Concept art for a book

[Vane]

What do you think of these two pictures?

http://i54.tinypic.com/2wrok77.jpg
One of the minor antagonists. The picture is mostly done using only burn and sponge tool.

http://i53.tinypic.com/2ng750z.jpg
A book that plays a rather vital role. I realize the pages are quite poorly done and need some refining, so you could say this is a first draft.

Any comments are welcome.

Regards.

[iDad]

I think you need to work on the pages of the book a bit make the look rustic as well