Sprites and whatnot

[Speedwagon]

Hi. I was notified by someone that I can get help here and stuff related to spriting. Was wondering if anyone can give me some pointers and tips on the following image:


I think my main issue is lineart and AA but I honestly don't know how to fix the issue. I'd love it for someone to tell me what I'm doing wrong

EDIT: I also sort of don't get shading. @-@

[TheRealHeroOfWinds]

Samurott looks... weird.

If any Pokemon is to stand it should be the ones born to stand.

[Kelvin]

The main issue I see is that your outlines are jagged in many places, particularly the hair, and your selout is really badly scattered. The black lines should be where the object is shaded, and the colored outlines go where it's lit.


Take my pikachu here, for instance. The darker parts have black outlines (well, off-black, since I don't believe in using absolute black in my sprites) and the colored outlines are on the parts that are lit.