I agree with both of you. It is honestly a bit embarassing. When I was creating it and working with it, the frame rate was about half of what is shown and it was on a black background. However, I didn't preview the export before posting, so I didn't realize it was what I posted. Turns out I didn't realize the second tab of options in my version of Krita that would have changed all of that.

I also did refine it a bit on my own, and agree, the black outline added a pop that was needed. There was also the addition of the end frames where he sets the pick to his side, and wipes his brow. May share that on a separate post later.

Again, thank you for the feedback, it was very much appreciated. Sorry it took so long, if you take a look at my rank, you'll realize why,

Yeah, I'm in agreement with Hap - it could be a lot slower. Also, the axe doesn't seem to have much weight to it, on account of how fast the animation is. You probably want to add a frame or two to the animation of him picking it up after the swing, to make it look heavier.

Welcome Tommie! This is quite nice, but I think you can slow it down just a bit.

More importantly, for the challenge you are required to have a transparent background. Perhaps he looks good with a black outline too?