First and 3rd attempt at pixel art. The redhead on the right was my first. I was pretty happy. But she was just an NPC. The man in gray coat is the main character and I was not as happy. My first attempt he somehow looked too young, so in my second attempt I added a beard but I'm still not thrilled. I share the NPC because I'd like to have them match stylistically. But I wouldn't mind hearing a critique of her too.
For what it's worth the main character is and old sea captain of a boat. Dialog will be with higher resolution faces. These sprites are for walking around town. So while I don't need a bunch of detail, I still think there could be more to give this low resolution sprite some character.
Also for what it's worth this is likely the first frame of his idle animation.