[wip] Wolf - where am I going wrong? (updated)

[Xion]

I liked the first one's colors, even if they weren't really realistic.

I disagree. The new palette gives everything much more volume and pop. The old one looked muddy and oversaturated.
About the leg, maybe try selout or a subpixel shift?

[fawel]

@Stwelin- that was a translation error when I was tracing it with my tablet.

The newest wolf look really good, for the front legs the elbow should be a bit lower, and I think it'll be great.

[Stwelin]

Fix for the straightyness?
Tried to break up the pipe-like leg, make it look more textured.

[Rydin]

I think you are going on the right track.  The next few things you should address is the "pipe-legs", as Stwelin so elegantly put, and the current lack of depth, which I tried to illustrate with my shitty edit.

If you are feeling up to making the the best it could be, you should look into making the post a bit more dynamic rather than statue-esque as it is now...I would suggest something sneaky...may a foot up...tail straight.....just opinion though: you go where ever you want with this.

This piece is improving a truck load, and great work so far!  Keep pixelling!

[Squirrelborg]

Okay, a little bit of an update:



Worked on that leg a bit and got rid of the weird dark lines I had in the fur around the neck. Yeah, the stance is a little boring, but I figured I'd wait until I had the basic shape right before getting into anything more extravagant.

[Wakka]

Looks very good.