Coop's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[Goomba's Last Moments]

"Aaw, crap."

Not a bad little image, this one, though I would have to question why the Goomba has blue eyes - I've never seen a picture of a Goomba without either brown or black eyes before.

I love the shadows that you've put in here and the only way I can see this starting to look better is if you've put some effort into making the goomba look less two dimensional. The way that the image has been rotated and the camera moved, it's a really nice looking concept, but to keep it away from being more three dimensional is where you lose out.

A decent take on the floor, possibly requiring some sort of background of a sewer pipe, since we are in the mushroom kingdom, after all.

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chesster415 responds:

I gave the Goomba blue eyes because I thought it looked cuter that way. Black didn't seem colorful enough, and there's a lot of brown already. Blue brings the focus of the picture to the eyes. A three dimensional look might be pretty cool, but it's more of a cartoony look I was going for, although the floor could be adjusted. Thanks for the review.

[Jesbus MC8]

Lacking detail

I'm not really impressed with this piece - it's not up to your usual standards. You've done some decent work with the shading, which is a great way to go, but now you need to learn control of the pressure of your pencil over the paper. The face, in particular has different grades of shade, that look like you've been paining as if using a graphics tablet, while actually using a piece of paper and a pencil. Good work on the beard though, it almost looks like individual hairs.

There are great swathes of white that could have used detail - the gun for example, it needs some detail on the magazine, as they are usually machined to have grooves down them. A lot of the drawing has been brough backwards by the lack of background once more and the lack of colour certainly doesn't help at all.

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[madness combat 9]

Straighten up please

It's not a bad piece, even coaxing me to say as much as it is good, for a pencil based sketch based on Madness. I think that you could do with launching your own style, rather than just borrowing from this genre, as while the look is good, it's not your own style. Broadening your horizons will always be a good thing.

Again, we see the lack of colours causing issues here, as the piece is too light and airy for Madness, which is dark, violent and corrupt. Adding even a basic colur scheme here would make the piece so much better, giving a brilliant way of conveying not only the moods in the piece, but the feeling that something bad is about to happen to anyone stupid enough to stand in Hank's way.

When scanning your pieces, take more time to get it lined up on the scanner bed - it's not too well aligned on the left side of the screen. If you're drawing a comic book style frame, do that first, using a ruler, then when you put things in like the step, use perspective to get a better view. These little things make all the difference.

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[Jesbus watching over hank]

Colour would make this awesome.

Not a bad piece at all - I like the way that this is taken from Madness Combat 9, only from a different angle. Adding some colours and background detail would do such a massive boost to the piece, it's incredible. Face it, Madness just doesn't look good in white, as most of the characters in it are grey or darker.

Some shading in place of the absence of colour would have helped, especially on Hank and with Jebus' beard and shades. I personally think that when those details are added, you'd be onto a winner, but the colour would be the best possible option. If you're drawing by hand and scanning, head down to a local craft supplies and get yourself some coloured pencils - it would make such a difference, especially if you sketch lightly with pencil, colour over the top and then ink in the outlines afterwards. Have a go and see what you think.

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[Level 49]

Nice work

Well, this is certainly a piece that could class as a World of Warcraft fan art submission - have you considered sending it in to them so that you can get published there?

I think that your issue with the right hand isn't something to worry about, as it wasn't noticeable, until I read your notes on it all. The detail is good - sparse where it is not needed and not overkill where it comes into play. Lots of high fantasy elves tend to have leaf motifs crawling across their armour and shields. Perhaps this could have been picked out on the armour, to give a nice additional look. I would have worked with making the background look a bit more detailed, giving more shades of green and a more dark, mysterious tone to the piece.

I also think that she's wearing a little too little in key places - If she puts down her quiver, there is more than just a hint of nipple on show. Even in a comical sense, the costume would need to be practical overall. Perhaps a crop top style for the top and then the strap for the quiver between the comically oversized breasts, as this will then accentuate that look as well.

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LegolaSS responds:

well co-op, i like warcraft 3 so thats most likey where it came from... and i dont do art for money... not my style... anyway... it might not be noticeable but it really pisses me off everytime i see it... i wanted to do more to it but i was short on time... i wanted to keep it rather basic as i was still trying new ideas and taking tips from other artists... as for the background i added it as a quick background so that she wasnt just standing in the middle of a grey box... its my piece for the level collab in the art fourms... i have already altered the background so it doesnt stand out as much... i want the main focus to remain where its needed... as for the clothing... i see where your coming from... il keep it in mind for when i do proper pieces and not just blatenly trying to get more views :P

[TriFlame]

Adobe Logo?

The 'A' in this image looks a lot like the Adobe PDF logo, which could lead to a lucrative deal with them - perhaps contact them about marketing and perhaps they'll want to use it. Can you convert apophysis files to .pdf files? I'm sure it must be possible :P

The piece is reminiscent of a firework, like you said - perhaps it could use some other 'firing angles', to make it look more like a fireworks display if you're pursuing that metaphor to the fullest extent.

Possibly could have used more variations with the colours, as I'd have preferred something more colourful than the traditional 'yellow-orange' flame of what people would say is most common in Western Fireworks.

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EchoRun responds:

Thanks.

I did try out other colour combinations, but this one was my favourite. I have my second favourite saved but I haven't rendered that one.

Sell it to Adobe? Nah, I wouldn't want to let a sneaky company like that use my work, I have principles you know. ;)

[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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