Great idea,maybe make the hand of the man a bit darker/more brown.

I like this! Just two things: There should be some collar from your source pic to our left of his head instead of a shadow that doesn't go with the light source, and it would be way better if the cigar were lit and had smoke rising from it.
Edit: On second look, a darker shadow on his forehead would match the deep shadow below, IMHO. I'd love to see this image improve!

Nice idea, but really not a lot of work is it? I agree with CMYK on the blending head vs the body, it could be better. Use a brush to repair the hair. Put in an interesting background...

This could be a great image but what you posted now looks like the first step to it.

Hope you take some time to improve.

Hey, YOU GOT your HEMMINGWAY in my REMBRANDT (you got your chocolate in my peanut butter).. the Head to hand proportion is just an itty bitty teenie weenie bit off.. but barelly noticeable.. Infact I didn't notice it at all (I was too busy looking at the hair line, amazing).. My brother agreed that the head is a tad small, but first said cool Picture.. so there you go

Keep going! Yes, the head could be bigger...Golem's bro is right. And the smoke...well, find some smoke brushes and make it more interesting.

Good job , I like the background like it is you don't need a distacting one...looking good

Just for fun, my Aunt Myrtle. This is gorgeous! One small quibble...the hair. Try taking the natural brush 12 set at 50% and go around hair and beard and just flick it inward, not much, just a little, to break up the uniformity. Try it and if you don't like it, you've only lost 5 minutes. This is a fine entry.

Some slight shading where the beard goes under the jaw might be beneficial here(or not).

very nice change. good work

great

great image

very nice love it

Nice cuban feel.

you did very well