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I want MS Paint ONLY because I want the nice pixel effect
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Erm, pixel art is quite possible with countless image programs.
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I'm just stating you have no reason to bash MS Paint
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No, I don't. I didn't. I was pointing out that you don't paint pixel art, because if you paint it comes out all smooth with a palette of a bazillion colours.
Now, ontopic, I don't really have any time - I'm going to New Zealand for a month, and both over there and when I get back I'll be working flat out on a Hallowe'en event for an open-source MMORPG I work on. But if I get bored of that any time I might start up AO and clone some backgrounds in cartoon-style.
What you've done so far is looking pretty good - not my favourite style, but it's good. But if you accept advice from non-contributors, background detail should be less saturated so you can easily determine what you'll walk in front of and what you'll smash into.