect author, I like everything about it. Added to favorites.
(222 days ago)

Reaper [lvl 17] [vp 1000] [ 67]:

Wildly creative! Your work is amazing and something I wait to see each week.
(222 days ago)

lundmikkel [lvl 21] [vp 996] [ 88]:

Who else could have made this! You keep pleasing me, author. And what a lovely name for such an ugly beast Keep up the amazing work favourite author!
(222 days ago)

khingkhing [lvl 33] [vp 1000] [ 11]:

very creative & nicely done..one of the best so far
(222 days ago)

austinpower [lvl 4] [vp 0] [ 52]:

omg what a imagination nice work author
(221 days ago)

author:

No smoke Claudiolky, not even cigarettes.
( but lots of wine)
(221 days ago)

mymyb37 [lvl 30] [vp 2000] [ 434]:

Amazing imagination and result!
(221 days ago)

p3_sv [lvl 3] [vp 1000] [ 222]:

yep, the wine explains it , nice work
(220 days ago)

ladystnr [lvl 1] [vp 0] [ 0]:

diffrent , not in a bad way in a creative amazing way
(218 days ago)

mymyb37 [lvl 30] [vp 2000] [ 434]:

Congrats Vicspa, this is a great chop!
(218 days ago)

khingkhing [lvl 33] [vp 1000] [ 11]:

congrats
(218 days ago)

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votes placed: 316

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Thanks to claudmey on sxc for the picture used as a pattern.
I was first going to do a fairy...but it then became a queen.
The body is made with only flower image, then alot of burn and dodge.
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KreativeKat [lvl 1] [vp 0] [ 21]:

This looks amazing!!! Awesome use of the source!!!
(224 days ago)

incolor16 [lvl 14] [vp 1000] [ 113]:

it's a lovely picture. nice work.
(224 days ago)

ushurani [lvl 15] [vp 1000] [ 18]:

Beautiful!
(224 days ago)

CVRaveOn [lvl 28] [vp 996] [ 30]:

Exquisite
(224 days ago)

FairyGardens [lvl 12] [vp 1000] [ 77]:

beautiful eyes
(224 days ago)

verikakis [lvl 21] [vp 1000] [ 123]:

Beautiful
(224 days ago)

Claudiolky [lvl 41] [vp 1000] [ 90]:

genius mind....superb
(224 days ago)

nayan.b [lvl 1] [vp 0] [ 0]:

great tutorial
(224 days ago)

scratzilla1 [lvl 9] [vp 534] [ 24]:

love this artistic creation, very beautiful , wonderful colours
(223 days ago)

UglyBOB [lvl 2] [vp 100] [ 0]:

What a beauty
(223 days ago)

hilleke [lvl 35] [vp 2000] [ 704]:

beautiful !
(223 days ago)

lchappell [lvl 10] [vp 1000] [ 78]:

amazing work, pure genius
(222 days ago)

austinpower [lvl 4] [vp 0] [ 52]:

lovely
(221 days ago)

Alexandar26 [lvl 12] [vp 999] [ 46]:

Wow.... excelent job!!! well done author
(221 days ago)

vicspa [lvl 33] [vp 1000] [ 16]:

Beautiful looking piece.
(221 days ago)

Arlo [lvl 13] [vp 2000] [ 205]:

Lovely, very well done.
(221 days ago)

khingkhing [lvl 33] [vp 1000] [ 11]:

that's called a real piece of jewel..wonderfully done
(220 days ago)

vicspa [lvl 33] [vp 1000] [ 16]:

Congrats.
(218 days ago)

khingkhing [lvl 33] [vp 1000] [ 11]:

congrats
(218 days ago)

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step 6	step 7	step 8	step 9	step 10
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• 1: claudmey's used as pattern

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used much brush tool and liquify with the face and much layers

Penzioner [lvl 17] [vp 1000] [ 95]:

great job with face, looks like a lot of work.... but her left hand looks wierd.. see if you can fix that
(223 days ago)

Mogrim [lvl 16] [vp 1000] [ 70]:

Great entry. Looks like a painting, very nice painting.
(223 days ago)

vampatmidnight [lvl 16] [vp 1000] [ 277]:

beautiful
(222 days ago)

bluebird [lvl 7] [vp 0] [ 0]:

great job
(222 days ago)

author:

okay will fox the right hand asap, and thanks, im a painter by profession i really wanted it to look like a painting
(222 days ago)

author:

i mean FIX the right hand,lol
(222 days ago)

austinpower [lvl 4] [vp 0] [ 52]:

nice
(221 days ago)

Arlo [lvl 13] [vp 2000] [ 205]:

pretty image. I guess all her hard ork finally paid off.
(221 days ago)

Jackaloftrades [lvl 10] [vp 0] [ 9]:

really cool, its just too blurry in some spots
(221 days ago)

vandy [lvl 18] [vp 0] [ 0]:

very well done, it is a painting... but try to do something on the underarms
(218 days ago)

ladystnr [lvl 1] [vp 0] [ 0]:

awesome
(218 days ago)

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