Revamped Sprites (52%)

[Siegvar]

I rmb Yinyin had a short GIF animation of mina doing a 2 or 3 hit kick shrafe... so I always figured Mina to be a Mixed Martial Artist, or at least some kind of kickboxer.

Anyway, C&C would be appreciated, especially on the design.

I've tried to keep close to the original design of Mina, whilst updating it abit:
- Hair
Obviously needed some serious re-interpretation... but I tried to keep the main "swept back, semi-woody-ish hairstyle" look intact, while adding some wavy locks to help her look more effeminate. Also added some tail hair, to continue the whole "wild" look while differentiating it from the overdone "woody's spikes".

- Clothing
Pretty much stuck to the same stuff, added some gloves and optional shin guards.
Do you guys think its better with or without? without is more source-authentic, as I don't see alot of MMA fighters actually wearing shin guards. I dunno if its not allowed in certain leagues or if its just not that useful? but the legs might look kinda sparse without them.

- Pose
Standard MMA guard, tried to keep it dynamic instead of lf2's usually static and stiff standings.
Still have difficulty with them though.

- Proportion
Lately I think my sense of proportion isn't consistent anymore. I don't have a fixed proportion for my sprites... which probably isn't good. This current one is abit leaner than usual, coming close to my previous Revamp of Nick. But I did this one at scale, not upscaled.

- Muscles/Anatomy
Heh, had fun with muscles here. Nothing much to be said, more or less of my same old, same old.
Still not used to drawing the hips. I think my anatomical knowledge in that area is lacking. probably have to do more practice. If anyone can spot what's wrong (which is kinda difficult at this size, which is probably also why I could get away with drawing without proper understanding.), please give me a heads up.
Or if anyone knows of a good reference for the hip's skeletal and muscular mechanical workings... also please link me.

- Shading
Bleargh, more of my "SPAM THE BLENDED SHADES" style. Looks good, but terribly inefficient.
I should probably practice more high contrast, clear definition style like Luti or Apoc. It's definitely more practical, and probably nicer.