I'm a huge fan of them, and I like the feel of using them in my graphics as there aren't much pony-centric graphics out there. Most graphics are centered around anime (which I love), or video game characters. I like to be different and independent. I'll occasionally use a different subject matter like anime characters or simple symbols/logos/designs. There's just something about them that I love to put in my graphics.

Thanks for the input. Like stated in my other threads, I acknowledge that I am not a good graphic designer yet, and have had no classes offered to me thus far. I'm glad when I get constructive criticism like this on my graphics; it helps me fix my mistakes like having "no flow". Also, for the light streams part, what else would you suggest for overlay layers?

And as for the blue one, I wanted a blue version, but didn't save an .xcf of the red image, and was stuck with a .png. When I tried to edit the hue/saturation, the quality for whatever reason was decreased.