I must, I must, I must improve my......Photoshop?

So after watching the presentations I became increasingly more appalled at the quality of my photoshop "skills".

As I watched the many superior examples I began to see where I have been going wrong so I sat down and tried to implement what I had taken in from watching and the result is below......

Though its still not quite up to standard, it is easily the best photoshop work I have done and hopefully marks a turning point in my digital painting progression. There are some parts I like others I don't but I will endeavour to keep practicising and hopefully improve further more now it seems to have "clicked" at least a little.

On a side note this development couldn't have come at a better time, he says sarcastically. It's typical of me that the penny finally drops the day after final submissions for work, still better late than never, damn it!!!!!