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[Inktober #29 Heavy Metal Rocks Hard]

The Rock

I choose the "ROCK" as the winner here. This one here well this one is an interesting little idea you have about size and weight being an obstacle and how they can verse each other and see who wins in the end. The lightning bold seperating them is a nice idea too, just like in a video game right before a battle you get this vs battle look. I like the yellow and oragen coloring you've gone with in this as well. I think this one could be a bit bigger in terms of size and needs some glow effects for the middle ligtning but otherwise a good one and a nice ROCK

~~THINGS TO IMPROVE ON~~
Bigger and more effects inside it

~X~

Cyberdevil responds:

Quick decisions between the two elemental genres too. :D Thank you!

[Inktober #28 Dalmations]

Different

I actually really like this one, it is like an abstract piece of art and looks great. The way the lines cut out the main dalmation and the images of other dogs interlacing within the main one is pretty neat. I think this is the same dalmation used before in other pieces, but it works here as you changed it up and made it something new and interesting. I love the way you have a nice red as the background and it holds it all together to make it very complete. I would have liked to see a border and something more inside the outlines tho, to match up with the lines and textures you have created.

~~THINGS TO IMPROVE ON~~
A border would be a nice addition here

~X~

Cyberdevil responds:

Borders as in shading? There is a lot of shading here too, though maybe a little too light to be noticed fully. Speaking of borders: guess you might appreciate #27. ;) Thanks for another good review!

[Inktober #27 Dalmation 2]

Better

So this one here, this one is like a different version of your last dalmation picture and it is much more in-depth and detailed and has the suggestions I had given in the last review. I like the way the border cuts off the background with a solid white but that the background itself is a green color that makes it a more complete piece and gives it some pop. I am sad the X is gone, but the X wasn't really needed when recreating this work and piece. I do think you have something good here and the improvements are a plus so keep it up.

~~THINGS TO IMPROVE ON~~
Nothing to really change here.

~X~

Cyberdevil responds:

It's like I read your mind even before you wrote the previous one huh. ;) Glad you liked it! Pretty happy with how it turned out too.

[Pixel Pico Sprites]

Wow

Okay these right here well they are pretty neat and interesting. I do think they need a bit more details in a background, but as they are sprites you are showcasing to use, I understand why you stuck with the black background as that will make it easier to transfer over if any users wish to use them in their game. I think the detail and expressions in each character of PICO is nice and I would hope you'd still finish your game. There is always time, even if a short version where you toss him and see how far he goes, you know, something basic, it would always be a good addition and interesting to view. Don't give up on things you start, because I am liking what I see so far.

~~THINGS TO IMPROVE ON~~
You should make this into that game you wanted to make

~X~

Cyberdevil responds:

Right about the background, and a bit more aesthetic than say pink or green... which seemed to be the goto colors for sprite sheets back in the day! Hmm yeah, Toss The Pico... that could be something! Nice idea. I still hope to finish the real game some day but that could be a cool spin-off thing...

[Cyberdevil 2013]

Okay

Ok this one here is okay but I wish there was more. I do love your smiley face and character design on this one. I think the "RED" horns were a nice touch and it overall had a good design theme but there needs to be more work done on the body. I found the depth you used in the body to be okay, but you need to keep that consistent with the rest of the work. The body and head don't match up in depth. I do love the head tho, the smile type demonic devil face worked and you added some nice glow to the face. I wish you added a background to this one. I do think it would have really made it feel more completed and helped with the depth issues. Overall it was okay and I would hope to see this again with changes.

~~THINGS TO IMPROVE ON~~
More work as stated above, more depth all over.

~X~

Cyberdevil responds:

Yeah the body was... pretty basic! It was for a credits section though, so no background, just the character.

[Inktober #31 Monsters InKolor]

Good improvement

This one here is another re-imaging of your last work, but this time you took some time to get it done and I think that paid off very well. The color additions to this was much needed and very well executed. I did like how erie and sinister this one was in the past, and even in black and white that worked out well, but the color really makes it come alive and have more details. You understand what is what, where which monster is, and how it all works together. Before it all seems a bit lost inside each other with a flow of black to black lines and no ending or starting point. With the color you really bring out where things beginning and end in a detailed and exciting environment.

~~THINGS TO IMPROVE ON~~
I really love the end results here

~X~

Cyberdevil responds:

Glad you like it. :)

[Inktober #24]

Wow

Ok now this one here your work here is wow, the two faces, the detail, this is all really good stuf for inktober ink work. The use of lines into other lines to create shading and texture detail was really nice and the spot and splashes of color when needed really made this pop out and create a flow from face to face. I think you have something good here, and I was just saying "WOW" when I saw this one. I do think you have too much white space tho, and if you crop this, you'll see the faces more and the character alltogether more in detail and sizing. That is really up to you but it is something I'd consider for the next round of ink work, but your inktober work is always a blast to view.

~~THINGS TO IMPROVE ON~~
I liked this one as it is but you could crop the white space out more and make the main character a bit bitter in sizing.

~X~

Cyberdevil responds:

I'm pretty wowed by the wow factor of your review here! XD I felt like this one came across just a bit... off, but there is an improved version later on. Think you might've reviewed that one already. Glad you liked this too though, and solid advice (already used)!

[Inktober #22 Wacom Issue #98]

Notbad

Sounds like you've got a lot of issues with your computer based on what you've written here. I mean, wow, this isn't a good thing to have such lag on a computer and maybe that is why you focused solely on the text of this art and then dressed it up with colors and effects? I do like your ability to create textures and effects with just lines and not using some other program to fancy it up. You have raw talent in that ability and I do enjoy the creative types of text you come up with using your free-hand. I wouldn't really change anything here but the last line, it is a bit small and harder to read then the other lines, so work on at a bit I think.

~~THINGS TO IMPROVE ON~~
Add more size and stability to the last sentence of your image here

~X~

Cyberdevil responds:

Well I did, but it's mostly exaggerated in favor of the message. :) It's not as noticeable outside of Flash, and heavier (on detailed) drawings like this. The more lines you add the slower it gets, so my style does require some extra resources. I did get an upgrade on RAM this same year I think. Still bit limited GPU though (no GPU at all actually, just integrated).

As for the last line it's meant to trail away and become nigh unreadable though, like the problems never end. Thanks for the review!

[TopOfTheWorld]

WOW

Ok this one here is really neat and a good addtion to Robot day submissions. I see it is an older one and that is fine. nothing wrong with some older works being added in. So this was cool I like the robot climbing up here, but there should be more shine on the robot parts or textures to show shine and some sparkle on the electricity. Those changes could work and maybe something with the background color cause the sky should be dark but other then that this was pretty cool so nice job here

~~THINGS TO IMPROVE ON~~
Some more shine on the robot and sparkle in electricity

~X~

Cyberdevil responds:

Definitely something I'd have worked more on today. :) My gradients and successive shadowing were like my shine back in the day. Thanks for reviewing!

[SmileyMassacre]

Another good full image

Here was another cool one you have here, this one here well, I really like the character you have, kind of like a pacman type standing in front of a wall but looking like he went through the wall like the Kool-Aid man. That was a nice job the character work is fantastic and it really made me laugh. The coloring was great and the background was nice to see something fully completed and not a sketch type with all the additons and props and settings. so nice job indeed on this nice piece of art

~~THINGS TO IMPROVE ON~~
maybe more blood off the pacman

~X~

Cyberdevil responds:

Interesting similarities. XD I can see them too now... always looked at this one more like just a twisted smiley. Like the title. And yes, the lack of blood is kinda mystifying! Glad you got a laugh out of it though! Old things seem good for such things.