Dew's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[Yoen]

Meh

Maybe it's me but this looks like it's photoshopped to death. The various colors don't do anything for the submission, other than crowed it up. The color of her tail and the sky match up, but since the tail takes up such a large portion of the submission, it really takes away from the colors in the sky. I also found the rocks to be a tad bit odd shaped, and if anything rushed. You don't get a sense that she's in the water for one thing, and all in all it's not that great of a submission. Maybe it's just me, but I'm not impressed with this one.

CaffeiNix responds:

Yeah. I wanted to paint up a backgroud to establish that she is, in fact, sitting on rocks above water but I was feelin' lazy. The colors don't balance out well and I really should have just left it unfinished.

[Give It To me!]

Not too bad.

The first thing I actually notice about this submission, after reading your script is the odd manner she's holding the bat almost robotic like. I find it hard to believe someone would hold a bat, even in a situation like that, quite like the way she's holding it. I do like the hair, as you mentioned as well in your script, I think that's the best part of this submission because it brings a sense of color to an otherwise dreary and dark scene. It's a neat little picture that certainly has some odd parts to it, but all in all it's a funny little thing to look at.

XxThumbsuckerxX responds:

Thank you, see the whole point of my comic is comedy. Most people shoot for horror & just the shock factor of everything. But I like my characters to not care as much, and focus more on stupid puns & gags. Plus this pink haired character, Rowan is a bit of a ditz. Not saying she's a complete idiot, but I like her to have a sense of cluelessness & lack of realization that she could be in danger. I agree with the bat, I wanted to fit it in & spent well more than an hour trying to do so. I pictured her trying to swing & then the zombie grabbing it, thus causing this back & forth tug of war kind of thing. I think it worked out nicely, but adding motion is very hard for me. I'm used to one person portraits mostly, so this was a BIG leap for me. Drawing two people in one picture, then having them interact. I think it's a good first try though. Thank you very much for your review! It was very helpful & I agree with all of it. So thanks, I really appreciate it. (:

[Jack Sparrow , savvy?]

Seems a bit off balance.

Maybe it;s just me, but I find this submission to be a bit off balance. The body of the character is great, the cartoony feel and look of it really is done very well, but when you get up to the face of Jack Sparrow, it just doesn't fit. You made the chin way to long and odd looking to really work well with the rest of the body, and the lack of background makes it tough to overlook that. I also found the sheen look of his hair to be a bit odd looking too, but all in all it wasn't a bad submission.

Ripperjaxx responds:

Ah crap your right! he's chin is too long , fuck sorry.

Thanks for the feedback though , appriciated

[Skygoats]

Reminds me of two things

It really reminds me of Final Fantasy, and if you have ever played that game you know some of the art quality is unbelievable. The other thing it reminds me of is popcorn! The yellow kernals bursting into white clouds of microwaveable goodness, that's what this submission reminds me the most of. I like how you shaded the clouds and the different tones and colors you see, and as the previous reviewer said, there really isn't anything you could say that could be improved on this submission. It's one of those "in the moment" submissions, amazing when you're in that moment, or just okay in others.

brettamatowski responds:

Wow. Great review, my friend. Thanks a lot!

<3

[Robot day 8]

Good quality

This submission has a nice quality to it, I like the extra effort with the pencil shadings, and I also just like the general look of the submission. The colors of the submission blend very well, and you get a great sense of a sort of robotic juggernaut. The background is something I disliked compared to the rest of the submission simply because it seemed like it was just thrown on there for the sake of doing so. Solid submission.

Zanroth responds:

In retrospect, I did rush the background just to have something other than white space there.
Might redo that part before the deadline hits.

[The Maniac Wallak]

Rushed style

The first thing that jumps out at me is the rushed quality of this submission. I didn't like the various lines all over the place, like you decided to quit and submit it anyway. I know it's a work in progress, but it's treated like the final thing because you submitted like a final piece of work. I did like the way you made the face of the fox human, the eyes compliment the skin tone of the character perfectly, but again the rushed quality seems to take away from the overall submission.

ElectronicFunk responds:

Yes, its very rushed. And yes, it is a WIP, however Newgrounds isn't the first, or third, place i upload my artwork. I find the system in use here frustrating and irritating to use. To my knowledge, i have not found a "scraps or WIP" section in the art gallery, or my personal art file.

Until then, everything gets the full upload, regardless of style or proper finishing.

It will be finished shortly, so check back again!

[L.P.]

Very good

This is a very good drawing, so many people nowadays are computer artists, or photoshoppers, letting technology do the work for them, but you have stuck to the root of artistry, and that's something to be proud of. I like how you used the less is more approach with the hair, opting to leave it white in the center, you really manage to use negative space as well as positive. What I didn't like was the eyes, I found them to be fake and dull, and although it might have looked like that, there's no real feeling to them, nothing that gives them the qualities of eyes. All in all nice effort, nice work.

Zalrohg responds:

yeah the eyes which are lined with black eyeliner for the cats eye look, were off everytime i drew them.