Me as Mario characters

[HMC]

Here's a picture I drew yesterday of me throwing a fireball at a Goomba:



This morning, I had planned to do another one of me with Hammer Brother powers. During a conversation I had with a friend, she told me about an amusing dream she had about the whole Habbo Stingraid meme. As I drew this new piece, I found myself rather dissatisfied with the way I'd drawn myself. So I opted to give up and make the entire image a joke image featuring said friend in order to cash in on lulz:

[Sherman Gill]

The first one is excellent, except for the goomba . The shading is lacking on the poor guy..

[Xion]

The goomba, as far as I can tell, is shaded, but the shadow is so dark it appears to be a part of the blackness. Some blue shading, like on the dude, would help make it not blend into the BG so much. The fire is nice.