David Ballpoint Drawing

Excuse my critic's statement: "Before I begin, I should point out that I judge every piece as if I were walking through a virtual museum so, although I do my best to place the piece it whatever context is intended, my background is fine art and my viewpoints come from that arena."
'Vision' is an inconveniently vague concept I consider it to include a work's composition and its artistic elaboration (how much an artist has manipulated a reference or source image). In this piece, the subject is centered and fills the space provided appropriately but I think the bottom edge could have been cropped ever so slightly tighter than it is.
In regards to 'Originality', a category which does share some overlap with 'Vision', this is a drawing of a preexisting work and little artistic elaboration could be taken while maintaining such a staunch likeness. That being said, the quality of the piece, and the style in which it was rendered, lends its own individuality to the work.
'Technique'; the viewer can see the artist's mark-making and, while normally I'm not appreciative of such styles, I think it's a strength here. I believe a solid black background would have been too dark for the subject and the gentle shadows there and the piece would have been too high contrast.
And finally, I consider how powerful the overall piece is as a whole to me in 'Impact'. While the bottom edge is most bothersome to me it cannot bring me to lower my score of five stars. It is awe-inspiring and magnificent and well deserves five stars.