Critique Me!

First two large sigs after not using PS for quite some time. All comments welcome.

Yesterday
http://i55.tinypic.com/2lwn32t.png

Today
http://i55.tinypic.com/297y41.png

The first one is not that good :/
The background is pretty much just smudge and brush strokes. The lighting is horrific. And the thing at the right of the sig is just kid of a "What the hell?" kind of moment.

The second one is a lot better.
I love the text, the background is great, and I love the clipping masks and effects around him. Also the text is great.

For both of them together: 7/10
1: 4/10
2: 8.5/10

Keep it up!

Thanks for the feedback.

Ill use some of the tactics i used in the second one in my next sig. should hopefully pump one out tonight.

1st one.

Seems like you just smudged the background behind the render and called it a day added a couple of shapes. I dont know what to say about the right part of the piece. It lacks depth lighting and alot of the credentials.

2nd one.

It just seems straight up low quality. Alot of it is blurred in attempt to create depth but was executed incorrectly making it seem pretty awkward and weird.

At least you know how to use photoshop to create effects but you need to get to the basics and work your way up. Hit up some tuts man.

Edit-​Text seems abit out of place imo.

First of all try to make them a lill smaller if you want them to be signature's, now they basicaly look like LP's
First one:For a B/W tag its to simple no contrast pop outs it just looks realy flat and boring
Do something difrent with your smudge and when u added a B/W filter to it than tro the exposure filter so make it pop more
It also looks LQ on some places

Seccond one:
Looks boring to, try to add a lill more in this one the white bg makes it looks boring and the blurry effects dont help to,
Keep working on it man!~:)

Thanks for the feedback everyone. I know there a little big but i wasn't exactly what to call them. Anywho,

Followed Mr. Gunner's tutorial, all cnc welome.

http://i55.tinypic.com/2vkgcxz.jpg

Bumpin' with a new one. cnc please.

http://i51.tinypic.com/2w4z4on.png

http://i53.tinypic.com/esixvo.png

Massive improvement, looks like you're definitely getting better at structuring your works, kiu.

I totally agree with DR809!

looking better but still a tad too big try a smaller canvas and see what u can do with it then i will cnc u more .