Beginning Pixel Art - Feedback Please

[rasa]

The colors are somewhat ok on the houses. Try adding each house a little more details so they all don't look the same. Also add some grass/vines that has grown around the house so it doesn't look like they have just been put on the ground. 

The houses them selves look like a dwarf homes compared to other objects on the map. Try making them a bit bigger and get rid of those tiny windows.

[Eleyond]

I like that you added stuff to the house. It really adds a lot :) I made you a template to show an example of shading a roof, feel free to use it!


As you can see, the right side has a shadow cast on it. Obviously you would need to add the shingles, but it's simple. You only need 4 colors to make it. Use the top 3 for the light side, and add more highlights on any shingles near the top. You could then literally copy and flip the light side and move every color down one shade.

Also, pay attention to the angles of the edges. Since tiles are 32x32 it makes sense to model roofs to fit them.