Vonschlippe's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[Mermaid Hair]

Excellent work!

This is great stuff! I like the multiple tones of color on the skin and the way you lit up the scene with blue and white light. The only (picky) criticism I could find for this would be unequal level of detail when looked at full-size, for instance when comparing her eyes to the bottom of the water pillar. Then again, it's quite negligeable! I would love to see you add some grain to the skin and fabric, which I find adds a lot of realism to such renders. Keep up the great work!

AJennyPenny responds:

That's great advice! I'll go ahead and tweak those things. I like the texture idea, and I'll add some more detail. Thanks for the awesome feedback :D

[Pushead Tribute]

:D

Grats on the FP Taiso! You deserve it!!

Taiso responds:

Hehe thanks a lot man, if it wasn't because of your scouting that wouldn't 've happened :D

[Naked Demon]

Yay!

First off, thanks a lot :D

I like the flow and colors in your work! Your lineart is in fact much superior to any of the stuff I tried to do with lineart, so kudos :D It was only natural to scout you, as you are very gifted.

Props!

Taiso responds:

No man, thank you!! and as you might've seen I´m more of a draftsman than a painter...LOL lines seem much more natural to me... I could say the same about how I feel about your coloring skills...they are way much superior of any I've done. So let us both keep progressing, dude!

[floating self-portrait]

Great!

I cannot wait to see more; add more of this and you are an insta-scout for me! (You need 4 pieces minimum to be scouted...)

What really stands out of this work is the choice of colors, which give away a dramatic and cold tone to the picture. It could use some polish in some areas (wall shadow and forehead), however this is negligeable as it may well be a personnal choice. I am a great fan of the shading on the left cheek and around the left eye. There is talent at work here. Keep it up!

Taiso responds:

:D thx man, i really appreciate it, at the time I made this one I didn't have a tablet...but now I do!!! so I think the work might improve in time!! :D thx again!

[Lyndall Jarvis 2]

Very neat

This drawing is pretty nice! You already know its shortcomings so there is no need to point them out; you have a good grasp of drawing hair, but those single, loose hairs on her haid are too hard. You could make them look a lot more realistic by using a slightly softer brush and adding more (but thinner lines). I would also recommend reducing the opacity on your brush in order to have less contrast on the skin in some areas.

Anyhow, you're doing great! Keep it up!

SgtPooter responds:

Thank you for the pointers! i definitely agree, looking at it that the hairs, they could use a softer brush for sure
i appreciate the feedback :)