Does it work? Well, what are you going for? If you are just trying to have an army that you can play, and that is painted, then sure it works. If you are going for a well painted army, then no. His face is not bad. His beard and hair are not bad. The highlighting on the toga is not bad. But the skin wash looks a little sloppy. An his belt and wristbands look like they've been forgotten. It's a 5. It wouldn't take much effort to make it a 6.