First I would like to say they are really nice animations, nicely put together, possibly late for whatever they where going to be used for "Christmas" But nice none the less. One problem is the side animation compared to the back, you have a crease in the hat on the side animation that is not on any others. Just a minor detail dont mean to nit pick.

About the speed, speed should never be a concern. Although fast artwork can be beneficial, if something takes you long to do, it should never concern you. Everyone works at their own pace, and if you enjoy it, the time is well spent.

Happy pixeling.

hell of a lot better very nice, bigger ears tho would be nice those Dark Elfs tend to have huge ears.

Looks pretty good, I had to use the reference to figure out what armor set he was wearing though, doesn't really look like the doom set too much color-wise. Still looks nice other then the other points picked out. I'd also say to try to rework the shoulder pads a bit.

Nice job.

P.s what server did/do you play on?

Firsly the mockup is very very nice, and if your having problems with making it look very bright out, possibly try a pixelated lensflare, usually seems to do the trick.

I like this a lot, the only thing that seems to be bothering me is the Grey's used for the body, they seem to be more of shades you would use on stone, he looks solid as if a statue to me, posibly try experimenting with more blue/green/orange hues to add more color could just be me though.