Hoboweasel's art Reviews on Newgrounds

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Alright, I can see why "Igiveup" said that...

He's still off though, in my opinion. I think what this really lacks is some realistic lighting, by that I mean lightening up the outlines of things that are in direct light, and darkening up some shadows. I think that would sort of give it a more aesthetic lighting and make everything flow a lot more naturally. Technically you COULD do that by just putting this in Photoshop or something and increasing the shadows and contrast a bit then taking the more visible outlines and make them lighter, but Idk, it's still really good, I'm just trying to clarify what I think is a bit of an issue in it...

jouste responds:

sure the lighting is a little wonky. i didn't have a lot of time to do this image but i think it turned out alright.

thanks for the advice though. this is an older image so i'd like to think that i've gotten a little better with my shading.

thanks for the highscore and review pal! :D

*highfives*

[Grrrrr]

Lol

Nice realism to it, kinda funny too. I'm not sure why, but it almost seems complete with the background at least shaded in (though I have to say, the concept's pretty simplistic)... Anyway, it's fairly cool looking (you did a nice job bringing out the gradual shading too). There's a bit of unsymmetrical angle to the eyes (though I know how hard it is to get them almost perfectly straight, so it's fine), but what sorta bugs me is that it looks almost too dark, like it's in some wierd shade... But I still like it, so I'll give you a good score.

Oh, and I think KirtTheGreat's talking about some program you use on a Mac though (it's this photo filter that pretty much lets you blur out everything outside a small circle...). I get what he's saying, but then again it's sort of stupid to think you'd need to use it for reference (especially since it doesn't look the same).

ornery responds:

yeah working eyes is a strange because contrary to popular belief they aren't symmetrical on anyone really. But its a big challenge to get them to be the right degree of asymmetry.

And figures I wouldn't know what that program is, I wouldn't be caught dead using a mac, or maybe I would, because they are so horrible that I have wanted to shoot myself in the head in lieu of using them.

[Cyclops (commission #1)]

Holy sh*t you're kidding me!! :O

I know the person that told you to do this!!! xD
This is one of their demon puppet dudes! :D
It's actually quite interesting, though I'm not really one to say since I don't have much experience with 3-D modeling :/
But yeah, they told me about the drawing she gave you to use as reference to make this. I think she also gave you some others of the same person.
Have you tried using z-brush and maya or whatever? A friend of mine uses it and they do amazing 3D stuff...

VidGameDude responds:

Oh you must go to my school
nice of you to notice ^_^

yeh i should use ink and paint but im a bit lazy atm =P
anyways thanks for the review!

l8s

[Haunted]

Interesting style

A bit unfinished, I'll admit but still. I like the candles too.

Luxembourg responds:

Thanks for the review! You're one of my favorite artists on Newgrounds.
I suppose it is a little bare. No color, not a whole load of shading; I can see what it leaves to be desired. The reason for the lack of shading is because the only discernible light sources are from the ghosts, and those aren't necessarily real.
This is one of my drawings I've been considering redoing.

[Jewel God]

Noice...

*tripping out* lol. Really nice color scheme, especially the eye it gives it sort of an astral look. The jewels themselves aren't that detailed though, with something of that scale you have to make it look incredibly detailed to seem big. Maybe mess with the contrasts too, the picture may be a little less visible but it would really bring out the lights and shadows.

altrian responds:

Thanks for the suggestions!

[OC-Lukou-Lines]

PIIIINNNNNGGGGGGAAAAAAAASSSS

Jk, really good man you've really improved taken into account the attention to proportion and such. Hairline looks a bit low still and I think his heads a bit too far to the right. Try making it a bit cleaner too next time, but still... The style looks cool, anyways, keep it up :J

Shukumei-the-Fox responds:

Thanks! Sanchez will clean it up when he colors it.

[Souper Mare-e-o Bros]

Goddamn it...

Newgrounds took this off because it was on lined paper didn't they >:C
It's pretty funny and mario looks rather symmetrical.

Wolfenheim responds:

haha i dont know anything about this

[Rose Red]

Amazing

I love how the background is sort of out of focus as well, it gives it a sort of photo realism.

Pohmme-d-adham responds:

Oh thx for the review! Well, it was a random effect, but it fits. :)

[Mace In Your Face]

Simple...

but at the same time, it's very well designed and stylized in a sort of chibi fashion... very nice work. Reminds me of zero suit Samus...

purefey responds:

I actually didn't mean for her to look like Samus, but someone pointed it out while she was in progress. I just like blue.