I got worried about it too, at first. Though they did say you can "Mutate" your appearance as much as you want. And I saw other entrants that were about as oddball, so, why not? :D

Aw-- damn! You beat me to the punch going the Saddler route with this contest. Ahahaha.

This is very nicely done, though. The detail on his face and the shine of his hair just leaps out at you. And of course, the eye itself stands out beautifully

Hm... I'll have to retry it from scratch later on then.

The look I'm trying to go for is more of a... "super-soaker flamethrower" look, like a small stream of fuel combusting, instead of a huge searing cloud of death. I'll keep your tips in mind, though, thank you very much for your input. :>