VicariousE's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[Cavegirl]

I wonder if I should trust that smile.....
She must be sitting on something short, to have her tiny feet positioned the way they are. It's a little awkward looking, but the fur wrap can explain her body position convincingly enough. What lies coiled beneath the shawl?

beastkid7 responds:

lol your probably shouldn't

I ment for her to be just sitting on the ground, hehe. The ground is short I guess. Thanks for the review ^^

[Stagecoach Chulhu]

I've never seen so many great textures in one picture before (or so it would seem)!
Really great to hear this was a fun piece, and it kinda shows!
The human characters seem kinda dwarfed compared to the other subjects... but the excellent composition of elements/background, draws you in very nicely! Looks like a classic game picture from the 80's, only better!

ItoSaithWebb responds:

Thanks, I have of late have been trying to push more on my textures which can creature good contrast.

[Another Sunset]

Why disappoint? There could be some variation in the coastline, but other than that, this is spot-on! You even got the sun's haze just right.... and what forgotten city is over yonder?

BenTibbetts responds:

Thanks. I'm glad someone noticed the city.

[Highschool]

Months.. sure this took months!! You're lucky no teacher ganked this on you! A lot of bored kids do the same sorta doodles, but the consistency of this work is extraordinary, especially given the time period involved!! And no ink spots either (unless you inked them in). I spy a touch of black ink... What kind of pen did this? I prefer a Pilot G2 very, very fine point meself, but even that one gets a bit sloppy, if you're not careful :)
How crazy would it be to color this digitally? A most excellent piece.

NoLanLabs responds:

Ha, I used a generic ballpoint pen that some college gave out for free (it was all I had at school at the time). Typically I use Pilot G2s as well though. I actually prefer the thicker points (1 mm) because they always make a bold, solid line - in this drawing you can see some areas (like the top center) that are much darker than others. But that's just my opinion.

Digital coloring would be awesome, but I have no experience at all with digital art so I wouldn't know where to start.

[safe and sound]

They almost look like taro cards! It does look a little stark and amateurish, but it's vibrant and flowing... yeah, the hands are a tad artificial looking (proportions are off slightly on some fingers), but are awfully damn close to photo-perfection.
All the patterns and designs look fucking awesome! Not many people, old or young, can pull off that look//style! Looks way better than teh crap from the 60's, when artists played at that style, but never really pulled it off. Everything (the 4 'panels') looks very complimentary, after a moments consideration.
Heh, yeah, did you use the white-out on panel 'E'? Just over the hand?
Just love the letter-work! Flair is also a delicate art, which you do to fine effect!

Happy-Little-Trees responds:

yeah I was in 4 hour detention when doing the E and none of my friends were there that day so I got bored and ended up with that
thank you for the shiny nickel of a review! i think i got better since 7th grade xD

[weeping willows]

Oh wow, isn't this something!! The grain of the wood is striking, looks like some kinda dense-ass oak, that was around some 200 years ago. Doesn't look like lazy work to me, that's how good wood really looks (but not the inside of a weeping willow... it's kinda crappy yellow wood, with little to no grain at all).
Oh, that's a forefinger ring! Thought it might've been a shadow... trying find fault somewhere, but I can't. Even concept of drawing a tree, on the cut-up corpse of a tree, is an excellent notion.
Anyway, it's a well earned 5 star rating, and it's not 'cause I know you either :|
Actually kinda shocked it didn't take a full 8 hours to create something like this.

Happy-Little-Trees responds:

that was just the table i was working on lol wasnt supposed to be the inside of the willow.
oh theres lots of faults on the grain ._. especially on the bottom right corner

[Wut?]

The background is formidable, but the girl is a bit shaky looking. Face is a just a tad long, the lines are kinda rough.. her nose (and the rest of her face) are a bit undefined, lackluster. The proportions, colors and composition look sweet!
If this is a frame of a animation/video, no worries, but as a piece unto itself, could use some polishing.

Kel-chan responds:

i just drew this really quickly to test how the sketchy lines would look with a background and color. I think I'll stick to outlining stuff since it takes longer to color in the sketches

[Ferrari 330 P4]

OOOOoooaaaaaah! Just to be clear, the car is CG, the background is just a royalty-free photo, right?
Just stunning work! This is what automobiles are supposed to be: machines, not mass produced products. I've got a friend who's just getting into Blender... wait till he sees this!!

BlazingEclipse responds:

You are correct in your assumptions. I wish your friend good luck with Blender, it's a lot to learn.

[Real Gone Gator Pg18]

Wow, I never thought the plot would go so far! Still lookin' good man!

JWBalsley responds:

Thanks again, I'm going to bump up production on this one too, needs to update at least every week, but again I'm juggling another comic. but that's no excuse says I. ROWR!

[Zombie Cupcakes]

Yeah, that's not bad! It has a depth (especially the background) and presence. Thanks for sharing this, and how this was done (and on what)!

Strange-1 responds:

Thanks very much!