Need some advice on hair

[AceOfBase]

Im current working on a project where im re purposing some bigger sprites to look like the smaller rm2k sprites, I have limited success but I am having a problems with hair, all my attempts keep looking like dbz hair. think you guys could help me out with some tips?

 

[HarveyDentMustDie]

You have a lot of banding at certain areas. You can read more about it, and how to fix it here ->  http://www.pixeljoint.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=11299

Very saturated color for working background is not very wise idea, you should use some tone of gray instead cause it's a least distracting color (this pink hurts my eyes). Also colors of your character can use some adjusting. I think that you can achieve the same amount of details, with fewer colors.

If this is top down sprite, why is not top down when he walks horizontally?

I don't have the time for the full edit, but you asked about the hair, so this is my quick suggestion. 


I would like to see your update, and if you have any additional questions feel free to ask.