studiobelieve's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[Pole Clouding]

Great attention to shadows here. Unfortunately, the size of the image feels like an afterthought to the overall work. Try drawing this on a ridiculously vertical canvas, like a 11x72. Frank Miller once said that drawing is nothing, but format is everything.

Waveloop responds:

The image was croped to be more browser friendly.

[Eternals Mech]

Work on the silhouette; Its too chunky. The details are way overdone here and lack focus. Think about how buff and strong the character needs to be in order to wear something this heavy.

LuisEC responds:

Buff character wasn't what they asked for, and overdesigned is exactly the aim of these mecha character suits. The smallest shapes were kept to a minimum, and color/value contrast is used to have the face as a clear and obvious focus.

[The Goatmans Lair]

The distortion on the devil really makes this one special. Truly exceptional work.

Gerkinman responds:

Thanks a bunch :)

[Reverbarance]

Great job on the effects. The contrast should be worked on a bit more since the girl is blending too much with the background.

Miatriss responds:

Um... It was intended оÐz

[VG EXILES--Ep.3]

Use a diagonal composition

When making a dramatic splash like this, do not place the characters so perfectly vertical as you did here. Something that is vertical implies steadiness and calm: a no-no for an intense scene like this.

CE-Rap responds:

Right. Which is eaxactly why....it....IS a diagonal composition, heh. You're missing that a composition is not JUST about characters. They are vertical because the entire background is on a strict diagonal slant.

When composing an art scene---It's important to remeber that your subjects should be off set from your stage/setting/background. The flow of the scene comes from the slant of the background as they freefall, see? If I reversed that picture and had THEM slanted but the background vertical, it would be compositionally unpleasing because the cityscape is nothing but right angles and lines.

But since Stryker and Bison are Organic (built from curves) it means they can be situated however and it will *usually* work.

So while on the one hand, you have a valid point, your suggestion wouldn't work in this setting because again--composition MUST factor in your background. To have the whole image slant with no separation of focus and subject is never a good move.

[Night Couple]

What is your thesis?

Is your main point the bird, the moon, or the couple?
If the focus is the couple, then make sure that none of the other stuff steal our attention away from them. A good work of art is a good essay, if you sway even a little bit away from the thesis, your work will lose its message.

danzor243 responds:

Hey Mate,

neither, the point is to look at the scene as a whole not to focus on any one thing in it. The overall objective is to get the user to wonder and imagine the world that this couple live in and whats going on in the scene. Its not meant to tell a story but allow users to each have their own view of it themselves.

Obviously this is a fictional world as the bird is giving off a sort of sparkle effect rather then letting off feathers. Also does the moon have any special relationship with the couple? who seem to be fading? these are questions and answers best left to the viewer.

Thank you for the comment and i'll be sure to keep this in mind in later works.

[Samuel]

good effort, but your anatomy is a bit off

To be fair, the 3/4 back view is a tough angle to get right. Notice how the back arm is way too high, giving the illusion that it's sewed on. The pelvis and face are also not in the proper perspective, hurting the sense of 3 dimensional depth. I recommend you find a copy of Joseph Sheppard's Anatomy and study it rigorously.

Hollowglide responds:

Ah Thank you very much for the advice! :D I wouldn't have been able to spot the anatomy errors anytime soon if it weren't for you! I will be sure to work on it more

[Quartier Rouge]

Forget working, you should be owning!

People with the amount of talent you have demonstrated so far usually own their own studios. You demonstrated skill in drawing environments, both non human and human based life forms. Now demonstrate strong writing and communication skills and you won't be needing to look too long for a job.

Charongess responds:

I would never want to own a studio lol. I'm not leadership material.

[Seehu]

A+

Fantastic tenebrism effect. The attention to detail is amazing. Great sharp textures, especially on the bones and teeth. Very good work.

Charongess responds:

Thank you for teaching me what tenebrism means, and thanks for the compliment

[Consumption Monstar in action]

Amazing atmospheric perspective

Keep doing these wonderful landscapes. It's very rare to find artists who are able to draw worlds with believability. Great composition as well.

serenekitchen responds:

thanks for that encouragement :)