Maximilian

Colorful and imaginative. Very well done!

Credits: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Torii_de_Miyajima_2.JPG

Amazing job, @dipstick

I'm glad you both liked my sketch. It's the first Halloween pencil sketch I do Owing reps for when the counter allows me, and now I'll have to run or the witch will catch me! ?

Happy Halloween, dear friends!

Stunningly elegant jewels!

Looking surreal to me!

Commendable renditions both of them!

Looks super professional (pending rep for when the system allows me) ? And the faint shadow behind the chair mentioned by @lynxster4 above would certainly add a special touch to the whole scene ✋

Many congrats, greetings and thanks to everyone involved in this contest

I think it's super useful to emulate the impression of seals on wood

I'm a big fan of hummingbirds. Really nice outcome! ?

I especially love the big planets and what appears to be tornadoes on them ? Great job!!

Both animations look excellently smooth!

So colorful, and I see it has 486 frames! ? No wonder it plays so smoothly! ? Many congrats to both!

Really cool looking!! ??

Click on the thumbnail below for the full-size version. It's the improvement I could make by combining Surface Blur, Gaussian Blur, TR's Dodge and Burn (in blur mode), and a few subtle touches with the Smudge tool. I hope it helps.

The built-in Surface Blur tends to solve this sort of problem with relative degrees of success depending on the effect's settings and picture quality, though sometimes the result looks rather unnatural and therefore unsatisfactory. If the noise is too evident, I'm afraid it would be better to consider the possibility of taking a new picture with a better quality (remember that the quality of the camera you use has a lot to do with this). You can also try Smart Blur, which is part of this pack.

Super cute pieces you have there, my friend! I would say my fave is the one on Yule 2017, perchance because of the ravens and wintry scenery

Thank you for always being so kind, dear @Seerose

I've found this nice tutorial by chance the other day. Short, entertaining and effective A quick first test (I now realize I should have polished a few text borders before posting ?) And I used the technique to make a birthday greeting for a friend: I hope @yellowman returns sometime.