Luwano's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[Wow, Stickam...]

My thoughts exactly

Stickam is bothering all of us every now and then, amirite?

I like the colours, especially the strong saturated orange and the popping blue eyes.

The way he shrugs and his facial expression are awesome and bring the mood across very well.

The text is not so good, but then again not such a big deal if it stays the way it is either. The sky background could have reached to the right a little bit more, like were the actual speech bubble starts. But again not such a big deal.

Interesting how the shading is all soft but still makes the dino pop out well. I also like the noise / grain you added to the skin.

Good job!

5/5 & 9/10

[RROOOOAAAAAAAARR!!]

Love it

This is a great entry. Besides the fact that the game was pretty cool and this one brings back these memories, it is also very well drawn.

First off I like your colouring and shading. Not only the technique but also the colour choice.

Secondly it's impressive how clean and smooth everything looks. Especially considering that it is hand drawn with several different tools. I would have smudged everything all over the pic I guess. :P

Finally I like how you coped with all the different light sources. I may not be an expert, but it seems you've managed them all well.

Overall a great piece!

5/5 & 10/10

Merol responds:

Thank you a lot for your review!
Yes, that game is amazing!
There are some flaws with the lights, specially the ones coming from the fire.

By the way, whenever i'm making a drawing I always put another piece of paper over it so i don't have to place my hand over the drawing and smudge everything!

THANKS AGAIN!!
(sorry for taking so long to respond).

[Blam This Piece Of Crap!]

Woot!!! All My 5 R Belong To This!

Great piece! The different materials, the lighting, the pose and perspective.... everything is just impressive.

I also like the little details like the rivets and the flash submissions titles.

Lol @ Pico's School 2.

Awesome job!

5/5 & 10/10

[L4D - Out of Ammo]

Simply great

I'm not going to list everything I like about this picture, because that would take too long. Her pose is pretty cool and really dynamic. I especially like the idea with the damaged wire mesh fence.

Her shoe looks kinda twisted thought. Judging from her pose it should be turned to the side a bit more. Especially since the tip of the foot seems to point in the correct direction while the upper part with the laces does not.

As usual I like how you draw clothes and different fabrics and also the little details you incorporate in most of your works. Like the "SAB" in the shoe logo. ^^

The title was a great idea. I mean, why should they fight those monsters with baseball bats otherwise?

5/5 & 10/10

Sabtastic responds:

Thanks! In all honesty, I appreciate a good honest critique because they seem to be a lot harder to get. Not a lot of people will really take the time to look for flaws in a picture and notice such small details, so thanks a bunch!! C:

[Friday Flood #7-1]

Pig!

First off, it's a great drawing. I'm not going to praise any "technical" details of the drawing, since everything seems fine as usual.

I like the motive, he looks the greediest of your four little piggies, so I assume he is the boss of them. They way you "deformed" his head makes him also look sleazy enough to do the job.

Also very "George Orwell"-ish.

[Friday Flood]

Minecraft?

I don't know anything about Minecraft, but I still like the opening line "I shouldn't exist but my creator wastes time". lol

One can see that you were in a kinda hurry when you did it, but I appreciate your spirit.

Since there are shades on the body, head and feet, you should add shading to the tail as well. Also there are some pixelated parts every here and there, but as I said, I understand that you rushed this. I just wanted to mention it anyways. :P

And to me it actually looks more like a cat than a pig.

Thanks for supporting the flood!

[NGHHC'11 Art Contest.]

Great entry

I really like the speaker idea. It's a very creative way to bring the theme across, by not overdoing it. Since speakers could stand for any kind of popular music the stylized city does its bit and puts the emphasis on Hip Hop.

I especially like how you incorporated the light rays from the typical NG design.

The only tiny piece I could nitpick about is, that the outline of the tankman, that is working on the speaker cables, is a little stronger than on the other tankman. This is setting him apart from the rest of the picture a bit.

Overall an impressive entry. Good luck with the contest!

5/5 & 10/10

[Hoochie Coochie Girl]

Impressive

Amazing job on the pig's skin, if it wasn't such a strange motive I would call it pretty realistic. But honestly, the details are really great.

Also funny idea! Somewhat worrying, but funny....

[Momma was an Opium Smoker]

This is sick....

.... but in a good way. It's very unique and very stylish. The bunnies look really creepy and twisted. Their facial expression is priceless.

Same for the woman on the chair, she is worked out really well and everything is drawn pretty detailed.

The background may be a matter of taste, just like the bench they are sitting on, but I personally like it.

There are however some kind of dark brushstrokes where the smoke merges into the black background.