Hello Melodee,

I understand your frustation, Facebook is a really bad place to get consistent critiques.
Fortunately, here I've found some pretty cool people here and great feedback so i think you've come to the right place.

I'll try to explain a bit how I would approach this pixelart.
To be honest it was quite a challenge since it is pretty different of what I am used.

Let me start by pointing some things I think you've done quite well.
-You were very careful with your lines, for the most part they have good shapes.
-The eyes are very good and have a nice feel to it.
-You hue shifted everyting, even if it was really small offset sometimes.

Now for the things i would do in a different fashion.
-You haven't decided on your outlines, are you going to sel out? Outline everything? You have to make a decision to keep consistency.
-The skirt is so white that it stands out a lot, it could be emanating light such is the difference to everything else.
-You must think of the forms as 3D objects, think about where light hits first and then decay it.
-Objects cast shadows on themselves, use it to make shapes more interesting.
-The hair is really complex, i suggest you simplify it. It is feasible but it demands more time than i had so i simplified it a bit.
-Try to avoid banding you can do that by making bigger pixel clusters.
-Try to push highlights away from the edges and into the form(If lighting permits so)
-Keep consistent to your light source after defining it.
-Also removed that mark from the nose, it is cute but I could not make sense of its lighting.

Here are some notes I've made:

And here is a paintover to show you how i would have done it:


Hope it helps you a bit.
Keep it up!

Nice Raven, you fixed many things that had problems in the previous version.

I made a paint over to show you how i would aproach it.

I've made a few changes:
-I've darkened your shadows since your light is really bright.
-Added a second ear that would show due to its size.
-Changed the front leg and belly to give it more depth.
-Applied the light in a different fashion to try to push the volume more.
-Smoothed the lines so they flow a bit better.



If you have any questions please ask away, I'll do my best to answer with what I currently know.

Hello everyone.

I've received some really good tips on my last image and tried to apply them on another fanart.

Things i've tried here:
-Sel out following more the logic of the light source.
-Rely Less on AA to transition between tones.(Tried to keep it on softer materials)
-Bigger and bolder clusters.
-Avoidind side lights whenever i could, pushing the lights to the middle of the forms.
-Keeping highlights only on reflective materials.
-More saturated colors, mostly on the shadows.
-Tried to make the image appear to have more depth.

Things I dislike about it:
-Could not give the gun proper detail
-The hair pixels on the front feel more like noise than detail.
-Had to sacrifice some of the character's design features that I could not make work like the gunholster.



As always, any tips and reads that you might suggest are very, very welcome.

Hey Kizu, it is nice to see you post more of your art here.

Let me start by pointing things I think are working:

-I really like that screen shine, it is not realistic but it is a really nice effect. 
-Your long lines are now way more organized than on your last art, it is really noticeable.
-The lights that shine on the characters have a nice tone to them and keep the scene alive.
-You kept the hue shift you were already doing, it makes everything more interesting.

Now for the things that i think you could work on:
-You clean up was made in a haste. It shows in the bold black corners that you left in the outlines and in the lack of outlines in some places, don't worry too much about speed now. Art is a marathon, not a race.
-You have some perspective issues, this book is very good and might help you: Perspective For Comic Book Artists by David Chelsea. It is a fast and enjoyable read.(It was recommended by Rebecca Sugar from Steven Universe in a stream)
-Be careful to respect the light sources you defined. You have a strong light coming from the right and a strong light from the TV and the shadows from the cushions are in the opposite direction.

Here are some more notes I made on your image:


Hope I could help you a bit.
Keep it up!