Looking good so far to me! ^_^

Thanks Gabe, though this is like the third or fourth restart of the same picture. I have no idea why it is taking me so long. I'm also going to be attempting a different way of coloring with this piece and maybe the others.

Sometimes poses just don't fall out as you want them, and sometimes they don't even come to your head, leaving you blank and not knowing what to go next...but you solved it. ^_^

quite true, now all i have to do is get the reference motorcycle since methinks that one coming towards the user instead of hiding the front of him would look so sweet.

Hehe, yush. ^^

Looks good, blade-esu. Don't fret too much about how long it's taking. I'm not worried. I want you to be happy with it too. :)

Thanks, though there are times when i feel like i'm being a little too fussy with it and getting too many different ideas.

and another thanks for the fav of it

Sure, I understand. I just wanted you to know that I'm not getting impatient, even if you are. As the artist, it's just as important for you to be satisfied with your artwork as the commissioner is. That's my feeling, anyway.

I do think the pose is better, and I'm liking this different style of yours. This is definitely going into my gallery. :)

I am going to be doing something different with the coloring, like the experimenting I had done in the trade with Rimfire...it was something that I had done years ago without lines to mark it (but I don't know where that image is now because the ex is in there.)

the picture this time works because the mustache was definitely not working in the last one, made the character look too old and too odd. I often feel that the character even if the age of the person who it is based on is older, should be based on how old they feel.

Sounds very interesting. Whatever you want to do is fine; I trust your judgement and artistic instincts. I'm sure it'll look great. ^_^