Lia

[Maxpphire]

Yes, too much contrast there. But I agree 100% about the lack of contrast. I also think there should be a bit more of a hue shift in some places. Things like these will be learn't with experience. There's a lot I could mention to fix, but I'm short of time and would have to be followed by a drawing, link or edit. I might do that tomorrow(emphasis on might), I find this the best way to get a point across. Also, Tachikoma's last post was very informative with a lot of relevant ways of improving your understanding and quality of pixel art exponentially.

What? I'm no spriter but knowing what these terms mean, but the part of your post that I bolded make NO SENSE WHATSOEVER. Also I think that the colors on the bandanna is fine and that he should work on making the rest of the colors as interesting as the one on the bandanna.

Also you should think more about what you post. You don't have to give false hope of an edit to help or contradict yourself in the same post, then say how much you like Gillian's post. For this doesn't help the OP any at all and comes off confusing as well. Not to mention if you really like Gillian's post that much, we do have a thank button. Telling us that you agree in a separate post, no matter how you word it, is considered spam in this area.