I haven't been following the thread, but I wanted to point out a couple of things:
- The body segment stands out because the contrast on the head and the feet is a lot more aggressive than that on the body itself.
- That's a REALLY large head. I doubt it would cast such a little shadow onto the body. Try expanding the shadow a little at the upper right.
- It looks kind of inexpressive? I think you should arc the eyebrows downwards a little further. Also, Goombas are often sort of crosseyed, so I think you should move the irises inwards a little.
-Regarding that exterior AA... You should watch out how you employ that; usually, it's used to make the boundaries of the sprites blend into the background it's on better.
Hope that helps.
- The body segment stands out because the contrast on the head and the feet is a lot more aggressive than that on the body itself.
- That's a REALLY large head. I doubt it would cast such a little shadow onto the body. Try expanding the shadow a little at the upper right.
- It looks kind of inexpressive? I think you should arc the eyebrows downwards a little further. Also, Goombas are often sort of crosseyed, so I think you should move the irises inwards a little.
-Regarding that exterior AA... You should watch out how you employ that; usually, it's used to make the boundaries of the sprites blend into the background it's on better.
Hope that helps.