Syrupmasterz's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[BURNING ATTACK!]

Burning Attack is one of my favorite attacks in the Budokai Games, because it's just a hilarious distraction before he just cuts the opponent with his sword.

Though in DBZ Breakers, it's a life saver because it's not too slow to use and actually knocks the Raider away, so Future Trunks is always good in my books. :)

(Also good job drawing Trunks hair. Super Saiyan hair at angles is always a challenge)

Ferrohound responds:

A very cool move, a lot of builup for a melee attack lmao. Thank you!

[[ fanart ] Katt BOF2]

Very lively and natural pose, and some great details on the staff orbs and gold shading!
Katt also looks nice and happy, so a random encounter mustn't have happened for a while. :P

All around good piece, but the shadows in the grass look just a tiny bit smudgy when contrasted against the solid blue sky square you use to make Katt stand out, otherwise the lighter grass benefits from fading to white slightly in some zones.

Simply touch up that shadow a bit and I'd have nothing to suggest. haha
Great work! :D

Ferrohound responds:

Thank you! Ikr, the random encounters can be pretty brutal, especially when you're underleveled lol. Thanks for the feedback! I really didn't pay too much mind to the grass while working on this bc it was already taking longer than I wanted sadly

[OCtober art dump #1]

An alternate reality where Birdgirl never dipped her arms into a large vat of Bird DNA as a prank. :P

Fun stuff so far! :D

Oddlem responds:

she never got bit by a radioactive bird 😔

[Long drives, longer nights]

Well technically I'm part of a sunrise as well, watching it or otherwise, much alike with the sunset. For example, I'm still recovering from a cold, so I've been sleeping through the day to try and heal up faster, and it was dark when I woke up. The sunset passed without me.

While I missed the chance to watch the sunset, I can look out my window later and watch the sunrise. To the same point, I can also watch the sunset again when I'm able next time it rolls around. There's always another chance, so keep that window open.

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Late night foggy brain philosophy aside, I like the colours you have here! I'm no 3D lighting expert, but maybe having a bit of the pink/purple light on the floor would add to the colour dynamic, as a lot of the screen is dominated by the black screen and the text. Worth a quick experiment if you open the file up again. :)

As well, the guy hanging out in the shadows is also facing away from the screen and isn't getting the opportunity to answer a rhetorical philosophy question like I just did. lol

MoeAnguish responds:

Thanks for the review, and for sharing your thoughts, hope you feel better soon too. And yeah, i kinda wanted to symbolically show that it's extremely obvious that you could "watch the sunrise" but he's looking away and refusing to see it, despite it blatantly calling out for him and telling him "this isn't your last chance, but start taking them. Watch the sunrise for once"

Essentially, he'd rather be in his own misery than simply enjoy one thing that makes him feel alive. A simple sunrise.

... or something. I dunno lmao

[He's had enough of your captchas]

Nah, he ain't proving he's a human, he's proving he's a robot! (vaporization blast)

Serafin-corpse responds:

Robots will conquer everything ( ˵ •̀ w •́˵)▄︻テ══━一💥

[Vaporwitch]

Great composition and detail rich piece, including the paint witch, but I just really like that frog up there as he's poking up to look around happily. :P

Razpaz responds:

Glad you like it... I spent a good couple of evenings making composition thumbnails for this piece but kinda had to rush in the end. One thing that was certain is that I definitely wanted a frog somewhere.

[Stickynote memories]

A lot of the 50s style diners in my neck of the woods would hand out activity sheets and crayons, but a few places did just have a big paper tablecloth that you could just turn into a giant scribbly mess if you wanted to. Tons of hangman and tic tac toe like you see here too. :P

One of the things I like about your drawings with backgrounds is how 'alive' it looks, i.e it isn't just a bunch of generic boxes or the bare minimum to match the setting. Different coloured paper, some of the stickers are on Rick etc etc.

I reckon a lot of it comes from memory and reference photos, but it still lets me know I've got more to learn.

Nice work once again!

TheDyingSun responds:

Adding stuff to the backgrounds has become a favorite part of the drawing process. It's been helping me slow down drawing and making me enjoy it more :)

And yup! A lot of it comes from memory and ref photos. Since starting to work with these guys, I've been taking more notes on what's in a diner when I go. References help jog my memory.

Stay frosty Syrups B)

[The Abyss]

Man, as good as the painting style is, seeing an emotionally distressed Lucky Star character just seems wrong on a cosmic level. A few other pieces in your galley paint a common theme.

'Course, this might be a meme I'm not aware of, with happy characters getting drawn sad, but it might not be.

But hey, I know people that do vent art to cheer up, so hopefully this was therapeutic for ya.
Best wishes for anything you're going through right now, and know that there are people happy to talk things out with you if you need it. :)

toyslasher responds:

thank you this is very thoughtful <3

[Spooky Gang]

The spider flipping the gang signs is definitely my favorite. :P
Very cool shading on the fuzz, the armor and weapons look scary and it's super well articulated. Awesome work!

Chorilate responds:

Thanks!

[Hamperdolt]

It's a question if he's just so rusted out he always looks like that, or if he's so absorbed in his job he just doesn't bother to try and polish himself up like the other crash test dummies. lol

ScottySee responds:

every shower hates him because he always breaks them due to how rusty and old he is :P