LuigiM9's Sprite Showcase

[E-Man]

Is this supposed to be a custom sprite or an edit of an already existing sprite? I understand that this is a WIP, but when you're at least recoloring parts of a sprite (and this also goes for creating custom sprites), don't forget to take shading into account. I don't mean for this to sound rude, but unless it is part of a brilliantly executed style (see the Mother games for what I mean by this), sprites without shading look dull due to a lack of depth. Since you're trying to emulate the sprite style of one of the Mario & Luigi games, keep in mind that the sprites are shaded a certain way to give them that distinct look. A character like King Boo is a good place to start, but keep in mind that if you want to tackle more complex characters, you're going to need a large amount of practice before you nail the style. In fact, even though I do a good job with pixels from time to time, I'm still unable to convincingly replicate the style with something as simple as Mr. Saturn.

Also, are you using the official palette from the game to create/recolor this sprite? I don't recall if this is one of the official colors or not, but the grey around the eyes is not too appealing to me due to its lack of color. If it was me, I'd use desaturated shades of blue and purple for my grey colors instead of using anything from your typical greyscale. Still, if the official sprites use greyscale values like that instead of hue shifting, then I guess you're good to go.

Anyway, don't feel discouraged and just keep trying. A lot of the other spriters are more experienced than I am, so you could ask them for any additional pointers if needed.