This is the image I created for the Easter Egg contest. It sort of looks like an Easter Holiday card to me, so I decided to post it here as well. I created the egg design elements using Photoshop, and created the final look using various Carrara shading properties and mixers (masks for the mixing were also created in Photoshop). There are 8 texture maps used for the egg shader (plus the Veloute 2D Random map for bump). I enjoyed using Carrara for manipulating the design elements, instead of just painting a picture in Photoshop and sticking it onto a 3D egg. All other elements were frankensteined and retextured from some of the content I have. I slightly modified the entry before posting it here to replace the starfish with a better shaded one and add another shell in the back. Entry inspiration: "Since easter eggs are all about spring and resurrection and hope and rebirth, I thought of a place that needs all of those right now -- Japan. I designed the painted egg texture with the Japanese spring theme and rendered the eggs on a peaceful beach, hoping that Japanese beaches will be peaceful from now on." Comments and critique are very welcome, as always. Thank you!