I liked the concept behind this one...but the face is just hard to get over. And the little fire guy on the base gave me no end of trouble (thank god for cropping! =P ).
i'd say 8.5. raised to 9 to up the total ;) the skin could use a few more shades, even though it's an elf. love the "pearl" thing you've done on the orbs (not sure if i like the sparkle effect but maybe that's just me) smooth blending overall. Good colour scheme (I especially like the highlighting of the back cloak) i'd also like to know what colours you used for the blonde hair, could you PM me with that?