XwaynecoltX's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[Morsdagen 2005]

Editorial

Wow ok I love this one it is like something from an editorial or magazine piece. The coloring and the positioning of the borders and text makes it feel like an ad or front page piece. The cloud like grass at the bottom spiraling out of the main box border really give it an original design feeling and some great depth of a piece. The flower alone by itself makes it the star of the show and the central character to your point here and your theme. I do love the way it is focused on and the overall background it goes along with. I think the shadows and elements around the flower also help focus on it and allows for a good perspective. The sun off to the side, hiding a bit, also helps you focus on the flower and even the text it comes off alive with the positioning. I love the different colors inside each letter and the shading in them really lets it pop with your gradiant color choices. I think overall there isn't anything to really improve here, as it all works together and flows very well. I think you are doing a great job with these types of submissions

~~THINGS TO IMPROVE ON~~
Nothing really as I think it is good the way it is.

~X~

Cyberdevil responds:

Thank you!

[Man In Car]

Comical

I did think this one was funny, but this piece right here has the elements of a comic strip or comic sketch. I think the guy is a bit too blended into the art tho, he seems lost in the background when his head comes out. I think he needs some shadows and depth to show us he isn't part of the road or the background. I do like your background tho and it is always nice to see you make those in your work when you use your ink or drawing style. I see a lot of your work without backgrounds and I am always pleased when you add one up, but this one is good and I found the character to be comical with his big "YO". I don't understand why you didnt make the font of the "YO" yourself as usually your fonts are much bigger and original with your own hand writing. I would hope next time you use your own drawing text font skills to add to the pieces you do with any speech bubbles. I do like this one and it made me laugh. I hope to see this character again sometime and I am impressed with the direction that you took with this.

~~THINGS TO IMPROVE ON~~
Just add some more depth to his head sticking out so it doesn't get lost in the background and maybe do your own font for the speech bubbles.

~X~

Cyberdevil responds:

Hmm well I guess it was a bit rushed since the font's a basic one, or I was just experimenting with styles back then. Good points on depth there!

[Purple Lie]

Simple

Ok well I do like this one even if this one here is very simple. Wow nice detail and love this in the grey and purple areas. I think you should have and can still add some type of borders or maybe even frames to it or maybe add up more color with some effects of the snow overtop of all of this piece. I know you've got some snow in the background. I like the background but wish you added more color in the background where the buildings are. The snowball was nice, like it was looking over the city wanting to play and wanting to get out there. I think that symbolism was a good attempt and well done. You have something different and simple here, but it does shine as a good piece. Maybe shine over the windows and the overall setting having more than just the purple, but that was what you intended so I do not mind that. anyways very nice work here and was very impressed with this one as it is some of your best work indeed. I think overall this was a nice okay piece of art and very symbolic so I did enjoy that.

~~THINGS TO IMPROVE ON~~
Add a bit of color or some more detail in the buildings.

~X~

Cyberdevil responds:

All good suggestions, thanks!

[Loki Goat]

Love it

So this was really cool, I really love the "COLOR" lots of different color and patterns and made this a nice design here the character was pretty cool, and just a beautiful and colorfull piece you have here so nice job indeed, I love the style here, I may suggest adding some even more vibrant colors and lines just to spice it up even more, Anyways nice work you have here.

~~THINGS TO IMPROVE ON~~
I may suggest adding some even more vibrant colors and lines just to spice it up even more

~X~

bunzart responds:

Uh, thanks? I mean you didn't give it a bad rating so I can't complain there lol.

[1?!]

Ok this was different

Ok not bad a bit different and a bit small, not to much to say here due to lack of much content, but sometimes less is more. I get what you were doing here, but I feel like there was more to this doodle in the corner of the page and you cut it off? I would have loved to see all the things you drew down on the full page and not just this little "BIT" here. I like the line work and the way you are once again creating your own text "FONT" and the overall placement of the symbols was a good way to go in terms of positioning and how to draw your eyes in. The big expressive burst around the font was nice and really enhanced the idea of this being important as those symbols mean, so you were able to associate the symbols with a bit of art as well, good job on that. I would have loved to see more and had color in this, it would have really completed the piece for me and I hope to see the rest from you in a later time frame.

~~THINGS TO IMPROVE ON~~
Add up some color here and show the rest of your doodles as I feel more was here and hidden.

