XwaynecoltX's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[April Fools 2007]

Creative

Well that was rather simple but "OVERALL" a good piece of creative text or font art. I think the way you made the wording of life is a "BIG" joke is spot on. Life can be a big joke. When I saw the life is a ..... I assumed you were going to say "B". I know a "B" so that reminded me of her. Putting this down on a drawn out paper and then giving it an angle gave this some dept, and made it even more creative, because it wasn't your typical front faced basic text on a sheet. You took the time out to make sure there was a position here and made it nothing too basic. I do like the use of the face inside and beside the text as well. That tongue sticking out to show you just how you find life to be a "JOKE" is nice. It gave it even more meaning and tied it all together with the wording very well. It was a nice little drawing too. I loved the use of the lines and borders inside your texts and fonts. I love how each word isn't the same and has something different to show. The most important aspect here was your using the word "BIG" and actually making it "BIG" so it fit with the very word it is. I liked the shadow effects under each text as well and how you kept that all consistent with each word you used. When you keep things consistent like that with effects, even with different colors, it flows better and looks more organized. I will say that this one right here was creative and it made me smile with the truth even if that was your April Fools Joke. I do want to say that you could have made the text more your style and not something you just write out with a font from any website or app. I know you can make your own fonts and text styles, so maybe next time do this, but keep all the nice effects and the different colors. I would also maybe not used a white background against a white paper page. This is making the page look lost inside the work and doesn't allow you to find where the paper itself is. You did add shading and style to make you see where the paper is, but it still feels lost and washed out with white on white like that. Overall a great little simple piece with a nice creative use of color and effects.

~~THINGS TO IMPROVE ON~~
Eliminate the white background parts and try this next time with your own personal stylized fonts.

~X~

Cyberdevil responds:

Well in a way the joke's on us: the joke's no joke. :) Glad it evoked a smile, and thanks again for reviewing! About the white though, man, white backgrounds can be useful too. XD The paper's light gray so there isn't so much white space here I think. Wonder if you maybe have a lower-contrast screen.

[Farsdagen 2005]

Impressive

I think this one here is "IMPRESSIVE" based on the original idea and concept you've "EXECUTED". I don't often see many men on-top of the cactus holding an umbrella from the sun, but the way you have the sun rays bouncing off the umbrella to showcase him hiding from the heat was a nice original idea I haven't really seen. The way he is sitting on the cactus is nice but makes me wonder if his ass is suffering hahaha, but it does work out well in terms of the concept you are doing here. I do think he is a bit too big for the proportion and size of the cactus, like he should be a bit smaller, unless this is like some kind of mega-cactus. I can see that working on this way in terms of proportions in "SIZE-AND-DEPTH". The sun rays seem to end suddenly in the art, so maybe extended them next time for a more consistent looking piece. I like his clothing colors and the "COLOR-OF-THE-UMBRELLA-TOO", as it seems to be like BEST BUY colors of an employee stranded hoping to be free of life hehe. I think that overall it is a nice little piece, almost like a comic from saturday morning newspaper comics, those one panel ones, maybe next time add some joke line or text above him with a line or witty saying.

~~THINGS TO IMPROVE ON~~
Add an adjustment to the size of the character or the size of the cactus as it seems off, the sun rays should be longer as those never generally end, and maybe some text lines with the man saying something comical.

~X~

Cyberdevil responds:

Yes indeed, it's difficult to successfully sit on a cacti without certain self-sacrifice! XD All good points, and you skimmed the surface of that long story with the BEST BUY color recognition too! Though I wasn't going for that particular brand. Thanks for the review!

[Germ]

Okay

Notbad this one was okay and not too bad but it gets lost on me a bit. I see you have "MENTIONED" this is a critter but when I look at the 3 versions you have going on here, I see one "CRITTER" and two, what looks like swords or an axe, and maybe you did this so it can transform, but the other two seem very stiff and more like weapons then a critter. I would suggest that next you do this with the variations of the critter, to keep the same body movement going that you had in the first critter to make it more consistent and shows that the critter is full of life. When you leave the other two so straight and perfectly balanced out, that gives the sense that it is stiff and has no life but just a means of object without a life. I would just keep the same kind of tail movements and head movements from the first one really. I think overall it is a nice design. The decals like effects you have in the middle is nice, almost like a "TATTOO", and the color of the blue is very nice and subtle with the other tones and darkness you have picked out. The way each one has different designs and details was really great to see and shows your range. I would say this is a very good piece but next time, other than the stiffness, I would work on a background, maybe just something of swirls or shapes, because the plain black background isn't too eye appealing and I've seen you do much more with these types of "SUBMISSIONS" so I would love for you to add up a background next time.

~~THINGS TO IMPROVE ON~~
Add up a background and add more movement to the other more stiff critters

~X~

Cyberdevil responds:

Hmm that's true. Not as much depth in the other two there. They were all alternations on a requested logo meant to look like an alien life-form, but I can see that impression might not come across as well there. I did like the center one best according to how it looked, but agree, not very life-like. Good points! Regarding background though: think of a logo mock-up as a sprite sheet, where adding something behind them would make them difficult to cut out. Other than a plain background color not present in the logo (like green or pink) transparent is usually the best way. Not the greatest for viewing them on-page though hmm...

[Study]

Very nice work

So this was some really nice work you have here the blood looks real and the red marks look realistic I think some more added blood would be a plus on things here and that expression on her face was just perfect so you did present it in a realistic form here so nice job on this really nice work indeed and I look forward to to much more from you these study types are nice and show raw details just like you have done here

~X~

DocLew responds:

Thank you :)

[Cousin]

Amazing

So this was some "AMAZING" work and I do love the black and white style here it has some very realistic elements I think if you added a frame or border in color and the rest in black and white it would be a nice touch up, but besides that idea you have some good skills.

