I think its because the style has a limit of colors perhaps? Look at Mario's gloves. He has no gloves.
Either way what I think you should do is not just recoloring but restructuring. Try to make the sprites better in model and in color. Look at what I whipped up just now.
![[Image: dkofswing.png]](http://img845.imageshack.us/img845/7313/dkofswing.png)
See how I took the original sprite and made its anatomy bigger and different. This is a good practice challenge to get you adjusted to making better sprites of a particular style.
Either way what I think you should do is not just recoloring but restructuring. Try to make the sprites better in model and in color. Look at what I whipped up just now.
See how I took the original sprite and made its anatomy bigger and different. This is a good practice challenge to get you adjusted to making better sprites of a particular style.