Kagebunji's sprites- Moving on...

[Cheetah]

I feel like the shading on his hair might be a little backwards. Otherwise this is looking really good. The collar might still be a bit pillowy.

[Lijj]

Alright.. Changed collar to make it more yellow and made the shoulders less stark. Changed hair's shading and made the feather bigger. Also adjusted the neck a lil.
 Why you laughing Jon?.. I had to go,  I wasn't done. And It's not based on anything; I used the thief's hat and ear slightly adjusted(made turban larger etc.) and did the rest with my mouse. Looking at Ch. 3 Delita and Male Samurai for ref.
Anyway I like the smaller eye a little more (based on Male Samurai's) but both are good imo. Thanks mav and everyone for help.
There's a choice for Kage.

[Kill_Bones]

Really, you like the smaller eye? I think the one with the bigger eye looks a little better.. but not drastically. Either way, both are amazing.

[mav]

I prefer the smaller eye myself (it's the version I used in this edit). Couple quick adjustments: fleshed out the turban some more, cleaned up the collar a wee bit, and redid the sideburn.
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[Cheetah]

Nice tweeks both of you. Mav definitely got the hair spot on.

[Jon]

I'm not laughing anymore, I'm impressed now. This becoming very good. Keep it up Lijj and Mav!

[mav]

Damn, I was trying to fix the shading on the collar a bit and I think I went overboard; it's almost got a gradient look now (especially on our right side). Lemme know what you think.
[attachment=0:2sobku9q]newbluemage.png[/attachment:2sobku9q]

[Cheetah]

It is true Mav. On the left you need more of the lightest shade of yellow because that edge of the color would be getting direct light. The bottom right of the right side needs some more dark pixels since it would be getting some of the least amount of light.

[Lijj]

Nice edit on the collar Mav. I adjusted it a little again because Cheetah's right. And I changed the hair with Twinees' help. Your 's is good too but the pixel on the smaller strand  didn't quite look right. But not bad I actually don't know if I like lighter blonde or how you did it.. they're both good. My previous looked too chunky or something ... If Kage wants the hair back to how Mav did it it can easily be pasted back in so it's up to Kage or same with the larger eye.. I'm glad you like the slightly smaller eye too Mav

[mav]

As far as the hair goes, I think what's messing with everyone's heads is the fact that it's so light. You almost can't see it when it's beside the skin. The right collar (our right) looks better. the left side doesn't look bad, I just don't know how accurate it is, considering the light source.

What's going on with the sprite? Any progress, Kage?

[Lijj]

True.. the darker is probably better as you had it. Well I think if you do one last edit it will be perfect. Do as had but maybe change the smaller strip of hair a little or combine the two. Yeah and maybe the second lightest shade on the collar could come down a tiny bit on the left side.

[Cheetah]

Oh I didn't even realize that there was supposed to be a lighter strand with the dark strand of hair with mavs. I have to say that his looked better though and you should just eliminate the lighter strand. Your colors look good Lijj but it is just too much hair.

I think the adjustments to the collar that I suggested need to be more extreme than what you already did Lijj. Remember the you are brightening the edges not the middle to avoid pillow shading.

If we could add a bit more mass/puffiness to the turban you could have something more original looking too.

[Jon]

This is looking really good everyone. Just one thing, I still say that it doesn't look like a feather. Needs to be wider, think a white Chocobo's feather.

[Wolfran]

I'm agree with Jon, maybe a small line in the middle of the feather could help.

[Kagebunji]

Sorry for my inactivity, I unfortunatlu did not found time to do any spriting today, and I doubt I will do anything tomorrow either. Personally I like smaller eye and Mav's hair. Collar looks good on Lijj's latest attempt. I think I know what Wolfran means about single line in front of the feather, it may be tough, but doing this will make it look more like feather for sure. Thanks for your help guys!

[Lijj]

Since I'm heading out for about two months Mav is going to have to excecute that. Bye friends I'll miss this community.

[Kagebunji]

That sucks, Lijj. Where are you going for such a long time?

[Jon]

Are you gonna come back though? Bye Lijj! Don't forget FFH!

[mav]

Oi, Lijj, ya should have warned me first! I kid. Take your time and don't forget us.

Anyways, here's a few updates to the portrait. I touched up the collar again, replaced the hair, and have begun work on a new feather (it's a bitch to work with). Lemme know what you think.
[attachment=0:3u2xqzcx]newbluemage.png[/attachment:3u2xqzcx]

[Kagebunji]

I am fine with this versin 100%, IMO you don't need to change it anymore. Thanks to both of you! Now I shall get back to working on him, hehe. Btw, I decided to ditch Lenneth's braid, it is impossible to fit into some frames, and if it does, it looks like shit. So expect to see Lenneth soon, but without the braid.