i've been pushing pixels back and forth for a time now, and the pixels still look abit messy to my eye*, and i dont know what i should do to improve it 
well i guess its just me needing to level up my art skills..
* mind you i dont think its bad, othervise i wouldnt have uploaded it, its just a bit messy 
Edit: okay, i edited this a bit, i think its looking good now  |
I think it's pretty good, maybe revise your palette, get rid of colors that are very similar like in the face and add brighter colors to highlight the hair and the sword? Keep it up!