I'm a sprite artist. My main artworks are Fire Emblem-style avatars and portraits of characters from different video games. I basically use old Fire Emblem art and heavily edit them to closely resemble their original artworks or rendering. Also to Vampire Elf, Merc and other people from the FEPlanet Community and other spriting communities, whose sprites I have used as parts and rips edited for my own works.
My primary purposes for doing these portraits are:
1. To no longer be limited in a game's face slider when trying to imagine how a character would look like.
2. To be able to add a bit more depth as much as I can with my own interpretation of the characters.
3. To be able to visualize those characters that have been portrayed poorly or have not been portrayed at all.
4. Easy useable portraits and avatars for use in message boards and the like.
These tiny pixels are basically my medium, my paintbrush, my canvas, etc. These works are the easiest way for me to express an image that I try to convey.
Please go ahead and use my work for your own. Edit them if you wish, just make sure to put credit where it is due. Of course, original credits go to their respective sources and games.
Happy Birthday! Hope you had a great one!