These are sets i've done over the years oldest to newest.
First set i made, just fiddling around with the mapping (original work)



again fiddling with the mapping and the images (un-original using online images and portal textures found ingame)

also

i changed to



This was all made using GIMP

is there any noticeable improvement?

These seem more like images + a head than a set.
that's what I think, try making them more focused.

Your getting there slowly but surely, well done keep it up and are they 512?

They are 128. The head is texture 512 rez, but the item is 256 so its scaled down

last one looks good. White parts on hands doesn't really fit in though.

yea maybe make the hands where the white is black