I like where I'm going on this avi but I get that people think it feels incomplete. What would you suggest adding to it that might give it that completed look? Especially when I can't get CI or EI.

o.o i'm not sure! i think the clothing items are too dark however, and that's what's throwing it off.

Well the reason for the avi was I liked the shirt and was trying to grow from that.

But I decided I wanted my favorite colors involved and so I want a orange, silver, and black scheme. My siggy shows what I came up with but I'd like some other suggestions for it.

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i was talking about your current avatar >.<
no suggestions for the one in your signature, sorry!

1st, Save as PNG because JPEG is horrid for pixel art.
2nd: The avatar itself needs more balance. Short black socks, perhaps a different color hair (too much black at the top). I think you can make the simplicity work, but you need a better balance for that. You need something white on your head. A bow, perhaps? The make-up looks nice; keep it :'D Perhaps a gold accessory around the neck. Also, your orange leans more towards the gold shades, so the hat shade looks funny. In addition to that, it also looks a bit yellow. I'd work with more obviously orange things if that's your goal.