Sorry guys, I hate to just post a link, but I have just written a blog post that I think will help many beginning and aged 2d graphical artists. This is not spam, I am just trying to help a few people, because there is really nowhere else on the web that explains this process. I hope you enjoy, and I would grab a cup of tea or something, because it's quite a long post. I am very open to suggestions, and I would love to see some comments and page views. http://kadajett.com/2010/02/02/making-high-quality-non-pixel-art-for-2d-games/