Criticism and some questions.

[VictorZeitgeist]

First,i made a reskinning of Archemonde's texture,and i think i got to a nice result. However,i'd like some criticism from everyone. I want to make it clear that i don't plan to post it,since i noticed it looks a little like one fo Dionesiist's textures,and i didn't like how it looks too much anyway. I plan on practicing some more before posting anything,but i may change my mind,depending on the reviews.

Here we go (uh... please be nice?):

It was almost entirely freehand (with a mouse,i plan to get a graphics tablet sometime soon),plus some textures applied here and there.

Aaaaalso. I have this little doubt... i've seen some of Dionesiist's (can't say i haven't taken some inspiration from his creations,i guess) skins and they look so unblurred and well-defined. Mine don't look too bad on GIMP,but as soon as i put it on a model,it becomes all blurry and stuff... i figured out it has something to do with the unwrapping... but maybe (very likely,in fact) i'm wrong. Or maybe it has to do with the fact that i always convert it with 50% quality so as not to make the file too big or something. So... can anybody tell me how can i make my textures less blurry when put on a model ?

 

[GhostThruster]

It should be converted to 80% quality (or a bit less), and your shading is too sharp.

 

[VictorZeitgeist]

So... i should smudge/colorblend the shading ?
I'll try converting it to 80% to see if there are any changes... thanks! =]

 

[GhostThruster]

Which is better?
This:

Or this:

Sometimes, the 1st one works, however, most of the time it looks nicer with the 2nd one.

 

[VictorZeitgeist]

I see... you made those just for the example ? Whoah... Thanks o.o

Really,thanks a lot!

time for some texturing!

Oh yeah,and +rep!