Big-Boss's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[Blue Bird]

This picture is blue indeed! I like how the bird blends in with the night sky and the clouds. Blue was definitely the best color to paint the bird, in my opinion. I'm not sure what those flakes are supposed to be, though. Stars perhaps? Nonetheless, they look good with this artwork.

A couple of flaws lie within this artwork, unfortunately. The bird's wings are not proportional, for one. One wing is about half the size of the other. For the other flaw, this is probably opinionated, but I think it's beak is a little bit more downward curved than it should be.

VlikeVince responds:

Thx
I tried to use the 2 point perspective method to make the proportions better.
Didnt worked out as well as I thought it would !
Thx for your comment :)

[Red Bust]

The shading, and body shine are very well done. Your line work on her body and hair is exquisitely clean. I feel like her nipples are a tad higher than they should be, though.

Rennis5 responds:

Thank you :D
I did use a photo reference, so maybe the girl in the photo had high nipples?
I think I have a thing for girls with high nipples lol.

[Welcom]

Not as visually sharp as your other artwork, but I see that was intentional, so seeing it from that point of view does give it a different feel. It gives it a little more of a darker and sinister look and perhaps, gives the fog a stronger affect. It does look fairly good on the crows perched upon the flag. The blurriness is not my cup of tea, but I promise you that this is not a biased review.

One thing I do really like and find creative about this painting is how the word 'death' is spelt out with sticks and placed upon the rock above the (safe to assume?) Grim Reaper's head. I didn't notice it the first time I looked at this painting, but glad I did the second time because I found it very cool how it pertains to the Grim Reaper and the skeleton portrayed here.

SkyrisDesign responds:

Yea I am usually not a fan of blurriness either but I want to add some to make it look more scary ish. I am not particularly proud of the out come but I wasn't enjoying this much

[Once in a blue moon]

A very cool and calm painting of a castle surrounded by blue darkness. The cyan colored windows of the castle are well complemented by the blackness of the castle and the other shades of blue used in this painting. The castle is drawn with great detail and the clouds are drawn with a very nice fluffiness to them.

You did a splendid job on this painting, but one flaw I see is that the light illuminating from the moon is drawn rather poorly. The lines that outline both shades of light are jagged and disproportional, especially the lighter shade. Since the moon is a nicely drawn circle, the two shades of light illuminating from it should be as well.

Nonetheless, I really like the calm night vibe I get from this painting, so I added this to my favorites. :) I can tell by looking at your other artwork that this was a very different approach from the art you usually produce, so just keep on improving!

olive6608 responds:

Wow, thanks for the review! I appreciate the thought you put into this comment and I'm glad that you liked it. C:

[Trihorn Warbeast]

This painting is very elegant with the calmness of the forest combined with the different shades of green used here. The dark green triceratops portrayed here is very nicely complemented by the lighter shades of green used to color the plants and certain tree leaves. Every part of the triceratops is amazingly detailed, especially his muscle structure.

I don't know what inspired this painting, but it truly is incredible. It kind of reminds me of a jungle version of He-Man. Instead of He-Man you have some sort of jungle warrior upon the triceratops' back and instead of Battle Cat you have the armored triceratops. It's a very neat, impressive and creative painting.

It would be a cool idea to create a tyrannosaurus rex version of this painting. The tyrannosaurus rex could be colored red with molten lava and rocks in the background. Just a suggestion. :)

Hope to see more from you soon!

buriedantenna responds:

That's a very extensive review, thank you for going into such detail :) Great suggestion too— if I do anymore dinosaur stuff it will be hard to resist taking on the T-rex. In the meantime I do have a dragon for you that is red and has rocks and lava in the background.

http://www.newgrounds.com/art/view/buriedantenna/stonegorger

[Harpie]

The harpie is very nicely detailed and her wings, hair, tail, and feet have a nice vivid sharpness to them. Her skin tone goes well together with the color of her hair, feathers, and tail. She is a very well constructed and bold painting, for the most part.

