Manip Challenges #004

After a longer hiatus, they are back! Find below our 4th Manip Challenges!

_{Note to NaySayers: this is supposed to be a fun event. It's called a challenge because there are rules to observe. But it is in the nature of these rules that a lot of similar images will be created for this. While everyone likes a great idea and/or a piece that is on a high technical level, this excercise is not meant to be seen in such a light. Meaning that in a classic contest, we usually look for originality and compete with others -- here, we look for a personal moment of satisfaction, maybe helping someone break their artist's block by doing something just for the sake of doing it. Not everything always has to be a big competition. Sometimes, all you need is a nudge to do something at all. We like to provide that nudge. If you don't like looking at a lot of similar pieces, maybe you should go and find one of the countless "real contests" to watch and engage in.
~ Jasmin (who felt compelled to say this because she's tired of having everything turned upside down by people who just seem to be best when complaining about one thing or other)}

• You are given 8 stock images (see below) of which you have to use at least TWO in a way that we don't have to go
  hunting for them with a looking glass.
• You can use additional stock, but I ask you not to use premades - this is a challenge for your skills, not for someone else's.
• Your entry has to be a photomanipulation or a digital mixed media piece with a good deal of photomanipulation in it.
• Please specify in your artist's comment that this is an entry for Photomanipulated's Manip Challenges #004!
• Your entry has to be uploaded to dA and submitted to Photomanipulated's Manip Challenges folder (you need to be a member for that - everyone is welcome to join, just click the "join" button on the left side of the group's front page!) before the deadline specified below.
• All stock used has to be credited properly and it has to be legitimate stock to begin with.
  _{No celebrity pictures, no stuff "found on google" - you can't use anything you don't have permission to use. Plus you should be aware that not everyone offering free stock has the right to offer the images in the first place (so called "renders" are a no-go, as are premades using stock from sxc.hu or other stock sites!). Please read this article for more information on copyright.}
• If you are using your own photos I ask that you say so in the artist's comment to avoid any misunderstandings
• You can enter as often as you like, but keep it reasonable. Personal tip: choose one entry (your best) to officially enter, so you don't have yourself as competition.

Saturday, October 27th, 11:59 pm CET (German time zone)
Countdown (so you don't have to wrap your head around the whole time zone thing)


Remember: you need to use at least TWO (can use more) of the stocks below.





This is not a contest as such, so the prizes will be small. I hope you'll find inspiration in these, not riches. However, a little incentive
doesn't hurt, so I'm offering exclusive stock from my stock account kuschelirmel-stock for the winner (maybe for the top three, but
that depends on the turnout). And of course there will be a journal featuring all participants and the winner especially.

Exclusive stock graciously donated by kuschelirmel-stock
Journal features graciously donated by: kuschelirmel


Donations are welcome, but keeping with the challenge idea, I don't want to offer points! If you want to donate, please donate exclusive stock or journal features! No llamas either please.


I (kuschelirmel) will narrow the entries down to 10 (should there be more than ten entries to begin with) and then we will have a public vote at Photomanipulated -- there will be no asking others to vote for you! If I find out you're cheating, you'll be disqualified.


All entries can be found in this folder (where they should be submitted to by you to officially enter).