namuwonderling's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[Sahara's Performance]

This may seem odd for me to fixiate on, but upon glancing at this particular piece, I've noticed a small quirk within your artstyle.

The lineart appears to shift in size for certain parts of the body, with the most notable example being Sahara's backside and the tips of her hair. The thicker lineart seems to subtlely provide greater visual prominence in the viewer's line of sight. And given that the clear goal of this illustration is to highlight Sahara's curvaceous form, it makes this goal highly achieveable - which it has.

With this observation in mind, I feel inspired to experiment with this method of lineart in my own drawings.

Now, as for the rest of the illustration, there isn't a whole lot that I can realistically comment on; it's just Sahara doin' her thing. Although, I do wish there was a more stylized background. Having no background's alright, but I feel that consequently kills an opportunity to take advantage of the canvas's negative space.

CacklingPumpkins responds:

Thanks for the compliment and criticism! And yep that's my goal with the line art. Thicker lines are bigger areas and/or what's closer to the screen. It also makes perspective easier and more fun.

[BLEH]

The paint-like shading makes Banban's smile actually unnerving, especially with the eyes. I would say that more could be done with the background, but I also think that adding anything to it *might* take away from the craft that's been put into Banban's glorious grin.

DRAGONKITTYiPOD responds:

you are true... i wasnt expecting to add a background at all, this was more of a painting test haha ^^;

[MS PAINT ICONS]

These two icons are gorgeous. Scrumptious even. If these had an ice cream flavor, they'd taste like birthday cake and salted caramel chocolate, respectively.

[2X13]

Not sure who this guy is and what his lore's about, but I like his design, although I have no clue what's going on with his bottom lip. Looks like it's supposed to be melded into his torso, which is an odd yet distinct detail.

The way you drew 2X13 in the first page makes it look like he's stepped out of a comic book, especially with his pose. Gives an intimidating feel most would expect from an EXE.

The second page, in particular, I like a lot. I feel it adds more to the comic book vibes of the first page by bearing a semblance to those intense action scenes, where the villain is facing the camera whilst unveiling some master plan or bombshell's worth of cruicial information. The second page could also be formatted into a cool desktop wallpaper, too.

Triki-Troy responds:

I plan to explain the lore a little later but yeah exactly it has a Comic vibe since it is something of the theme that I would like to give the lore of The Crimson [2X13] it would be something more [in Sonic Universe] and it would be something like Sonic fighting against this guy which looks exactly like him but this one is based on Glitches

And also the second image is based on the Marvel Zombies Cover art so you got it!

[GUMMY WORM]

Might be just me, but this is the first multi-colored piece I've seen where the colors are chosen in a way that makes the whole thing comfortable to look at. I think it has to do with the noticeable abundance of cooler colors, like blue, green and purple.

I like the open-mouth expression here, although I have no clue what's supposed to be beside the left side of the character's face. I'm guessing it's a banana or some other fruit with a stem, like a pear? Or maybe it's actually a portion of the character's claw? Not too sure.

One last thing I wanna comment on is the text on the left side of the canvas. I like how it's mostly monochrome yet has some touch of color in it, though I feel that adding an exclamation mark would make the text feel more striking, for lack of a better term.

DRAGONKITTYiPOD responds:

thank you!! the thing on the side is a sleeve, since the character wears a straitjacket :-]

[WORLD OF WEIRDOS: GET FUNKED]

This is some funky artwork. The vibes are on full-display here; from the characters' designs, to the graffiti-like textfonts of the logo, and the multi-colored arrows pointing in different directions within the background.

Although, seeing all of that put together in the way it does here feels more like I'm glancing at a mismash of different videogame assets, if that makes sense. The presentation is significantly chaotic in a way that's rather hard on the eyes, with the primary culprit being all the stuff in the background, for their placement would more-often-than-not divert the viewer's attention in a distracting way.

And that's not mentioning the multiple colors used. Unless the illustration is intended to appear psychadelic or visually confusing, I'd recommend limiting the color pallete to only a few hues, and avoid adding a lot of clutter to the background. It would make the piece look and feel more cohesive.

Overall, this art is decent, but it has some things holding it back from being great.

KibbleComics responds:

thank ya :) i’ll happily keep this in mind

[GAME]

When I initially saw this a hot minute ago, I described this as being akin to a scene in an analog horror series.

Having the chance to examine this artwork further now, it possesses so much more than that. The scratchy doodles in the background, the deep blue hue of the background itself, and the off-center placement of the text - not to mention how one of the fonts is hand-drawn while the other's in Times New Roman(?) - work together to form an abstract atmosphere that the average person would not expect from an illustration focused on psychosis.

And that's not even bringing up the emotions being conveyed from the text itself. Like the previous piece tied into this one, there's a strong air of self-awareness *and* self-acceptance present within it.

I'm lost on how to describe it, but it's like the words spoken here visualize this process of coming to terms with and accepting some parts of yourself, but knowing that there's still more work to be done. Something about that really speaks to me, especially with the final sentence of "When you learn to let the mindfuck take you, then you will see."

All of this is to say, the way you approach presenting emotions through art amazes and inspires me.

[valentines doodle]

It'd be a bit unreasonable (at least in my opinion) to fully critique both pictures, since as the title says, they are both doodles. So I will primarily focus on what I like about them both.

For starters, I must say, there's something about your ability to draw in different styles that greatly fascinates me. I feel that enables each of your drawings to have their own unique identity, which makes them stand out from one another significantly.

I can sense this while looking at both doodles here. They each express one or more distinct emotions, with the strongest one being the first doodle; the monochrome character's mouthless expression and silent observation of the mirror conveys plenty of feelings that I feel would be left up to the viewer's interpretation - the fact that its a Valentines doodle really strengthens this aspect.

As for the second doodle, I like the anthro-cat angel's pose and expressions, as they go hand-in-hand with each other. I can't say a whole lot about the disembodied head beside them, aside from how beautiful it looks, and that it also appears to be a practice sketch for a more realistic artstyle.

k00lie responds:

tysm!! i appreciate it