XwaynecoltX's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[Inktober #18]

Theme

Ok well this is okay and seems you've got a bit of a theme going on here. I see you've decided to make another Luffy piece, which is fine. You've certainly captured that flow up effect like the pain is being sucked or he is falling losing parts of himself. I think that the white space here is your only bad part. I would add more in the background, and if not, then a border or a bit of texture lines like you did in the past. Lineart usually has a lot of lines going on and INKtober is pretty much the same deal to me. Overall it was nice to see another interpretation of this character you seem to love.

~~THINGS TO IMPROVE ON~~
Lower the amount of white space and add up some textures to help this flow more and seem more like an INK piece

~X~

Cyberdevil responds:

Hmm well I'm not sure I agree this would actually be better with a background, the white's like a part of his fading away, in a way... but does get me curious how it'd look with a simple color; maybe something darker... might try that too! Thanks.

[Inktober #30]

Simple

Ok so this was one was decent and simple and it had a lot of things I do like going on in it. I think the clouds are very nice and create the mood you are going for, but they are really really fair and bright to the point I almost can't really see them. I would darken those ones up a bit just to make it easier on the eyes. The surfer dude is pretty nice and you can tell what you were going for with your line work, so I did like that. The water and wave splashes were well done and details that are very much needed in the kind of ink you were portraying here. I think overall this one was very simple but good one at the end.

~~THINGS TO IMPROVE ON~~
Darken your clouds as they are a bit too bright and hard to see.

~X~

Cyberdevil responds:

Solid advice here! Thanks.

[Inktober #29]

Neat

I like this one here, because this one has a cute element to it. Nothing too fancy but simple and clean and straight to the point. The eyes are the best part and draw in that "CAT" like facial features to this character. The orange seems to be your go-to color in terms of the spectrum here. I do like the small wall the character is leaning on, almost like it is stuck there and wants to be free. I do think you could add another border to this one, so it has a more completed look and less white space around the character itself. Other than my words of help, this was a good one and glad to see another character.

~~THINGS TO IMPROVE ON~~
Just add up a border to this one and I think it'd really complete it.

~X~

Cyberdevil responds:

Hmm I was going for more of a peering-over-a-ledge than being stuck, but I can see how it can be seen that way too. :) A full frame would be cool too. Might try that with another one. Thanks again, and glad you liked it!

[Inktober #30 Heavy Metal Hard Rock Color]

Better

This one here is very much like your last "ROCK VS" drawing but this one is much better, the elimination of all those black lines and giving more details into the effects and things in the middle was a good thing you did to improve this piece. I do think you could still make this bigger in quality and size as it is a nice concept. The effects are still not here but you used details with your lines to create some nice textures and detailing. Overall a nice piece of art and more improved upon your last one, so always good when you come back to things and tweak them.

~~THINGS TO IMPROVE ON~~
Better than the last similar one but still needs to be bigger and have more effects inside it

~X~

Cyberdevil responds:

Well that easily decided. :) Still not sure which one I like best here. Good notes!

[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. :)