Torch's Sprites

[StarSock64]

I think the thing that sticks out to me the most is the legs. Legs aren't big rectangles, they have a shape and joints. The feet don't point in different directions, either. I wish I could find you sprite references but idk at the moment. Try looking at drawings and photos if you have to, or browse around on the main site.

In fact, look at photos of people holding guns as well. Those arms look rather uncomfortable. The way the hand bends compared to the arm (our left) seems unnatural. Whenever you're not sure about a pose, especially when your grasp of anatomy's not quite there, try doing it in the mirror or looking at reference pictures. And like I said before, the legs should be longer than the torso, but right now the torso's longer than the legs.

Those shades of black are reeeaally close together. If you have your face a normal distance away from the screen, you won't be able to tell the difference between them (if you can, but have to think about it in order to tell them apart, then that's still probably not good). In cases like that, you either need to change the contrast a whole lot or just get rid of a few shades. The other shades could use some contrast and hue shifting as well. When I first started out, I copy/pasted some official sprites in paint and checked out what kind of color values they use to get an idea of what colors work well.

I'm afraid I don't have time to be of more active help right now, but I'm glad to see you're taking risks and still trying.