Photoshop contest - water plugs

Hand was build from source. Burn and dodge tol was my main tools on the hand.

wazowski [lvl 13] [vp 1000] [ 50]:

Hand is very ! But some problems too. First 1 is light. Hand (& for now I assume child) get light from left up, but the bckgrnd is other way round. Then the girl itself, the image lacks interaction with the hand. You can add some shadows around the chains to solve that, perhaps also some stronger shadows for the girl. Last thing is the bckgrnd/cloud. Unless it's done on purpose, the cloud just above the hand is distracting, as it was supposed to be in the hand but it's not. In case you wanna focus on the hand & girl I would do sth with the bckgrnd (blur, move) But !
Edit: improved, see under
(17 days ago)

Claudiolky [lvl 41] [vp 900] [ 90]:

if the light comes from the background(right side) why the little girl is too bright? You need to improve the light work
(17 days ago)

Claudiolky [lvl 41] [vp 900] [ 90]:

much better the light at the girl
(17 days ago)

author:

thanks
(17 days ago)

deepakdhiman [lvl 6] [vp 1000] [ 91]:

liked this one again..
(17 days ago)

CMYK 46 [lvl 12] [vp 1000] [ 9]:

Good job! I agree the lighting has problems, and is that a sleeve, or does the hand kinda melt into the arm? It's not clear....
(17 days ago)

vicspa [lvl 32] [vp 1000] [ 15]:

Nice Nice job. I like the clouds in the hand
(17 days ago)

p3_sv [lvl 2] [vp 1000] [ 190]:

looks great, try and give the chains a bit of shadow
(17 days ago)

author:

thanks guys
(17 days ago)

misoo83 [lvl 10] [vp 143] [ 0]:

good one
(17 days ago)

Lil_Flac_3 [lvl 5] [vp 0] [ 7]:

Dude you didnt give credit on using my hand? Naw but for reals though that looks soo real. I had to check the sources to see if it wasnt haha. I really like the cloud & the way the chain came out how its wrapping around
(17 days ago)

dadomontenegro [lvl 5] [vp 0] [ 0]:

good job
(17 days ago)

AA [lvl 8] [vp 252] [ 86]:

very nice!
(17 days ago)

rijkjavik [lvl 20] [vp 1000] [ 151]:

wow, l like this one very much, nice job author,
(17 days ago)

wazowski [lvl 13] [vp 1000] [ 50]:

Hey author, You made some improvements, I see. It certainly made things more clear (technically speaking), so well done ! Tiny suggestion: with your improvements you stated that the main light comes from (back) right. What you còuld do is add a tiny little highlight on the back from the girl. Sweet entry!
(17 days ago)

khingkhing [lvl 31] [vp 1000] [ 7]:

that is some imagination....great job author
(17 days ago)

author:

thanks a lot
(16 days ago)

lycra [lvl 5] [vp 22] [ 0]:

awesome...........
(16 days ago)

spaceranger [lvl 20] [vp 1000] [ 33]:

I like the look of the image however the source is not very evident. I also question the rendering of the hand. Do you claim to have created the hand using only the source image? It seems to me that you used a photo and altered the colors. That wouldn't be wrong but If that is what you did it is misleading to claim otherwise. Your step by step doesn't clearly show the process and lack of high res image doesn't allow closer scrutiny. Clarification would be appreciated.
(16 days ago)

adriansin88 [lvl 8] [vp 0] [ 7]:

Very nice
(15 days ago)

author:

Haha Spaceranger when I read your comment I don't know if I should laugh or cry. Sorry man but this was for the altered the colors. As Clarification I added a sbs from the making of the finger I hope that the misunderstandings are clear now.
(15 days ago)

marmee54 [lvl 7] [vp 1000] [ 44]:

Awesome
(15 days ago)

miclo [lvl 8] [vp 711] [ 24]:

good one!! high vote
(15 days ago)

spaceranger [lvl 20] [vp 1000] [ 33]:

Thanks for the added step.
(15 days ago)

author:

no problem I hope now you see how I did
(15 days ago)

Labyrinth [lvl 12] [vp 1000] [ 43]:

first rate work!!
(15 days ago)

smalapatekut [lvl 10] [vp 0] [ 2]:

good job author...i lake this one...
(15 days ago)

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

Get ready for a fast ball!!!! :P. Really cool concept, the colors look a bit dark and the wrist looks a bit blurry, other then that I like it ^^
(15 days ago)

author:

