Hi, Im new to the forum and dont know anyone here yet but ill give a small introduction . I havent been pixeling for long (on and off for about a year).  My hobby is programming and toying with gamemaker, which is what inspired me to start spriting. I enjoy looking at fine pixel art and admiring the graphics of the old NES/SNES game consoles. Saying that i would like to note that i have almost no experience in shading or dealing with palettes and would like some advice on where to start, so please excuse any excess pillow shading.

     Enough about me and back on topc , At the moment im working on an 48x64 rpg character template which consists of 4 directions with Standing and Walking animations. It isnt for anything serious other than my personal rpg project, which im playing around with and dont expect to get very far but only time can tell (which i have plenty of by the way).

     Here is what i have so far:
     

     1: Muscular Build Front View.
     2: Muscular Build Back View.
     3: Average Build Front View.
     4: Average Build Back View.
     5: First quick mockup.
     6: Second VERY quick mockup.

     Right now im still getting the front and back view line art how i want it, i plan on multiple body types(Muscular, Average, Skinny) and am having a little trouble with the feet(both front and back views).

     Any help would be highly apprechiated!