To be quite honest, I see a lot of fluctuation in the quality of your work from what I can see here. Have they been posted in the order of latest to oldest, hmm? Because I feel that tags like these -
1 and
2 - don't really get most of the basic aspects down. They're really flat, the effects don't really compliment the render, it just looks like you have abused brushes a bit in there and, overall, they just look a bit messy. The 'butterfly' isn't really even a stock, right? It looks like a brush. :p You probably used a white brush over the render in
this one and I've got to say it doesn't really pay off. It actually messes up the lighting. I'd advise you limit your usage of brush a bit and go for other stuff - c4ds, textures etc. You seem overly dependent on them and it is harming your tags, as far as my opinion goes. Also, try not to overdo soft-brush lighting. It seems like you went overboard in
here because the lighting is too overwhelming and kinda makes it hard to make anything out clearly. The stock could've been sharpened a bit so that it stands out as well. But I like how you've tried to smudge. I've always thought this place lacked proper smudge-based artists so I'd really love to see you keep at it and smudge your way to success! :D
BUT. The tags at the top are some really big improvements. You've actually used some effects that compliment the stock/render. Out of all your tags, I probably like
this one the most because you've clearly realized what you were supposed to do with the render as the end product has some really good flow. It looks appealing due to the flow and makes up a bit for any lack of interesting colors and other stuff. Easily your best tag in my eyes.
This one is pretty good too. Although I think the render could've been cleaned a bit more. I can see white pixels in there which I'm not supposed to see. :p Also, out of your recent stuff,
this one has some really nice colors and it looks like you've smudged in the background. If you did and the picture wasn't already like that, I'll have to say it really works for the stock/render. It looks really good.
All in all, I can see a lot of potential in here. I'd really love to see you update your gallery on a frequent basis since I'm sure you'll evolve into a fine artist once you've practiced a bit. <3; I'll leave criticism on your drawings to others.