do not like hte border on v2. the whole piece looks flat and the render looks lq. there is no depth either. i would say keep working with it man, it does have potential.
yah i didnt like it much when i saw it. but i wanted to check soem stuff out. personally i dont like white borders and havent used one yet. but i will try to do some depth work. gonna try to figure out how to add it lol
there are 2 ways: layer>new adjustments layer> curves or you can try a black and white gradient map and put that on multiply but you probably gotta lower the opacity to around 30%