More colour for sure, or at least darker shadows. And what is it? You can't tell what it is other than a head with wings on a body with things falling beneath it... Legs? Its really difficult to tell becuase of the light outlines and shading.
Please know that Im not trying to sound mean with this, only trying to help. Try darkening the shading and more clearly defining the leg parts and then see what it looks like, eh?
Edit: No, please don't study D/P sprites. First off, their shading isnt the greatest. Alos, their poses are pretty complicated. Try looking at FR/LG sprites.
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