It looks like you used some smudging? Or liquify? I can't really discern. Anyways, I love what you've done so far with it, though I think the smudging, and or, liquify should all follow the same pattern. You have one going up in a wavy sort of way, and the rest going flatly. I love the lightning, and just about everything. The border is okay, I guess, fits nicely. It's not a very common sized tag, but it works. I think you could still add text, or some more effects to make it stand out a bit more.
For the smudged/liquified part, I actually used some stock photos and only liquefied by his shoulder. Pretty slick without me really having to do anything. Any tips on what I should add and where? D: Im lost.
Well, maybe some faded light textures would have been nice. As for the second one posted. It has too much lighting, and the flow in the left side is too strong. You could add some impact font text, right below his face, and behind it. I think that may look nice. Or perhaps close by the SEES band, underneath it, so it looks like the text is enveloped in flow.
