Here is a quick avatar i made of myself, i personally think its one of my best so far, (Because i've just started and i know ill do better later on.) I dont really know how enlarge it sorry.

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more contrast  

Try to use less colors and add some more contrast :p  

Posted by Dylan

Try to use less colors and add some more contrast :p

When did people get so much into using less colors when the pixel? I mean, granted, it does add a lot of difficulty to it. But after forcing yourself to do that, adding another tone could mean the difference between a good gfx to a great one.  

Posted by Cure

You may find that pixel artists often advocate a low color count. You might assume that this is just a tradition leftover from the olden days of pixel art, back when video game consoles could only display a certain amount of colors.

If modern computers can easily display hundreds of colors, why shouldn't you use them all? In truth, using small palettes isn't an outdated tradition of pixel art, and there are very logical reasons behind this practice.

Cohesion- When you're using less colors, the same colors will reappear throughout the piece more frequently. Since the different areas of the work share the same colors, the palette ties the piece together, unifying the work.

Control- The smaller the palette, the easier it is to manage. You may, and probably will, want to change adjust a color later on. If you've got 200 colors, it's going to take you a lot longer to make the adjustments, because by changing one color you've thrown off its relationship with the colors neighboring it on its color ramps, and adjusting them means changing the relationships between those colors and their neighbors! You can see how this quickly adds up to a lot of work. With a smaller palette, the effect of changing a single color is more substantial, and there are less micro-relationships to worry about.

 

that maybe your style but that was mine

and what do you mean by contrast  

You use less colors when using too much colors is actually an issue with your art. Like if you actually notice inconsistency with the art overall, colors and its surrounding shades dont fit, etc. Your goal is not "to use a max of 3 colors", it is to make "good art". You've got good art yourself, Dylan, and a good palette. But the need to comment on everyone's GFX saying "less colors" seems a bit unnessesary for me unless it really does need less colors.

...but thats just me. I'm not a gfx designer or anything. I may just be talking out of my ass.  

I agree with rookie. Reading the thing you posted Dylan, the main point of keeping colors low is so if you have to go back and change something it doesnt create a disturbance with the neighboring pixels. However if you look at his work, it's small. Changing one pixel and the neighbors would take 30 seconds. It would be understandable to keep color choice small for a large piece, but for a smaller one? nah

I agree the color choice needs more contrast on this piece

Also people need to learn some aspects of art themselves and develop their own style. You can not force everyone into doing something just because YOU think it is right as it may not be the type of style someone else wants to follow. That is the beauty if art, no two pieces are alike and I advocate self teaching  

Posted by Jaredish.

that maybe your style but that was mine

and what do you mean by contrast

If two things contrast with eachother, they stand out from each other. Like, black contrasts sharply with the colour white.  

Posted by Jaredish.

that maybe your style but that was mine

and what do you mean by contrast

For Example.

Your brown pants. Use a really light brown and next to it use a really dark brown.  

an edit i made to show you how contrast makes it better i also lowered the colour count to 13  

do not edit his work without permission or unless he has rejected the point. He deserves the chance to fix his own work  

Posted by Jester Lapse

do not edit his work without permission or unless he has rejected the point. He deserves the chance to fix his own work

he might be a visual learner and i didnt claim it as my own  

Posted by Hadi

he might be a visual learner and i didnt claim it as my own

Posted by Jester Lapse

do not edit his work without permission He deserves the chance to fix his own work

if he didnt understand it and wanted a visual he could have asked. It is his work. Let him try  

Posted by Jester Lapse

if he didnt understand it and wanted a visual he could have asked. It is his work. Let him try

okay im sorry