namuwonderling's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[SUNRISE]

Lucine did a fantastic job with the colors. It's like I'm looking at a painting that could be recreated as a stained glass picture; would look lovely in places that do display stained glass art.

[Seahorse mermaid]

Like I said on Bluesky, the detailing for the seahorse half of this character's body is crazy; I can only imagine how many hours it took to get it looking right.

However, the seahorse tail's detailing is the only thing I like about Sabrinna's appearance. Compared to the other mermaids - like Flan and Zandra - her design is a lot weaker, which in my eyes, is solely rooted in her color scheme.

None of the colors chosen here really mesh well together, at least in my opinion. When I look at her, my eyes constantly switch between observing her bright pink hair and the somewhat bright yellow seahorse tail; their hues clash with each other a lot, which makes things visually cluttered.

The black shirt does mitigate this issue to an extent - by providing some negative space for the colors - yet it's a tad too small to be effective in that way.

Overall, Sabrinna has some potential, but her design leaves a lot to be desired.

Blackonyx6 responds:

Thanks!!

Personally i really liked the palette, i don't think the vivid colors clash, since she doesn't have many colors competing for attention, but i guess it all comes down to personal taste! :)

[stan and BOB: weegee]

Weegee. Haven't heard that name in ages. This comic takes me back to when he and his Mario counterpart were prominent in the early days of YouTube Poops; doubly so with the punchline being as thematically simple as Weegee himself.

There's an opportunity to call this "Stan and WEEGEE" if the later happens to appear in another comic.

[ONLY MACHINE]

Wow, the presentation is absolutely stunning. The heavy use of harsh, warm colors being partially contrasted by the machine girl's silvery blue hair easily communicates to the viewer that the tone of this conceptual manga's story is going to be dark - more so with the machine girl's off-putting pose and the way she looks towards the camera with that single red eye. Even the simplistic title adds to these vibes a lot.

It's like I'm looking at lost media concept art for a story tied to The Animatrix. Good luck on getting this manga out; I'm confident it's going to be great!

NoNthings responds:

Appreciate it dude!

[spaceboy]

"In space, no one can hear you fall to pieces."

This artwork would look lovely on a t-shirt. I like how the cool colors of the planets in the background contrasts with the unfortunate astronaut's warm-colored organs.

sinnykitt responds:

Aaa thank you so much!! ;o;

[Flounder Mermaid]

I have never heard of this particular fish before, but your translation of it into a character is pretty good, imo. I like that she has an uneven eye placement; a quirk I rarely ever see in most character designs.

She's easily one of those characters who looks awkward at face value, but is one of the sweetest people you'd meet.

Blackonyx6 responds:

OMG!!! YOU READ HER LIKE A BOOK!!!

Also! The uneven eye placement is a feature present on the fish she was based on! Flounders, also known as Flatfish, have two eyes on the same side of their heads, and they swim with their eyeless side on the seafloor, which makes them efficient at camouflaging in the sand!

[SPARKLE SPARKLE]

Another beautifully colorful drawing! It really lives up to the title and then some. And the sparklecat's smile is super adorable; makes me think of Car from Garn47.

DRAGONKITTYiPOD responds:

thank you!! i just looked up that character and i recognized them immediately :D huge compliment

[Moorish Idol mermaid]

This is a decent mermaid design; the unorthodox tail gives her a strong sithoullette, and the color scheme's efficiently simple to boot. Though I imagine some folks would be a tad weirded out by her cat-like pupils.

(happy belated birthday, btw)

Blackonyx6 responds:

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! <3<3<3<3

[Bad Mildew drawings]

A day in the life of the funny Australian frog woman.

I could see doodles like these appearing as brief intermissions for a hypothetical webcomic series starring Mildew.

[ARF ARF!]

I'm certain I mention something akin to this in one of my previous reviews, but I cannot help but wonder how you take a bunch a different colors and put them together in a way that still feels charmingly cohesive.

As I write this, my mind's dredging up memories of those kaleidoscope toys I used to look through when I was a kid; I think of those toys as I look more closely at this drawing - it's like there's a hundred or so hidden "details" in the coloring that're easy to miss until you zoom in, and then your eyes start noticing all sorts of these tiny changes in the color's consistency.

It's beautiful.

DRAGONKITTYiPOD responds:

i love kaleidoscopes !! they're so much fun, thank you so much namu <3 your reviews are always highly appreciated and well written !!