Thanks for the encouragement and suggestions! Meanwhile, I did this:
Tried my hand on a basic, game-related background and changed the colours on Mario around a bit more. I wanted to highlight the pants somewhat to make them more distinct from the background, but the way I did it probably doesn't make sense. I'll try something else for the next update.
@Facet: That's a really cool Mario! I like how you successfully mix angularity and roundness in that piece. Yes, it's true that there could be more expression in Marios demeanor if I really want to convey his sadness. I hadn't thought about it before. I think that's because originally the intent wasn't actually to make a depressed Mario (rather, the intent was only to recreate Mario, but in my own style), but it evolved into kind of looking like that. So I went with it.
I had thought about adding in some green in the image too, 'cause like you say, it reminds me of the games. But I didn't 'cause I kind of didn't want to add more colours, for whatever ridiculous reason
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I'll stop worrying about the colour count and add whatever I need, make some more layers to the background, and change up the pants once more. I'll consider ways to add more expression to the character too.
Thanks again, guys!
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Det skulle vara lätt för mig att säga att jag inte gillar dig, men det gör jag; tror jag