I'd like to see some tweaks here and there.
There should probably be a little more contrast on the brownish pants and you Cloud haired character. Something about the eyes bother me. Maybe they're too flat or maybe they're too light. I'll try to make an edit to better show what I mean. But I like this a lot more than those oversize pieces you had before. I wouldn't go onto the animation process just yet, there are a few little parts that look a bit sloppy.
You're much better than me.
striving for what has already been done will only make you mediocre. strive for something higher.
Agreed. You're better than RO.
EDIT: RPGV <--> JoD

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I tried to cut down on the colors since they use so many. I apologize if the colors are a bit off, I'm new to the LCD monitors. Tried using some of the hair colors in the sweet jacket. Looks a bit rounder, which is good since he has round arms. The hair colors aren't as "shiny" which is a step closer to reality. His right (our left) arm was darkened because.... umm it's further away? You might want to cut down on the colors a bit, I think you could easily get under 32 if you play around. I'd like to see a few colors to blend the gold trim into the jacket, it wouldn't be that sharp if you saw it in real life. I hope this helps, sorry if it doesn't. This will motivate me to start putting more of my stuff out there.