Appreciate the input, Inglorious. I did improve the texture in the revision, but looking at it now it is nigh imperceptible compared to the first draft. I understand I set the bar quite high with Pawiu (plus the fact that I have to do all sorts of art besides cRPG commissions), so I'll try to utilize some more sophistication in future commissions. I'm going to re-do SoG's (pen and ink according to his most recent post). I'll be doing some new and improved things soon once I start the new thread.
Regarding SoG, I understand you being mad at me and I can't blame you, but I am putting a lot of effort into
all of my work, it's just that I haven't been raising the bar up as much as I'd like, plus the fact that I tried to do something in a medium I lack practice/experience that I assumed would be more convenient to you. I never meant to insult/demean you during the process of this commission, so I apologize if I did. I'll redo your commission pen & ink over the weekend, and it should be up sunday, tops.
In any case, I'll get shit done over the weekend and finally bury this thread.