Custom Stick Art : Good, bad, or ugly?

I made this artwork for a custom stick I’ll be using. This is the low res version. Any suggestions, pointers, feedback, etc. are welcome.

http://www.image-upload.net/files/600/L3StickSmall.jpg

looks good, the upper left corner above the stick could use something small, like a logo or more blood spatter.

Fade back the handprints.
their too prominent, and take away from the blood/Ryu.

yeah, I was thinking they were a little too dark. I’ll probably lighten the prints up some…

the buttons on your layout look off. Shouldnt they be square with each other?

the button configuration is pretty much like the first 3 rows on the HRAP 2. I just checked. I think they’re configured the same way on most japanese cabinets.