In hate doing the congratz thing but..
CONGRATZ DUDE!!! That was a stinking funny chop

scion, on behalf of the site, thanks for taking the time to put that together.
Dont pay attention to desh...he's still sore about his low VPP

keep it up.

I do like the idea of having some of the more experienced sharing tips. Pouring over all the submissions is great.. and I often wonder how something is done. I'm still learning and am blown away by so many of the posts.
Can someone explain how the images that almost look like fractals are done? I am assuming it is layer upon layer upon layer (sometimes altered with filters & liquify). How far off am I? Looking in the chat area and forums have given me access to so many more tools & ideas. I'm always up for more tutorials.
I'm still pretty much at that "cut & paste" level of my development... but striving to learn something new everyday. I am quite pleased with my shadow effort on my ping pong table today (the kid). So, to all you veterans.... thanks for the inspiration & challenge! Keep the suggestions coming!