Syrupmasterz's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[The Two Types of Reactions for Metroid at the Videogame Awards]

Ridley is absolutely the kind of roommate that would try to diminish someone else's accomplishments. :P

Fun stuff! It's extra impressive since it's all done with ink and water colour, since I have a heck of a time trying not to bleed all the colours over each other. haha

Keep up the good work!

ClmPaper responds:

Thanks! It's actually all copics in this one though!
If you got problems with watercolour bleeding all over the place you should wait for it to dry! Then you can go over it / create harsh lines and borders. Otherwise itll bleed into eachother.

[Prophet of Godcat]

Makes me think if one of the EBF games had an unlockable nightmare mode where you have to move quick and avoid a Demon No Legs to avoid an unbeatable boss. :P

[mikey the microwave]

Mikey the Microwave may be imposing and powerful, but I won't let anything come between me and re-heated macaroni!!!

[uh oh spagheit]

That feeling when you forgot to take the frozen meat out of the freezer before Dad gets home, and also the house and the neighborhood is flying away. :P

Nice stuff!
Some good articulation with the poses, and it's cool to see your harpies using their wings as hands in different ways!

A whole lot of emotion getting shown by them, but I also wonder if they are the internal emotions of the blue haired girl?

Only thing that could use some touching up is the rocks of the town floating away. While off in the distance, the closer rock could have a tiny bit more detailing than the ones further away to show some depth.

Either way, good stuff!

Oddlem responds:

OOOOOOH maybe I should have found a way to communicate that better, I was trying to show that she went through a bunch of different reactions and then eventually sat down

ALSO that's another thing I def could have done better, the smaller rocks were more in the foreground and I should have put some in front of the big one to communicate their depth

thank you for all the feedback!! it's def stuff I should be paying more attention to
AND also thank you for all the compliments!!

[Chutney model test]

Certainly far improved from the first version we saw on the Discord. :)

The pose has Chutey's arms going in two different directions and with different bends makes it a little tricky for me to tell how anatomical it is, but my guess is you were trying to show off how articulated this model was, and more power to ya!

Chutney's design is also known to fluctuate a fair bit from toon to toon, but his eyes are usually a bit bigger to make for more exaggerated expressions and his leaf and fruit foot lumps are a little on the small side too.

The 3D clothing is looking swanky though! The sleeves have some hang and I can even see pocket detailing near the bottom of the hoodie.

So considering where this rig came from, it's looking less stiff already! Different articulation and a spine than bends and leans more in motion will look much more impressive as you gradually get there.

Keep it up Proffessor!

[1087]

Hey! I beat Sly 2 again just a few days ago.
Great rendition and instantly recognizable with the comic book style, just in time for Halloween.
Keep it up. :)

[Commission: Shokora 2]

Good stuff. :)

[INKTOBER DAY 6-11]

Load'sa charm, even if a couple of them are a little bit hasty. Even still, they are all funny.

Keep it up! :D

[estatic]

When the hype is at acceptable levels. :P
3.75/5

[Ena from 𝓐𝓼𝓽𝓻𝓸𝓶𝓸𝓷! | Commission]

At first glance, her torso seems a little on the short side.
Granted, I don't know what kind of optical illusions a hot tub would have at such a camera angle. I know when scrunching low under the water when the bubbles are on the water does kinda create some distortion for sure. :P

So with that in mind, I either say 'initially it seems like the torso is too short in comparison to the rest of her body' or "I'm not a master of light and distortion and thus cannot accurately critique'.

Back above the water though:
Compositionally quite stunning!
A shiny piece to be sure, and I'm liking those reflections of the benches in the background along with the towel racks and candles along the wall.

The mirror on the left hand side of the back wall is dim and reflecting what I imagine to the be the rest of the semi-dark room, however the cloth with the symbols would have more light on it since the gold decals beside it are almost at full illumination.
If a doorway is shining enough light to light up the gold, there is enough light to have the blue on the cloth be more lit and vibrant.
The gold trim on the hot tub as well would be a bit more lit as well, since if Ena is practically fully lit from a forwards and/or downward light source, shiny gold would be well lit as well (as far as my knowledge on gold goes :P ).
Anatomically and stylistically speaking, everything else pretty much fits into the tone and look you were going for.
That said, the water of the hot tub, since it's calm and not bubbling should have a more refined edge for contrast and make it look a little bit less smudged.
The steam/fog effect is cool, but looking at how you were aiming to make the water look ultra still to match how little Ena is moving, a crisper edge would lock it all in.

(Keeping in mind I am not the foremost expert on lighting, so double check and ask around before thinking my suggestions are 100% sound)

Otherwise, superb work. :)