Hey there, first post. Long time stalker, first time poster, but I've been (attempting) pixel art for a while now.
What I'd like to get critiqued on would be the following character sprite (if you couldn't tell by the topic title, his name is Harry).
On the left is the most updated version in which I've started cleaning up stuff and shading, on the right is some lines (with quite a bit of messiness in some areas that I'm pretty aware of). What I'm hoping to get is some good anatomy and clothing critique. When I say that, I basically mean I'm looking for some proper posing (he's got his hands in his pockets) and maybe some help with the folds and wrinkles in his clothes.
Before I go on I'll say straight up (to avoid any sort of accusations) that I used a sprite of
Q from Street Fighter very loosely for obtaining a standard base size and getting some proportion down, and I used a sprite of
Ryuji Yamazaki from The King of Fighters (not the exact sprite I used, but you get the picture) for a reference on the pose.
Anyways, moving right along. Some things you can go ahead and ignore are why there currently aren't small details (like buttons and the trench coat belt, etc) on the most recent version, and colors. The game I'm making this for will be in black 'n' white, so unless it's an issue with the shading itself (I could probably use help with that, too), it's probably a pointless issue to bring up (but totally feel free to make an edit of how he would look with color, if you'd like).
And to avoid making another post, I might as well ask for some critique on my avatar. Even
I'm confused on what I was doing with the back of the bandana. :/
It's
Ralf Jones from The King of Fighters in some sort of chibi style.