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I wanted the scene to be fast and energetic, ideas developed and this is my final result.
I'd like to thank sxc for the sources especially Fabrizio Melani who supplied the images of the Eurofighters. Thanks alot !
Mostly just standard Photoshop tools used, with a lot of time and challenging work put into it. Please check out the high resolution. Hope you enjoy :D

Hop around town in style on your brand-new Candy Apple Red HH3000 Jet-Powered City Hopper by Suffrajet. (Jet fuel not included.)

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Thanks to:
Paul Prescott for "Man From Top"
Mfelixphoto for "Pogo Stick"
Ryan Pike for "Red Rocket"
Naomi Hasegawa for "NIght Life"

Now that I finally figured out how to use layers ...

This is also my first time using smudge ...

For sun's rays, I used my muddy beach photo; chromed it; used correct camera distortion filter to reduce it down to nearly circular; used blur tool in different sizes to make flames/rays; used color correction/colorize to get red tones.

For face, I used a crop that I had made for a previous PST contest (green eyes); used correct camera distortion filter to make forehead a little bigger & chin a little smaller & the whole thing rounder overall; used move & skew to stretch it into a more circular shape; used circular marquee to crop.

For sun (letters), I magic extracted out the pebbles; used correct camera distortion filter; used move & skew to reduce the size & make it fit on the face's forehead.

Lastly, I merged all layers onto a white background & used the ink outlines filter to get the final effect.

UPDATE: I just finished making & uploading my very first step-by-step guide! \o/ Whew! That's just as much work (if not more) than creating the original artwork! :D

The mechanics of a jet engine using a 3d render I made and the source image.