TheReviewTrickster's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[Fallen leaves]

I'll be the first to admit it, I'm a sucker for pixel art. I really like this. There isn't an obvious looping point, it's detailed, the animation is nice, and it just looks pretty. The colors look nice. It feels circular, because of the way the foreground makes a frame for the background. The water is cool too and I like that you can see a reflection in it. Not sure what the yellow stuff is though.

[Rosgladia: Umbra Titan]

Cool as usual, I like the somewhat darker colors, they're more menacing for sure. Symbols are still consistent, and you can't not like blade-hands. This in particular is done well, because the blade and helmet are very detailed and decorated so they draw your attention, and I feel like the ornaments in general look really nice with the blue.

wen-m responds:

thank you for the detailed comment/review! I am happy to know all my ideas came thru to you. =D

[Mr. Cig]

I love the old-timey outfit and the eviiillllll face. The length of his body is also a cool idea and I like how his finger is burning too. It makes sense as he's a cigar, and it's the good old gun hand.

[Fugen EP Cover Art]

It's really nice and feels, for lack of a better word, floaty, which is very fitting. It's also quite soft, and an interesting concept. I always like weird art. There isn't that much to this one, but it's pleasant.

[The Raging Demon]

The rough style would be great for this and I like the coal-like thing you went for, but I honestly can't tell any features of the character. I can see the feet and I think an arm, but the upper body seems mostly unclear to me, even after looking up some pictures of the character. Maybe I'm just dumb, or don't know the character well enough, but it's really confusing for me.

CrimsonTomb responds:

I understand and I’m glad you are sharing your thoughts on this piece of artwork I’ve done. I will focus more on specific features in the future to make sure they are visible and easier to make out. Thank you for rating and speaking your mind.

[Male Fighter]

It's pretty simple, but it's got that Hyptosis style and charm. I guess the way to describe it would be comfortable and unique, with a certain fantasy/vintage feeling. Sorry if that was a stupid description for your style, I love it. The shading on the side of the face around the neck is a bit uncomfortable, since the lines are going in different directions.

Hyptosis responds:

Good catch, thanks for the feedback. I'm BAD out of practice, essentially didn't get to draw a single image for 6 months. Recovering now. ;_;

[Tipping the Scales]

Ooh, a gorefest. Your style definitely looks like a comic, which helps make it authentic. There's a lot of detail and lots of things going on. Still, I don't think Wolverine or Bane is fast enough to switch targets while the ones before them still have their limbs in the air, but it is really cool, so I can go with it. The gore is absolutely brutal and works with the style. There do seem to be some spatial problems. Like the guy in the air, whose gun is firing on the other guy, seems to be pretty far away, and the gun isn't really turned towards Bane, yet the bullets land relatively close to him. There's also that one guy behind Wolverine whose leg is still flying off, even though he's really far away. I said I could go with that, but this time it's a bit too much. Sometimes it's a bit hard to see how some things would be flying the way they are without extensive thinking on some logical way things could have happened, and, even then, the flying gun between Wolverine and Bane doesn't feel right. I'm assuming it's coming from the guy who got his fingers cut off, but I don't see how that would have happened. Also, why was the one place without blood splatter the face of the guy who got smashed into the ground by Bane? That was such a great opportunity! Wolverine's pose doesn't look like he just finished an attack, although I do appreciate that he's actually looking at the guy. Sorry if I nitpicked too much, it is still a really fun piece, which is probably what you were going for.

EvanScale responds:

Oh, there's a nice feedback! Thanks for taking the time to write this down and let me know your thoughts. No worries about nitpicking. Constructive criticism can only help me get better! I appreciate it!

Okay, I'll try to respond to your comments below.

The main one I guess, "I don't think Wolverine or Bane is fast enough to switch targets while the ones before them still have their limbs in the air, but it is really cool, so I can go with it."
Actually this is true! As brutal as they are they are relatively slow to achieve anything close to that! I certainly followed the fun in this and wanted to create a sequence of action and destruction. Maybe, though, I could just go for something that felt more natural but well, enthusiasm got the better of me I guess.

" Like the guy in the air, whose gun is firing on the other guy" Yup, the area where the bullets end up was something I completely missed, didn't realize it until you said it.

"one guy behind Wolverine whose leg is still flying off" Just like in the first point, I agree. Also now that i think of it, having the other dead guy just in front of him, can make him look kinda off. I guess he could have died a few moments back, but still the storytelling would take a hit here.

"the flying gun between Wolverine and Bane" this was supposed to be the guy's smashed on the ground (supposedly right after having his head grabbed). Ooh, yes! It was a great opportunity to smash his skull or at least do some intensive damage there! Damn

"Wolverine's pose doesn't look like he just finished an attack" The problem here probably derives from the blood splatter on the foreground guy's back. This was just intuitive and has no other use other than having something in the foreground screaming "this is a gore scene". Wolverine is actually preparing an attack on this guy (with his left hand). Hopefully this would be easily communicated if not for the blood in the foreground. Still, i want to have more than just a guy in the foreground and certainly like the idea of Wolverine about to finish the target. Not sure how i would go about it if i was to do it again.

Hm, well anyway, I will hopefully remember stuff like this for the next piece!
Thanks so much for taking the time to leave feedback. Its awesome to see interaction especially when it is constructive! I certainly got something out of this!! :D

[Stasis]

An interesting idea. I like the style, it's very sci-fi. The colors are also nice. Maybe the shrimp could be a bit more pronounced though.

[Another blue bird]

Nice, lots of detail, a cool angle, draws attention to the eye, even the simple background fits. I just really like the way bird eyes look in pictures. I'm not sure what it is, but it really feels like this focuses on the face, it just manages to draw attention to it really well. It's probably the placement of it in the top right corner perfectly according to the framing rule of thirds. Then there's the little bit of white right above the eye and the lighter background above the head. The feathers also feel really fluffy, and sharp on the head. Maybe the wing looks a bit scaly though.

[DrawThisInYourStyle challenge]

Awesome style, dude! I like the rough-yet-mechanical looking aspect of it. Character is really cool too. Lots of detail and something about the face and lips just tells a story, if you know what I mean.