namuwonderling's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[being large is a mood]

Dis is some good shit. There's honestly not a whole lot I could realistically critcize about this; not saying its perfect, but I think any critiques I could make would be boiled down to small nitpicks rather than genuine criticism, if that make sense.

[Work Out]

A mutual of mine showed me this from your OG Twitter account months ago (I heard that account got suspended; RIP). And now that I have the opportunity to critique it, I can confidently say that this is yet another banger in a long list of banger artworks.

The highlight, unsurprisingly, is the soft shading and hard lighting; both succeed at giving Jayden's body (and his sweatpants, in particular) this illusion of looking almost photorealistic. And having that visual effect be constrasted with Jayden's cartoonish proportions, it makes for some real eyecandy.

The piece itself being monochrome will not affect my rating. But if this was in color, I imagine it'd look even more splendid that it already is.

[dolly vs. the world]

I really enjoy how bright and vivid this piece looks. And the composition's greatly improved since the "World Of Weirdos: Get Funked" artwork that I critiqued a while back; Dolly's in the center of the canvas and thus quickly gets the viewer's attention, meanwhile the colorful simplicity of the background - and the mini globe - provides some extra stuff for the viewer to look at.

Only thing I'd say is missing here is a little title screen of sorts placed above Dolly's head. But as it is now, this would make for one banger of a custom mobile wallpaper.

[TTYD Sprite Replication]

I don't know how you do it, but this is practically a 1-to-1 recreation of the modern Paper Mario artstyle, and the accuracy's incredible! (The soft shading, in particular, is on point.)

It leaves me curious as to what your other OCs could look like if they were given the Paper Mario treatment as well.

[eliza let her intrusive thoughts won]

The title's funny af.

The expressions? They're great; Baker Dan's shock has some meme potential, and the little red heart next to Eliza's face is a nice touch adding emphasis to the fact that she's experiencing some exceptional esctacy from eating all the food on the counter.

And speaking of Eliza, good LORD her size- Her fattened body's thicc in all the right places, and the belly shape especially is pretty well done, imo.

[my treat in beatings]

I'm loving the way the two of 'em stare at each other with contrasting expressions and poses. It's one of the few times where I'd say a simple background would complete the intensity of the scene here; something like flames or maybe those red action lines that indicate lots of tension.

[sibling rivalry in a wrong way]

Another pleasant surprise. I never thought you'd post vore on this account ever - I assumed it'd only be for mostly SFW stuff long ago.

That aside, I like this illustration. The highlight, for me, is the dialouge; it's simple, effective and really breathes some life into the drawing that it would otherwise lack.

And while this won't affect my rating, I do have a personal nitpick with the belly bulges. There's a tad too many, in my opinion, and I feel their placement is scattered about in a way that would inherently call into question the anatomy of Alice's sibling. But again, this is just a personal gripe of mine.

MidTierArtist responds:

what do you think newgroundsbis for when it has age ratings ya eejit

also ive never done vore for a long time so i forgor

[OC REFS - CRESCENT]

At first glance, I almost thought that this was a reupload of Crescent's reference sheet that I saw back in 2022. But now that I've taken a closer look, the differences between that version and this new one are night and day (pun intended).

The most significant differences I can see here are the subtle changes in the artstyle - such as the thinner lineart - and more expressive faces on the bottom-left corner. The latter, in particular, has received quite the glowup and they add a lot more character to Crescent than the OG reference sheet.

I also like that Crescent's design is mostly unchanged, aside from her left eye now being fully obscured by her hair. It's a perfect design in my eyes; strong sithoulette, great color scheme, and her moon motif goes well with the themes of the story she plays a part in.

(Additionally, the little tidbit about her being calmer around friends she's known for longer is kinda funny. I can relate.)

All-in-all, this is deserving of a full five star rating, in my opinion.

[norah 2]

I am reminded of the best part when it comes to receiving fanart: When it happens completely out of nowhere.

Like, I love this. A lot. Especially Norah's chill ":3" expression.

And I also love how you incorporated portions of my male sona's past designs into this drawing; with Norah's eyes having heterochromia and the clothes being from your interpretation of my sona.

"You're doin' good, lad!"

MidTierArtist responds:

i dont know i just got here

[norah]

I remember when you used to have trouble drawing dreadlocks for my sonas a while back. And now? I'd say you can draw dreadlocks pretty well!

It's a small, yet no doubt significant sign that you've made some improvements within your art skills.