Kratos (for FireWind)

Here ya go FireWind, forgive me for taking so horibly long...^.^; I really hope you like it.
Anyway, on with my rant: Anyway, I was experamenting with layers and colouring tecniques on this (as I often do with requests) It had around fifteen layers when I finished it.
The one thing that kinda bothers me about this pic is how young and childish kratos looks, I can't seem to draw hot, masculine men to save my life! Gah! *dies*
And for some reason he really reminds me of Howl from Howl's Moving Castle. Don't ask, I don't know...O.o