i agree with Primeval; for while i like your clean, slightly comic-book style, the layering is (obviously) not to everybody´s liking...
try smoothing the highlights a bit for more points, the whole of your paintjob will improve as well!
keep it up! Happy painting!
Your work is good, but the roughness of the NMM on the Gaels you have posted brings them down - smooth out that sword and this would be an 8. The face is great - I especially like the lower lip.