Large Sprites WIP

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For my newest game, larger sprites are used on the map. In this post, I have included a WIP sprite of my main character.
I'm not exactly that great at pixel art, so lots of criticism would help. I am also having problems with outlines and the hair's shape. If you have any suggestions or ideas, please do say.

Because photobucket has bad quality with .png pixel art, please click on the pictures to see the better quality image.

Here are the two:

1. The old version, with a little editing from the original



2. A bunch of edits, including shading, color, and details; ignore the references near the head and feet.


3. Lessened the contrast on the boots, and made the eyebrows more defined. Also, some minimal edits with shading, the hair shape, and added the rest of the scarf.


I will update as I go. Thanks in advance.

-Lonelyelf

 

[piggman77]

It looks really good to me! The only tiny thing I would change is the palette on the shoes, it has a bit more contrast, and stands out more than the rest. Oh, and I like the more defined eyebrows from the first one better, just my own preference though.

 

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Thanks, piggman. I edited it now, and added it to the main post. The eyebrows do look a bit better, and the shoes were wrong all along.

Please click the images now to see them better; not a blurry.

Thanks!
-Lonelyelf

 

[Admiral David]

very cool, and a good character design but whats the black lines dangling from his jacket? looks like a rope maybe, ya the boots look far better after the editing but that piece of line work on the hairlooks outta place to me, the far right line of that section might be too much. will it be a 4 direction sprite?

 

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The black lines are chains.
The sprite will be an 8 direction sprite- up, down, left, right, and diagonals.
Which piece of hair? There are alot of pieces, and the right doesn't slim it down more. The new edit has a less awkward hair style, and I question that you looked at it; did you? Because I think the newest sprite has a big improvement on the hair-lineart.

Thanks for the reply!
-Lonelyelf