Anyway, I'm a writer mainly, though I do various other art-forms ranging from drawing through sculpting. I have a group on Deviantart dedicated to making the game. If you would like to join, or even merely look over what we have so far, the group can be found here; http://golden-dragon-studio <b><i>dot</i></b> deviantart.com
damn, I thought it was a duck at first ^^
Gold isn't really all yellow, it's more a combination of reds and orange and a little yellow and a strong highlight. I see you are doing fine work, but you could start with the research into anatomy and materials/light.
Also, some fonts are harder to read than others. Try some different fonts, until you have something that is the same size as above and readable from 2-3m distance.
Finally found the comment!
I really wish the system would notify us to new comments...
Anyway, thanks for the feedback. I'll keep it in mind.