The only thing standing out to me right now is the way his right (our left) leg seems to go straight back, and then when it reaches the boot, straight down.

It looks like there is a joint about half a foot above the angle. The two solutions would be to give him a bend at the knee to allow his shin to go into the boot more naturally, or to bend the boot to allow the shin to go in naturally, following the line of his leg.

Much improved though, I think.

Here's a couple quick edits.

The first is a complete stylistic change, this was mostly for my own practice.

The second I changed his right arm, and the positioning of his feet. The "Egyptian" look comes mainly from the fact his body looks facing us, and his legs are both facing left. So the feet thing is what would fix it in that scenario. When I finished I thought the bodyshape resembled the old 8bit mario, so I named it the mario edit.

Then I looked at the image again, trying to wonder why both feet would stick forward like that, and I thought "maybe he is completely sideways?" So to emphasize this look, I moves his legs closer together so they had more depth, I narrowed his torso, because it seemed quite wide for someone who was sideways, and I widened and put some more emphasis on his left arm. he looks more like he is facing sideways with this, so I named it the sideway edit.

Also, I think that's Bruce Lee who is popping up in the banner.

Odd size, most go to 100 hence the sizing, but ok.

I've went ahead and tried to incorporate the suggestions making the shading have more contrast, individualizing the clouds, and removing the failed attempt at dithering.



I haven't AA'd the clouds or windmill yet, I'll get on that.



I've AA'd the windmill and the clouds now as well.

I'm just really starting out, so I figured I'd try a nude pose to start off. I'm looking for any tips or pointers concerning pixel technique, anatomy, shading, and hair.