I did as you suggested:

However I tried changing the leg but it felt weird since this is the position where she is most balanced. Which does not mean that her current position could not be tweaked. Though I will have to think about a good approach.

Thanks for your help, Friend :)

Well - I have been busy for a while and then worked on my own for a bit.
Originally I wanted to animate the sprite but decided not to animate. Simply because that would be too much work on a skill level I cannot reach at the moment.

Here would be an example of how their sprites are animated:




My current version of this piece is:


My next piece is already in work but will be started in a new thread since it is no outline art :)

Thank you a lot! I uploaded the final version already, too.
http://www.pixeljoint.com/pixelart/94079.htm