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http://www.wayofthepixel.net/pixelation/index.php?topic=459.0

that's the topic this topic came from. Some posts there need to be read for this to be understood, but I didn't move them here because they're half theory discussion, half relative critique. Only moved after splat said he doesn't want arguing in his thread and after.

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Some people just shouldnt C&C, and most of the time when you C&C you will not improve.

That is (thankfully) not your decision to make.

People post their art to here other peoples opinions on it. It is up to the topic starter
to decide what posts are useless to him or her not you. It would be dissapointing to me
and many others if people were afraid to post critiques. No one seems to be upset by
these "useless" critiques more than you and perhaps a select few who have not spoken up.
The majority seem to embrace others opinions regardless of their personal skill.

I've never been one for isometric art (it requires patience and technicality that I simply don't have), so I'll keep this really short.

Is there any other reason why someone would use a method other than B?

I've just started getting back into isometrics and honestly so far I'm liking C the best. As pep says it seems
to work better for designing game tiles. I've tried using all 3 methods and so far C's worked out the best for me
all around. In regards to patience, yes in some cases it requires more, but depth seems to flow out more easily in isometric
with less shading etc required.



On another note my start in pixel art (how lame ..that rhymed) really began in isometric. However, I started shying away from it for the longest time due to my lack of skill in "organic" looking isometric pieces (people, trees etc) sometimes you get too wrapped up
with the methods in isometric that you forget to experiment and everything just ends up looking like crude geometric
shapes slapped together. I've picked up ISO once again and I'm starting to like it more than I ever thought I would o_o
Looking over the examples I found with peppy (See "spriting isometric) has really got me interested, and it couldn't be at a better time as I think I'm going to try to move into the browser game genre as well.

Very nice! Scaling seems off a bit between the counter and the objects on it though. I think they're a bit too small. just a bit.

So far the only real issue I see is that the lines on the forehead seem more like scribbly lines than part of his face. I think more definition
using value rather than line would help in this situation. I've seen a style similar to this before, so I'm not sure if this is your style or what have you but the shading around the jaw seems a little too "layered" compared to the rest. perhaps less colors and more definition using shape in that area would help? Good work I really like the shading around the eyes!