Jappio's RPG Sprites

[Sketchasaurus]

I kind of find the swing of the axe a bit odd, for two reasons:
-The anticipation and recoil of the animation make the axe feel like a light weapon even though it's a huge chunk of metal.
-The arc of the swing feels more like the slash of a sword than the chop of an axe.

Oh, I also think that an idle stance where he has both hands on the axe would make the transition from idle to attacking easier.

Here's a little rough illustration of what I would do; of course, it's all up to you at the end of the day.


as for the art itself, something about the dude's head and face looks off to me.