Final version (Yeah right):
Awesome! Sounds so cool :-)
Can't wait to see him hacking through some zombies!
Its good that you took the blue out because I'm assuming there will be alot of snow?
I can't wait either! About the snow, I don't know how much of it there will be. Chances are he'll be spending a lot of time indoors or underground, but now that you mentioned it, it could be fun drawing some outdoor scenery.
Legs are much better. You could straighten the front shin a little to define it but it does give a good puffy fur-skin boot look as it is.
I like what you did with the back calf.
I think it would look better if back foot was firmly planted on the ground, at the moment it sort of looks like it is up on its toe but is a bit odd looking.
I went for flat foot also because of the weight of the shield.
Yup, looks better with the foot planted firmly on the ground. I like that you get the fur-skin impression of the boots!
Here's another edit I did partly because he is fun to edit
I tried to emphasise the chest again but maybe its too much.
Also tried to make the hair highlights instead of just all bright - top of head doesn't look quite right on mine but just watch out for how your version looks against black or a dark background.
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I'm really glad you like it, means a lot. I think it's a bit much on the chest, I don't want him to be some Californian Governor kind of guy, I think his abs are just fine. They are working muscles, not showing muscles.
I have the transparency channel as black in my editor, so I feel more ready for the dark backgrounds than the light ones actually.
I think I'm going to have to stop working on this and get my ass off towards the next one.
To be continued...