awesome work! I love how the knight turned out, though I saw the progress pics and I feel like the tower thingy on the left should've been left out, instead you should've focused on the bird to give it a slightly more 3d look with some simple shading. I also wouldn't have used the dithering on the shadows, it should be used more sparingly, and you should keep in mind that it can give the illusion of a rough texture, so something that looks as soft and smooth as sand shouldn't have much dithering imo

Pretty neat idea! The knight’s pose feels really stiff, like there isn’t any struggle in holding the shield against the fire. The background also feels very one-note, there needs to be some contrast or something to add some depth.