Bros before Touhoes

[Jovian-12]

The shading is a little bland--may I suggest, instead of overlaying black (as it looks like you're doing), to use a darker color--or even better, try changing the hue around a bit to make it pop. Here's a tutorial for sprites that explains it better than I can, but it applies just as much to regular art as well:



Hope it helps. This is especially important for skin--giving it reddish shading can make someone look more alive and healthy rather than a dull, zombieish tan.