



Why isnt my pixel art as good as others? How can i improve
I've been having lots of fun making pixel art of a bunch of different things, and ive found a few pixel artists that I've used as heavy inspiration and something to learn from, such as DYA games and rappanem.
When i am saying this, I'm not saying this out of depression or sadness that I'm not good enough, but out of a genuine earnestness to improve. I know my shading is subpar compared to the images ive listed at the end, but i know there are other issues that i cannot put my finger on that make my art look "off" compared to others. (lowk the vibrancy and beauty of rappenems art genuinely puts a tear to my eye)
Please criticize me as much as you can. i want to become good at this. Thank you!
3rd image belongs to DYA games,
4th image belongs to rappenem
first two are mine.
original links are attached to images.