Kwing's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[Ecorche]

Jesus, you've really outdone yourself with this. I couldn't even list a dozen of these muscles. The rough linework looks really great here, great coloring too.

[Blonde on black]

Really incredible. Scrolling up from the bottom, most of it looks like an old photograph, especially because of the contrast used. This entire image is nearly flawless, the only issues I can see are the jawline and slightly asymmetrical eyes. The nose looks a lot more drawn than the rest of the image (which seems almost photorealistic) but there's nothing wrong with it.

Incredible work.

Flashmovieboy responds:

Thanks for the feedback :)

[Daily Sketch January 6th 2014]

I'm really not sure what to say except that this is a really clean drawing. Every goddamned detail looks perfect and just blends amazingly. Looks like the cover of a novel or something.

[Origami Raptor]

Really great work, I've always been a fan of black and white artwork. The lighting looks nice and soft whereas the shape is crisp and well-defined. The slightly pale outlines of the image give it a slight glowing effect. Towards the middle the lighting and folds get kind of intricate and almost abstract, which kind of bug me seeing as I'm not really sure what I'm looking at.

AlexierXVII responds:

Thanks Kwing! That's one hell of a review. The lighting part that bugs you, if you look closely, it's actually the shadow of that tail sticking out, the contrast in the shadow is very high, but that's suppose to be the shadow of the tail. Hope that helps. Again thanks for that awesome review.

[Ghost girl]

What the fuck...? Her face is so cute, why'd you have to go and make her boobs the same size as it? Really great work though.

The way the legs cross seem a little off and the feet seem strange too since I can't really gauge how her weight is balanced. Overall I like the slightly unreal style you have going on here.

[Vercing]

Holy shit. You seriously didn't think of posting art on Newgrounds before now? This is really fabulous work. I love the lighting and proportions. The horns and shirt stick out as being particularly detailed, though I also love the eyes and the precise curvatures by the bridge of the nose.

One general issue I've noticed is that the lighter shades of this image just seem to have transparent white over them, and it gives the picture a false sense of bloom. A few of the lines are a little too soft in my opinion too. The undershirt and backpack straps are big examples of this.

Still, really good. I had no idea you could do stuff like this.

ShinsukeIto responds:

Always the first to comment, Kwing. Many thanks!

Your reviews are always a treat to read - quite poetic, might I add.
Your criticism, along with a fresh pair of eyes, has also helped me in considering aspects that could be improved, and for that, I thank you! ^^
My art isn't THAT good, haha, you're making me blush! >u<

Thanks again for the review, and also for the five stars!

[Give It To me!]

There are a lot of things I could nitpick on here, but when I step back and look at the big picture you mostly have the proportions right and things look nice and steady. It seems like with a bit of tweaking you could fix this up a lot.

One of the odd things I noticed about the characters' postures is the way the knees don't seem to bend the right way. Either they just don't bend at all, or perhaps the slender proportions of thighs and calves make the positions seem a little unrealistic. In addition to the zombie's left leg being a great example of this, the girl's right seems not to have quite ENOUGH of a bend in it, and other minor things like the zombie's right calf just seemed slightly -off- to me.

The slight blur on the edges and on the floor reflection are nice and bring focus to the characters and the center of the image, although I felt the reflection was just a little too clear for my liking. Still, the bright colors maintain the focus; in particular, the girl's pink hair and pants give her a certain vibrant appearance that stands in contrast with the more grayed-out zombie.

As far as other colors go, the girl's scarf seemed to blend just a little too well with the tank top, which, for a moment, gave me the illusion that they were the same piece of clothing until I zoomed in. Perhaps a slight color change there would have been welcome.

Finally, and most importantly, the first thing I noticed about this picture that kind of annoyed me was the depth of the hole in the zombie's torso, or rather, the lack of depth. The clothing isn't bloody enough, but more importantly the hole makes him appear paper-thin. Simply adding a nice big crescent there would have made it look much more realistic, even if it would have made the hole look a bit smaller.

[It's Your Lucky Day]

The high saturation in this picture is really interesting, particularly in the reds and yellows. I like the contrast with bright figure vs. dark room, but I definitely think it would have been a bit cooler to expand more on the shadows to bring out the contrast. Overall the shapes are nicely surrealistic, which fits the color scheme and makes for a cartoony yet sober look and overall mood. The splotches do an exceptionally good job of mixing simple outlines with more complex particle textures.

I guess the only thing that really sticks out here is the symmetry of the nurse, which is somewhat strange considering that all monsters in Silent Hill bolster their eeriness by moving in a very unnatural and unsymmetrical fashion. Other than that you're in good shape.