Very nice. I looked at some of your other work and I think this has better amount of contrast and the blending seem to be smoother. So definately a step up. The face is very nice and I like some aspects of it very much, like the glove and the rune on the hammer. However it could still use a bit more contrast on some places. The NMM is highlighted a bit to "regular" making it seem more like stone. You might try to pick places to highlight and shade in an opposite manner. For example on the shoulderpad the highlights would be towards the top right and the bottom left and the shading in the other corners. Good job 8.5
Thanks for the feeback. The figure is actually part of a larger display base---the "broccoli", as you call it, doesn't seem out of place there. I guess it's just a loss of context.