Surn's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[kiri]

Glad to see you're back on the art portal. I like how you've created a nice complex image with a very simple color scheme (literal black and white). The icing on the cake would be if you were to add a cool signature to the bottom corner. In that event this would make an awesome poster.

limner responds:

Thank you for your kind words, I've thought of such a thing but nothing has come to mind(yet) - I'm guessing any simple signature would work. And yes I'm 'glad to be back' and plan to stay this time around.

[Angry chimp]

You've got some real nice hatching going on here, you've definitely got good control over density to create different shades when it comes to it. The structure of the chimp itself is also really good. I wonder if this could be made into a meme. He looks like his jimmies have really been rustled.

[Pixel Flower]

Hm.

The sun and flower head should have been pixelated as well. Apart from that it's an okay picture.

[Land of the Walking Plants]

Is good

Overall it's a decent picture. You show decent drawing skills as the lines are nice and straight and the colors and shading are nice and clear. There are lots of things going on in the picture (such as the blood coming out of the cave and the floating island) which keeps the viewer's eye busy yet there is plenty of room so the picture doesn't look cluttered or too busy. What's also really good is that you put one of the plants close to the viewer so the mind's eye can fill in the details on the plants that are far away.

My main complaint is that there isn't much to suggest the feet at the bottom are actually moving. As a result I wouldn't have known there. My other complaint is that paper and pencil crayon look crude (it's a personal preference but you never know how many others would agree). I'd recommend investing in a pen-tablet and something to the effect of photoshop.

Merol responds:

Wow, actually, I never thought about the plant's feet, but you're right, they look more like if they were just standing there than walking around. About the paper/pencil thing, yeah, maybe it looks crude but, I don't know, I like to draw stuff in paper (also, my scanner made it look a bit more crappy than what it actually is, no lie), but I like to use other stuff, like paint and markers.

Your review was actually helpful man, THANKS A LOT!!!

[Water Creature pic 1]

Interesting...I like it.

My suggestion to avoid the "pokemon look" is to change the eyes, perhaps to something without pupils. Also, If it's a water creature I'd suggest adding a little more luster to the skin (unless it has fur). Do you have a name for it?

[Supernova]

WANT!

It's like the star exploded into separate spectrums, very pretty.

Would you mind if I used this in a flash cartoon?

Shikhs responds:

you can use it as and when required

[Hydrix]

Original.

Doesn't appear to be in pokemon, digimon or neopet style, excellent! In my opinion though, that curling in the back is better suited for wind elementals. Overall good structure and shading, keep up the good work.

[The Hand of Fate]

Mostly good.

Thumb looks a bit off though, I suggest moving it back. The sliver luster is a nice touch.

[massive exploding orgasm ball]

bwains

It looks like a plasma eruption that managed to find it's way into another visual phase variant. Is good but a bit messy.