Thanks Cosmix.

Thank you George.

Thank you Olga.

Congratulations on third. It's great work.

Congratulations on second. I really thought this one would win. It was my favourite.

Thank you Zizounai.

Thanks Staaan. I am honoured.
Mascot with lasso... https://i.imgur.com/rGwiuNL.png
Mascot with axe... https://i.imgur.com/14kZ1NS.png
Mascot without tools ... https://i.imgur.com/BHoyBX4.png

The colored version is definitely better than the monochrome. 👍

Hello author. Nice image. Good luck with your Photoshop career. The key to Photoshop is curiosity, patience, perseverance, and your imagination. You will run into times where things seem impossible but you can get over these mountains and keep going. We have all been there. Photoshop is a wonderful tool, so let your imagination run wild.

I made a critique of your image. You have a good base but there is some fine tuning that could bring your work to another level. https://i.imgur.com/iZRSEG1.jpg

An excellent critique, R-R.

For someone just learning to "chop", you did a great job of replacing the sky. The explorers look like they are enjoying their new found land with the creatures in it. It is a very vibrant piece. One of the things you need to keep in mind when putting different parts together from different photos is the lighting and color tones. The sky looks like sunrise or sunset but the foreground doesn't have any of those sunset tones in it.
Here is one tutorial about how to match colors to the background.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrTzFExOCFA

I like the yellow bucket better than the original one. Nicely done.

Thank you Eggs.

Thank you Olga.

Thank you Vibeke.

Congratulations Vibeke