[Help] ore ?

[Zanorin]

Hello all,

I'm currently trying to step out of my comfort zone by doing new stuff in pixel art.
Right now I'm making some sort of ore sprite
(kind of like the ore deposits in Breath Of The Wild :

Spoiler

Here's what I've got so far :

Looks kinda terrible. Could someone make an edit and/or guide me in the right direction ?

[eishiya]

I think the problems are that
- the rock is so dark that the form doesn't read because the lit parts are nearly as dark as the shadows, especially since the bright ore makes the colours look even darker by comparison
- the ore is specks rather than readable shapes. It's fine to have some single-pixel highlights, but I think it'll read better if you have some chunkier shapes in there. Give the veins some structure.

Here's an edit that tries to improve your ore without straying too far from what you've for so far:

[Zanorin]

Omg thank you, you change so little but it makes an enormous difference, I love it ! I'll try to apply your tips and train some more