Well, been recently getting into tag making, and could use some criticism. Please, don't rate though. Numbers don't help people improve. Just say what you think and maybe some advise on improving.

Tag one.


Tag two.

Top one: Lower the Brightness and Raise Opacity.
Lower one: Lose the left streak.

IM liking the second one, has a lot of depth. You can use the blur and sharpen tools quite well. All that is needed is flow and some basic material. Just try not to over use one effect. As i said i would suggest you start making smudge sigs first, they help you improve all round such as depth, lighting and flow. Also make the effects compliment the focal, some basic color adjustments can make it look good. ^-^

How can you lower the brightness if you raise the opacity. Unless you have moderate knowledge about photoshop its very hard to do so.

Also don't get rid of the streak, just re-place it ^^

Narutokak: That makes no sense.

Encore: Eh, my problem with smudge tags are that you have to use renders, which I don't like using at all. I also added the effects on the left because his cigar is supposed to be a spirit that grabs other spirits and holds them still in the anime. So I thought about trying to show something off about that.

Awesome.
It's like I've seen a different genre of GFXing to what I normally see.

Don't ask me for technical advice though, I only view, I don't gfx. :)
If you asked for ratings though, I'd give you a 10. :)

I Like Them
First One Is A Bit Plain. You Could Add A Space Stock Or Something To Make More Colorful?
As Encore Said The Depth Is Great In The 2nd One! Don't Remove The Streak. Try Improvising On It. Add Some More Effect's Also.

Aweshum, collin <3 10/10
Id requesta a TAG, BUT SOMETIME LATER IN FUTURE

I have no idea, about GFX'ing but this looks awesome! I like the upper one very much :)

x___x Pretty colors! I love them. :D You should make more soon x3

For first remove some of thoses dots thing from the body so we can see well your focal.
Remove w/e you put on the 2nd tag it's kinda like not really suited to be there.

The dots are part of the stock so... Not possible. And you're not very specific on what I'm supposed to be 'removing' on the second one.

I no like.

That weird light thing. :s