what a difference a day makes

Or: what a difference it makes to see this on-line. I can still work this a little more, top of its head can do with a bit more gradation or shading.
For crazy skull alien looking quick job sketches, it is ~okay.

...Not perfect, but a bit better, relatively speaking

...

If I had a monkey, like this guy, I would not want fruit smeared on its face. I would want a clean monkey.

http://www.27bslash6.com/monkey.html