Hy Everybody !
First time posting here, but I read this forum a lot and having being learn so much with you !
Critics are welcome. Just want to improve. Done in Photoshop becouse I can't handle Painter...

http://liaquila.smugmug.com/photos/227600138-L.jpg

Overall I like it, but the little boy looks a little bit tiger-esq with the stripes running onto his forehead

Hello and welcome. Glad you decided to jump into the pool and congrats on your first showing.

I'd say for your first smudge you've got a lot to be proud of -- you definitely did a WHOLE LOT better on your first one than I did. :bow: This is not an easy technique regardless of which program one uses.

Is your method based on a specific tutorial (or two)?

A suggestion for next time would be to consider eliminating the background, in this case, the curtains. Although they are good candidates for smudging, in this case to me they are a little distracting. Perhaps boost the saturation of non-skin colors and add a little digital texture to add to the painterly look. Here's a quick hack to give you something to chew on.

May you find many, many hours of enjoyment as you continue to grow. :)

Very well done Liaquila keep it up

Palms

Thank you ! I realy appreciate your comments.

Cassidy - You are right he's looking a litle "wild" in his foreground. I'll think I'll work a little more on his skin.

Dany - I didn't think to remove the background untill now! You did a good job to show me that sometimes the background. I'm essentially a amateur photographer and sometimes the best I can do with my Canon is to blur the background, but in digital art I have to expand my horizons ! :o)

And Palms - thanks for the encouragement !