Opinions?

While this is a very good attempt, Smoosh has a good outlook, which is a realistic perspective to have when it comes to the graphic community. Value depends on the eyes of the viewer, people who love anime or resonate with the character will value this piece more than someone who doesn't.

But anime aside, I will try and suggest some pointers objectively speaking.

If you're going to go with a bold move and put a character in the middle of the canvas, it really needs to be emphasised.

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First of all, I shrunk the image down. Shrinking it down helps you visualise what areas you need to push more. I then changed it to black and white because working with colour immediately can be overwhelming, usually I'd recommend working with a colour palette so you can picker tool on top of the black and white version instead of going straight in with colour if you are fairly new to graphics.
When you do more graphics you'll get a knack for colour theory and have more of an idea what colours are complimentary etc

Right now my main pointers are: The character is blending in with the background and your name is totally obscured. Let's fix this.

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Already we are able to see the character more clearly and we are establishing the focal point of the image.
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Now we add light area, make sure you establish a lighting source, here it is coming from the right and directing the eyes straight the character in the centre. I've removed the thing on her face because you don't want the focal point of an image to be intruded. As a famous painter once said 'Be careful with your light sources, we don't want to kill all our darks otherwise there would be nothing to stand out."

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Overlay ripped paper textures, it works if you're looking for a grungy aesthetic.

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A slight trick I use is on the layer below the ripped paper, use a brush and paint under the ripped paper. This gives a 'shadow' affect on your graphic which makes it look like it has depth.

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The last bit is refining, softening some areas out. Here it is much more interesting to look at visually. Area's stand out and has a balance of both black and white. There is depth. I've also added some highlights on the character's face, eyes and hair to really accentuate the focus.

Just a disclaimer again that this isn't me trying to make you do something a certain way. This is how I would personally alter it, but the good thing about the graphic forum is that everyone tackles this creative process differently. What I might do, another might not. I am just trying to refresh some tips you might have forgotten or might have not considered. So hopefully this helps :)