Constructive criticism for this portrait of Rarity?

[Pix3M 607]

 

Intended to be used as a forum avatar, for practice before I go around offering commissions again.

 

Reference used: http://fav.me/d54bx65

 

Edited version from all the input received so far:

 

Couldn't darken it, so I had to lighten it to reduce the contrast.

Edited June 26, 2012 by PixMeister

[FALCON PUNCH 244]

don't see anything to improve on here good work!

Edited June 25, 2012 by FALCON PUNCH

[MVC NVMXD JVRXD 2,406]

In my opinion, that is pretty nice. I can't find much wrong with it. :\

[ElementOfTenacity 47]

Looks amazing awsome, one of the best ive ever seen , not sure if ponys have eyebrows is maybe onlything

[Satsuki Kiryuin 1,155]

I can't see anything wrong with it at all, very beautiful ^.^ .

[Mephala 2,633]

Like everyone else, I don't see much wrong with it. Maybe darken the colours a TINY bit but I think it's beautiful the way it is. I love it <3

[Pix3M 607]

Looks amazing awsome, one of the best ive ever seen , not sure if ponys have eyebrows is maybe onlything

 

If you paid attention, ponies do have eyebrows - but only if it really adds to the expression that the producers want them to make.

[Shankveld 4,949]

It's really good can't suggest anything!! ~

[Little Miss Fluttershy 678]

Very cute. (;

[Monstermistress 8]

As many have said, I cannot really see anything wrong with it.

[Victoria and Co. 782]

Rarity is missing her eye shadow and the more I look at the shadow cast by her ear, the more awkward it looks.

Also, it's a little difficult to tell where the bottom of her eyes end and her face begins.

[Crombie 32]

Really well done. I don't work in the pixel art stuff like you do, so I wouldn't exactly be able to give you the best of advice, but my critique would be this, and you can take it with a grain of salt if you want. As I said I don't work in Pixel art, so I wouldn't know much about it.

 

Her right eye (The one behind her head at the angle you drew her at) looks like it's bulging off the head slightly, maybe moving the outline of the eyelid a little inward might fix this.

 

The shadow from the ear doesn't seem to be follow roundness of the skull, it feels like it going around the skull somewhat, but it's not really catching the roundness of it as well as it should.

 

Those problems stand out to me, but they're very minor. Overall thoroughly impressive.

[Pix3M 607]

Rarity is missing her eye shadow and the more I look at the shadow cast by her ear, the more awkward it looks.

Also, it's a little difficult to tell where the bottom of her eyes end and her face begins.

 

I noticed the eyeshadow thing while I was making this thread, but I'm surprised that people didn't catch the eyeshadow thing until you came along.

 

Really well done. I don't work in the pixel art stuff like you do, so I wouldn't exactly be able to give you the best of advice, but my critique would be this, and you can take it with a grain of salt if you want. As I said I don't work in Pixel art, so I wouldn't know much about it.

Pixel artist or not, things like shading goes beyond the medium used. Thanks for weighing in on the shading though.

 

And edits have been made.

 

Edited June 26, 2012 by PixMeister