The Pixels Of Joxon

[Guy]

Agreed, there's not enough contrast in the background so the darker pixels blend together.

A simple solution could be to take the lightest red and just outline the back of the head, neck, and shoulders.
Another thing to mention, the lack of saturation/contrast, don't be afraid to bump the saturation way up, really dark for the shadows and nice and bright for the highlights.

(made a .gif so you can see just how much of a difference shifting the colors makes)

Glad to see you're still posting man!