
So this is my first character sprite. I first rendered him in grey scale then went back and added color. I'm using asesprite software and this is the third file I've attempted. I couldn't figure out how to switch color modes, so I copied and pasted him into a new sprite file. The painting on the right is the reference I used to make him.
Eventually I want to animate him dancing around and singing to get people to buy from his cart. He's a traveling merchant so I will be adding a horse and cart eventually.
My questions are these. I want a minimalistic style so I don't want to add too many colors and details to describe the character. Do you think I found that balance or would you make changes? Do the colors work? I really want to make the feather on the hat iconic, any ideas how to enhance it? I'd like the character to spin around and dance and jump to a song I wrote. Do you know of any reference sprites that I could study? Finally, how do I make the character look less generic and more iconic? The painting shows a lot of personality and I'd like to show personality in this character as well. Thank you!
ronaldaam