a program with proper palette managment can be useful (such as grafx2). you can see what colors you've used, reduce the amount of colors used, replace one color with another, change the attribute of a color you've already used throughout the image, etc. Very useful, imo.
transparency is only used in pixel art (or at least the pixel art allowed at PJ), as you've used it in the background, as a single color that lets the background of the site show through rather than remain opaque. Here, dawnbringer is probably referring to brushes that aren't fully opaque, which means they raise the color count and create colors automatically, beyond the control of the artist.
as a self-proclaimed noob, you may find this tutorial useful. covers all of the basics, and should give you a good starting point in the medium.
ya i'm new to pixel art, so advice is definietely appreciated!
do you mean to have a limited and set palette to stick to? and i'm not sure what transparency means
(uber noob, unfortunately lol)
Colorcount overkill & transparancy mayhem. You need to start working with indexed colors & palette design.
thank you very much :) that's very helpful!