haha the marine deserves a 9 and the banner the 7 IMO - the lines you used are waay too sharp... such complicated designs IMHO are easier to be printed out and then painted over wih paint - good job nevertheless
I painted the banner on and off over several weeks so I got a little sick of looking at it. I made a huge mistake in pinning and gluing the banner on the pole before painting it.
the banner itself is worth a 9, the marine a 7. The highlights are well placed and it looks smooth, its hard to decide cause the marine is somewhat blurry. Nevertheless, great work with that banner ;)