Well I'd say I'm improving significantly!! 
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(still working on shading the dress/robe and adding the hat... but maaaaan I'm just thrilled that the hair alone looks like real pixel art!!)
Perhaps I should still lighten the colors again, though?
Old:
New:
(still working on shading the dress/robe and adding the hat... but maaaaan I'm just thrilled that the hair alone looks like real pixel art!!)Perhaps I should still lighten the colors again, though?
