Avatar - Self Portrait

Self Portrait Reference photo - [link]

I've noticed all the people on Deviantart doing photo manips of themselves as an avatar, so I decided I'd do something similar, just a different style. Using the position of the facial features(eyes/eyebrows, nose, mouth, face shape, ect.) I've created my own avatar with traditional artwork. An avatar's nose has a softer curve to the end of it than that of a typical human. As well as this, their eyes are quite a few sizes bigger, especially in females. So, taking all of this into account, I've adjusted my own photo to look like an avatar, and I must say I'm pretty proud of how it turned out.
Now, if anyone else would like an Avatar made of themselves through drawing, please feel free to leave a note and ask me. However, if I get multiple requests be prepared to be patient, because drawing one avatar portrait can take several hours to get right and I need to balance all this on top of my artwork for school.
Requirements:
1. I'll need a decent photo of yourself or whoever it is you'd like to have avatarized.
2. It has to be a fairly big image! None of this 100X150 crap, please, i need to be able to use the details and porportions of the face properly if you want it to turn out properly. I'd say try to make it as big as possible.
3. I will not require any money to create the avatar drawings, at least not yet. If they become really popular I might start charging, and if that happens i'll make sure to let everyone know. This is something I enjoy doing, so no worries when it comes to asking a price, I do this purely out of bordom and passion for my drawing.
4. If its taking me some time to finish your drawing, please don't leave a million notes asking about when it'll be done! It'll get done whenever I have time, and when its finished you'll be the first person to know about it. I promise.
5. I will put the drawings up in my gallery, so if you don't feel comfortable having your avatarized drawing in my gallery please don't request one, or give me reasons why you don't want it to be there and I might make an acception.
6. Please make sure your photo is a directly straight forward shot of your face, and make sure your hair is out of your face. I'll need to be able to see all details.