corvette, old to new

sorry for such a large picture, but i did this for a contest on photoshopchop.com, it is really my first chop on p.s. since i only got this 2 nights ago, but other wise it took me close to 20 hours on the chop it self, i used original pictures from a 1953 corvette, my uncle e-mailed me the pictures of his car, the only thing that is not found on a vette is the pointers on the hood and the wheels, but other wise here is what i did.

new wheels
new paint
chrome side and front moldings
chrome grill with brushed metal insirts(sp?)
new background(made by me simulating a circuit board)
water ground with reflections
and hood pointers from a 1957 chevy nomad

original
http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/1651/contest20.jpg

chop
http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/641/contest20corvette1.jpg

all C&C is welcome, again this is my first chop on p.s. all others were done with serif photoplus 5.5.

I must admit I am extreme;y drunk rigt now, but are gonna pass this off as a vette? I'm confused

ahha bryan..
we have to go out drinking some time...
i want to get to know the guy that gets on AF when hes drunk

All i see is some subtle cues from a 53 Vette. But the original is a Chevy Nomad Concept, not a Vette.

Looks like the front grill is a bit off. But i'll say it is alright for your first chop.

the reflection on the ground is wrong.. and the background and rims look pixelated... i would find new ones... the car looks good though

All i see is some subtle cues from a 53 Vette. But the original is a Chevy Nomad Concept, not a Vette.

:iagree: and the concept is a Nomad.

Very good for your first try.. But yea the reflections look way off.
Being a curios animal I fould a matchbox and a mirrior and took a pic.

A picture is worth a thousand words they say and whoever said that might be right. Hope this helps others too. :)

http://cskogen.homestead.com/files/mirror.jpg

Not THAT bad, but the black is fake looking, and you really need to work on the selections more carefully... Also, pretty much every add-on is blurry. LOL.

for your first chop, that's pretty damn good. like it.

whoo! more work on that grille!! looks like you drew it, then scanned it and pasted it on! u really need to work on ur reflections and shadowing