Please comment on this wallpaper. I would really like if people would give me some advise on how I can improve the quality
of this and any future wallpapers. This is my first wallpaper and the first time working with Adobe photoshop so I'm not exactly good at it.

thanx

http://img122.imageshack.us/img122/9346/sakuraandhermom7xa.jpg

Hmm! I do have a few suggestions for you!

1) The purple filters too much through the scan's hands. Maybe if you found another way to blend her into the background, it wouldnt appear so awkward.
2) The manga image in the back is unnecessary or well it sticks out because it is so different in style from the anime image.
3) The petals are actually well done. Good work.
4) You're going to need more elements in your work. You might want to consider the mood you're trying to portray and then figure out what items/things are related to that element and then add them!

It's a bit spartan. I'd also generally suggest utilising colours more from those in the scan when you're doing effects and stuff.

Because I by mistake merged the layers of my first wallpaper I couldn't change anything anymore. So, I made another one. This wallpaper is one showing Athrun Zala and Cagalli Asha. I made this one in paintshop pro. which I find better then adobe photoshop. : ) But I'm still having trouble with the edges, I can't extract the parts I want with smooth edges. They are always, I don't know how to say it, but you can see that the edges are rough/damaged.
If someone can help me with that I'll be forever gratefull.

Tnx.

http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/8384/athrun19zo.jpg

That is the link to my second WP.

I'd get rid of the text and the orange outline around the character. The background is also really lacking, I would give hime a space background, you can get some good brushed for that at deviantart.com . Maybe a moon or planet. The other scan (the blonde), the edges really need cleaned up. I would recommend that you master the pen tool for extraction. It took me a while to do it, but it was so worth it!

Maybe you could give more life with your designs... try to input some more effect and avoid objects that not coordinates with the others... just like the mini image at the top of the character... try to combine more colors with your creation and try to opaque and try to feather the purple colored circle... kei?? B)

Athrun DEFINATELY needs to be extracted better. The same goes to Cagalli.

Extraction probably makes or breaks a wall. The character, being the main focus, gets all the attention... and if it's cut-out poorly, it would destroy the wall.

Besides the poor cut-out, the quality of the scan is pretty bad too. It's grainy in many parts, maybe you should try and fix it with the clone stamp or something.

The background... some swirly light thing... doesn't seem to match with the rest of the wall. I don't understand how it relates to the characters and the quote. You also seem to have had too much fun with LIGHTING EFFECTS filter. It's really obvious... on both your walls.

Keep it up! Keep learning, practicing, and using Photoshop and soon you will master it.

Heey, I made this new wallpaper after many trail and error. It isn´t good but is a definiye aprovement of my earlier ones. So please, constuctive critisisme is always welcome.

http://img68.echo.cx/img68/6677/shinnandstellar1ub.jpg