Thanks!  I've got a question: do you figure out all the colors before working on the entire piece, or do you work one element at a time?  I've figured out that my normal way of choosing colors doesn't really work with pixel art.

 Thanks!  You're right, the lighting is a bit off and the animation definitely needs some work.  A lot of this was just trying things out to see how it works.

Thanks for the input.  I think I know how I got so many colors in there.  I'll have to keep that in mind next time.