Never tried one of these before...gave it a shot. It was actually a lot more fun that most of the stuff I've worked on, any constructive CnC would be greatly appreciated.
Seeing as I've never made a sprite tag either, lol, I can't offer much constructive criticism. I can however say it's not bad. It's a bit grainy, which I don't like. But the overall comp isn't bad at all. Like the effect on his hand, rad dude. Bg effects are appealing as well. good work
The little lights you have going off to the right are nice, but they screw your composition. The sprite looks low quality in general and the sphere around his hand is way too contrasted. Just letting you know so hopefully can improve and get better. -Kriptiq
Yeah, On a second and longer look, the effect on his hand is way too contrasted. Also, another thing that caught meh eye was the white speckles. I think it would look cool if you had a bit more of those in there than just all red ones.
The lighting is a little contrasted, especially the hand...kind of hurts my eyes. Maybe it's just my monitor. But still it's decent for a first sprite tag, keep it up