Absorption

pretty new at this anyways heres my attempt at a sig, cnc

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...Absorption.png

pretty nice
you did a good job keep an overall color theme.
seems a bit dark though, could use some lighting.

i like what you did on the left but it seems a bit over done, it was the first thing i noticed before the render.

Too dark imo, and don't think the random stripes on the sides really suits it. Try also experimenting with colors a little more, kind of monotone and add some depth as well. Try doing that by adding more artificial shadows by darkening some ares while lightening up others. Try some smudging also, but not too bad overall. Kiu :)

update
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...bsorption2.png

better, but the test is way out of place. i would stay away from gradients on text. i rarely see them looking good.
you blurred too much of the render, like the whole body except for the face is blurred.

the background has much more depth too it now and the colors are much better.