dont wanna be harsh but it just seems like alot of smudging bro , please explain your comment bro lol cause it is alot of smudging? b
lol no prob dude I liked it and worked well hehe and this one I seem to like the B&W better the colors on the second are just a tad off to give it a good compo I would make a third with a selective color layer black channel at CYAN: 15%, MAGENTA: -5%, YELLOW: 5% and leave BLACK at default it will bring some more compo and different contrast of colors to it..... try it hhehehe good job either way ^_^
Topaz Smudging is trend-whorish and definately getting annoying. The text is nothing special. Greed is a working concept with the "Pirate," but other than that there isn't too much wow factor. I'm seriously starting to despise topaz. Grrr!
colors need work, and the smudging is boring and bleh (like the top left). For a tag like this, it needs more than just effects, and I also would have left some of the BG intact.