Okay... now that I'm registered... this above is me, and here's the uploads I tried to include in the OP...

The original concept was to keep the characters side-scroller-oriented and down to 64 frames, but the newer, updated design is only 80 frames, which should still prove to be managable, and the additional up/down walking and so forth should provide a good level of flexibility; once I can actually get some of these blanks filled in.

So in a 24x24 px sprite, what's a good amount of space to give the head and the upper/lower body parts?