vlsrb's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[Inktober 4: Dodge]

This is very good! I love how you framed the shot, and the speed lines not only give a sense of speed and excitement but also add spatial depth to the scene. Basically it's a kickass comic book panel, great job.

DamianBaezArt responds:

Thank you for your comment! I appreciate it a lot

[Freaks and Fools II #29-Dusk Stalkers]

I am in awe of how crisp and clean the lines and fills are. No small feat, especially when working with this level of detail. Utterly amazing, well done.

darkroots77 responds:

Thank you!

[Preparations for a Spell]

Knowing the actual name of the person whose skull was used for art practice is... an intense concept. In my experience, people don't really think about bones as something that belonged to someone, perhaps as a detachment mechanism. When a skull has a name it kind of confronts you with the inevitability of death - you see it as the remains of a person, not as an object.

That was some unnecessary rambling. As for your illustration, it's fantastic. Really like the sickly greens you used to emphasize the dark magic vibe. And the detail on the knife blade is beautiful. Great work!

ultra-shenanigans responds:

Glad you enjoyed my painting.

You would think so about the whole real skull thing, but we had so many animal skulls and fake but very realistic bones lying around that it mixed into the back of your mind again quite quickly. I guess the skulls and bones are good for anatomy practice and such, but looking from the outside it must look like some weird gothic cult situation.
On a different note, one time we had to draw a couple supermarket baskets as perspective practice and our drawing teacher straight up admitted he stole those from a shop nearby. I have a million stories from this place.

[Luxray]

Now that's badass. Luxray was always one of my favorites, so it's always a pleasure seeing it represented. Now if only they would retcon it to Electric/Dark...

mich-spich responds:

Thank you so much! Luxray is also a favorite of mine, and that would be sick to see a mega evolution/ form with that typing.

[Memories of You]

The trees and the water look absolutely gorgeous. The scene somehow feels both calm and oddly eerie. Great work!

potachi responds:

I'm really glad I was able to capture an eerie feeling, thank you very much for your thoughtful words!

[Path]

Oh man, the colors here are incredible. I'm always amazed by line-less illustrations like these, and yours has the added benefit of triggering my childhood nostalgia. Just a lovely, serene scene that gives me the fuzzies. Excellent work!

chocoholicmonkey responds:

Thank you so much for such kind words!

[Wild Delusions]

I literally love all of them, they are very inventive and convincingly rendered designs. Special shout-out to the eye tetrahedron. Tetraheyedron if you will.

(I'll just show myself out.)

ultra-shenanigans responds:

Thanks. I didn't have names for any of them, and honestly I kinda hate puns, but I would steal the Tetraeyedron name for sure. Sounds like one of those clever but goofy pokemon names

[Limbo]

You've got such a way with atmosphere and mood in your art. Loving this, especially the glowing eyes on the boy's face. Great work as usual.

KajaG responds:

I really appreciate your comment, and glad to hear you like it. Thanks so much! ^^

[Gt 2: Slices]

Well there's something I never expected to see in my life.

This is incredibly well done, I love the effort you put into accurately drawing each cross-section of the body. The realism of the internal organs also provides a great contrast to the cartoonish simplicity of the cat's design. Brilliant work!

sinnykitt responds:

Oh my, thank you so much!! there is a possibility that I was spending so much time on the organs that I ran out of time when I got to the cat XD

[Spiders]

The level of detail is astounding here. I also really like the colors you've chosen, they just work for some reason. Great work!

Ace0fredspades responds:

Thanks So Much)