Gorgeous.

looking very nice, i love the detail you put into it

....sketch ....

*kills self with wacom cord*

(just kidding, its awesome :D )

Nice work here, especially in those grounds I also like to cover - I mean light, shadows, and three dimensional look. Very good detailing, half an eye closed, he really extrudes from the surface of the screen. Looking at him more, my only little negative point would be the omission of the details from around his left ear, it seems sitting a bit uncomfortably on that cloak, and not really on his head. But all in all, the look is very decent and moody, the lack of extraneous detail on the cloak even fits well for framing his head. The texturing of fur also looks well done, apparently not too complex (Compared to how I would approach these winding up in days of pixel juggling without much result), but very effective for the looks! The way you do the reflection of light on his features feels just right, I like that! Neat!

Astounding work, I really like it!