My first pixel art and run cycle

[edwardpm]

Hello, this is my first attempt at pixelart and animation. Found this forum while researching and loved it, it seems like a wonderful community that I want to be part of.
I created this character with a 2D sidescroller in mind, but since it's such low res I'm struggling to get the leg animation to appear fluid, specially so with switching the back and foreground legs...
I didn't start animating the rest of the sprite yet, so arms and body aren't moving yet.

[appleblin]

looks cool, but it would look better with upper body movement?

[eishiya]

The legs seem to be dangling from the tip of the skirt, when they should be attached higher. I recommend adding clothing after you've got the basic motion down.

Also, seconding appleblin. The upper body movement is crucial, so I recommend animating the whole body, at least roughly, or the legs will never look quite right.