I thought I'd upload some of my recent stuff ( since no one else is posting anything ). It's for an up and coming iphone game. 3 frame animation although one frame is just a mirror image. I had to do this to cut corners because I am also doing the programming  But it shows it can still look decent if done right. No pixel art used ( pixel art is dead, face it ). The fuzzy outlines don't matter because it just blends to the background, 32 bit color is very nice 

                                       

Feel free to critique.

I now have an art video collection on youtube for those interested. It's mostly me making 2 frame character art for my current game.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Dwjg7-g_Zo&list=PLqyBKiHbM__EK90ol0RyVf27N6qQnkzPg

Love the crazy shield design and coloration.

Now that Fire Emblem text, though . . . it's so obviously made of cheap photoshop effects it really brings down the whole thing down.
Very much reminds me of what those new to graphic design might do.

Why not let the shield speak and just go with a classy, thin, sans-serif font all white; no bevel/gradient?
And dark background to make the shield pop, with perhaps a subtle radial gradient glow behind the shield.

Sorry for the long wait here. I haven't had much time to do side projects. I fixed the cheap photoshop effects and brought in some expensive ones or so I hope.

Also fixed the font, or so I hope:

Hey guys, pixelation really needs a digital art section

I am working on a cover for a fire emblem remix album.

Here is what I have so far, was hoping I could get some feedback on it:

The background is just too intense, tone it down, maybe with less contrast and / or choose colors that are less similar to that of the foreground characters ( which I believe is only the guy shooting? ).