This is my rating but if it's low don't stop spriting. 1st sprite: The left wing is missing a piece of it at the top, and the right wings cut off. And the tail isn't connected to the body. But the ears are very good. And like alex said, a very creative idea. I give it a 3/10. 2nd sprite: Once again, agreeing with alex. It looks like you just scribbled red all over it. It doesn't even cover the whole sprite. And it's enlarged so it looks bad. 0/10. My suggestions: For the fusion, to help with the tail, take the ninjask sprite and put it over the tail, instead of vice versa. And for the wings, just draw in the rest with the pencil. For the recolor, I suggest looking at the tutorial. You have potential, my friend. You just need a little practice.