Feedback for Indie Game Art

[DapperDave]

Don't you guys think you're jumping to conclusions? This doesn't look like a pre-made tileset to me.

Anyways, you've got a good basis here, but your palettes leave a lot to be desired. There are a lot of straight color ramps here, and they would look a lot better if you used a little hue-shifting. Also, the tiles themselves don't look like they are pixel art, because a lot of blending and downsizing was done when drawing them. Try avoiding these tools, and sticking to ones that leave sharp pixels, like the pencil or fill bucket.

As for the characters, I can see some sparks of personality here but their palettes look pretty dull too. Try applying some hue-shifting to their palettes too. And in case you're looking for a good way to do that, check out this tutorial from PixelJoint.

Thanks for the input! I didn't know what those terms meant, but I'm looking them up and I'll see if I can learn something. But can you explain straight color ramps?