Snessy's Cavalade of Custom Crap (And some good stuff too)

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This is fine looking but I suggest trying to make something with actual form (aka not a square) if you're wanting to improve your skills as a pixel artist. Starting basic n slow and working your way up is good but you have to make the jump to more complicated stuff eventually. Try making a character of some sort from scratch - human, animal (a duck maybe? ), or anything besides that; we can better help you from there. : >