Boxy Pig-like character

[stratusdodge]

Hello all. I'm making a little game that has a pink boxy character. Basically the image below is how I want him to look--like a pink pigish thing in a squarish shape. I'm sure it looks very amateurish to the naked eye, so I'm hoping you folks can give me some feedback and improvement tips to make him look super awesome!

[SlimEddie]

You could try adding piggy tail, though making it work could be not that easy

Just to show what I think when I see this:

I am still an amature so don't take this too seriously 

[stratusdodge]

I love the edit! I corrected the shading a bit and added an arm. What do you think? Something else is missing I just can't put my finger on it...

[stratusdodge]

I also added some animation. The rigid wheels really make him shake...



So I added some correction to that:

[eishiya]

I think the shake is actually really cool. Maybe give it some bigger wheels and/or a slower speed so the shake is slower?

[stratusdodge]

OK, made a few changes to it, enbiggened the eyes, and fixed up the ears and tail a bit so that it is consistent with the rest of the figure. I'm having a bit of a time with the slanted edge. Any tips or help with that?

[eishiya]

Try starting with a box first, and making the box read well. Then, add the pig features. You might find you need to reposition some features for it to make sense.

[Suleiman212]

I second the bouncing actually looking good.

But some quick, messy edits:



I guess I don't really understand why you're shading the left side the same color as the front. You might have to change around the anatomy a bit, but you should think about where exactly the wheels, arm, and ears should be relative to the body of the guy. For example, you had an outline in front of the right ear, but not the left. Why? Aren't both ears on the front of the box? If they're on the sides instead, pointing opposite directions, you shouldn't be able to see the inside of the right ear, and the left ear should be along the slant instead of along the flat top. Just things to consider. Also, your shading seems a bit arbitrary, like the highlight on the tail and the shadows on the arms. Where is the light source?

[stratusdodge]

So I've made a few more improvements. Made him small and rounded out his front a bit. Also dropped his wheels and tail.

[Zia]

What scale are you working at? I feel like this would make more sense at a smaller scale than what you've got going on here - there's a lot of wasted pixel space going on right now, which gives it an MS Paint kind of feel instead of a more polished look.

EDIT: Maybe something like this?