Mystery Anime Characters

Does anybody know who those anime characters in my blog banner are?  I downloaded this blogger template from somewhere and I liked how it looked, but I have no idea if the characters in the banner photo are real anime characters or original drawings from the maker of the template.

I would love to be able to draw like that.  I bought a drawing book and some art materials some time ago and so far have only gotten to drawing that hot-tempered cat from Fruits Basket.  I think I'll stick to simple drawings and animals for now.  Drawing people seems like another skill altogether.