A couple of small issues lie here, unfortunately. Her breasts are disproportionate, for one. Her left breast is bigger than her right one. Also, I have a feeling you intended to draw them that way, but her wings are disproportionate as well. They should be the same length to look more well done.

I really do like how you designed her and I'd love to see more harpie paintings from you!

7darkriders responds:

hey thanks buddy for the breast and wings I am trying to create a perspective point of view but that is a part of my weakness which I'm trying to practice in most of my latest drawing.

Although I won't be continuing more Harpie paintings its just a part of my campaign that I started called "Monster Girls". But your welcome to make a commission if you like to see more

[Airjam]

The amount of detail to everything here is incredible. I like how it has a cartoon-ish style to it. I also like how there is so much going on with this piece of art. It is a very entertaining piece to look at.

Your artwork never disappoints! Keep up the great work!

Kamikaye responds:

THanks a lot :) Glad to make you feel entertained by this !

[Terra]

The rocks and cliffs here have the same texture as the ones in your 'Power of Nature' painting, which isn't a bad thing, of course, but I kind of wish you gave them a different look. It's a good thing to experiment with some different textures. Even with that being said, I cannot argue with how detailed the rocks and cliffs are with cracks and how you made them look jagged in all of the right places. Also, the light brown color of the rocks and the light blue color of the sky go well together, so good job on that.

By the way, was this entire painting based off of your friends idea or did you add a couple things yourself?

SkyrisDesign responds:

This piece was done simultaneously with the Power of Nature so I was doing the same thing over xD LOL. And he asked me to critique his work and I kinda went off with it. I can link his original work for you to see.

[Power of Nature Murals]

Wow, there is so much potential and excellence in this painting. I shall evaluate each frame by itself to give a more effective review. :)

1st frame: I can tell that the space atmosphere is full of detail that took quite some patience to complete. You do not get such a well balanced combination of colors and stars without patience. After looking through all of the frames beforehand, this one is my favorite.

2nd frame: There is some lovely detailing here, but there are also flaws. The man that is shaded mostly grey and a little to the right of the goddess in the middle has a very bulky and misshapen left arm. The legs of the man right beside him are too short for his stature and his feet are awkward looking. I also see this issue with the left foot of the man I mentioned before and a couple others in this painting. I'm not sure if the feet were intended to be drawn that way, but either way they do not look well done and therefore, not impressive.

3rd frame: The detail is great, the layout of the land is substantial, and if the smoke from the volcano is supposed to be creating a dark cloud in which the lightning is striking down from, it is a magnificent and creative idea. It also has kind of a cartoonish vibe to it, which I like. One thing I did notice though is that the white clouds near the cracked part of the volcano with molten lava inside should probably also be dark. The same kind of issue falls upon the cloud that is below the big dark cloud of smoke that is emerging from the volcano. That should not be white, since it's so close to that cloud of smoke.

4th frame: I know you uploaded this piece of artwork alone and it is a very well done piece, but I feel as if the mountains are not detailed enough. I feel that you would usually add some more detail to them in a painting of yours. It kind of makes the quality of the mountains stand apart from the detail of the ship and water, which are more well done.

5th frame: I can see that this piece was done to show the murkiness of an underwater marine environment (or maybe that's just me). At first, I thought this should've been more detailed, but it actually captures a more realistic outlook once I thought a little deeper.

6th frame: This last frame is a very interesting piece. How I comprehend this painting is that it's deeply below the ocean as the entrance to Hell or the Earth's center. The demon depicted is nicely detailed and holds well to his fiery environment. The lava behind him is a nice touch, since the light illuminating from it reflects off of him, creating a more sinister vibe.

There is definitely some work that needs to be done on some of the pieces, but they all hold great potential. One thing that I did not mention is that I love how all the frames blend together, that was a brilliant idea. I saw in your Author's Comments that this was a collab, so I hope that they can receive this constructive criticism from you, perhaps. I want all artists who worked on this collab to see where they can improve. :)

You did a good job, nonetheless, and same goes for the artists you collabed with.

SkyrisDesign responds:

Thank you so much for putting so much time on this review. It was reallyy helpful. Ill make sure the rest of the artists read this :D