For both the Saruman and Yoda pics, I was trying to make them seem more like they had been painted. The monger shot I was going for a more realistic approach. Tell me what you think!
Honestly...the photoshop work on yoda and saruman don't look nice nor painted. playing with filters and switching a color photo to b/w does not have a good effect. The Monger looks very nice. you have mainted the texture of the material and the image is crisp and clean. Sometimes artistic can be simply taking an amazing picture.
If you wish take a look at Alice's work, not that you should mimic him but it'll give you another perspective on elevating your photos of your figures to art