I think it'd look better if the shirt wasn't blue, matches the skin too much. More of a neutral white, or even slightly warm, might work better. cool sprite though, and very interesting interpretation.
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was using a ref for someone else's character, so i didn't exactly have alot of artistic freedom on it. thanks though :)