My first pixel sprites!

[solid_snake]

Hi Guys! Take a look at some of my works and tell me how they look. They are Rpg Maker Xp sprites made for my site:
http://www.rpgunleashed.net/

Sprite 001:


Sprite 002:


Sprite 003:


Sprite 004:


Sprite 005:


Please also tell me which one is better, the ones with pillow shading (sprite 1,2,4) or the ones with no pillow shading (sprites 3 and 5)

[Xion]

Why is the fourth one so drastically different in style? It looks like you used it a base...and copied the head and hands of the original onto the others...whose clothes are comparatively disparate in style...lack of contrast, lack of over AA, different stance...
suspicions arise.
If you used a base please state your sources.

And what? Pillow shading is never good, but neither your pillow-shaded nor your "lightsourced" ones are better, because they're both sorta  . And the third one is pillowshaded.

[Delgneith]

I would maybe try de-chibi-fying the pictures a bit at this larger size. The looks been over done and i think some anatomy attention couldn't hurt. I think there's loads you can improve, specially the shading and contrast and even color choice.

I made an edit to show some stuff that I think could be done.