[released][char]: Reaper.

[Reaper]

guess its time to post some new sprites. especially as I have a few questions.
In the last day I did the balls etc. I need for the special attack and here they are:

In my opinion this is quite ok, but my question: I did it only in paint. Is there a possibility to improve it with photofiltre/gimp?

I'm not fully satisfied with that. I think I'll improve it, but I don't know how yet.
And know the main thing why I post: I did the lost soul:

But then I tried to change it a bit in photofiltre and this is what came out:

So now my question: Which one is the best? I personally don't really like so much blur( its also not LF2-styled), but it looks quite cool. Just too much like another reaper.
Just to make sure you've noticed: In the last sheet there are three different types of souls
So what do you think? I don't want to hear "I like these sprites.." I want to hear critics.