As the topic suggests, I am one of the biggest noobs to pixel-art you could possibly find.  You see, at the heart, I am really a mathematician and programmer.  Although I somehow stumbled upon creating something halfly-decent and pixel-like when I started screwing around in MS Paint and said to myself, "Say...this might look good if it was smaller..."

Hopefully the image thing works. *crosses fingers*



If not...here's a link...I guess...as lame as a link might be...

http://i938.photobucket.com/albums/ad223/Caliguhpuh/Pixel/Workshow.png

I come to this forum seeking guidance.  While I may throw him into a game and make some gifs of him and whatnot, I should probably perfect the original image, first.

I'm pretty amateur when it comes to shading, coloring, and detailing, but I think even adapting to the pixel-style makes my work suffer.  My main concerns are the shine on the hair and the shoes, both of which I think need tweaking.  Any suggestions?

Oh, I'm also using MS Paint.  Is...that a problem if I plan on pixelating for a while...?