Coop's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[Chaotic Space]

It's cold outside, there's no kind of atmosphere..

Wow. 'Nuff said.

Ah, that's against the rules... better lead by example. Here we have some sort of space scene that looks as if it has been carved into a block of ice. The detail is so intricate and things like the moon or planet that just seems to sit there are the great additions that make this picture so much more.

I love the way that there appear to be faults in what I'm calling the ice, which produces phantom reflections and scratches across the surface. I love this piece and even though it's not drawn by you, per se, it really is a fantastic piece and worth every single second that you spent looking at the screen to get the vectors just right. A great scheme of colours and even the effect where it looks 'wet' on the surface, with that slick sheen, that words escape me for a way to praise this piece.

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EchoRun responds:

Thank you very much! :D

[Capture the Moment]

Hurricane leaves family missing?

A foreboding piece, this has a lot of deep meaning for not very much detail. I can see that the detail that is there is very noticeable - the headline on the paper, the camera make being FroNick, giving you a lovely subtlety to keep the viewer very interested.

A few issues with perspective - the corner turning at the top and front edge of the table seem to blend together a little too much. I love the lighting effects and the crackles over the lens, but here we are with the most difficult part of the image and perspective on the zoom lens being a little out.

Perhaps a little work on shading, with the distinct lack of shadows from the table legs and the shadow on the wrong side of the camera - it needed to be behind, if the lightning has just lit the room up ;)

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Fro responds:

I'm happy you noticed the FroNick :)

[Dark Entry]

Carpentry class

Well, you get an A for the design of the door, but I'm more of a fan of four panel doors, with handles, rather than knobs :P

I think that the eye is naturally drawn towards the top right, where something sinister lurks within the pattern of the wallpaper. Possibly Illithid or even Cthulhu based, this looks very intimidating.

Perhaps the door needs to be ajar and whatever is behind the door is making a bid for freedom. This would easily be overdone, so subtlety is the order of the day, I feel.

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Fro responds:

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[Owen Morrison]

Nose hair problem

Not a bad piece, but one main issue is that the character seems to have a major nose hair issue. Perhaps splay the hair out at a different angle, just to keep it from looking like this unflattering angle.

The nostril on view looks a little small and there seems to be a gravity issue with the blood (is that blood, or just face paint?) from the eye, to mouth, to chin. Perhaps zoom out a little and give us a better view of his chin and the blood that drips from it.

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Fro responds:

Like the child who thinks something disappears when it goes behind something. I can't help that's where the hair fell.

[Dark Cavern]

ONCOMING TRAIN!

Quite a simple sketch, to be honest - I think that if you provided more detail on the walls of the tunnel or the mysterious doorway at the other end, then you'd find the results most satisfying.

I'm not entirely convinced by the border and the pencil sketch of a person looking at this like a piece of art within a piece of art... It might be that you're thinking too deeply about the layout and meaning of the piece.

Either that or more detail is required on the figure as well

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Fro responds:

The frame is simply a different room and this was a screenshot of the character walking from room one to room 2.

[Colourful Joy]

Again, too large

Sorry, but when you click on the 'view full size' button, you end up with a picture that looks too out of focus to really appreciate properly. The smaller version is nice and making a compromise where it would fill a 15" monitor would certainly be a boon for you.

I like the 'flames' licking around the piece, as it looks quite symbolic. I'm not entirely sure of what, but as I stare at the image, I can see imagery of a bird's outline, so perhaps it is a phoenix?

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[Candle of Life]

A little large

Not a bad image, but the main problem is that when you click full size, it really does become huge - kind of showing the size of the image that you should have been working on at around 200-300% zoom, to improve the detail level when it comes back down to a normal size.

It looks a little abstract and would certainly be helped by the addition of a higher level of detail and perhaps a few more different shades of the greens and reds.

Sharpening up the focus would help, as I'm not entirely sure what I'm supposed to be seeing here...

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[aging up]

Needs more time

It is very easy for below average artists to churn out works that aren't up to scratch. This is one of those below average pieces that you need to work on, in order to set yourself above other artists in that same situation.

The piece is poorly drawn, at best. The mouse gives very little control here, but as a way of offsetting this, try zooming in and taking more time on the drawing, as when you zoom back out, you will have a better looking piece of work.

I think that you've failed to grasp how little people's face size and shape changes over the years. If they put on weight, their face shape may appear more rounded, but it age will not make the shape of the face change to that, which is reminiscent of a squid. I can understand the idea of a little receding hair line and facial hair, but perhaps you need to start with a baby, in order to get this working nicer - baby, child, adolescent, young adult, middle age, old age.

I can't over-emphasise how much you need to take your time with the drawing of this and if you can, invest in a graphics tablet and practice using it.

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piggy123 responds:

thanks

[Shark]

Slow down

Your work is not bad, per se, but it really does require you to take more time, in order to get the fundamentals right - smaller fore fins and a set of fins under the belly, about mid way between the dorsal and tail fin.

The other main issue is that the gills are too far back - they generally occur on the Great White in front of the fore fins and extend down further.

A little rushing costs you for this piece - a few little errors take so much away from the piece - it's all in the detail, so use a search engine and get good research material before you start.

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SeaBoundRhino responds:

Thanks for your constantly good reviews :)

I agree that detail is something I need to work on. I may try this drawing again, but with the additions you suggested

[Modern Day Man]

Too angular, needs more research.

I think that this is quite indicative of a rushed piece to get submitted to Newgrounds as much as possible. I'd suggest that since you advocate the use of Google, you should looks for more research material, in order to get a more balanced human body drawn.

The body seems a little disjointed, particularly where the shoulders join the upper torso. There needs to be more work to join the abdominal muscles and the obliques to the lower ribs and the pectorals. A cursory glance at my own body reveals that the torso is a little long, as standing like that, an average human male will be able to reach mid-thigh, as opposed to just the hips.

Perhaps chunkier thighs as well would give it a more balanced athletic tone, as they look quite spindly and unable to support the weight of the body above.

Possibly more detail could be required on the Google logo, in order to impart the symbolism that exists within the piece, showing man's dependence upon the internet and technology as it currently stands.

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