Some suggestions needed.

[Zetasis]

Okay so I have pixeled a few things and I like the style I've come up with. What I would like to know is what I can do better on? I think the palette could have been better and I will most likely change it.  Also, which sprite do you prefer and does the larger sprite still fit with the tree? Last thing, does anybody have any pointers on grass patterns? I'm not a huge fan of how mine turned out. 

Thanks for your time, Zetasis.

Okay so I made some cliff tiles. I know the palette is ugly but I would still like some thoughts on what you think of them.



[Murdoc]

The first sprite seems to fit more with the style, but his feet feel a little weird. There could be a little more contrast between colors as it's hard to note the highlights. It would be nice to see the same tiles with less saturation, but this is up to you as the artist of course. (less saturation lends to more realistic colors, whereas more lends to surrealism). The stumps of the trees seem to pop out too much. This could be fixed by adding a darker color just under the leaves (this will give the top part of the tree more depth creating the illusion of the stump being further in), and possibly by taking away the outline at the bottom of the stump so the trees flow down into the grass. As for the outlines themselves; I think you might find a lighter color such as a dark grey tone (black creates too much contrast, unless the pieces are dark to begin with) would give more fluidity between things. I think the cliffs look quite nice, but could also benefit from more contrast (the highlight is barely noticeable) and possibly less saturation. As for the pattern of the grass: The dark strokes give the idea that the grass has holes. I would reverse the dark with the light and see how it looks.

[vulpixy]

I like your pattern for the cliff, and I also agree with Murdoc. Also I would suggest doing the outlines with something other than black, like a dark green for the leaves and brown for the trunk

[Zetasis]

Thanks for the tips guys. I'll be sure to post a new image with updates as soon as I can. Hopefully the tiles and sprite will look a little better.

[Zetasis]

Okay so I changed up the palette a little and removed the black outlines from the tree as well as removed the bottom outline on the trunk of the tree. I also changed the colors around for the grass pattern and I have to agree with Murdoc, the grass looks much better now I think. Anyways heres the pic. Let me know what else I need to do to improve.


[Zetasis]

Well I'm back to show off some more of my work. This time I got cliff edge, dirt, and grass transitions. I also darkened the sprites shirt and added another color to highlight the arms. I don't really like the dirt pattern so I'm going to change it but hows the palette?

Anyways here it is.


[vulpixy]

Looking better. Might I suggest doing a jagged line on the bottom of the tree trunk? That way it looks like grass in front of it