~~THINGS TO IMPROVE ON~~
I think if you added a frame or border in color and the rest in black and white it would be a nice touch up

~X~

Yipcks responds:

Thank you!

And I totally agree with you, adding some colour would make it stand out more.

[Chutneys Horrible Deformity]

Very colorfull

This was a nice beach scene and has some nice color too, I think a nice "SAIL-BOAT" in the backround would be nice I really love the bright colors and vibrant visuals here this was a cute art piece hope to see more from you soon, its a nice piece, glad I found this.

~~THINGS TO IMPROVE ON~~
Ad some props like a sail boat etc.

~X~

ChutneyGlaze responds:

Once again your awesome review has warmed my heart ❤
I will go back and add the sailboats as you command sire

[Mad Contra]

A very nice piece

So once again you bring the "PIXEL" into effect with a nice element here lots of blood here I actually wish this piece had much more blood all over, I must say this was an interesting piece, Im not the biggest fan of this style, but I always keep the bias out of my reviews. but you do have my interest with this piece.

~~THINGS TO IMPROVE ON~~
I actually wish this piece had much more blood all over

~X~

ScepterDPinoy responds:

I tried to but due to time constraint I wasn't able to add enough blood and gore all over it (on the plus side there are dead grunts burning on lava near the boss.)

I'm thinking of making a 90's 1st person shooter mockup for Madness Day next year.

[mech sprites]

Nifty

These "MECH" sprites are really welldone I would love to see more of this and I wouldnt mind some more shine and sparkle on them, sprites are somewhat different then other art pieces, they bring a "DIFFERENT" sense of art and style and have some really nifty designs, you can do so much with them and what you have done here with this design was really nifty and unique I like your effort on the sprite work here.

~~THINGS TO IMPROVE ON~~
I would love to see more of this and I wouldnt mind some more shine and sparkle on them

~X~

NCH responds:

you can find the whole mech roster that I've done over here. these mechs are actually for a facebook game I was freelanced to work with
https://mechagalaxy.gamecraftsmen.com/game/buy_mech.game

[Sam & Max The Movie]

Amazing

Wow my god this is like your best work yet, the detail, the "COLORING" the ideas, the effort, it is all here. I think making a movie poster is always a great idea when it is something you love or admire. I think the amount of detail you have here is great, from the "BACKROUND", to the characters, to the foreground, to the text, to the shading, it all works and blends into what would look like a real movie poster. The only thing this really needed was a border like in posters and your movie credits. Even fake movie credits that just had your name all over it would have worked out just as well. I think maybe things like "Produced by: Cyberdevil" "Staring: "CYBERDEVIL" and etc etc. It would have made for a good "JOKE" and more "REALISTIC" poster setting. Overall tho it isn't bad and something I do enjoy to look at. I wonder why you don't allow this to be voted on? I would give it a solid 5 for the effort and detail and the ability to tell that it is "SAM AND MAX". I always did enjoy a good "SAM and MAX" cartoon or game or whatnot. I think tho that if you just added a few things this would have been 100% completed. I do love this one tho.

~~THINGS TO IMPROVE ON~~
Add up some border around this and add some fake credits to make it seem more like a legit movie poster.

~X~

Cyberdevil responds:

Are you by any chance moving chronologically from old to new...? If so I do agree, though man I really hope you're not this impressed with this over some of my newer pieces. XD I do remember it taking an abnormal amount of time though. At that point definitely the most I'd put into any one piece thus far (but I've spent so much more in some of the latter ones). Glad that shows. If there's anything I'd really like to change here now it's to make that lightning a bit less chunky, and good ideas with the name and border, didn't think that far back then.

[Glad Påsk 2005]

Easter fun

Ok this was fun to look at and has those wholesome fun "EASTER-COLORS" and innocence appeal to it all with the chick. I think the chick was nice to put in the corner with the wings coming out, but why are the wings so damn spiky and long? I think you used them to make a background, or this was fire or something different you were going for, but it makes me put my eyes all over the place because the "BIRD" looks like he got screwed up with or born off. I think the "EGGS" are "CUTE" and well detailed as Easter eggs should be, but I wonder why they are so small? I would always make them a bit bigger in width as their oval shape is a bit lost here. The text is nice and clear and have some good 3D like drawing to it. I would have loved more color in the background tho. I love the border around the entire thing as the double black lines seal this in, but it is nice to see the chick pop-out near the edge and see the look, and you signed it "BOB"? Is that your artistic name? I wonder, but it was good to have your work signed because I did like this piece. Overall I would just work on the things I mentioned, but nothing too much to change and it is good despite that.

~~THINGS TO IMPROVE ON~~
The background needs more color, the chick needs to have smaller wings, and the eggs could be more oval, but nice work and fun to look at.

~X~

Cyberdevil responds:

Haha well my art's just full of question-generating details huh. XD Especially the old ones, to which I no longer know most answers. I think you may be right! Pretty sure the wing breadth wasn't anything related to fire, as we don't have those traditions over here. Might've been to also resemble a bed of hay, or a nest, of sorts - spring/Easter being a time of such decorations. The eggs were more of a small decoration, but could've had those as a bigger focus indeed. As for the Bob, that's my real name. Back in the day I moved between real name and alias quite a bit in my signatures - these days it's usually always cd.

Thanks for the reviews again, and glad you're noticing/appreciating the details! Old art though it may be.