~X~

Cyberdevil responds:

Less is more, yes, I'm glad you're started to get that impression with these! :D I think most of the page was just regular text/notes, but I think the surrounding bits do well as a sandbox/surrounding, where the big doodle's the main emphasis. Elaborate review as always, thanks!

[An Isle A Minit]

Interesting

I see you have participated in the contest as well as some of my good friends here, but you did something interesting and changed it up with some color. Did you want to be different or make noticed? I think it works either way, and I always like color inside art more than the normal or simple black and white. I think this one here is a good submission for the contest, and even tho that has ended, I do wish you luck on future contest and endeavors as this one here is good work and has a lot of good things going on. I like the recreation of the main character and the props you've done as well. The faded background, almost like a page background, is a nice touch and adds something to it even more. I do wish you'd elimate the white space you have going on here, maybe crop it out more to have less white space and closer to the background. all and all a good submission and entry for a contest.

~~THINGS TO IMPROVE ON~~
Get rid of the white space by cropping it out

~X~

Cyberdevil responds:

Well, both, I suppose! Since the game's as dark as it is I went with a brighter take on it too. Always that white space hmm... think centering it could've definitely made a difference though. Thanks for commenting!

[Old Flash Art]

Decent

Ok well this seems like something you did to practice with and nothing really you were working on. I get a feeling this was a character design concept. I don't find them to all be bad, but they are definitely works in progress. I think the skull thing in the bottom corner is your best one and you have certainly improved from this since then. I hope you add more red to it in the future and maybe draw it more like blood, as this comes off more like red pain on the skull. The others are okay, but nothing spectacular. I don't mean they are bad, but nothing I can add in terms of improvement. I do think the robot's arms a bit too long. I think each of these should have their own separate submission and try to have them each have a background to really enhance the art.

~~THINGS TO IMPROVE ON~~
Needs improvement in all the characters, I would not submit them together and do something for each one, but good job overall on your earlier attempts.

~X~

Cyberdevil responds:

WIP or OLD. :) Good feedback, thanks!

[CYBERZ NG]

Neat

This is a neat little title page you have. It is almost like a logo you can use or something you can make for a watermark. Is that what you were intending? Was Cyberz always your name you wanted to be known for? If not, I would do this as your full NG name so people know where to look you up and how to associate your profile with your submissions. You wouldn't want to get lost in the name being a misunderstanding. In terms of the art, the orange shading in the orange text for each letter is very good. I enjoyed you using your own created font again and I did think you used good details. The black lines beside the words is nice too, but it needs more in terms of the background. Those lines just aren't enough, unless you plan to make a transparent background for logo purposes.

~~THINGS TO IMPROVE ON~~
Add some background content to this one or make it your full NG name to not confused people.

~X~

Cyberdevil responds:

Again with the backgrounds! XD Thanks though. And yes, it is a logo of sorts. I don't think I was as careful about adhering to a single name back then, I had a few other aliases too, and twisted them around a bit like this sometimes, but right now that'd definitely be a good idea. Thanks for commenting!

[FEAR]

Very nice

I do always like when you make your own style of texts and fonts. The fonts here are very organized and colorful. I think the reds go together and I love that you put a background around the font, and also a border type to the font itself. The fire inside the wording is nice but not too sharp in terms of fire. I would have edited the lines of the red to have more of a point and sharp look as those decals in red fire tend to do. If this was not your intent, I still feel it will look much better with this addition and maybe even match it with the yellows when you execute it. I think the font style for "FEAR" is a nice touch and obviously original. I do think the "A" in the word needs a bit more length as it is tending to look like a backwars "R". Good job overall with this one, it is one of your more memorable and enjoyable doodles.

~~THINGS TO IMPROVE ON~~
As stated above, but mostly focus on the red looked more sharp in the edges like fire and the font A could use some more, but I did like this.

~X~

Cyberdevil responds:

Good points, thanks!

[Seven Shades of Gray (nsfw)]

Very nice

So this was really nice I love the shading and pencil strokes I think thats "PENCIL" anyways, its dark in the shades and its a "INTIMATE" visual but nothing too revealing so still kept classy, very beautifull linework, one thing I tend to suggest alot is on pieces like this you could ad some frame or border that would make it feel more like a gallery piece this is something I might see in an art museum.

~~THINGS TO IMPROVE ON~~
I tend to suggest alot is on pieces like this you could ad some frame or border that would make it feel more like a gallery piece

~X~

DrSevenSeizeMD responds:

Thanks! It is pencil, just regular old art pencils in my sketchbook then scanned. The lighter areas I erased. (No chalk or white added)