huh... I think it's too far in the design to change the body entirely now. I mean, I dunno, I'm getting pretty bored with it now, so I think it's time for me to say 'asta la vista bby'.



unless you find anything glaringly wrong, I think I'm finished for this piece. there will be many others for me to make look much more attractive. 

lame edit is lame.



*modified torso by lengthening it slightly, also adjusted the breasts. still too... perfect-looking for my liking, but hey, this is a goddess. Also hand suggestion.

also, what sort of ethnicity is she supposed to be?

no, it doesn't have the usual charm of pixel art. no, at first glance, it doesn't look at all like pixel art.

but as pixel artists, aren't we taught to be observant, and to expect big things from small packages?

also, even through this sucky FF zoom blur, I can see the pixel placement just fine at 2x. And yeah, I also see some 'natural' pixels, that don't look as controlled as they should be.

but if the matter of discussion is whether this should be considered pixel art or not, I don't think tracing is a /bad/ thing if it's your own work. in actuality, it's a very good thing. it many beginners would use their cgs as traced reference to their pixel scenes, I believe one could see a general improvement in the overall expected skill. as you've said in more than one post, I think, and as many others have also stated- you can't have a good grasp of pixel art if you don't have a grasp of art fundamentals in general.

I'm all for it.

with the background arm, she lost quite a bit of floatiness. I don't know whether that's what you wanted. maybe it's the closed fist. if that's not what you wanted, then I'll help you out with an edit. 

They make me painfully aware that the hands and pants currently look like crap (), and inspire me to make another edit.

THERE IS NO TIME TO FEEL BAD. SUCK IT UP. <33333333333333

you have a distinct style all your own. it is /not/ crap. we are just here to help you refine it. 

I must say, what I like most about the animation is that she actually looks up.  it's something I've seen a lot of people forget.