Gonna try spriting

[Gors]

Considering your avatar, too, it seems like you don't know shading that well. Its purpose is to give volume to something, and if the shades don't do that, then something is wrong.

So, shading is not covering a side of the sprite with dark shades; it is much more than that. The shading considers shapes, placements, texture and clothing to give the sprite depth.

I'll try coming with a sprite edit when I'm home.