Heres my first in a year

Well im just looking for help improving an i guess it could be rated haha.

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s.../Beautiful.png

nice smudge. more effects could be added though.

Nice smudging could be blended some more. Positioning of the text i dont like. could fill some of the emptiness with some effects.. Overall nice job..

not bad for a year off, lighting looks misplaced

Nice smudge. I like it. Looks simple yet nice.