Cairos's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[021214]

Hey, this turned out pretty good! Sorry I had to leave the stream without saying goodbye. Something came up.

BazookaBonsai responds:

Thanks mate.
It's ok. Stuff happens. Glad you were able to visit my stream.

[Lost Babies]

This almost feels like a different side of you.
I always thought of your motif to be very flowery. While this is taking it a bit more literal it still gives an otherworldly vibe.
Normally other folks would make lights glow like crazy but you keep it subtle.
This is dope.

AntonOxenuk responds:

Thanks! Yeah I keep thinking that flowery stuff is my comfort zone that I could just do forever.

[231114]

Haha, pretty good! You've been improving quite a helluvalot!

BazookaBonsai responds:

Thanks Cairos.
Glad to hear that I'm making some progress. Guess the studies payed off :P

[yoyoyoyoyoyoyo]

Some inconsistencies but not much for it to hurt the overall impact and liveliness
Keep droppin' them lines man.

JaviJavi responds:

haha thanks bro, i appreciate the love homie !

[The Gravity of the Situation]

Hilariously brilliant.

RenegadeClock responds:

Thank you!

[Super toad speedpaint 2,5 hour]

The dark patches of green on the grass creates the idea of small trees or a bush. This creates a misjudgement of size comparison between that, the figures, and the toad.
The sides can be cropped out so the focus can be just between the toad and the figures.

RimKeLLo responds:

Thank you.
OK i think i must to redraw the whole thing.
Maybe rethink the composition. Cuz i want to make this toad looks HUGE. Not just huge, i'll make the giant god of water or something ) And the cliffs must be far far away

[Bubble Princess]

The dark purple tone of the bubbles underneath her unfortunately looks grey and becomes the least appealing area of the piece. Compared to the happy feeling mood the rest of the picture creates.

It would help if those bubbles were more blue and would create a good transition to compliment the overall movement.

DoloresC responds:

Hmm, yea. Now I can see that. You are right.
About grey bubbles - I just wanted to make a little bit shadow under girl but I should do it another way! :o

Thank you! :)

[The Araneolus]

A sense of depth is needed here to guarantee the viewer understands what's the front and back. The back end of the abdomen needs to be of a darker tone compared to the front.
It needs to be done in the same manner as the way you have the legs. They become darker as they recede to the background.

Speaking of legs this fellow unfortunately has lost some. I assume you're trying to build speed due to this oversight. Intended or not this is good practice to see how much you can get away with. Honestly I didn't notice at first because your understanding of balance is uncannily good. I can say the same thing with your colors.

Syavi responds:

Ah, I didn't actually think to do the background shading with the abdomen itself. It's such a simple concept, it's no wonder I managed to somehow overlook it. I might even be able to fix that up a little without having the rest of it look weird. If not, that's still something I should keep in mind for the future, so thank you! :'D

The leg thing /was/ done on purpose-- unless you're talking about the ones that are supposedly behind him which, yes, I was already taking so long on it that I had hoped it wouldn't have been too much of an issue. But maybe I should at least block in some basic shapes in the future, huh? I'll try that next time. :D

Thank you for the review, it was incredibly helpful! x3

[Princess of the Ocean]

You've improved quite a bit since the last time you posted in the art forum.
Overall it's a very appealing drawing.
However there's missed opportunity with her left hand. It cuts out of frame.
There are nearly endless things she could have done with that hand: hold an item, place it on her hip...
She could make an elegant gesture or even an extremely rude one to throw off the mood of the piece.
Hands are very important to an artist. That's why we try not to cut them off.

DoloresC responds:

Hey! :)
First of all - thank you for fav and kind words:)
About hand, yea. I guess you r right :) When you said I can see it. I'll work on it. Thank you! :)

[HA-HA!]

Horrifyingly delightful.
You certainly deserve a hell of a lot more recognition.

Lundsfryd responds:

Thanks buddy :)