Photoshop Contest - Fun Contest - Wrap these Bananas! $35 (bonus $10)

I am helping a friend post this so here it goes:

The winner of my contest will pocket at least $35 US via Paypal:

I want each of these bananas wrapped with a $100 bill. The bills have to be crisp and legible as $100 bills. The color needs to be US money green with a slight yellow hint to make the bananas look like bananas but with a greenback "feel" to them.

I will provide feedback as needed but will not request changes unless there's a clear winner that needs minor tweaks. Here is the full size .tif image:

http://www.cleaningmentor.com/images/BananaProfits/bananas6.tif
or
http://www.cleaningmentor.com/images/BananaProfits/bananas6.psd

The winner will keep the original size and format constraints intact (.tif) however for usability and convenience may upload smaller versions and formats in this topic for review.

BONUS: If there is a winner within 24 hours from this posting, the winner will receive an extra $10.

Thanks, experts!

Scott
The Big Banana

P.S. I guess you can post your images in jpeg format on this forum, watermark or not, then we will request the tif from you after payments.

 

here are my newbie bannanas

 

i made some correction

 

I am the guy who Melvin is helping. I'm brand new to the community and since Melvin is a friend I asked him to get this up for me. (I don't yet fit the requirements of posting a new contest as I'm brand new here but I can assure you I will deliver the money to the winner. Melvin is simply vouching for me)

PFTH - The second one is more of what I'm looking for but the wrap around the top of the bunch confuses the look. Each banana should look like a...well....banana wrapped in a $100 bill. Also the shape of each banana must still look like a banana. You're getting close though.

Thanks,

Scott
The Big Banana

 

working on one now

 

Here's my try... Resized for showing... pretty much anything (color/lightness/etc.) can be changed

 

does it have to be those bananas? i couldnt get the photo of those bananas so i got a free banana picture and altered that heres 2 samples:

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b156/callista311/bnana.png

 

Nicely done! These are very close to what I had in mind. I'm going to change the rules just a bit here. If the banana bunch picture is in the public domain and in Hi Res non-compressed format, go right ahead with your wrap. I will be using this image as part of a logo so it's imperative that it's in the public domain and scalable. If you use a public domain image I will need verification/proof that it is indeed in the public domain. I can't take a chance here guys and gals. I do have rights to the image I provided.

TGriff, what do the bananas look like if you kept the stems yellow? Also, on my screen it's just a tad dark. Can you tune it just a little bit more to the yellow side?

Callistas Designs, your 2nd design is almost perfect. Can you better blend in the stem of the bananas?

UPDATE: I will award 2nd place $15 for your efforts!

This is some awesome stuff guys.

Scott
The Big Banana

 

How's this?

 

hi there again heres the link to the public domain banana i used
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Banana.arp.750pix.jpg
heres my second try

 

TGriff - you're VERY close to perfect. In your first image you had the Bens not aligned. In this one the 3rd and 4th Bens are almost exactly lined up. I need just a little bit more randomness to the wrap between the bananas. Also I'm not sure but I think if you can keep the stems intact (no wrap) I think it would look just a bit more realistic.

Callistas Designs - I like TGriff's single $100 bill a bit better, probably because it's not as busy. Thanks for the link proving it's free. Unfortunately it's a .jpg file (compressed) and not as big as the original I provided so it will lose clarity when I blow it up. Right now you're in 2nd place but with a bit of creativity you might just overtake 1st.

Awesome job, guys and gals. Your skills (along with everyone here) amaze me! The winner will be declared on 3/24. (tomorrow) I like what I'm seeing.

Scott
The Big Banana

 

somehow i got it to finally download lol, heres another entry:

 

my entry

 

Alright, here's my revision with a hint of green to the money

 

TG, nice work mate

 

Appreciated danie

 

Man you guys are making it tough! Excellent results so far.

Callistas - I like your design a lot! In all honesty, though, I like TG's single bill just a little bit better. You definitely have some excellent Photoshop skills!

TGriff - Love your most recent! One minor suggestion: the 3rd banana from the top, the 100 is backwards and looks like 001 If you can swap that around and keep the rest like it is (also not having Ben "lined up", as suggested above when you flip it) I think we will have a winner.

All - it's not over yet, but it's right down to the wire. You experts amaze me with your talent!

Scott
The Big Banana

 

ok, heres my last try lol

 

People that post here, you better me for post this thread for Big Bananas... Lol

Nice to see this contest moving along...

Regards,