Second character, need harsh crits

[bigrd32]

This is my second character...he is going to be in an extended version of my game Rude Awakening!Ã,  (I have the game posted on this site but I got word that people would like it to be longer, which is encouraging).Ã,  He is supposed to look very trustworthy and very kind, but in a way that makes the player wonder about his kindness if you know what I mean.



if you can't see the image try my website:

http://www.freewebs.com/bigrd32Ã,  and go to Characters.

I'm trying to keep the look pretty simple but I will take all suggestions into consideration.

Thanks, Randy

[MarVelo]

Elvis in the Mental Hospital?

[bigrd32]

Elvis in the Mental Hospital?

Holy crap!!! :o I'm changing him right now!!!
Oh, man I can't believe I didn't notice that.

Edit: Okay, I'm stuck...I've tried a few things but I can't seem to fix the hair.Ã,  I've looked at other characters in the forum but I didn't see what I was going for anywhere.Ã,  Any help?  I just want him to have long hair.

[ladymeba]

I think the hair makes him look elvis-y for a couple of different reasons.

colour - try changing it to a brown or red
sideburns - they are quite low just how elvis liked them... moving them up will help if you don't want to get rid of them
quiff - again a very elvis thing you could play around with partings rather than a quiff...

[big brother]

Resist using the evil "flip horizontal" command.

[JRock]

Is he wearing his belt under his pants up there?Ã,  (what izzzat?!)Ã,  Ã, 

Well, here's a start.

[Gregjazz]

Does the game name "Rude Awakening" have anything to do with this character's stiffie?

As for the artwork itself, try adding another tone of shading, like JRock did in his edit. Also the mirroring is very apparent, especially in his face.