Digital Art Haven't sig'd in god knows how long.

What is your focal point? How will this catch someone's eye? What'll make things flow? These are all questions you much ask yourself initially, along with other ones that we'll get into in a moment.

To start off with, the dimensions of your piece are really small, which isn't bad at all, it seems (for me at least) that those are a lot harder to do and make it look good. So good on ye man for that.

Things I like about your piece:
- Foreshortening of the stock works great with this piece, you still get the full spectrum of his arm, whilst having enough room for other things to implement.
- Nice set of colors. It almost appears to be grayscale, but it has nice subtle tones and hues with an overall feel of Persian Indigo color.

Things I think could be worked or improved upon:
- The crosshairs are in theory a nice idea, but I feel like it doesn't give enough power to the focus point. It's so minuscule, it almost becomes more of a distraction rather than a complimenting implement.
- The smoke is a great idea as well, but it comes across as too mundane. I know it's supposed to be a blender and an artistic flow, but it seems to stagnate rather than do its job. A simple suggestion, probably curving the 'smoke' like you did on the left side, should be done on the right side. It'll not only relieve that really dull corner, but it'll cause flow for the eyes, and compliment the focal point.
- Text can be a real butt hole, and as such, the art of text placement can be a whole other tier of difficulty. I think you're on the right approach, but the text seems to bold and it doesn't feel integrated into the piece. I'll leave it up to you to figure that out, that's part of learning.

Art is subjective, so maybe the things I liked and thought could use improvement may be completely irrelevant and wrong to someone else. That's the beauty of art, so as long as you find it to be perfect, it is.

Good job nonetheless duuude! Hope to see you improve like you said you'd like to do!