I'll definitely keep it in mind because a simple little graphic like the examples you posted does seem very nice. And yes! I've definitely wished for amazing artist powers more than once for helping me bring a character to life.

I started roleplaying on Gaia in like 2005 where it was, in my opinion, a much better place to be than it is now. I only ever use it for finding onexone roleplays these days, I find the onexone people there to generally suit me better than RPGuild but the opposite is true for groups.
I hadn't been in a group Rp for literally years before seeking out this place and now I'm running one! 

Also, I edited my post above yours in case you missed it =P