My First Vert Sig

I wanted to try making a vertical sig with a stock and here is the outcome. Creating a sig with a stock is much harder than I thought. Since this sig is not that great, any ideas on how to fix it? Thanks.
V3 V4

 

It's not a fail. Since I know you from GFxR,(I think i have the right person) I know you're relatively new to Graphics... so.

my suggestion would be to add more effects, such as c4d, smudging, etc....

 

Yeah, and the effects on the arm look really weird

 

I remember you G.T.O . I agree the smudging on the arm is messed. Should I smudge the body of the character though? And would it match if I add in some bright C4Ds?

 

I would take the smudge off the arm, and blend in a small layer on the right side of the body. Then I might add in some c4ds that match the color theme of the tag.

 

So I guess a dark green C4D would do?

 

I would just experiment with different color C4d's and throw in some layer adjustments to blend them.

 

How is V2? I added some C4Ds at the bottom to give it more colour.

 

I still think its a bit plain

 

thanks for the comments guys, I will look through the tutorials to see what effects I can put on.

 

It's a little bland and the text could use some work, but overall it's not bad, I like it.

You wouldn't happen to still have the stock would you?

 

I added a fog effect. I don't know if it's a good idea though. Anyways Aose, I directly copied the stock from the internet so I don't have it saved. But I remember typing "Final Fantasy XIII" in google to find it. Lol, I got the idea from FallenAngelVII who also made a vertical sig from the exact same stock. I hope he won't mind.