The metal part of the scythe is pretty good indeed, the wood and that red part does need a little bit of work. Nice job over all.
It was submitted by me for one contest but I accidently removed it.. but i wanted the avatar back..
http://www.pixeljoint.com/pixelart/53666.htm
I remember seeing something similar a while ago on this site.
Either you used it as a reference (in which case, please add the reference) , or you stole it.
Looks very nice
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