Wow, that edit looks amazing! I will save this later for future references!! *bows* And funny because I usually outline most of my icons, but I guess I was trying so hard to stick true to the original. ^^;; You make it seem so easy to use 16 colors!! I have a lot to learn, thank you!!
Thanks for the compliment! Yeah, I was unhappy with the shading, but I want to make it in time of the deadline. Trying to work with only 16 colors was hard enough! =D I need to read up more on hue shifts! Thanks for the advice!
I really like the character and the design of the dress, but I think it would look better if you toned down the outlines. I don't think it really fits when you're using such bright colors for the rest. I would use the brightest orange to give more volume to the dress. It would make the dress more orange than yellow, but then you'd also get a hue shift from yellow to orange, which I think would make it a bit more interesting. You could also add highlights to the pink areas on her dress, and add a pattern of darker squares to the background to make it a bit less plain.
Here's an edit where I've tried to apply the things I mentioned. Hope that's helpful.
The character design is really cool, also like her face :) The shading on the clothing needs some work though, you should try some hue shifts maybe? Instead of just a slightly darker yellow for the shadows.
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