New, Sprite C+C

[Solace]

Hi,
This is my first post, so be gentle on me please... or be brutal (don’t let me tell you how to live your life)!

Joking aside, I would like some feedback on these two sprites I have been working on:

The only real problem I have is with the second figure on the right. He has a hand placed on the top of his weapon, but it seems to blend in with the noise in his torso, making it unnoticeable. Other than that, I can’t really find anything else I did wrong.

Are there any blaring mistakes I’m not catching?

[AppleGirl]

You could try making him wear gloves? Maybe it would stand out more. I'm still new to pixel art so there's not anything I can see that's wrong. Great job! 

[MysteryMeat]

Teased the elbow out on the bazookaman's arm, and then added a blackish outline from orangelad's neck around the hands for better visibility on both sprites!