Taka - I agree with you about the music. I really enjoyed the movie but felt that the awesomeness was incomplete because of the so-so music. They spent soooo much money on that movie but obviously, not a lot of it went to the music department.

The graphic designer me died as well, Ben. It's a smiley for goodness sakes! How is that unique?

O_O

Wow, Eyecraft, what a wonderful edit! Man oh man, I wish I had seen this before I submitted. Seeing your edit opened up possibilities. Thankfully, the deadline is in pacific time so I'll take this opportunity to make changes. Thanks so much!

Thanks for the comments JJ Naas & llolige.

TheOne - Excellent edits! She looks a lot slimmer. I like the addition of a darker purple along with the original palette. Thanks so much!



I'm not quite sure what to do with the background. I think I should add some dithering but it may make the background too busy. It couldn't hurt to try. I've still get plenty of time.

Hello everyone!

Boy, it's been awhile since I posted a pixels for critique (there weren't much to begin with). I recently picked up pixel art again because it's just so cool and I want to do it for sure - for fun!  

What better way than to take part in a challenge - the 8 Color Music challenge to be exact. The theme of this piece is belly dance music. I love it and belly dancing itself. When I'm not walking, I'm belly dancing.  

So, here's a rough draft. The lines in the background need to be cleaned up:



Reference for the pose: Shadow Dance by Matt Abraxas

I'd really like tips on color. That's one of the elements I struggle with in pixel art. However, any insight is very much appreciated!