Yikes that Topper is HUGE! Bigger than Grunty. I think you should make it smaller. Make it the size of Banjo himself. Remember characters in this sprite style are not accurate in height. All characters should be around the same size unless they are supposed to be a giant character like Conga.
Anyway I did a few things with the items.
For one I added a black outline inside the Empty Honeycomb. I also created sprites for the Note circling.
Anyway I did a few things with the items.
For one I added a black outline inside the Empty Honeycomb. I also created sprites for the Note circling.