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[Adventurin']

The style really fits the characters and the show. I could actually see them doing an episode with this style, to be honest, considering the alternate styles they've done in the past. It seriously looks like the Finn and Jake and captures their character perfectly. Despite the simplicity of the piece, it really captures the essence of the show.

FlumpyTripod responds:

Thank you.

[Gravity Rush 2 - Skewer break]

You know, even when I have no idea about anything you base your art on, like here, where I don't know the game, your art is so good. It just feels like there's something special in it. I guess it's just your style, but you manage to make things look pretty, regardless of context. Even though you use a fairly common style, I truly am impressed with some of the things you make. This is great! You can really make people feel a certain emotion with your art. The face is very expressive and the eyes look super pretty. It also manages to sell the atmosphere. The little drops of sweat are a really nice detail and the lighting, combined with said detail and the outfit, really plant an idea in your subconscious that it's a hot day. The background is really nice, and fits the atmosphere of the piece. It's really cool how this piece can be enjoyable even to someone who hasn't played Gravity Rush and how you can immediately tell what he character is like, despite said not-playing of the game.

MLeth responds:

Aw man thank you so much for the wonderful words! I'm happy I'm able to avoke such feelings. Lighting plays a big role in seeting the mood and I was just checking the top-lighting as a test and had to continue with it!

[Sunflowers]

Very detailed, the colors are nice and so is the lighting. The mountains and clouds in the background look great. I feel like the sunflowers might be a bit too orange though.

Kldpxl responds:

Thanks!

[Weaver]

A really cool concept and creature design. Very detailed as well. I like the idea of a guy who weaves webs or whatever from the bones of God-knows-what. His face shows what kind of character he's supposed to be, and the fact that he looks like he's wearing the most elegant and honorable of clothes makes him even more intimidating when you think about what kind of guy does that with literal teeth around his face. I really like his stance and hand positioning. It makes him look strong but elegant. Also, the colors are really nice.

MrCreeep responds:

thank you! i get some of my favorite comments from newgrounds hands down. you guys rock

[Human being.]

First off, this is a very cool idea. It looks really good as well. There's just so much stuff and it all blends together pretty well in terms of style, and it looks satisfying. I really wanna know this guy's story now. Seems like he was just really unlucky. The colors are nice and there's a good amount of detail. The card in the eye socket sticks out a bit though, especially since most of the mayhem is concentrated around the mouth. Maybe you could have evened it out a bit. The "voted" stamp is pretty funny , though it doesn't look very real. A background would also be cool, so we could see where the poor guy ended up, but it's good this way as well.

ClemJusnot responds:

Woah thank's for your complete and well written ! maybe you will hear a bit more about this (poor) guy in the future.. and a background too because it's part of an animated/motion-book serie that I prepare !
For the card, it's an Iphone, with a distorded apple logo.. I agree it could be more realistic for that haha ! (I made the whole thing one year ago and don't even realize until recently x)

Have a nice day.. and a big thank to you ! (ps. I'm french so it couldn't be perfect by moments haha)

[towering heights]

Lots of detail and I quite like the setting. The design of the buildings is super cool. That dragon thing is pretty interesting too, although it feels kind of strange when you look at the rest of the picture and the buildings, because it just doesn't fit in that well. The framing is pretty cool too and I like the shading and bleak, samey colorless colors. It's really interesting that the guy has 2 shadows from the sun and the fire, and the way the sun is positioned is cool. The sign is a bit out of place, since it's not very shiny and it's at the front end of a building and it seems pretty dark the way its pointing. The roundness of the shape kind of annoys me, but it's probably just a personal thing.

Eurns responds:

wow thanks for the feedback! i get your points and will try to keep them in mind next time i try something like this. thx again!

[Dave's Drunk Logic]

Your comics are usually pretty fun, and have a charming artstyle. I like Dave's explanation for his drunken dizziness. However, it feels like this blonde-haired girl character (I don't know her name, I haven't read very much of your stuff) just came out of nowhere. You could have at least put her in the background of the beginning panels.

ChazDude responds:

She's been in quite a few comics already, actually.

Also Dave's drunken rambling came outta nowhere too so it's all good!

[Hellboy and Abe]

There isn't that much detail, but it does capture their character nicely. I like the rosary Hellboy has, as well as his signature gun. The pants make Hellboy look weird though. Like some sort of interpretive dancer. The Right Hand of Doom could also be a bit bulkier.

FuShark responds:

Considering the scale these would be seen in more detail would make them less readable. The idea was to design them for a game. I was leaning more on the film adaptation so I went with the tight leather pants. Making them solid black was a stylistic choice but perhaps some gray lighting would help with what you're talking about? The original sketch for Hellboy had a much larger hand of doom but I didn't like how it affected the overall silhouette so opted out of it.

Thanks for your review and suggestions.

[Onwards to the New Year!]

It looks nice, and it does a pretty good job of showing what the characters are like. It's all one color which makes it hard to tell which body parts belong to whom, and even what is what in the lower left part of the picture. Also, this Phrex guy looks like he was just edited into a picture where he doesn't belong. There's this uncomfortable gap between him and the other characters and he's angled weirdly and staring off into the distance, whereas the other characters are looking directly at the viewer. I could see how he's supposed to be posing for a camera or something like that, but the angling just disconnects him from the rest of the picture. Another thing that disconnects him is the fact that his side of the picture is kind of empty, and he's not really interacting with the others. No one's looking at him either. Maybe I'm nitpicking and this is actually perfect, but I had to give my opinion.

Adjule responds:

Thanks for the critique, I’ll admit... Phrex was a last minute addition since I started this piece so late into New Year’s Eve, just hours before the next year.

Thanks for this, it’s been really insightful-!

[Studying alien wildlife.]

A pretty cool concept and I like the creatures themselves. I'm a fan of the, uh...Saturn in the background. The color palette is very nice and soothing. The planet's design looks pretty consistent as well. There's a lot of one type of rock, and the land sponges look like they belong. Also, the ''space dad #1'' mug is really cute.

Daker777NG responds:

Hey thanks for taking time to write a review man. Thanks a lot!