A little tip of #pixelart theory that you always have to keep in mind: AVOID BANDING ‼️
Normally banding is something very common in the pixel art of a novice, but let's not be unfair with the game in the example, it was from the 16 bits era and the reference monitor was CRT
Since I started making graphics for Lords of Exile in 2018 I have been moving away from the Nes style dithering and making more and more use of the Megadrive, I think the result is clearer and more readable.