Thanks for the comments guys!
It's not a true update, but I was looking through old stuff so I might as well show a comparison shot here! If anyone is worried about not being good enough when they start out...don't be.
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With the color pallets on the pixel ones, I'm not saying using a small amount of colors is inherently better, but it does take some control to limit your colors and match with other shades.
The water reflection in the 2009 piece is so cute!! I'd really love to see you do a draw-again-meme of that one with your new 2016 skills!! Especially since I really enjoyed watched the speed pixel of the Cleffa-- really interesting to see your process!
The headshot pixels look great too-- very retro haha! Though I think it would help if you added a highlight color-- It's hard for me to describe but I feel like there's just not enough "shine" on it, you know? Either adding a highlight color or, since I know you like limiting your color palettes on pixel works, maybe limiting the use of the lightest shade of pink to the upper half of her hair? That said, I definitely like it better without the strand of shading in the middle- it looks nice in large solid pieces IMO! I also think it would help if you nudged the mouth over to the right about 3 pixels? Right now it seems a bit too far to the left!
I hope your week improves Nina! ;v;;/ Really looking forward to the next update!