low poly experiments

i've always been a fan of charmingly simple low-poly 3d styles, so i dug up some old alien characters and thought i'd use them as guinea pigs for a little modeling and texturing exercise--namely, hand-painting them completely, including all the lighting effects.  of course, i discovered along the way that it takes a lot of practice to make an intentionally minimalistic style look streamlined and not just...poorly made.  but i'm learning...!