great finish. i would have loved to see some more broad shading/lighting on the diffuse (like you have on your concept) but this is excellent none the less.
man....this IS amazing. totally amazing. but i'm going to go out on a limb here and ask a couple questions. number one: i second the question about the forelock. is it something that just didn't work? number two: is this the "finished" version? or are you in a "i'm done...moving on" sort of state? i just wonder because…