the design and colors are sexy, but im afraid there really just isnt as helm said any real AA.  typically, AA is supposed to make the lagged parts of a piece smoother, but what you have done only serves to make the outlines a little thicker.  One way you can easily tell that the piece is not AA'd is if the line integrity is still true, which it is.  AA isnt about blending near the lines, its about blending the lines themselves.  Ill edit with some tutorial links in a moment

wouldn't it be the other way around?

but that would amke to much sense

edit: later

I think you may have overdone the blackish lines on the boots. I'm guessing they're metallic by the looks of them though, if thats the case there should be a thick contrast in shadows (for objects this tiny), right now the black just looks like an unblended outline. If this doesnt make sense I could do an edit. Other than its very well made, the sprite roates well and has a cute outfit.

Well they arent actually metalic, just intended to look a little polished and cleaner than normal boots.  Could you perhaps do an edit, or jsut explain a bit more as to what you think is wrong?  Ive messed with them enough times that im worried ill overwork the piece if i mess with them again.

Also what is this for? Practice/fun? Or do you just like torturing poor sprites by stripping them of their hair?

This character is mostly for-fun, or perhaps a future project, but it is going to serve as a reference for the graphics for a game im working on (ive never been happy with the graphics ive done for that roject so this is the 3rd incarnation of the characters)

BTW kenneth and happip all post here as well ^_^... wish they would post more often though =*(.

I didnt realise that they were here, but what i ment in my post before was that the style reminded me of those artists' works, that is, it reminds me of the works they've posted on pixeljoint, which i know doesnt have a complete collection of any artist's works.  Im full aware that most of you know who they are and that they are elsewhere


Ok, so i know the boots have yet to be done properly, but until they are, heres the begining of the southeast (and, since the forms are symmetric, also i suppose the southwest) walking frames. 
Note: Only the 4 diagonals will have walking and r1 attack frames, because its an iso grid.  anything r2+ (magic, speaking, achery) will be in all 8 directions



again, fi people see any botched bits, plesae let me know

these are a bit old, but ive never offered them up for formal critique.  made for an isometric project that i would one day love to revive, i figued id post them here.

2 styles of house that upgrade Lv1-3, and then over on the right is a strip housing which is better defended and houses more people per pixel, but also can only be built once the town has been upgraded to a city.

thoughts?

hmm.., id prefer not to change the uniform, which does not include a belt (the blouse is on top of basically overalls with a t-shirt of sorts)

i will think more about the pants though

one question, what is the symmetry issue? if you mean the horizontal flip for the form, im not sure how a belt would help?

also, the hair will be asymmetric, which will help (hair/hats are a separate layer from the costume sprite)