New Character Sprites

I completely recreated the rider (or stand-alone character) for the Tale sprite graphic. The major goal was to represent both genders equally in the game. On the way, I created several hair styles and facial expressions, articulated the arms into three positions for each gender, and created a lot of layers. Here's the breakdown:

• male or female
• round, oval, or angular head
• arms out stretched, bent for holding shields and such, or hanging at your sides
• shirt with detachable sleeves
• pants or shorts
• shoes, boots, or sandals
• buckler, roman shield, hero shield
• long or short, lobed or round ears
• 11 hair styles
• 14 facial expressions

Here are a couple samples of riders: