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[SpaceHulk in a Nutshell]

Awesome detail

While this might not be the most concise piece when it comes to the details you've given us, you certainly have provided a wonderful image here of Space Marines about to get overwhelmed by Genestealers. The amount of arms looks daunting and from the point of view of the space marine, it probably would be, if he could feel fear.

The little details really make this piece - the skulls on the space marine belts looking scared and / or confused, though I would have liked to see a pilot light on the flamer that was surprisingly not used. Mind you, if you're showing the turn-based nature of this game, he wouldn't be aiming, just praying that they don't kill him before he gets a turn to burn, though it should still be alight. (I had a vague brainwave about a genestealer walking up to a flamer marine and offering him a cigarette lighter, to get the pilot light going again - that would be funny, if done right.

The shadows make the detail of the picture a little difficult to perceive around the edges and the obvious "Games Workshop" trait of making all of the models look highly similar is still well documented, though it probably sped the project up by a few days, or even weeks. If I'm brutally honest, I think that you've not put enough into the background, since these space hulks have been abandoned for ages, so have probably become dirty, rusty and the like over that time. A little more ageing would benefit muchly.

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[piggeehh]

Marshmallow?

I'm sorry, but that was the first thing that leapt to my mind when I saw the shape of the pig - a giant pink marshmallow.

I think that you've done a decent imitation of the Newgrounds aura background, but if you were trying to make it effectively, I'd suggest more rays from the centre point. That would certainly help and lighten up the pink of the background, rather than having large swathes of pink, followed by large swathes of beige, or white.

Your piece thrives with little detail, which is effective, to a point. Why not just add a little more, like a quick sprig of hair, or some sort of marking on the pig's back - they usually have that at some point on their bodies. I'm just saying that with this level of detail, you could churn out dozens of these images within a day. If that's the case, brilliant, but only if you're using it for a comic strip.

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supersexybeast responds:

thank you for the critique!!

[blue alien]

Brain slug?

It reminds me of a Brain Slug from Futurama, though a relatively simple copy, as they had antenna and a more detailed "foot", with slimy ripples around the edge.

The colouring could use a little more work, since it's a wave effect, rather than a blend, where the colours slowly fade from one shade to another. Here, the lines between the colours looks arbitrary and harsh, taking away from the image itself.

A big way to improve would be to expand the drawing - throw in a background and give the piece something to work alongside, showing that there is more to this piece than just the subject. It will help with scaling and perhaps putting people off the fact that it looks a little like a Brain Slug ;)

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[Radius Discharge]

3D was ruined by 2D

Well, I was encouraged by the background and the purple tinge to the lightning, being nicely offset by the moon itself. That's the real beauty of the piece.

This piece sadly has one major flaw, which is where the two-dimensional tower stabs into the picture, really taking something away from it - there is little indication of perspective, as if the building was three dimensional. Don't underestimate this, as the lack here really hurts the overall impression that the tower gives to the rest of the image.

Where you seem to have done something along the lines of the perspective, you've mucked it up - try getting the tower ever so slightly side on, so you see two faces. Remember, if one is in view, the one behind it won't be on a square plan building. The roofing sections have let you down and working to resolve them would help a lot, along with showing a little of the left or right side of the building.

Play about with it and see what you can produce.

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MCarsten responds:

Hey there Coop, thanks for review :),

"Well, I was encouraged by the background and the purple tinge to the lightning, being nicely offset by the moon itself. That's the real beauty of the piece."

Thanks, I also liked the purple lightning I made :)

"This piece sadly has one major flaw, which is where the two-dimensional tower stabs into the picture, really taking something away from it - there is little indication of perspective, as if the building was three dimensional. Don't underestimate this, as the lack here really hurts the overall impression that the tower gives to the rest of the image."

The difference beetween 2D to 3D space probably happened because the light effects I leaved in some spherical area, and the clounds in the backgrounds, thanks for tell me about this piece.

"Where you seem to have done something along the lines of the perspective, you've mucked it up - try getting the tower ever so slightly side on, so you see two faces. Remember, if one is in view, the one behind it won't be on a square plan building. The roofing sections have let you down and working to resolve them would help a lot, along with showing a little of the left or right side of the building."

Yeah leaving 2 faces would turn the building more into 3D but for some reason I think I kinda prefer in this ~2.5D vision.

Thanks again for review :)

[Heart of Autumn]

Striking

What can I say? This piece really does capture the essence of an autumnal afternoon. The way that the clouds over the mountaintops contrast so spectacularly is fantastic and the shades of blue in the sky are displayed so well.

The difficulty that you experienced with the reflection could have been made a little "soft-focus", by adding some more ripple effects to the water's surface. From there, I would say that you could be symbolising an autumnal breeze, across the surface of the pond or lake. Perhaps some vegetation there would help as well?

Finally, looking at the trees, it would appear that you've drawn conifers, which are brilliant with one exception - they are evergreen, thus don't have the colours change and the leaves drop off... If I'm wrong, brilliant, but if not, it's just a casual observation that might cause a little consternation.

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[Montyyy]

Strange proportions

Hmm, I am left with a strange feeling over this image - the face seems out of proportion, with massive eyes and nose, while having a relatively tiny mouth. The way that the head seems strangely rounded, as opposed to the more elliptical of these facial shapes that I have encountered. This is where you tell me that it's a portrait of a guy who you know.

The piece has a nice non-committal background and it leads us to focus on the face, which would work, though I am still not convinced about the whole facial shape. I like the expression on his face and the bags under the eyes put me in the mind that he is a little stressed.

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[Ladies on the Beach]

Sudoku? On a beach? Where are my trunks?

Stunning. A character that stares straight at me with the sort of look that makes me want to get up and go on a cold winters morning... which it is...

The brains and beauty of the elven character to the front (I can see why the other reviewers have said "WoW" characters), is something that I'd like to investigate further, but I must try to restrain myself and remember that they're only cartoons.

You say that boobs are your fail safe - does this mean that if you're looking for a muse and the additions of boobs are what you're after, are you drawing pictures of your own boobs, or searching online for others? It's a serious question, I'm interested, not perverted... well, not totally perverted. If anything, I thought that the human was a little top-heavy, judging by how thin her waist was, but then I'm against over-inflated model bimbos *cough*Jordan*cough*

The attention to detail here is fantastic, with the way that you've put in bits and pieces such as the palm trees far in the background, plus the little cloud detail and even the sun lotion over the character to the back. When enlarging the picture, I have to scroll away from the boobs for my own health, but the detail of the water is fantastic. Perhaps adding something of a sheen to the water would have assisted this, just to give a little more effect.

Still, one of the best pieces I've ever seen on Newgrounds.

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