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Wow @lynxster4 that is so beautiful. Perfect theme as spring is just around the corner and many will be working on their gardens. This would look amazing as a stepping stone in a garden.

Amazing detail @Red ochre! Those dragon/lizard/sea monster creatures are fantastic. Also like your more "down to earth" image of the fruit. They have a waxy glassy look.

Congratulations to all the winners and to everyone who entered!

Sorry everyone been dealing with stuff and work so have not checked here. Congratulations to all the great entries and comments. Special thanks @MJW for your comment as you deserve a double congrats too and a yay for being the winnere. I agree surprisingly simple object but difficult to come up with something that was different but still a paper clip. I will not take a paper clip for granted 🤣.

Fantastic new additions @Vagabondi! Yes Psychedelic Skies is quite stunning since it looks like you can almost feel the texture. And Sunrise on Mercury for some reason makes me think of a macabre chess game. We really all do see unique things and that is what makes art so great.

I know this example lost the original lightness of the color but I hope some of this may help you play with the image to get your result: - To Add shine , you can add a layer above and with white randomly scribble in that area. Then Apply Gaussian Blur to it to blur it to your liking. - Do the same with black to add the darker area wherever you want it. - You can play with the following plugins to get your desired look for metal: Color/Metalize, Text Formations/Creative Text Pro (be sure to click on the top box "Apply to Object Instead of text"), Adjustments/Gradient Mapping (for this plugin you may have to download and add some Presets to get the color you want - just search for Gradient Mapping in the forum and you will see several posts relating to Presets you can add) - If you use the Creative Text Pro plugin, I normally duplicate the layer and apply the effect to that and then play with the blend modes of the layer before I merge it to the lower layer. - Also play around with Brightness/Contrast in the Adjustments menu to make it lighter or to have the brushed lines stand out more. - And lastly, I did turn your image so the metal brushed lines were horizontal and not vertical. Have fun!

Wonderful entries from all This was a fun plugin.

@Manc that image is a great image of an equally great TV show

@Vagabondi, I am drawn to Fire and Ice because I do love cats of all sizes but especially because of the techniques used to show those images. And yes Late For Dinner is funny; agree with @Red ochre.

@AndrewDavid really like it all combined into one plugin. Thanks!

Love this plugin @Reptillian. Thanks for sharing it. I created an image with just the plugin and then on the second one applied the Galaxy Transformation plugin for a different look. Enjoying that plugin in too

Very cool topic. Ran out of time so only had time for 1 entry but thanks @Pixey for the nice comment. As always everyone's take on the challenges are fun to admire 😍.

Earth image: clipart-library.com