Good stuff. You\'re getting some very good advice as you go, have a natural talent, or some sort of experience in other painting styles I\'m guessing. Perhaps a combination of all three.
In all it\'s a groovy job with a very decent base to set it off. For improvement the skin looks like it could be taken up a notch or two with some more highlights to really make it pop. The NMM is certainly on the way and the blue tones in the scale mail add interest. Perhaps some extra definition on the sharp edges of his blade would make it more realistic looking.