Even if the effect you were trying is ashes from a fire, if you would have erased around the head chest and left shoulder it would have still given the same effect, maybe a better effect, and it would have made that focal pop that much more!! As it is the ashes are drawing all the attention away from your main focal!! Also definitely work on the text. It may seem so simple (its only text) but its actually thee toughest part of creating a masterpiece, lol. My suggestion would be to keep it small and simple starting off, and keep it of the focal!! Keep up the good work, keep posting and we will try to get you to were you want to be, to the best of our ability, lmao!!