Making sprites for a birthday card, need help

[Marth]

Make them from scratch. It builds skill, and if it's a present the quality shouldn't matter but the thought. Don't edit Megaman characters, it's overdone and you'll just end up making something tacky. I know this isn't what you wanted to hear but it's what you should do. Everyone has to start somewhere so now is better than later, and on a final note please don't start with 8-bit. Everyone thinks 8-bit is something incredibly easy but in reality due to the restrictions it's actually quite hard and even harder to convert complex characters into. Better yet don't even think about "bits" just work on getting a handle on the basics before you even try to fit a particular style or set of restrictions.