Decky's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[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

[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!

[Day of the Dead]

Not bad at all, It could have done with some more blending around the eyes and the make up could have looked a bit more even but other then those things it is great and a big step up for you.

I really like the may that the background becomes the hair that frames the face. Also the shading around the neck and chin is done really well.

Good job keep it up.

Fearneh responds:

Thank you for the feed back sweetie x

[Airman Farts on Heatman]

Awesome piece dude, it's always good to see when a comical piece of art is done to this high standard. I'm particularly impressed with the shading which is perfect and to a great detail for a cartoony piece.

In short I love it, it's one of the best pieces I've seen this year. I have to ask though what does it say at the bottom left corner? Is it two names? I'm not very good with language.

Anyway, great job. Keep it up.

Catoblepas responds:

Roughly translated: 'Food & drinks'

[Chibi Death]

Well, it's not your best work by far but I guess seeing as you stated that it is basically a doodle then it should be ok. Good to see that you are still uploading stuff here.

If you wanted to improve it I'd suggest putting more detail on the face and scythe blade although keep the cloak as simple as possible so it keeps it simplistic style then you got your self a nice little graphic.

Mittensx33 responds:

I've done some improvements :3 any better?

[My Cardboard Octopus]

Looks pretty awesome, now the big decision you have to make now is do you leave it like that or do you use it as a frame and build it up. It's up to you but I know that personally I couldn't be able to resist it after a while. Then I'd be stuck after that as to make it realistic coloured or abit more abstract.

Anyway, it looks brilliant. how big is it?

spoonfed responds:

Thank you for the review. It stands at about 2 feet tall and a width of roughly 3 feet. I like the idea of using the octopus as a frame for something more, but I think I'm done with it. I want to move on to my other projects.

[Grim Raper]

An amusing piece. The colouring on the cape (or whatever it is called) gives it a great texture and the shading is highly successful in bringing the image of the page.

My criticisms would be that you should see even the smallest bit of wrist on his right hand and the lower end of the staff seems to be coloured a bit poorly compared to the rest of the picture. These are minor issues though and over all it's very good.

ToonHole responds:

Good crit, thanks!

[NG Portraits - JustSuds]

Not bad at all, I'd say that this is scout worthy. It's a shame that you only have this one piece at the moment. That doesn't mean that you should rush getting three others up and have then be bad quality.

If I was to pick fault with this piece I'd say that the hat could do with some work as it doesn't appear to have much of a texture and the horizontal lines on the rim could have been done better. Also I can't help but get the feeling that the left eye is slightly too far to the left. Other then that stuff it's a good piece that you should be proud of.

Well done.

DiroNomer responds:

Thanks. I appreciate the advice.

[Anime girl]

Hmmmm....I believe what you have here is a good start. The next step would be to highlight the lines with a black pen then use Photoshop to colour it and add shade. Before that though if I was you I'd add a little more detail to the hair and torso. After that you should be left with a good looking piece of anime.

Thedark responds:

I agree with you Decky

[Smokobot]

Great for something that has been done on a canvas instead of digitally. It's kinda hard to poke holes in it so I'll have to nit pick. I'd say that it's a little to dark at the top of his head and hard to make out the hair (if that is what it is). Other then that I can't see anything wrong with it.

AssKiller responds:

Totally agree ! A few zones are way too dark. I might retouch it. Thanks for the feedback !