Hey guys,

I'm new here, so I hope I'm doing everything right. As the title says, I'm still quite the newbie when it comes to pixel-art. Here's a little mockup for a platformer-game, which I made for a small contest on a different forum. The restrictions where 128x128 and 32 colors.


I just noticed with the board-color in the background, it looks very dark - with a more neutral color it seemed brighter.

Anyways, what I'm looking for is criticism of all kind (as long as it stays constructive, of course) - I'd really like to hear how or what I could improve, in order for it to look more professional and... well... better. By the way, I admire a lot of work I've seen around here!

I'm especially curios when it comes to the colors I selected (spent a rather long time on it to create that sunset-atmosphere in the level) and the shading.

I look forward to including your suggestions (paint-overs are very welcomed as well, if you have the time) and posting other pieces of my work over time (and thus maybe documenting my way from a little pixel-pusher to a true pixel-artist)...

EDIT: As you can probably see, I spent a lot of time watching Helm's mockup-video. It's not copied or anything though!