try making the pics look more like "runescape" you know with pixels and everything. and get rid of the squary-ness of the pics such as the fire(s) and fish. plus there's some excellent tutorial's on here, i read them and i have gotten pretty good at it. good luck re-makeing fakes.
oh that sucks a lot, my cousin in india has to go to work in iraq because it pays good money so he doesnt get to see his family much. hope nothing else bad happens to ya