Sword in color

I gotta say, this would work so much better if you lost those black splotches. I'm sorry to say that it doesn't look mysterious; rahter it looks like somebody spilled their drink on his face. It's very haphazardly and just makes it seem weird.

Oh, but I still like the work you put into this image otherwise. Full of colour and such. Although the sword and style of clothes you've given him doesn't make him look like a sci-fi hero, but rather a medieval fantasy type thing. But I guess you are aware of that. ^^