Any pointers?

it would be more helpful ...
if you showed what you are working on ...

other wise stay with it ... if you like it ...

Without seeing what you have done its hard but my advice is if you do landscapes or things like that really anything other than paintings of people just remember nobody will see the pic or thing you are working on so don't do like I do and drive your self crazy trying to make it all perfect.

bhang, are you still here?