To critique and compare.

[Chris3jam]

I'm not sure which one to use. . . . . my first try and feathering and blending.

[[Admin] osborn4]

I like the darker one. And I think the feathering looks fine.

I would probably have the trumpets pointing down from heaven, but I guess it depends on what you are after with the image.

[Gene]

For an illustration, the lighter one. For a song background, the darker one, though I might have moved the lightning over further to make more space for lyrics.

[Chris3jam]

Goodness! You're right! I need to make them turning down! Ok, how's this? I put it in a powerpoint slide and added some text, and it seemed to work out fine, as long as I position the text right.

[[Admin] osborn4]

I like it.

And if it works well for your powerpoint background, even better.

[Gene]

I like it, too.

[Chris3jam]

Thank you! For my first (and second and third ) try, I think it still can be used for a background.