Thanks =) any suggestions on how to do the beard better? or if you(or anyone!) know of any pixelation you'd think be a good example it would be appreciated!

Kid looks great. The adults have giant heads. And his beard looks really weird dithered like that. Overall fairly nice job.

I've posted Rick on my twitpic before but it's the first time for Lori and Carl. :) Maybe someone did something similar? You remember the source?

 seen it before online.

 A solid black outline will flatten any image -- try lightening (where possible) and colorizing the outline of each character.

{ Lori looks perfect!