Thanks guys
and Jack I'm ready for your fast ball
(15 days ago)

gopankarichal [lvl 21] [vp 1000] [ 25]:

good entry!!
(14 days ago)

nisha.gandhi [lvl 2] [vp 559] [ 21]:

good..
(14 days ago)

catia [lvl 5] [vp 0] [ 0]:

very good. keep the good work
(14 days ago)

unkskitty [lvl 9] [vp 722] [ 15]:

The hand looks so real, love the detail in the thumb nail. This reminds me of a spiritual picture with the hand and clouds, like praying hands... I like the incongruity of the light sources with respect to the sky and hand... very dramatic.
(14 days ago)

pearlie [lvl 8] [vp 73] [ 0]:

very nice, author, I only with there was a highres. great job on the hand, it's amazing! and yes, the sky is a little dark, but it adds to the dramatic feeling. really well done.
(14 days ago)

ButSnifer [lvl 2] [vp 17] [ 12]:

realy good! and well excecuted!
(14 days ago)

author:

Thanks I'm glad that you like
(13 days ago)

rijkjavik [lvl 20] [vp 1000] [ 151]:

congratulations
(11 days ago)

spaceranger [lvl 20] [vp 1000] [ 33]:

Congrats.
(11 days ago)

smalapatekut [lvl 10] [vp 0] [ 2]:

congrats
(11 days ago)

khingkhing [lvl 31] [vp 1000] [ 7]:

congrats
(11 days ago)

vicspa [lvl 32] [vp 1000] [ 15]:

Congrats
(10 days ago)

adriansin88 [lvl 8] [vp 0] [ 7]:

Congratulations !!
(9 days ago)

Lil_Flac_3 [lvl 5] [vp 0] [ 7]:

Congrats
(9 days ago)

author:

thanks friends I'm glad that you like it
(8 days ago)

misoo83 [lvl 10] [vp 143] [ 0]:

congrats
(5 days 4 hr ago)

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sources used for this entry:

• 1: child by zela
• 2: sky by lemon_drop

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final score: 66.2 %

votes placed: 380

submitted: 17 days ago

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This is probably the crazyest project I did, each part of the tree is a layer, with it's shadow layer and each leaf was a layer too. I stopped counting when I got over 250 layers...

deepakdhiman [lvl 6] [vp 1000] [ 91]:

awwesome work....love it....
(13 days ago)

Pullefjun [lvl 1] [vp 0] [ 0]:

Alot of hard work and an excellent result! I like the reconstruction bit
(13 days ago)

suemack [lvl 3] [vp 0] [ 0]:

Absolutely amazing work! Kudos!!
(13 days ago)

pearlie [lvl 8] [vp 73] [ 0]:

omg, how tedious, but a great result! your poor layers palette must be on overload, good sbs also.
(13 days ago)

madamemonty [lvl 16] [vp 1000] [ 599]:

Neat, I really like it, but the central frond doesn't look like it really live there. It looks like it going backwards when there is no room for it.
I think it would look better if you rotated the central fond 180
(13 days ago)

catia [lvl 5] [vp 0] [ 0]:

Very original nice work
(13 days ago)

Labyrinth [lvl 12] [vp 1000] [ 43]:

First class work!!
(13 days ago)

agent_ann [lvl 6] [vp 5] [ 0]:

wow hard work surely shows in here very neat and 250 layers woaah nevertheless very very cool hogh voted fro me u get and my fav
(13 days ago)

CMYK 46 [lvl 12] [vp 1000] [ 9]:

Impressive. Also has the same problem as original: branches don't look attached to tree...
(13 days ago)

unkskitty [lvl 9] [vp 722] [ 15]:

the center frond is awkward, and shadow on ground is inconsistant with the lighting of the tree. But, beautiful piece overall!!
(13 days ago)

author:

Thanks guys, I added a few more layers to solve the problem Shadow fixed too
(13 days ago)

CMYK 46 [lvl 12] [vp 1000] [ 9]:

I know it's the tree that's the real standout feature here, but the perspective on the ground is wrong...the two dark stripes converge when they should extend to the horizon line.
(13 days ago)

Claudiolky [lvl 41] [vp 900] [ 90]:

That's not a work... what's a Photoshop dream. What a Chinese patient! Congrat's!! My suggestion is : go now and fast to the cashier to receive your prize
(13 days ago)

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