Thanks for stopping by and for the critique, Oak. Much appreciated.
And yes, I agree about the outline. It was partly because of the original style I wanted to attempt while doing the portrait. This bold, comic-y sort of thing. Then I started doing the shading on the face, and I abandoned that for a more realistic feel.
Which is pretty much telling me that I need to draw more, so I don't feel the need to try out so many different things in one drawing, but do several drawings with several different styles. His left eye is bugging me. :0