I finished most of the main cast. And updated the lead character. I google image searched "Old Sea Captain" and it turns out it's a very washed out and drab looking occupation to dress for. I am worried his striped shirt will be too much, but either way I'm happier with it than what I had before.

The main one I am unhappy with now is the fellow in the red shirt with his arms crossed. It barely looks like his arms are crossed.

It's also weird how some of the characters look better outlined and some don't.

Thank you both for the suggestions!

Idle animation for a video game character. 17 frames seems excessive, but I couldn't get the hair to look right with less. What do you think?

For what it's worth this is the diving version of the red head in this post https://pixelation.org/index.php?topic=24197.0

Just two quick thoughts.

1. The figure's hair doesn't contrast much with the building. So it gets washed out a bit

2. You could probably add a light outline on some of the architecture so they are a bit more defined and it's more immediately apparent what the structure is doing as far as towers, corners, and that sort of thing.

First and 3rd attempt at pixel art. The redhead on the right was my first. I was pretty happy. But she was just an NPC. The man in gray coat is the main character and I was not as happy. My first attempt he somehow looked too young, so in my second attempt I added a beard but I'm still not thrilled. I share the NPC because I'd like to have them match stylistically. But I wouldn't mind hearing a critique of her too.

For what it's worth the main character is and old sea captain of a boat. Dialog will be with higher resolution faces. These sprites are for walking around town. So while I don't need a bunch of detail, I still think there could be more to give this low resolution sprite some character.

Also for what it's worth this is likely the first frame of his idle animation.