So I got a lot of advise on how I could have made my previous image better. Some of it was very easily done, some of it i'd have to file away for later, and some of it just made no sense. I used most of the advise given to me to improve the image this week. The finished Photoshop image had about 6 extra layers. I picked and mixed these layers to give me an image that I was happy with.

I'm still not overly satisfied with it, but its probably best to just move on to a new image. I'm looking forward to my next project but I think its going to take me a while to finish.

Also, here's a pirate...