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[Hathen]

Pretty straightforward, I'd like to know what you guys think of the following pictures:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v503/Symbios/1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v503/Symbios/2.jpg

Aside from telling me what I can improve on, I'd like to know which one you think looks better. At the moment I'm leaning towards pic 1, but I feel that 2 has better proportions for the person's body.

In case you're wondering, yes, the costume is influenced by S5 Hero. I liked his costume design, I just didn't like seeing it on guys.

EDIT: Since I don't have photoshop, I took a few minutes to edit and color it a little in MS Paint. Tell me what you think.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v503/Symbios/1C.jpg

[Dincrest]

I think the body came out better in #2.  In #1, it looks like she has two torsos.  Unnatural.  And, you definitely need to work on knees.