Matthew, you never have to apologize for your opinion. All of us here are very impressed with what you've accomplished at your age, and your input is always welcome!

You gotta just draw what you see while trusting yourself. If you make a relation between how dark the double line is compared to another part of the picture, you should notice it is way too pronounced.

You mentioned his personality, and what I completely forgot to mention before, and Matthew noticed, is the dimple on his chin. Whether or not he has it relaxed, it's there in his smile or sorta smirk in this case. I would have definitely put it in, not only does it change the expression, but may lead the viewer to think his chin is bigger than should be. If it is for someone else, then I guess they should have the last say, but I think he'll look even cuter with it.

For the sake of completing what I have started, I am posting the finished portrait of Brian. I am not happy with the conclusion at all. I feel I lost allot of his likeness in trying to take the drawing further. I was very frustrated with the mouth, actually the whole muzzle area.

Did I learn anything? YES - that one must move methodically and slowly, continuously paying attention to a miriad of issues. Issues such as tonal range, likeness, placement of features (underlying form), quality of each and every line drawn, and last but not least, knowing when to stick a fork in and call it done!!

On to the next project. . .

Thank you for all your input, as always it is a great learning experience. You all contribute to the development of my learning curve. I am forever grateful!!