Quote from: Charlieton on April 17, 2012, 10:05:51 amI think he meant to use the parentheses and bracket signs as suggestions. That is to say, your stones look like parentheses, but would probably look better with sharp edges, like brackets.What he said, I didn't have the time to illustrate properly. the parenthesis is rounded on all sides where as the bracket has sharp edges that are very conducive to showing planar form which I believe will be more aesthetically pleasing than the former ( as pixel art is concerned)
I think he meant to use the parentheses and bracket signs as suggestions. That is to say, your stones look like parentheses, but would probably look better with sharp edges, like brackets.
The smoke from the cannon shot looks too perfect and symmetrical. They look like flames and would look better if it was a a cloud of smoke traveling from the barrel outwards and dissipating.