yes i realy liked the golden decoration, but it doesnt fit the character story wise, so i thought I could just use a lighter grey to get that nice feel of texture.
The problem i have right now with the shadows on the armor is that im not sure where the light is coming from. On my first sprite i randomly chose top-lef. but now it feels like its coming from bottom/south and slightly from the left. not sure though...
I find the armor in general surprisingly hard to get right.
Edit:
i made a purple version now its currently my favorite