InsertFunnyUserName's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[Pika in the Sky of Dreams]

Good, but not great

I like the background of this picture. The colors really flow together and the colors in the sky complement each other nicely.

The actual pikachu, however, seems oddly simplistic compared to the smooth, rounded, soft style of the background. You have a soft, blurry bitmap background behind a hard, sharp vector main figure. Maybe it's just me, but it doesn't seem like the two style match too well together.

I suggest either making the background vector or making the pikachu more detaled.

PlatformSource responds:

you seem like an artist, i know what your saying, but i made pikachu in flash, and the bitmap in photoshop, anyways thanks for the review.

ill try even harder next time!

[Meg&Dia]

It's okay.

Your biggest problem here is proportions. I suggest you look up some facial proportions tutorials. Also, the shoulders on the woman in front are too broad. Either that or the head's too small.

[My first drawing]

Okay, but needs some work.

I really like the way you did the hair. It really looks like it has some body to it, which is a pitfall that a lot of beginning artists fall into when they try to draw manga.

The gradient in the eye is also nice, as well.

However, you need to work on your facial proportions. You should be able to see a little bit more of her face on the left side. The face in your drawing seems to just stop abruptly. Also, your eyes need perspective, as well.

http://www.bakaneko.com/howto/figure/anatomy2/index.html

Take a look at this tutorial. There's a lot to read through, but find the section about eyes and faces. The way you draw eyes changes with the perspective of the face.

Lastly, you need to put some shading on the neck. To get a hang on this, I suggest you look up some anatomy tutorials. Learn the location and proportion of the muscles in the human body are and then work on your shading from there.

Overall, it looks like you have potential, you just need to practice.

John-Stewart responds:

Thanks

[Totoro]

Awesome.

I love the shading and the detail. It looks like you put a lot of work into this. The colors that you used also compliment each other really nicely.

Nice work :D

Oelbachtaucher responds:

Thanks. Yeah the background was a lot of work for me cause I actually prefer pictures without a background to save some time. :)

[House]

Nice :D

I love the detail that was put into the flowers and the black and white gives it a nice feel.

It feels like it's missing a horizon line, but it's good nonetheless.