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That's unique. However, if the container is glass, it should be more transparent - maybe if you had masked out the sky it would look more like it "fit" the scene.

Cute idea. The colors are right for a sunset, but a little over done- almost looks like blood in the lake. The couple is perched at an odd angle.

Looks really cool. I'd love to see your sources though - did you make the watercraft in Photoshop, or was it whole from a single source?

Love the sky and the perspective on the water hole. I wish you had perked up the foreground some.

Woot! Congrats on the PoTD Havelock. Well-deserved!

Beautiful!

Nice!!!

WOW!

Nice source of the bird! Beautiful photo. Nice blending.

The best thing for fur is the smudge tool. Mask as good as you can, then use the smudge tool on about 70-90% strength and a small brush and pull out individual strands of hair. Masking alone won't make it look photorealistic.

Awww! That's almost... cute. :)

Funny!!

Nice sources! This is a "wow" angle.

Funny!!!

Really nice job on the lighting!

Congrats!!! Amazing tournament all around and excellent finish. You had me worried that you might not be able to enter - I'm glad you did. All hail the king of colorizations! :)

And thanks for my star! :)

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Awwww!! So cute! I'm sorry I missed voting on this. The color match is so perfect... but I'd expect nothing less from you. :)

Thanks for some great competition Grottzork! It was so close. You're a really wonderful colorist. :)

You did a marvelous job - boy this has been neck-and-neck hasn't it? I colored the rose green too at first. I walked away from it, and came back the next day and remembered "Zuzu's petals" from the movie - but there were no petals? So I had to pick out the actual flower. It was hard to see it in B/W.

Even with that (and the subsequent reminders in every comment...lol) it's still wonderful. :) Good luck. I hope you still have fingernails left! :P

Thanks for your vote of confidence... I humbly disagree, though. And it's not very respectful to Eury's (or Treason's) top notch entries - which included very specific manga influences. But I am glad you liked it. :)

Cute!

Love it!!!

Cute! Love the additions. :)

Adorable!!

Wow!