Yeah, even if I admire Darion and Helm because I believe they are great artists I think they should be a bit less harsh, even if their crit is valid and should be considered, if not for improving upon this piece, for next pixel art pieces. It's good to see you back and I'm very looking forward to more art from you. You have plenty of room for big improvement so keep at it :3
(I hope I don't sound assy, but if my mind doesn't betray me, Pixelation's/Pixelopolis' rule number 1 is "don't be an ass", and even if Darion's tone is his personality and still gives advice, I believe it's not the correct way of giving advice, it's probably more discouraging than encouraging. I'm no teaching expert but I'm mainly talking about my own experiences. We've had plenty of polemic threads in the past about similar and other issues so I don't really want to polemize or hijack the thread, just voicing my two cents, heh, I hope this doesn't break any pix rules :s)
See ya all...
~K