Decky's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[Aquaphobia]

I really like the mix of cartoony style and blurred colours, I feel it gives the piece a unique feel. In particular the detail around the collarbone and mouth is superb. The simple use of blue was a good decision, less turned out to be more here.

The only thing I'd comment on is that the eyes just seem a little too odd and don't fit well. They seem a little big and high too.

[Man on the Moon]

It's a really good and simple concept. Though not a truly original idea I do like how the moon's face is simple and cartoony in style plus the subtle, little details around the piece such as the light from earth and the stars give it a high quality feel.

My criticism of this work is very small but I would have liked to see more going on. I know it's space and nothing really happens out there but maybe having a rocket going around Earth or an asteroid somewhere would have broken the piece up better.

All said, it's great.

[The Maneatlaneese]

I really like this piece, it instantly struck me as something that would make a cool Christmas card or entry into the calender collab that was in the art forum over the past couple of months. You should have got involved.

The only thing that I personally would have improved on if this was my piece would have been a small bird or something perched in the antlers, just a little detail that I think is lacking, it just needed something else in there somewhere.

Brilliant piece though.

EATIncorporated responds:

Thank you! I actually did come across the calendar collab, I believe, but I'm trying to get a bit better at meeting deadlines first before I jump into collabs. I know that one late piece can snowball into a Christmas fiasco, so right now i'm just observing the pros and honing my skills. I actually didn't even know about the Maneatlaneese until recently! So that factors in as well.

The bird idea is nice! Like a red bird, a cardinal or some such creature. Not only would that be a cool detail, but it would give some realism to the piece, to show that the forest isn't sitting in dead space. Cool idea!

[bright night]

The way that the mist has been made on the bottom is amazing. It's unbelievably real and fitting to the piece. I like the light shining off the edges of the cliff and wolf, it's a good way to make them stand out more.

My criticism would be that I would have liked to have seen a little bit more detail on the moon. Maybe some faint craters so that it doesn't lose the amount of brightness it's meant to represent.

Still a great piece of art.

[Little Bunny Cut-Cut]

I like the cartoony style of this piece. It reminds me of something that a high quality graffiti artist would manager to apply to a wall and I mean that in a good way. The use of splattering black from key areas also lends a dark, gonzo feel to the image. Also it's worth mentioning that the knives are some of the best cartoon knifes I've ever seen.

The only thing that's bugging me is the mouth, it looks a little odd. The patch of black I'm not too sure if it's shading at the bottom of the mouth is triangle shaped. Other then that it's really good.

[Dragon Action Figure]

Quite nice work, the shading in particular is good and gives a great impression of the armours texture.

There are a few things wrong with this piece though. Firstly, the face seems to be almost concave, bending into the helmet. The left leg (its left) is slightly too wide and the shield could have done with being a bit more rounder. A little more care could have been taken there. Finally I think the shadow could have been bigger.

[Creeper's Thirst]

Here's me trying to write a review about a piece of Minecraft art when I've never played the game. Here we go:

I like the style in which you have done this, the thick black lines of the creeper and the trees give this piece a cartoony feel that I think was a wise choice when making Minecraft art. (As pixel art can either look good or crap and I doubt a realistic piece would be good either.) Having said that I think that you should have lightened areas of the piece, for example in the centre of the face and then had the creeper in general slightly lighter, as this piece currently looks too dark for me.

All in all not a bad bit of art but there are areas that need improvement to make it clearer. Keep it up.

[Brown and Green]

Nice work. The colour choice was obviously a big part of this piece, guessing from the title and I think they are always good ones to use. It gives the piece a natural almost earthy feel. Anyway, the way that you have made the hair so realistic is amazing and I'd very much like to know how you did that.

My only criticism is that the colours could have done with a little bit more blending as at some points, the neck being an example of this, they seem to be a little too cartoony for such a realistic piece. Other then that it's great.

Keep it up.

UndeadCrow responds:

Thank you very much it means a lot to me! I will try and improve on blending and such :).
Also since I am very bad with words I made this to explain how i do hair haha http://i.imgur.com/dqF3N.png thank you :3

[60s Pin Up]

I like it, the only thing that I would have improved on is the left arm (her left) looks a little like it is coming from her cheast at the moment, if you would have made a line of darker shade ging from the start of her skin coming out of the bra to just passed where it met the arm this would have been sorted. Also the points at which the drawing mets the background at the bottom of her legs are a little wobbly.

Other then that this is a great piece and deserves it's 4 stars that I'm giving it. Coz I know about art and I'm not a picky arsehole (not looking at anybody but I saw his other review and that is extremely harsh too) so chin up :) x

[Do not even know.]

Not bad at all, though I would say that the background could have done with another coat as it looks a little blotchy and uneven. Also I would have hung it up on a wall or lent it agains something and taken a picture of it from straight a head as it a bit wrong looking from this angle.

Other then that I like it, the use of colour on the snake is great and I like the dark feel that is given from the piece, well done and keep it up.

Chiuh responds:

Thank you, i've been dying to get a good review! appreciate it!