Yo whatup, I'm making Arceus, the pokemon God, and I'm looking for critiques and advise. I need help on coming up with a background, making the smoke less static, and most importantly, how to make the dude's antatomy look correct as. Also any tips on shading and light sources.

The sprites to the right are from the actual pokemon game that I'm obiously using as refrence.

Here is my other ref for the pose:

I'm trying to capture the movement of the majestic creature.