Jagged Reaper Sprites: PLEASE COMMENT! This is my first spriting attempt

[LinkElfice510]

The original shape of the blade goes to byrdbrayn; I just recolored as needed for my game. This is also my first spriting attempt (as I said in the title) so I'd like some feedback too!

http://i529.photobucket.com/albums/dd340/linkelfice510/jaggedreapereditfrombyrdbrayn.png

Again, please tell me what I could do to make this better!

[Dragoon de Sol]

So the only spriting you did was the handle?

It needs some depth. I'm not bothering to save it, but it looks like it's only got one or two colors. You need to give it some more depth, make it look like a sword handle, not a sprite of a sword handle.