High Elven War Mage

here's a war mage concept I did for Runic Arts (about 8 hours of work, 6 for the coloring)... comments, critics and suggestions are welcome.

i give it a 6.5/10.

1. i think his waist is a bit too high
2. legs need to be wider... at the current stance.. he looks as if he's leaning forward.
3. coloring of hair and face is a bit too monochromatic....
4. robe looks like its plastic. it looks like u used dodge/burn, and smudged. u should know(if not.. u know now) I'm not a big fan of the whole dodge/burn, particularly b/c it makes things look plastic, as well as its doesnt give a good light, or darker shade of the original color.
5. Robe doesnt really flow freely..
6. shoulder pad isnt really shaded.
7. No direct light source.
8. staff looks a bit.... whats the word.... bland. it seems empty. u can either shade it more dyanamically, or put runes and what nots on it.

you seem afraid of testing new colors. try to be mroe agressive with the color choice.. take some chances in coloring. if it turns out that it looks like crap, undo, or delete the layer and try again. I really like the runic art tho.

Indeed, i got to agree with some points FUNG pointed out, to get your colors (which is another art) you can use colors wheels, like this one, the best harmony are the opposites (if the Wheel is good), however your colors are ok as a color theme if you want that guy to look peaceful but here he is a War Mage so it would need to be agressive visually