Brainstorm: EA/MA/LA Arabian/Islamic themed nation

[Squirrelloid]

My first attempt at Dominions pixel art. A nomad light cavalry, horse mounted - not sure if i actually have a use for such a thing yet, but its a useful exercise in doing white robes/turban with shading.

Note that doing white with shading is hard. (I paint miniatures - this is a problem there too). I've chosen to shade it into yellow. I could make it look more white by reducing the shading... not sure how good of a trade that is at this resolution as it would just start looking like a white blob. I could also move it more greyscale, but that just ends up looking greyish instead of yellowish. This resolution is really problematic.

Proportion problem with the bow arm present in the original sprite i cribbed for this purpose...

Yes, its the attack animation. That way if it came out completely horrid even if I used it you wouldn't see it for long.

(I have it as a tga too, but png struck me as easier for viewing.)

Edit: Oops, i need to get rid of the lance, probably... la la la.